Student Research

Our extensive support for professional development means our students graduate as experienced, successful researchers with well-developed research agendas and the ability to pursue them. Many of our students publish while in the program and all are active in professional research organizations such as the American Educational Research Association, the Conference on College Composition and Communication, the Council of Writing Program Administrators, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Modern Language Association and the Rhetoric Society of America.

Browse below to see our students’ recent publications and presentations.

Student Publications

  • Day, Jathan; Sarah Hughes, Crystal Zanders, Kathryn Van Zanen, and Andrew Moos. “What Does a Good Teacher Do Now?: Crafting Communities of Care.” Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, vol. 21., no. 3, 2021, pp. 389-402.
  • Duan, Carlina. Alien Miss, University of Wisconsin Press. 2021.  “Blades of Grace,” “Consonance,” “Load More,” POETRY Magazine. 2021.  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156421/blades-of-grace
  • Katz, Ana, and Godfrey, Jason. “Using Decision-Based Learning to Teach Source Evaluation in One-shot Library Sessions.” Decision-Based Learning: An Innovative Pedagogy that Unpacks Expert Knowledge for the Novice Learner. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
  • Chen, Jianfen; Sarah Hughes, & Nupoor Ranade. “Reimagining Student-Centered Learning: Accessible and Inclusive Syllabus Design During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Computers and Composition, vol. 67, Mar. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102751. 
  • Gere, Anne Ruggles; Anne Curzan, James Hammond, Sarah Hughes, Ruth Li, Andrew Moos, Kendon Smith, Kathryn Van Zanen, Kelly Wheeler, and Crystal Zanders.“Communal Justicing: Writing Assessment, Disciplinary Infrastructure, and the Case for Critical Language Awareness.” College Composition and Communication, vol. 72 no. 3, 2021, pp. 384-412.
  • Hughes, Sarah and Ruth Li. “Affordances and Limitations of the ACCUPLACER Automated Writing Placement Tool.” Assessing Writing, vol. 41, July 2019, pp. 72–75. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1016/j.asw.2019.06.004.
  • Li, Ruth. “A Conscious Craft: An Approach to Teaching Collaborative, Computer-mediated Composition,” Online Literacies Open Resource. Global Society for Online Literacy Educators. 2018. Web.
  • —–. “Technologizing the Arts and Humanities through Embodied Technologies: A Reflection on the GPACW 2017 Pre-Conference Workshop.” Review of “Exploring Embodied Technologies.” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing. Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. 7 November 2017. Web.
  • Limlamai, Naitnaphit. Limlamai, N. (2018). “What language communicates: Surfacing language ideology with high school students.” English Journal. 107(6), 69-74.
  • —–. Gere, A. R., Knutson, A. V., Limlamai, N., McCarty, R., Wilson, E. (2018). “A Tale of Two Prompts: New Perspectives on Writing-to-Learn Assignments”. WAC Journal 29 (issue), pp.
  • McCarty, Ryan and John Swales. “Technological Changes and Generic Effects in a University Herbarium: A Textography Revisited.” Discourse Studies 19.5 (2017): 561-580
  • —–.McCarty, Ryan. “Translational Learning: Surfacing Multilingual Repertoires.” Composition Studies 46.2 (2018): 52–78
  • Sprouse, Michelle. “Collaborative Professional Development through a Critique Protocol.” English Journal, vol. 106, no. 2, 2016, pp. 62-67, http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/EJ/1062-nov2016/EJ1062Collaborativepword.pdf.
  • —–.”The Consequential Validity of the M-Step and Third-Grade Retention.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan, vol. 32, no. 2, 2017, doi:10.9707/2168-149X.2140.
  • —–.”Racialized and Gendered Flights through History: Woolf’s Orlando and Alexie’s Flight.” Virginia Woolf Miscellany, no. 92, 2018, pp. 11-14.
  • Tacke, Elizabeth, and McCarty, Ryan. The Educator’s Guide for Lucky Broken Girl. Penguin in 2017.
  • Sdvizhkov, Helen; Kathryn Van Zanen, Neeraja Aravamudan, and Elyse Aurbach. “A Framework to Understand and Address Barriers to Community-Engaged Scholarship and Public Engagement in Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure across Higher Education.” Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. (Forthcoming.)

