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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Survey-Based Study Exploring Required Writing Center Visits at a SLAC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Eve Brunell, Estella Davis, Jay Fowler, Caroline Host, Dylan Howell, Emily Jackson, Olivia Jackson, Evan Paden, Olivia Sparks, Ellie Thornsbury and Erika Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course-Embedded Programming and the Need for Clear Expectations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Ava Hutt, Kailie Settles and Caroline Shutt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Course Embedded Tutoring, New Genres, and the Small College Environment: An Exploration and Reflection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Emma Masur \u201920<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers insights into course-embeddeded tutoring initiatives based in writing centers through reflection and research collected from anonymous surveys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Notes from the Grey Space: An Open Letter to Instructors Participating in Course-Embedded Tutoring Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Kate McMahan Baughman \u201918<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uses findings from interviews with course-embedded staffers in a small pilot program to offer insights on program development and implementation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Connecting Writing Centers to Libraries, from an Undergraduate Tutor’s Perspective: a Brief Literature Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Coyer \u201917<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offers thoughtful summaries of scholarship connecting library-based research workshops to writing center practices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Course-Embedded Peer Writing Support as Mentorship: A Reflection and Exploration <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Nyah Mattison \u201922 and Taylor Kielman \u201922<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TU-Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Eileen Bunch ’21, Hayle Hall ’21, Karisma Keeton ’22, Alex Miller ’21, Madison Perry ’21 and Dr. Scott Whiddon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A project exploring the impact of tutoring on Transylvania University Writing Center alumni<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Creativity, Collaboration, Community: The Transylvania University Writing Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Jordan Long \u201918 and Katherine Tucker \u201918<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showcases new location, ongoing initiatives, and campus impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Facing Harry Denny: Or, Facing Nationality in the Small College Writing Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Burton ’16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connects a staffers own experiences in a semester-long writing support initiative to discussions of diversity and inclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Survey-Based Study Exploring Required Writing Center Visits at a SLAC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

presented by Eve Brunell, Estella Davis, Caroline Host, and Dylan Howell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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. A Survey-Based Study Exploring Required Writing Center Visits at<\/p>\n

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