Faculty Advisor Program

Maximize class time and enhance student learning with the help of experienced faculty who have successfully taught with MyCompLab.

The MyCompLab Faculty Advisor Program is a peer-to-peer mentoring program that partners experienced MyCompLab users with new and potential users to further enhance their knowledge, skill and understanding of how to successfully integrate MyCompLab in the classroom. Our Faculty Advisors (FAs) are committed to advancing the support for online learning and sharing their best practices with the MyCompLab community.

Meet Our Faculty Advisors

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  Susan Achziger

  Professor
  Community College of Aurora
  MyCompLab

  Susan Achziger teaches at the Community College of Aurora as tenured faculty. She graduated from Brigham Young University and Utah State University and has taught junior high and high school, as well as college level courses. She has also served as a consultant at the elementary school level for writing teachers. Susan has participated extensively in the National Writing Project, providing training and workshops for various groups, including the four-week summer intensive courses for teachers. She teaches composition courses at both the developmental and college level, as well as creative writing, creative non-fiction, and lit courses. Susan loves helping students gain confidence as writers.

  Courses taught: English 090 Workshop, English 121, English 122

  Course format: Traditional; Online; Hybrid; Lab-Based

  Book in use: Wysocki and Lynch, DK Handbook (Custom Edition)

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  Erik Armstrong

  Instructor
  Modesto Junior College
  MyWritingLab, MyCompLab

  Erik Armstrong is an adjunct professor of English at Modesto Junior College. He enjoys teaching composition and creative writing classes, and he has been a Faculty Advisor for the last year. In addition to helping faculty with some of Pearson's MyLab products, he is the site administrator for MJC's MyLabsPlus campus.

  Courses taught: English 49, English 50, English 101

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Jensen, My English Book; Custom Mercury Readers: Writing and the Wild Places, The Art of War, and Sports Talk; McWhorter and Aaron, The Successful Writer's Handbook

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  Stephen Black

  Associate Professor
  Southwest Tennessee Community College
  MyCompLab

  Stephen Black is an associate professor in the Languages and Literature Department at Southwest Tennessee Community College. Steve has taught at Southwest for eighteen years. Before coming to Southwest, he taught high school English for five years. He has a Master of Arts in Teaching English from the University of Memphis and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Rhodes College. Steve has used MyCompLab in his Developmental Writing sections for the past two years.

  Courses taught: Developmental Writing

  Course format: Lab-Based

  Book in use: McWhorter and Aaron, The Successful Writer's Handbook

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  Michelle Blake

  Adjunct Professor
  West Chester University
  MyCompLab

  After earning a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in English Literature from Columbia University, Michelle worked for six years first as a middle school teacher and then as a technical writer and editor. For the past decade or so, she has been working as an adjunct professor of English in the Philadelphia suburbs, most recently at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where she has been for the past seven years.

  Although generally teaching the gamut of general education writing and intro to lit courses, over the years Michelle has taught a broad range of student populations: adult learners, developmental students, high school students, middle school students, other technical writers, and traditional college students. She has found that the writing, grammar, and research tools offered in MyCompLab help a variety of students doing a variety of writing; first by showing students what there is to know and then by allowing them to pursue the areas in which they need work. This teacher-guided, student-driven, out-of-class work permits Professor Blake do a myriad of activities in class that maximize valuable class time.

  Courses taught: ENG Q20 (Developmental English), WRT 120 (Comp I), WRT 200 (Comp II)

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Mims and Nollen's Mirror on America, Trimbur's Call to Write, Brief, Ackley's Perspectives on Contemporary Issues

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• Ashlee Brand

  Assistant Professor of English / Honors Program Coordinator
  Cuyahoga Community College
  MyCompLab, MySkillsLab, MyLiteratureLab (Spring only)

  Courses taught: ENG 0990: Language Fundamentals II, ENG 1000: Grammar, ENG 1010: College Composition I, ENG 1020: College Composition II

  Course format: Traditional and hybrid; will be using them in web course in Spring 2011

  Book in use: The Successful Writer's Handbook (custom version)

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  Amy Casey

  Adjunct Instructor
  Central Georgia Technical College & Oconee Fall Line Technical College
  MyCompLab, MyWritingLab

  Amy Casey's love of teaching and learning is evidenced by her own educational achievements including three earned MA degrees in the fields of: English (Northern Arizona University), Teaching English as a Second Language (Northern Arizona University), and International Education (New York University). She has a wide range of experience teaching in both face to face and online environments.

