Department of English

 

Lecturer  

Writing Tutor Application 2009

Education:

Ph.D. , English/ Composition  (ABD)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

“Smart Women, Collaborative Communities: Writing Centers, Gender and Disciplinarity at a Liberal Arts Institution for Women.”

M.A., English Literature

Radford University

Thesis: “Complex Conversations: Theorizing Tutor Response in the Writing Center”  

M.A.L.S., 1995

Hollins UniversityConcentrations: Literature, Creative Writing, Teaching Licensure

Thesis: “On Edge” (collection of original fiction)

B.A., Psychology

University of Southern California

Courses:Ms. Trianosky will be teaching courses in developmental writing, grammar, writing pedagogy, and the theory and practice of peer collaboration in writing centers.

ENG 011: English Grammar and Comopsition

ENG 295: Special Topics: Cross-Disciplinary Writing and Collaborative Learning in Writing Centers

Advanced Grammar Theories and the Teaching of Writing (in progress) 

Areas of Interest:Ms. Trianosky’s dissertation focuses on the dynamics of collaboration and community-building among tutors and between tutors and students within writing centers. She is also interested in how principles of writing pedagogy can be applied across the disciplines, and how the integration of various components of writing programs’ structures can enhance student learning and curricular cohesiveness. Ms. Trianosky hobbies include classical piano, modern dance and hatha yoga. 

Publications:

Review: “Writing Across Borders.” Video directed by Wayne Robertson. Oregon State University: 2005.  The Writing Center Journal 26.2 (2006): 67-69.

“Tutors Speak: What Do We Want from Our Writing Center Directors?” in Byron Stay and Christina Murphy (Eds.), The Writing Center Director’s Resource, p. 311-320. Co-authored with Carol Peterson Haviland. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

“In Katrina’s Wake” Hollins Alumnae Magazine, 2006. Available at: http://members.cox.net/mtrianosky/KatrinasWake.pd  

“Tutors Theorizing the Writing Center: Whose Theory Is It, Anyway?” Working Papers in Composition & TESOL Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 48-57. 2005. Available at:http://www.english.iup.edu/wpc26t/issues.htm/vol1issi/i1v12005.html/trianosky.htm

“Thunderstorms” WriteShop, 2005. (Essay/Writers’ Workshop/Video Production). 

“Let’s Research: Inviting Tutors into the Conversation.” Southern Discourse, Co-written with B. Godbee, T. Cochran and D. Traywick, 2004.

“Balancing Act: Collaboration in Writing Center Administration,” Southern Discourse, 2003.

“Collaborating with Tutors in the Writing Center Hiring Process,” Southern Discourse, 1999.

Professional Activites:-President, Southeastern Writing Center Association, 1998-2000 and 2002-04 -Southeastern Representative, International Writing Center Assoc.: 2004-06 and 2000-02.

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