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English Department Faculty
Gayla Mills
Instructor of English
Educational Background:
B.A., Philosophy, University of Virginia
M.A., European History, University of Virginia
MA, Writing and Rhetoric, Virginia Commonwealth University
Recent courses:
Engl 305 Feature
Writing
Engl 301 Peer Tutoring of Writing
Engl 300 Advanced Expository Writing: Developing Your Style
Engl 185 Seminar in Exp and Arg (Themes: Bio-Politics, American Life, the Human-Animal
Divide)
Research Areas:
- Helping Students Get Published
- Peer Tutoring
- Writing Center Administration
Recent publications and presentations:
“Preparing for Emotional Sessions.”
Writing Lab Newsletter 35.3/4 (2010): 10-13. Print.
“A Model for Staff Training” presented at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association
Conference, York, PA, Mar 27 2009.
“Encouraging Tutor Independence.” Praxis: A Writing Center Journal Spr 2008 (Vol
5 Issue 2).
“Empowering Peer Tutors with Writing Across the Curriculum,” co-presented at the
Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Assoc Conference, April 12, 2008.
"Getting Back to Basics: Bridging the Classroom and the Writing Center using A Writer's
Reference." Praxis: A Writing Center Journal Spr 2007 (Vol 4 Issue 2).
“Got MILC? Utilizing Multiple Interlocking Learning Communities” co-presented at
the College Reading and Learning Assoc. Annual National Conference, Austin Texas,
Oct 17-19, 2006.
Website of popular published work: www.gaylamills.com
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