As well as spending their time as peer tutors in our Writing Center, our staffers also engage in research projects in the field of Writing Center Studies that have been featured in journals and presented at conferences. Here is a collection of previous and ongoing Writing Center research projects undertaken by current and former TUWC staffers.
Course-Embedded Peer Writing Support as Mentorship: A Reflection and Exploration
by Nyah Mattison ’22 and Taylor Kielman ’22
TU-Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project
by Eileen Bunch ’21, Hayle Hall ’21, Karisma Keeton ’22, Alex Miller ’21, Madison Perry ’21, and Dr. Scott Whiddon
A project exploring the impact of tutoring on Transylvania University Writing Center alumni
Creativity, Collaboration, Community: The Transylvania University Writing Center
by Jordan Long ’18 and Katherine Tucker ’18
Showcases new location, ongoing initiatives, and campus impact
Facing Harry Denny: Or, Facing Nationality in the Small College Writing Center
Elizabeth Burton ’16
Connects a staffers own experiences in a semester-long writing support initiative to discussions of diversity and inclusion
Course-Embedded Programming and the Need for Clear Expectations
by Ava Hutt, Kailie Settles, and Caroline Shutt
by Emma Masur ’20
Offers insights into course-embeddeded tutoring initiatives based in writing centers through reflection and research collected from anonymous surveys
by Kate McMahan Baughman ’18
Uses findings from interviews with course-embedded staffers in a small pilot program to offer insights on program development and implementation
Katie Coyer ’17
Offers thoughtful summaries of scholarship connecting library-based research workshops to writing center practices