  Her lifelong goal is to help students learn to value their educational opportunities, gain confidence in their own abilities, and ultimately be successful in their lives and careers. For over 15 years, Amy has taught English (including reading, writing, grammar, and literature), and English as a Second Language to students from many cultural and linguistic backgrounds. She has worked with students of all ages in a variety of different educational settings including: public schools, colleges and universities, private language schools and test prep centers, tutoring programs, community based literacy programs, and online colleges/universities.

  She currently teaches online English courses for two colleges in the Technical College System of Georgia where she resides with her husband, toddler son, and two dogs.

  Courses taught: I use MyWritingLab in ENGL 098- English III (Learning Support/Developmental Writing) I use MyCompLab in ENGL 1101- Composition and Rhetoric

  Course format: Currently- Online courses. Previously- Traditional, Online, and Hybrid

  Book in use: Arlov, Wordsmith: Guide to Paragraphs with MyWritingLab; Biays and Wershoven, Along These Lines with MyWritingLab; Nadell, The Longman Reader: Brief Edition with MyCompLab; Nadell, The Longman Writer with MyCompLab

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  Ann Marie Bukowski

  Adjunct English Instructor
  Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  MyCompLab

  My master's degree is in Business and Technical Communication in English from Iowa State University. The joke in my family is that I served my time for three years in engineering and then switched to English! So I began my career not as an educator, but as a technical writer at IBM 23 years ago, specializing in hypertext. This may not seem like anything special today, but this was before the internet was 'born' and before PCs were household items. While I was at IBM I was able to teach some corporate writing classes, and it was there that my love of teaching was nurtured. After I left IBM to have children, I continued to write web pages and teach for local colleges. This brings us to today--our oldest child is in college and our youngest is in high school. I have been able to remain current in my fields and be with our kids when they have needed me most.

  Because of my engineering background, using technology has always seemed second nature to me. It has always been my thinking that by incorporating some sort of technology into a writing class (such as MyCompLab, computers, etc.,) you may reach a broader base of students. You may be able to appeal to the students who are more 'logical' by allowing them to be 'creative' with technology. This is why I have used MyCompLab for years.

  Courses taught: English 101 and English 102

  Course format: Online and Hybrid

  Book in use: Faigley, Selzer, Good Reasons; Nadell, Langan, Comodromos, The Longman Writer

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  Kennette Crockett

  Instructor
  Harold Washington College
  MyCompLab, MySkillsLab, MyWritingLab

  “We are working for understanding and not knowledge.” This is one of Professor Kennette Crockett's favorite quotes; it was spoken by her former professor Sister J.F. Crowley of Mundelein College. Professor Crockett keeps this at the heart of her instruction. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Mundelein College where she graduated Cum Laude; she later received her Masters in English Literature from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. She teaches English Composition 100 and 101 along with journalism 151 at Malcolm X College which is one of the City Colleges of Chicago. Professor Crockett was selected by the City Colleges to be part of the Master Faculty Program. She is currently a member of the Malcolm X College Learning Community program. This fall 2008, Malcolm X College plans to offer Mathlish which combines English 100 and Math 098. Professor Terry Paterson and Professor Crockett will co-teach this course. Professor Crockett is a former freelance journalist whose writing has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and various newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Currently she is relaunching Malcolm X College’s news and literary magazine, Passport which will feature writings from students, faculty and staff of the college.

