Recent Faculty Research and Activity
Writing Department Chair Dr. Brian Clements鈥檚 200-day project appeared at North American Review from May through December in 2019.
At the Fall 2019 International Writing Centers Association Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, Writing Center Coordinator Dr. Kelli Custer presented the results of a research study with four student collaborators: Molly Clark (Creative & Professional Writing MFA); Joseph Oliveri (Communication, Journalism minor); William Silvia (Psychology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Writing minor); and Anna Simoes (Professional Writing). The panel presentation, 鈥淭utors鈥 Development of Self-Efficacy: An Exploration in Four Genres,鈥 was grounded in a mixed-methods, semester-long study of what factors affect a peer tutor鈥檚 perception of their effectiveness and confidence over time.
MFA Coordinator Prof. Anthony D鈥橝ries鈥檚 essay 鈥淢emorial Day鈥 appeared in 2021 at .
Writing Professor Dr. Oscar De Los Santos has launched a podcast with Writing Department Adjunct Assistant Professor Kelly Goodridge called , a never-ending exploration of high strangeness, ufology, the paranormal, conspiracy, and more.
CSU Distinguished Professor Dr. Ed Hagan published 鈥淭he Chimera of Irish-American Identity,鈥 a review of Follow the Sun and The Big Impossible by Edward J. Delaney in Irish Literary Supplement 40.1.
Freshman Writing Coordinator Dr. Michael Lewis鈥檚 paper 鈥溾 appeared in the ADE Bulletin in 2020.
Writing Professor and Journalist Prof. John Roche continues to write on a freelance basis for several regional magazines and newspapers. Most recently, , moderator of听Face The Nation听on CBS, centering on the news media’s evolving role, the political turmoil of the past year and the impacts of the pandemic, was published in听Connecticut Magazine.