Profiles in "Composition Studies" Expertise Area

  • Saidy's research focuses on writing and writing transitions with secondary students, teachers in professional development groups, and students entering college.
  • Dana Tait studies 19th century British literature. She also teaches composition courses, including 100- and 200-level academic, analytical and reflective writing.
  • Severson is a feminism and material culture scholar and writing instructor.
  • Hill's scholarly interests include rhetorics of motherhood and inclusive pedagogy.
  • He teaches first-year composition courses as well as the occasional poetry workshop. He lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife and their three cats.
  • Heather MacDonald is an Instructor of First-Year Composition in the ASU Writers' Studio since 2015, and has taught college writing since 2008.
  • Kristina ByBee teaches first-year composition and literature courses in SASA. She studies the ways literacy connects students' shared humanity through global communities.