  Courses taught: English 101/197, English 101, International Communications 100, Basic Writing 100

  Course format: Traditional classes that are lab-based in computer labs

  Book in use: McWhorter, Expressways with MyWritingLab for Basic Writing 100 / English 101/197: The DK Handbook with MyWritinglab / English 101: MyCompLab

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  Denise Donaghue

  Adjunct Instructor of English
  Neumann University
  MyCompLab

  Denise Donaghue, Adjunct Instructor of English at Neumann University, joined the faculty in August 2010. In addition to her teaching role at Neumann, she also serves as writing technology consultant for MyCompLab and co-editor of the 2011 edition of The Journal of Neumann's First Year Knight Writers. During the 2010 fall semester, she presented the workshop: "Cite Sources" - Integrating MyCompLab into the ENG102 Curriculum. Donaghue holds a B.A. in English and Communications from Cabrini College and an M.A. in Education Leadership and Administration from Immaculata University. In addition to her previous experience teaching Middle School and High School English, Donaghue has corporate experience including nearly 15 years as an advertising consultant and copywriter.
  

  Courses taught: Eng 102

  Course format: Blended

  Book in use: Global Issues, Local Arguments: Readings for Writing (Johnson) Prentice Hall Reference Guide, Custom Edition for Neumann University (Harris, Kunka)
  

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  Carlton Downey

  Professor, English Studies
  Houston Community College-Southeast
  MyWritingLab, MyCompLab, MyTechcommLab

  I am currently a full-time Professor in the Language and Humanities Department at Houston Community College. I am currently teaching Developmental English, Freshman Comp I & II, and Technical Writing. I received my Bachelor's Degree from The Louisiana Scholars' College and my Master's degree in English from Northwestern State University. I am currently a doctorial candidate finishing my dissertation (almost done!!) at Louisiana State University. I serve as the Discipline Chair for Developmental English and have recently served as a Faculty Senator and as Program Director for our Summer Bridge Program.

  My lovely bride, Kim, and I have been married for 11 years and have two daughters, seven and three, who keep us very busy.

  Courses taught: Developmental English 0300 and 0310 English Composition I and II Technical Writing

  Course format: Traditional, Hybrid and Online

  Book in use: Fowler, Little, Brown Handbook; Alfano, Envision in Depth; Lannon, Technical Communication; Goshgarian, The Contemporary Reader

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  Janice Filer

  Reading/English Coordinator
  Shelton State Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab, MyCompLab

  I am currently a full-time instructor at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I am currently teaching Developmental English, and Developmental Reading. Currently we are in the process of developing an ESL program which I am very involved in that process. I received my Bachelor's Degree from Tougaloo College and a Master's degree from the University of Alabama. I am currently a doctorial student at Walden University. I have served as Chair for English and Reading at Shelton State and have recently taken on the task of heading up the development of an ESL program for our college.

  My husband, Walter and I have been married for 26 years and are the proud parents of two children – McLain (15) and Mari (13).

  Courses taught: Developmental Reading, Developmental Writing, English Composition, Critical Reading

  Course format: Hybrid

  Book in use: Developmental Reading: Troyka, Structured Reading / Developmental Writing: Long, Resources for Writers, Sentence Resources for Writers / Critical Reading: McGrath. Building Strategies for College Reading / English Composition: Nadell, Longman Writer

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  Susan Grover

  Adjunct Faculty
  Advanced Writing for Education Majors
  Brigham Young University – Idaho
  MyCompLab

  Susan Hendricks Grover has taught at Brigham Young University – Idaho (formerly Ricks College) since 1983. In 2010, she will be awarded a Ph.D. in Adult Learning from the University of Idaho, College of Education. Her dissertation is entitled At the Crossroads: Portrait of an Undergraduate Composition Teacher Whose Heuristics Were Transformed by Computer Technology.

  She earned her M.Ed. in Adult Reading from Brigham Young University – Provo. Her thesis is entitled Reading on the Utah Frontier, 1850-1877: The History of the Deseret Alphabet. She has been awarded the BYUI Adjunct Faculty of the Year award, as well as the TYCA West Part-time Teaching Award.

  Grover has served as the adjunct faculty representative for the BYU – Idaho Faculty Association and the English council. She also serves on the Bonneville County Community Literacy Council as the President. From the tutelage of the Literacy Volunteers of America, she trains other volunteers to tutor reading in grades K-6. She has written two college course manuals, a literacy tutor training manual, a children’s book and many articles.

  An active member of her church, Susan serves in various ministry and leadership capacities, in addition to being an active participant of Pearson’s Faculty Advocate and User Diary program; sharing her knowledge and insight in various technology events.

