Allison Ellsworth
Instructor,
CISA - School of Applied Professional Studies
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Phone: 480-727-4529
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240S Santa Catalina Polytechnic Mail Code 2780 Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Long Bio
Allison Ellsworth is a First-Year Composition instructor with the Interdiscipliary Humanities and Communication faculty group in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts on the Polytechnic Campus. She is also the First-Year Composition Coordinator. Since 2013, she has also taught courses on organizational leadership and liberal studies with the faculty of Leadership and Interdisciplinary Studies also in CISA.
Dr. Ellsworth completed her EdD in Leadership and Innovation in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Her dissertation research focused on teaching First-Year Composition courses to engineering undergraduates using embodied learning methods and differentiated active learning activities. She is continuing that reseach in her classroom teaching at ASU as an action researcher. As the leader of the composition program at the Polytechnic Campus, Dr. Ellsworth is examining ways to effectively share and implement DEISJ principles and practices in the classroom.
Dr. Ellsworth is also a community volunteer in central Mesa. She enjoys gardening and academic writing, and she is always looking forward to learning new things.
Education
- EdD Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University
- Graduate Certificate, Rhetoric, Writing, & Digital Media Studies, Northern Arizona University
- M.A. Compartive Literature, Brigham Young University
- B.A. English, Colorado College
Research Interests
- First-Year Composition and engineering students
- Embodied cognition in composition instruction
- ICAP Hypothesis in composition instruction
- Cognitive approaches to composition instruction
- DEISJ initiatives in composition programs and pedagogy
- Engineering Communication
Research Activity
- Ongoing action research focusing on teaching engineering students in First-Year Composition using activities based on principles of embodied cognition and the ICAP hypothesis.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| EGR 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| TWC 104 | Crit Inquiry in Engineering |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| WAC 101 | Intro to Academic Writing |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |