Susan DeRosa

Professor and Writing Center Director
English

Biography

Dr. Susan DeRosa is a rhetoric and writing studies specialist whose most recent research and publication has been on multi-modal writing theories, first-year college writers, and writing center pedagogy. She earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

Research Interests

Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Creative Nonfiction and Memory Studies
Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy

Teaching Interests

Writing Studies
Place Based Rhetorics
Creative Nonfiction

Publications

"Multimodality, Transfer, and Rhetorical Awareness Analyzing the Choices of Undergraduate Writers," in Bridging the Multimodal Gap: From Theory to Practice, Utah State University Press, May 2019.