  Residing in Idaho Falls, Susan and her family enjoys various outdoor activities such as: snow and water skiing, hunting (archery and rifle), fishing and camping. She also enjoys reading and writing.

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  Kimberly Hall

  Assistant Professor
  Harrisburg Area Community College
  MyCompLab

  Kimberly Hall holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Maryland. Her current research focuses on applied psycholinguistics, including translation theory as it applies to the teaching of composition. She is an Instructor in Writing and Literature at Harrisburg Area Community College in Lancaster, PA.

  Courses taught: English Composition I and II; English Essentials (Developmental Writing)

  Course format: Traditional, Online and Hybrid

  Book in use: Aaron, Little Brown Brief (for all classes); Ruskewicz, et al., Beyond Words (For Comp I)

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  Kami Hancock

  Assistant Director / Writing Program
  Saint Louis University
  MyCompLab

  Kami A. Hancock, Ph.D. (ABD), (Saint Louis University) is the Assistant Director of the Writing Program as Saint Louis University. Hancock has been teaching courses in composition, literature and women's studies for 10 years. Her scholarly interests include women's autobiographies, composition studies, and 20th Century British Literature.

  Courses taught: Advanced Strategies in Rhetoric and Research

  Course format: Traditional and Lab-Based

  Book in use: Faigley, Writing for College and Beyond

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  Anne Homan

  English Instructor
  State Fair Community College
  MyWritingLab, MyCompLab

  Anne Homan is an English instructor at State Fair Community College where she also serves as the division chair of math, English, and developmental studies. She earned her BA in English at Southwestern College and her MA in English and EdSpec in curriculum and instruction from the University of Central Missouri.

  Courses taught: MyCompLab is used in English Composition I MyWritingLab is used in Introduction to Writing

  Course format: Online and traditional

  Book in use:Gaetz, The Writer's World is used with MyWritingLab; Wysocki and Lynch, The DK Handbook is used with MyCompLab
  

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• Elizabeth Huergo, Ph.D.

  Professor of English
  Montgomery College
  MyCompLab, MyLiteratureLab

  Elizabeth Huergo is a writer as well as Professor of English at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, where she teaches English and American literature, composition, creative writing, and Women's Studies. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to this country as a political refugee. In 1985 and 1989, she completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in 19th-century American Literature and British Romanticism at Brown University. Since 1983, she has taught at a number of institutions, including Brown University, Rhode Island College, American University, and Montgomery College.

  Courses taught: In remedial writing (EN 002), I use MyCompLab. In composition (EN 102), I also use MyCompLab. In 200-level literature course, I use MyLiteratureLab.

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: EN 002: Gaetz & Phadke/EN 102: Little, Brown / 200-level literature: texts vary

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  Krista Jackman

  Lecturer
  University of New Hampshire
  MyCompLab

  Krista Jackman received a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1991 from the University of New Hampshire, and then went directly on to graduate school at UNH. She ultimately completed her degree at Rivier College, earning a Master of Arts in Teaching in English in 1993. Following graduate school, she taught High School English in the New Hampshire public schools.

  During a transitional period during the late 1990's, Krista began teaching adjunct courses at a variety of colleges and junior colleges. She found that she enjoyed the college classroom and the flexible schedule accommodated her family, specifically raising two small children. Thus, the balance shifted, and Krista left her high school position and entered the arena of post-secondary teaching. In 2004, Krista was hired as a full time Lecturer in the English Department at the University of New Hampshire, and remains such today.

  The English Department at UNH is arguably a large and complex department where many programs, such as literature, creative writing, Journalism, linguistics, composition, teacher preparation, and ESL are structured together so as to support one another. It is an incredibly diverse, always process oriented department.

  Krista teaches primarily in the Composition program, courses such as ENGL 401: First Year Writing, and ENGL 501: Creative Nonfiction, in addition to a variety of honors sections. In the past academic year, she has worked closely with the Honors Program and the Discovery Program to develop rigorous curriculum that integrates inquiry and involvement with the university dialogue, technology and the guidelines of first year composition. For several years, Krista has been actively involved in mentoring graduate students as they enter the composition program and their first composition teaching experiences. In the academic year 09/10 Krista will begin teaching several residential “Living Learning Community” sections of English 401. Students in Living/Learning Communities live on the same floor of their residence hall, and take a class together, which ideally bridges the academic and the social-residential culture for freshmen.