Conference Papers & Invited Talks

  • Berry, Jodi. “Multilingual Writers, Monolingual Work: Private and Public Student Identities in the Context of Writing Instruction.” Modern Language Association Annual Convention. San Francisco, California, USA. January 2023.
  • —–.”Translingual Literacy Learning: Multimodal Reformulations, Faculty Transformations, and Community Building.” RWCS Literacy Studies Forum. Modern —–Language Association Annual Convention. Washington D.C., USA. January 2022.
  • —–.Berry, Jodi and Cui, Wendi. “Implementing Learning Spirals and Transfer with Secondary Writing Centers.” International Conference on English Across the Curriculum. Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong. December 2018.
  • Day, Jathan. “Course Management Systems as Sponsors of Accessibility.” Computers & Writing Conference. George Mason U. Fairfax, VA. May 2018.
  • —–. “The Rhetoric of Accessibility in Course Management Systems.” Conference on College Composition & Communication. Kansas City, MO. March 2018.
  • —–. “What is a Graduate Reader? An Introspective Look at Sponsorship and Socialization.” GSCO/BET Graduate Student Conference. U Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. February 2018.
  • —–. “Testing the Rhetoric of Accessibility in Course Management Systems.” Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing Conference. U of Findlay. Findlay, OH. June 2017.
  • —–. “Cultivating a Peer Review That Engages in Productive Conflict.” GSCO/BET Graduate Student Conference. U Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. February 2017. With Meg Carlson, Naitnaphit Limlamai, Michelle Sprouse, and Kristin van Eyk.
  • Duan, Carlina. “Asian Diasporic Poets Writing into Mythology,” with Jasmine An, Maria Carlos, Lo Kwa Mei-en, Nandini Dhar. Association of Writing Programs Conference. Philadelphia, PN. 2022.
  • —–. “(re)Animating the Archive: Documentary Poetics and the Community-Engaged Writing Classroom.” Language and Rhetorical Studies: Sustainable Justice Conference. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI. 2022.
  • —–. “Language of Renewal: A Poetry Reading and Conversation,” with Jasmine An. Association  of Asian American Studies (AAAS) Conference. Denver, CO. 2022.
  • —–. Visiting Writer for Gertrude & Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series. Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN. 2021.
  • .—– “Research as Creative Practice,” with Sophia Stid. Creative Writing Studies Organization Conference (virtual). 2021.
  • —–. “Intergenerational choreography: digital community cookbooks during COVID-19.” International Conference on Food Studies. Aarhaus University, Denmark (virtual). 2021.
  • Geoghan, Kitty. “‘Sometimes…boys that are fat…are hotter’: Counterstorying Fatphobia and Fat Erasure in Dalton Academy Fanfiction.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. April 2023.
  • — “Fanfic of a Fanfic: Queer Imagination in CP Coulter’s Daltonverse.” English Department Symposium, University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL. March 2023.
  • — “‘How many Isaks and Evens do you think are lying in bed like this right now?’: Remaking and Remixing A Queer Love Story in SKAM and Its Adaptations.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association. Jacksonville, FL. November 2022.
  • — “Counterstorytelling in the Harry Potter Fandom: Challenging Trans-Exclusive Narratives with Fanfiction.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Virtual. April 2022.
  • Godfrey, Jason.  “How Does Information Privilege Define First-Year Writing?” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. March, 2022.
  • —–. “Equity in Action: Building Access to Literacy Resources.” Language, Rhetoric, and Digital Publics. Web. Feb, 2022
  • —–. “Do Advanced Placement Scores Translate to Advanced College Skills?” Data for the Public Good. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mar, 2022.
  • Hughes, Sarah. “Crip Time Travel: Reflections on Technoableism and the Academy.” Computers and Writing. East Carolina University (virtual). January 2022. With Remi Yergeau and Cynthia Lao. 
  • —. “What Does a Good Teacher Do Now? Crafting Communities of Care.” Crossings II: Minds, Means and Materials. University of Nevada, Reno (virtual). January 2021. With Jathan Day, Kathryn Van Zanen, Crystal Zanders, and Andrew Moos. 
  • —. “Graduate Teaching During a Pandemic: Making Care Visible.” Digital Studies Institute Online Teaching Workshop, University of Michigan (Virtual), 19 October 2020.
