Robyn Russo
Robyn Russo
writing across the curriculum, multilingual writing, writing program administration, community colleges
Robyn Russo is a Ph.D. student in the Writing and Rhetoric Program at George Mason University and an Associate Professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College's Loudoun Campus, where she teaches college composition, along with the occasional literature or ESL course. From May 2015 through August 2018, she also served as Assistant Dean for the Loudoun Campus English department.
Her research interests include writing across the curriculum and multilingual writers, particularly the intersection of these two fields. With more than nine years in community colleges, she is also interested in writing program administration to foster student success in open-access institutions.
Education
Graduate Certificate, TESL
George Mason University
MA, English
Georgetown University
BA, English
Georgetown University
Recent Presentations
"Where Writing Happens: Making WAC/WID Work Visible and Valued at Diverse Institutions." Annual Convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Kansas City, MO, March 2018. Co-Presented with Katherine O’Meara, Greer Murphy, Kendon Kurzer, Veronica Garrison Joyner
“The Feminist (Un)Conscious of Writing Studies: An Analysis of a Decade of Research Trends in Four Major Writing Studies Journals.” Feminist Cacus Standing Group Workshop, Annual Convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Kansas City, MO, March 2018. Co-presented with David Corwin, Tom Polk, Lacey Wootton.
“Tchr i need ur help! Teaching Email as Genre.” Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, March 2018. Co-presented with Bridget Pool
“Getting Messy: Solving Writing Problems With Creative Play.” Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, Stearns Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, September 2017. Co-presented with Dr. Michelle LaFrance, J. Indigo Eriksen, Sarah Johnson and Tom Polk
“Civic Composition: Assignments for Engaging in America.” Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, March 2017. Co-presented with Bridget Pool