  Courses taught: English 401 / English 401H First Year Writing

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Paine and Johnson-Sheehan, Writing Today

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  Michelle Jarvis

  Instructor
  Davidson County Community College
  MyCompLab, MyLiteratureLab

  Michelle Jarvis is an English Instructor at Davidson County Community College in Lexington, NC where she teaches primarily freshman level writing courses: Expository Writing, Literature Based Research, Professional Research and Reporting, and Argument Based Research. She has been using MyCompLab with Expository Writing students since fall 2010 and MyLiteratureLab with Literature Based Writing students since spring 2011. Michelle has a B.A. in English with minors in Secondary Education and French from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC, and an M.A. in English from Wake Forest University. She comes from a varied background in business and education. The two avenues met when she spent five years in for-profit educational management at Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Test Prep. Her professional interests lie in the quality and consistency of outcomes-based education. She hopes to engage in dialogues to encourage communication about best practices, to facilitate the open and transparent exchange of ideas among college entities, and to advocate for actions that will have positive outcomes for our most valued assets, our students.

  Courses taught: Expository Writing: ENG 111 (MyCompLab); Literature-Based Research: ENG 113 (MyLiteratureLab)

  Course format: Traditional and Online

  Book in use: Troyka and Hesse, Quick Access; Roberts, Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Compact

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  Maria Johnson

  Faculty
  DeKalb Technical College
  MyWritingLab, MyCompLab, MyLiteratureLab

  Maria Johnson has taught composition and literature for over 25 years. She enjoys teaching traditional and non-traditional students, and particularly likes the challenge of incorporating new technologies into the classroom.

  Courses taught: Developmental Writing; Freshman Composition and Rhetoric; Literature

  Course format: Traditional, Hybrid and Online

  Book in use: Student Book of College English (Skwire); Literature (Norton)

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  Melissa Lewis

  English Instructor
  Davenport University
  MyCompLab

  Melissa M. Lewis teaches English at Davenport University in Holland, MI. She received her B.A. in English from Albion College (Albion, MI) and her M.F.A. from New England College (Henniker, NH). She teaches all levels of English and composition classes at Davenport, including Foundations of Learning, Basic Composition, Advanced Composition, and Professional Writing. In her spare time, she writes poetry and book reviews for publication.

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  Amelia Lopez

  Assistant Professor
  Harold Washington College
  MyWritingLab, MyReadingLab, MySkillsLab

  Amelia Lopez is a Faculty Member of the English Department at Harold Washington College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago. She has taught developmental reading and writing, Composition I, Composition II, and Literature courses. Amelia has used MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab, and MySkillsLab, and has found them to be essential in increasing student engagement, retention, and success rates.

  Courses taught: English 100, Reading 125, English 101, English 101/197, and English 102

  Course format: Traditional and Hybrid

  Book in use: Little, Brown Essential Handbook, Prose Reader, DK Handbook

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  Dr. Lauren Camille Mason

  Assistant Professor of African and African-American Studies
  Armstrong Atlantic State University
  MyCompLab, MyLiteratureLab

  Dr. Lauren Camille Mason is an Assistant Professor of African and African-American Studies at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Prior to this appointment, she held a dual appointment at AASU as Instructor of English and First-Year Experience. She completed her PhD in English at Michigan State University. Her dissertation, Postcards from the Edge-City: Mass-Media and Photographic Images in Literature and Film of the Black Diaspora, examines the use of visual culture in contemporary African, Caribbean, and African-American literature and film. She has held several distinguished fellowships, including the Arthur J. Mitchem Dissertation and Teaching Fellowship at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

  Lauren is interested in developing new ways to use technology in the humanities classroom, particularly for first-year English students and advanced English majors in special topics courses. She has successfully integrated practical classroom lessons with MyCompLab and MyLiteratureLab to enhance the English learning experience. Presently, she is experimenting with using other MyLabs in the humanities discipline to enhance/ complement literary assignments in her advanced-level African and African-Diaspora Literature courses.

