Students in the Program

Esther R Namubiru

Esther R Namubiru

pedagogy in writing studies, writing across the curriculum (WAC), language and writing

Esther Namubiru is a PhD Candidate in the Writing & Rhetoric program at George Mason University and the Instructor of Record for Composition 101. Esther serves as a Graduate Writing Program Administrator for the Composition Department from 2023-2025, and an Intern Associate Editor of the WAC Clearinghouse's International Exchanges on the Study of Writing Book Series. 

Current Research

Her current research analyzes English writing pedagogy and teacher perceptions in WAC/WID university contexts.

Selected Publications

  • Milu, E., Henaku, N., Richards, R., Namubiru, E. R., & Habib, A.S. (Eds). forthcoming. Writing Research from the African Continent: An Edited Collection with the International Exchanges on the Study of Writing Book Series & The WAC Clearinghouse.
  • Namubiru, E. R. & Li, W. (2025, May 1). Institutional accountability and writing. Connecting Writing Centers Across Borders. https://wlnconnect.org/2025/05/01/institutional-accountability-and-writing/ 
  • Namubiru, E. R. (2023). Review of translingual dispositions: Globalized approaches to the teaching of writing. Journal of Academic Writing, 13 (2), 81-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.18552/joaw.v13i2.1056 

Expanded Publication List

  •  Namubiru, E. R. (2024, Feb 14). (Un)learn the Border Concept: A Reflection from Esther Namubiru. Connecting Writing Centers Across Borders. https://wlnconnect.org/2024/02/14/unlearn-the-border-concept-a-reflection-from-esther-namubiru/ 
  • Li, W. & Namubiru, E. R. (2024). Nuancing Narratives of Marginalization in the Writing Center. In E. Kleinfeld, J. Prebel, & S. Lee (Eds). Amplifying voices from the writing center margins (144 - 148). Utah State University Press.
  • Namubiru, E. R. (2022). Nuancing resilience for the post-pandemic writing center community. Working Papers in Language and Linguistics, 10, 1 - 21. https://orgs.gmu.edu/wpill/texts/issue_10/Namubiru_2022.pdf  

Grants and Fellowships

  • 2024-2025 WAC Clearinghouse Intern Associate Editor 
  • 2023 Associate of Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC) Grant Recipient 
  • 2018-2019 Stearns Center Faculty Fellow

Courses Taught

ENGH 101: Composition Studies

ENGH 386: Editing for Style, Audience, & Voice

EAP 506 & 507/508: Graduate Communication Across the Disciplines I & II

EAP 113 & 114: Language Support for Chemistry & Physics

Core 6: Advanced Academic English 

Education

  • M.A. Linguistics, University of Virginia
  • B.A. Organizational Communication, George Mason University
  • A.A. Communication, Northern Virginia Community College

Recent Presentations

  • Habib, A. S. & Namubiru, E. R. (2024, March 22). Is this resistance?” Negotiating resistance narratives while caring for material lives in the writing center [Conference workshop]. The Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association.https://mawca.org/page-18352 
  • Goransson, J. & Namubiru, E. (2022, June. 15). When life creeps in: Supporting dissertation/thesis writers in the writing center and beyond [Conference session]. Consortium for Graduate Communication 2022. https://www.gradconsortium.org/2022-cgc-summer-institute-virtual/ 
  • Savage, J. & Namubiru, E.(2019, Sept. 17). Using self-questioning to engage students’ problem-solving skills for academic, social, and emotional challenges [Conference session]. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference2019, Fairfax, VA, United States. https://sched.co/VPjh
  • Habib, A., Namubiru, E., & Savage, J. (2018, Aug. 8). Beyond citation mechanics and plagiarism: engaging (multilingual) students in research [Conference session]. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference 2018, Fairfax, VA, United States. https://doi.org/10.13021/G8itlcp.10.2018.2173
  • Habib, A. & Namubiru, E. (2017, March 24). Building comprehension and meaning through key concepts and key terms [Conference session]. TESOL 2017 International Convention & English Language Expo, Seattle, WA, United States. 
  • Habib, A. S., Mallett, K., Doetsch-Kidder, S., Savage, J., & Namubiru, E. (2016, July 17). Reading and writing for complexity: Using key concepts and key terms to engage multilingual and other learners in scholarly conversations [Conference session]. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference 2016, Fairfax, VA, United States. https://doi.org/10.13021/G8788K 

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