Amy Patterson
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English
Amy Patterson’s research interests include digital pedagogy, sonic rhetoric, and communication across the curriculum. Her most recent project uses qualitative interviews and sound-mapping to explore connections between theater sound design and composing for social change.
Amy has been published in Computers and Composition Digital Press, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, and the Journal of Civic Commitment. She is a member of the national TYCA Task Force on Reading Instruction (2020-2022), and she previously worked in the community college setting as a full-time faculty member, coordinator for international education, and associate dean of general education.
– HASTAC Scholar, 2018-2020
– Council of Basic Writing Fellowship, 2015
– New Teacher of the Year Award, TYCA Midwest, 2013
– Outstanding New Instructor of the Year, WACTE, 2013
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Education
PhD, Clemson University
MA, Northwestern University -
Contact
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Office Hours
By appointment
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Associations
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Offers writing instruction for students in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Students practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres—such as proposals, recommendation reports, letters, presentations, and e-mails—relevant for careers in business. In a workshop setting, offers students an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing
ENGW 3315
Offers writing instruction for students interested in interdisciplinary study or who wish to explore multiple disciplines. Students practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres relevant to their individual experiences and goals. In a workshop setting, offers students an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of sources and to develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.