  Courses taught: English 1101, English 1102, American Literature 2, African-American Literature, African Diaspora Literature, War Literature (upcoming)

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Howells, Reading to Write; Bean; Ramage; Johnson, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing

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  John Miller

  Adjunct Professor
  Ivy Tech Community College
  MyCompLab

  “MyCompLab is ingenious. It incorporates all the features that a beginning writer needs to build skills and bolster confidence, and it has the tools and resources for students as they progress through more advanced composition and rhetoric courses. For all of us instructors who are faced with crowded classrooms and pressed for time to grade multiple essays, MyCompLab eliminates the paper burden and streamlines the reviewing process, and it can do so without shortchanging the student. I also appreciate that the support team at Pearson listens to us and responds to our needs.”

  Courses taught: Academic Skills ENGL 024 and 025; Exposition and Persuasion ENGL 112

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Harris, Prentice Hall Handbook; Wood, Perspectives on Argument

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  Anthony Nappi

  Instructor of English
  St. Petersburg College
  MyCompLab

  Professor Nappi is a 3rd year Instructor of Basic Writing, Composition I, Composition II and creator of ENC 1101 Course of Record, with a specialization in Digital Media Integration in the Teaching of Writing.

  He holds a B.S. from Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH and an M.A. from University of South Florida Tampa, FL.

  Courses taught: ENG 1101

  Course format: Hybrid

  Book in use: Little, Brown Handbook

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  Win Neagle

  Instructor of English
  Wake Technical Community College
  MyCompLab

  Win Neagle has taught English composition for fifteen years and currently teaches at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, NC. He is author of two novels, Smoke and Gravity and Full Count.

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  Leila Wells Rogers

  English Instructor; Technical Specialist Certificate Coordinator
  Southern Crescent Technical College
  MyCompLab

  Leila Wells Rogers earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in both French and English Language and Literature from Berry College in Georgia, followed by her Master of Arts in English at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. She has completed a year of work toward a doctorate in Linguistics at the University of South Carolina with specialties in TESOL and Psycholinguistics. Mrs. Wells Rogers has served as an Assistant Director of an Intensive English as a Second Language Program in addition to teaching ESL, composition, humanities, and literature courses at the university level for 15 years. She currently serves as a full-time English Instructor at Southern Crescent Technical College in Georgia, where she also coordinates the Technical Specialist Certificate program.

  Courses taught: Rhetoric and Composition (English 1101)

  Course format: Traditional (web-enhanced, lab-based) and online

  Book in use: Wysocki & Lynch, The DK Handbook

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  Jude Ryan

  English Professor
  Polk State College
  MyCompLab

  Jude Michael Ryan teaches English at Polk State College (formerly Polk Community College) in Lakeland, Florida. He is a graduate of Saint Leo University with a Master's Degree from the University of South Florida. He has been teaching English at PSC for twenty years.

  Courses taught: College Composition II

  Course format: Hybrid

  Book in use: Troyka, Hesse Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers

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  Deborah Scaggs

  Interim Writing Program Director & Assistant Professor of Composition
  Texas A&M International University
  MyCompLab

  Deborah Scaggs is a candidate for her Ph.D. in February of 2010. Her dissertation title is The Poetics of Dissention: The Rise of Dissenting Voices & Marginal Identities in Early Modern Literature, 1850 – 1688. She currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Composition and the Interim Writing Program Director for Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX. Her scholarly interests include History of Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory and Early Modern British Literature to name a few.

  She currently hold certifications for Teaching Excellence from the Reiner Center for Teaching Excellence; St. Louis, MO and Renaissance Studies from the Center of Medieval & Renaissance Studies; St. Louis, MO. Deborah has also published work in Catherine G. Latterell’s Remix: Reading & Composing Culture, 2nd ed., the pieces include: Teaching Tip for Chapter 5: “Working with Playlists” and “Syllabus for Advanced Composition”. Additionally Deborah has participated in special projects such as National Day of Writing [Laredo, TX] as the co-Director of “Write on TAMIU”, First Year Writing Program Brownbag Workshops and community events to include Ready Writing in Laredo, TX and The Shakespeare Festival at Forest Park; St. Louis, MO.

