Elisabeth Buck, PhD
Assistant Professor / Director, Multiliteracy & Communication Center
English & Communication
Contact
508-999-8284
ebuck@umassd.edu
Liberal Arts 325
Education
| 2016 | Ball State University | PhD |
| 2012 | University of Nevada, Reno | MA |
| 2010 | Loyola Marymount University | BA |
Teaching
- Writing/Multiliteracy Center Theory and Practice
- Public Relations/Professional Writing
- Digital and Social Media
- First-Year English
- Community Engaged Writing
Teaching
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Theories and dynamics of writing consultation and course-based tutoring. Readings theorize the writing process, conflicting ideas about writing itself, as well as writing center history, theory, and practice. The course is highly interactive, calling on students to use readings as the grounding for the critical examination of writing consultant practices, as well as the co-construction of classroom discussions and activities. Field work (one hour per week) as a writing consultant is required.
Theories and dynamics of writing consultation and course-based tutoring. Readings theorize the writing process, conflicting ideas about writing itself, as well as writing center history, theory, and practice. The course is highly interactive, calling on students to use readings as the grounding for the critical examination of writing consultant practices, as well as the co-construction of classroom discussions and activities. Field work (one hour per week) as a writing consultant is required.
This course offers students a comprehensive understanding of the purposes of public relations, its principles, and the techniques by which its goals are accomplished. The course covers the full range of public relations strategies used by individuals, agencies, corporations, and governments, including press releases, audio-visual presentations, public speaking, paid advertising, lobbying, fostering employee relations, and promoting citizen involvement.
Research
Research Interests
- Writing Center/Writing Program Administration
- Digital Literacies
- Public Writing/Discourse
- Rhetoric(s) of Popular Culture
Select publications
Buck, Elisabeth H. (2019).
“From CRLA to For-Credit Course: The New Director’s Guide to Assessing Tutor Education.”
WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship
Buck, Elisabeth H. (2017).
Open-Access, Multimodality, and Writing Center Studies (monograph)
Elisabeth H. Buck (2015).
"Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—Oh My!: Assessing the Efficacy of the Rhetorical Composing Situation with FYC Students as Advanced Social Media Practitioners."
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 19.3
Dr. Buck received her PhD in English, Rhetoric and Writing from Ball State University. She is the author of <Open-Access, Multimodality, and Writing Center Studies>, a work nominated for the 2018 International Writing Center Association's Outstanding Book Award. Her research has also recently been published in <The Peer Review,> <Praxis: A Writing Center Journal,> and<Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.> Dr. Buck sees both her scholarly and pedagogical interests manifest in her role as Founding Director of the Multiliteracy & Communication Center, a tutoring center that helps all UMassD students grow as independent and confident communicators—on the written page and across a variety of current and emerging platforms and technologies.