Allison Ellsworth
Instructor,
CISA - School of Applied Professional Studies
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Phone: 480-727-4529
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257 USE Mail Code 0604 Tempe, AZ 85287-0604
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Long Bio
Allison Ellsworth is an instructor in the School of Applied Professional Studies (APS) in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA) on the Polytechnic Campus. She teaches courses in the Techinical Writing and Communications and Organizational Leadership programs. Dr. Ellsworth focuses on engineering communication. Prior to the formation of the School of Applied Professional Studies, she taught First-Year Composition in addition to the courses she teaches in APS, led the composition faculty from 2018-2022, and taught courses in the Interdisciplinary Studies and Liberal Studies programs.
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 research in her classroom teaching at ASU as an action researcher.
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 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
| OGL 200 | Intro to Org Leadership |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| TWC 347 | Written Comm for Managers |
| 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 |
| OGL 350 | Diversity and Organizations |
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 |
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| 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 |