  Courses taught: College Composition I and II (ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302). I have also used MCL in Writing Across the Disciplines in the past and will be using MySearchLab in the spring with this course.

  Course format: Hybrid (one day in a lab, one day in a regular classroom)

  Book in use: Little Brown Brief; Bruce Ballenger's The Curious Writer; The Mercury Reader

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  Kevin Scott

  Assistant Professor
  Coordinator of English Education
  Albany State University
  MyCompLab

  Kevin Scott is an assistant professor of English and the Coordinator of English Education at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. He earned his Ph.D. in American Studies at Purdue University and has written about 19th- and 20th-century literature and cultural history.

  Courses taught: Freshman Comp 1 & 2

  Course format: Traditional, though I am considering moving to a hybrid approach.

  Book in use: Student's Book of College English

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  Patrick Stansberry

  Assistant Professor
  Cuyahoga Community College
  MyCompLab, MySkillsLab

  Pat Stansberry is an assistant professor at Cuyahoga Community College, the first college he attended way back in the before-times. Like many of his current students, he took some classes, worked some jobs, and the years slipped by. Also like many of his students, he eventually went back to school and earned degrees, his in Anthropology and English. Now he teaches, mostly developmental and composition courses, sometimes technical writing, and, on rare occasions, the elusive literature course.

  He has used the Pearson labs primarily as a supplement in developmental courses. He found MySkillsLab particularly useful in a pilot program that allowed students who tested into the highest developmental course to take the first composition course along with a grammar course that was structured around MySkillsLab.

  Courses taught: All Developmental, Composition, and Literature courses

  Course format: Traditional, Hybrid and Online

  Book in use: The Successful Writer's Handbook

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  Jennifer Stewart

  Lecturer
  Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
  MyCompLab

  As a Continuing Lecturer at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne and Ph.D. student in rhetoric and composition with a concentration in digital literacy at Ball State University, Jennifer researches how writing studies and digital environments influence writing program administration. She has taught first-year composition, research writing, and business and professional writing both face-to-face and online for over 15 years.

  Courses taught: Intermediate Expository Writing (our intensive research writing course)

  Course format: Online

  Book in use: Lester and Lester, Guide to Writing Research Papers

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  Stephanie Walker

  Assistant Professor of English
  Norfolk State University
  MyCompLab

  I have a B.A. in English and Early Childhood Education from Norfolk State University; I hold a Masters in English from Old Dominion University. I have taught at the college level for over 15 years; I have taught developmental reading and writing; freshman composition (both levels); world literature; American literature; international women’s literature; women’s studies; and literary theory.

  I am a member of the following – ACTC (Association of Core Texts and Courses); VCHC (former president of the Virginias Collegiate Honors Council); NAAAHP (National Association of African American Honors Programs); NCHC (National Collegiate Honors Council -member of the Diversity Committee); CAAR (Collegium of African American Research); MESEA (Multi-Ethnic Studies of Europe and the Americas); Active membership in PHI KAPPA PHI; Senior Fellow in the NSU Honors College.

  Courses taught: Freshman Composition and Freshman Composition Honors College

  Course format: Blended – a combination of traditional classroom delivery and online delivery

  Book in use: The Little, Brown Handbook

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  Dr. Natasha Whitton

  Instructor
  Southeastern Louisiana University
  MyCompLab

  My name is Natasha Whitton, but I generally go by Tasha. I have been an instructor at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond since 2000 teaching composition and literature. Prior to Southeastern, I taught in the CORE program at Fairleigh Dickinson University while finishing my Ph.D. and my interests are interdisciplinary. When I came to Southeastern, I had almost no experience teaching composition, but quickly learned via the trial and error of a 5-5 load. I love teaching writing because my syllabus changes every semester along with my students. I completed the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project Summer Institute in 2005 and have learned invaluable lessons from my involvement with the National Writing Project. I am a member of MLA, SCMLA, and NCTE.

  Courses taught: Composition and Literature

  Course format: Traditional, Online and Hybrid

  Book in use: Fowler, Little, Brown Handbook; Custom Reader/Rhetoric from Pearson

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