  • —. “Colloquium on Building Digital Community in the Writing Classroom.” English Department Writing Program, University of Michigan (Virtual), 9 October 2020.
  • —. “The Wise Build Bridges: Displacing Blame in the Public Discourse on Black Panther.” Modern Language Association Convention. Seattle. January 2020. 
  • —. “Freaks and Geeks: Feminist Dis/Alignment in Male-Authored Discourse on Geek Misogyny.” Midwest Modern Language Association Convention. Chicago. November 2019.
  • —. “Getting Woke and Staying Woke: Reflective Approaches to Anti-Racist Dialectic Moves.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh. March 2019. With Naitnaphit Limlamai. 
  • —. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Racism: Digging Deeper with Discourse Analysis.” National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Houston. November 2018. With Naitnaphit Limlamai and Adelay Witherite. 
  • —. “Feminist Futurist: Tracing Afrofuturism’s Liberatory Potential.” Thomas R. Watson Conference, University of Louisville. Louisville. October 2018. 
  • Li, Ruth. “Bridging the Gap: Supporting Students in the Transition between High School and College Writing.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Pittsburgh, PA. March 2019 (accepted).
  • —–. Roundtable Leader. “High School Matters.” National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Houston, TX. November 2018 (accepted).
  • —–. “The Stories We Tell: Creating Inclusive Classroom Communities Through Teaching Literacy Narratives.” Mid-Atlantic Conference on College Composition and Communication, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. May 2018.
  • —–. “Integrating Google Docs to Enhance Collaboration in the Composition Classroom.” Enriching Scholarship Conference, Teaching & Technology Collaborative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. May 2018.
  • —–. “We Have A Dream”: Lifting Up and Inspiring Change Through Collaborative Writing and Performance.” Graduate School of Education Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 2018.
  • —–. “Cognition and Consciousness in Collaborative Computer-Mediated Compositions.” Great Plains Alliance for Computers & Writing Conference, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. October 2017.
  • Limlamai, Naitnaphit. “Challenges and Responses to Teaching Composition in the Neoliberal Classroom: High School to College Literacy,” Presenter, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Kansas City, MO, March 2018
  • —–. “Teaching The Great Gatsby and Fun Home: High School and College English Teachers Share Ideas,” Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO, November 2017
  • —–. “Leveraging Language for Social Justice: Teaching for Linguistic Diversity,” Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO, November 2017
  • —–. “(Re)Claiming Our Curriculums, Classrooms, and Creativity: High School English and the SAT,” Presenter, Michigan Council of Teachers of English Fall Conference, East Lansing, MI, October 2017
  • —–. “Supporting Multilingual Writers,” Panelist, English Department Writing Program Colloquium, Ann Arbor, MI, September 2017
  • —–. “Reflection, Planning, and Evaluation: Developing a Culture of Inquiry, Investigation, and Collaboration,” Presenter, Japan-United States Teacher Education Consortium, Honolulu, HI, September 2017
  • —–. “Effective Presentations: Considering the Choices We Make,” Presenter, Michigan Historic Preservation Network, Ann Arbor, MI, March 2017
  • —–. “Teaching Non-Western Texts in Western Settings,” Presenter, National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, November 2016
  • McCarty, Ryan. “This proof is a conversation too: Finding Recontextualization in International Student Writing Experiences.” CCC Regional Conference. University of Denver. Denver. July, 2018.
  • —–. “A Work In Progress: Science Communication Workshops for Graduate Students in Chemistry.” Consortium on Graduate Communication Summer Institute. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. June, 2018.
  • —–. “Pre-Writing to Engage Students and Their Prior Knowledges.” English Department Writing Program Winter Colloquium. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. March, 2018.
  • —. “Beyond Funds of Knowledge: The Unrecognized Literacy Practices Multilingual Students Bring to College.” MLA. New York City. January, 2018.
  • —–. “This is Not My Audience: One Students Encounter with Writing and a White Racial Habitus.” Lang/Rhet Biannual Graduate Student Conference. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. November, 2017.
  • —–. “A Tale of Two Writing Prompts: ‘Authentic’ Assignments and Student Engagement in a Large Undergraduate Statistics Class.” CWPA. Knoxville. July, 2017. (with Anne Ruggles Gere, Anna Knutson, and Emily Wilson)
  •  —–. Translational Learning: Bilingual Students’ Language Developments from High School to Early College.” CCCC. Portland. March, 2017.
  • —–. “Doing Textography: Analyzing Genre and Technological Change in a University Herbarium.” LangRhet Ethnographic Methods Workshop. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. February, 2017. (with John Swales)
  • —–.  “Hey, Let’s Talk about How People Talk (and Write) and How to Talk about It.” RELATE Science by the Pint. Ypsilanti. January, 2017.
  • —–. “Errors, Mistakes, and Translational Remainders: Issues in Responding to Multilingual Writers.” English Department Writing Program Fall Colloquium. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. October, 2016.
  • —–. “Not all Errors are Created the Same.” Guest Lecture, Master’s of Education English Methods Course. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. October, 2016.
  • —–. “Writing is a Messy Process: Teaching Research Writing as a Non-Linear Practice.” English Department Writing Program Craft Session. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. September, 2016.
  • —–. “Translational Remainders in Talking and Writing for Non-Disciplinary Audiences.” International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. June, 2016
  • —. “Beyond Two Cultures: Writing Minors Navigating Disciplinarity in Their STEM Majors.” CWPA. Raleigh. July, 2016. (with Anne Ruggles Gere and Anna Knutson)
  • —–. “Translational Learning: The Productivity of Moving Between Languages.” CCCC
  • —–. “Towards Translational Learning: A Review with Recommendations.” Lang/Rhet Biannual Graduate Student Conference. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. October, 2015.
  • Renteria, Stephanie. “Combating Harmful Language Ideologies and Assessment Practices in FYW.” CSUF English Department’s Language Policy Ally (LPA) Workshop Series. California State University Fullerton, CA. June 2023.
  • Sprouse, Michelle. “Social Annotation and Layered Readings in Composition.” Computers and Writing Conference. Fairfax, VA. May 2018.
  • —–. “Pedagogies of Rhetorical Reading in First-Yyear Composition.” CCCC Annual Convention. Kansas City, MO. March 2017.
  • —–.”Student and Teacher Critique: Advocating for Our Own Improvement.” NCTE Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. November 2016. With Sarah Caldwell and Valerie Siow.
  • Tacke, Elizabeth. Section Organizer: “Animating Disclosure: Rhetorical Negotiations of Disability.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, 5/2018.
  • —–. Section Organizer: “Rhetorical, Embodied, and Relational Laboring: Navigating Disability Disclosure.”Conference on College Composition and Communication, 3/2018.
  • —–. “More than Either/Or: Navigating Disclosure in Academic Spaces.” Modern Language Association, 1/2018.
  • vanEyk, Kristin. “Translingual Pedagogy and Student-Instructor Negotiated Projects.” Watson Conference. Louisville, KY. October 2018.
  • —–. “Justicing Writing Studies: Decoloniality and Translingualism for Composition and Assessment.” CCCC Annual Convention. Kansas City, MO. March 2018.
  • —–. “Feeling Some Kind of Way: Deepening Considerations of Translingual Differencing.” Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association. Cincinnati, OH. November 2017.
  • —–. “Students Reclaim Their Voices: Using Student-Directed Choice to Reclaim Linguistic Agency. “ CCCC Summer Conference. University of Cincinnati, Clermont College, OH. June 2017.
  • Van Zanen, Kathryn. “Raised-Evangelical Social Media Writers and the (Religious) Rhetoric of Political Resistance.” Computers & Writing, Greenville, NC, and virtual. May 2022.
  •  —–. “Community-Engaged First-Year Writing Course Initiatives.” Modern Language Association, Washington, D.C. January 2022
  • Wheeler, Kelly L. “(A/The) Matter of Lived Experiences.” 2018 Thomas R. Watson Conference on Making Future Matters, Louisville KY October 2018. With Megan Garver and Anna Knutson.
  • ___. “We [Still] Have a Moment: Multimodal Values and Curricular Practices in a First-Year Writing Program.” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing, Minneapolis MN October 2017.
  • Witherite, Adelay Elizabeth. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Racism: Digging Deeper with Discourse Analysis.” National Council of Teachers of English. Houston. November 2018. With Sarah Hughes and Naitnaphit Limlamai.
  • —–. “Getting Woke and Staying Woke: Reflective Approaches to Anti-Racist Dialectic Moves.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh. March 2019. With Sarah Hughes and Naitnaphit Limlamai.