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2019
Friday, April 5th
8:30 AM

Access and Usability: Exploring Online Writing Center Consultations

Joseph Cheatle
Ja'La Wourman, Michigan State University
Gabrielle White, Michigan State University
Becca Meyer, Michigan State University
Ashley Weiss, Michigan State University
Amber Abboud, Michigan State University

Alumni Boardroom

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Breaking Through the “Editing Service” Misperception: Using Telephone Consultations to Serve Students in Online Courses

Ashley Bauman, University of Indianapolis
Richard Marshall, University of Indianapolis

Alumni Boardroom

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Expanding into the Disciplines: Conventions and Expectations for Undergraduate Writing in Social Work

Jacqueline Kauza

Deeds Boardroom

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Expanding the Hat Rack: Investigating the Roles of Writing Center Social Media Content Creators

Amory Orchard, Indiana University - East

M2225

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Integrating Online Writing Consultations into a Learning Management System (LMS)

David Bauer

Alumni Boardroom

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

SIG: Working with International Students

Dawn Hershberger

M2265

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Soaring into the Classroom with Mini-Modules

Patti Tylka

Auditorium

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Soaring into the STEM-o-sphere: Preparing tutors to engage with STEM students

Laura Hazelton Jones, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Deeds Board Room

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Tending to the Tutor’s Toolbox: Addressing Embodiment, Incorporating Kinesthetic Instruction, and Training for Mental Health

Kyle Pratt, Ball State University
Will Chesher, Ball State University
Bethany Meadows, Ball State University
Jake Hennessy, Ball State University

M2300

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

“What Should I Like to Work on Today?” Assessing Student Response on Appointment Request Forms

Suzanne Smith, The University of Toledo
Clayton Chiarelott, The University of Toledo
Jessica Aberl, The University of Toledo

M2320

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

When They Go Low, We Go High: A Writing Center Amidst the Crisis in the Humanities

Julie Daoud

Deeds Boardroom

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Breaking Through to the English Department: Reducing Misperceptions Held by English Professors about Writing Lab Consultations

Richard Marshall, University of Indianapolis
Karrah Pattengale

Alumni Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Embracing Waywardness: Counter-narratives of Progress and Community

Kelin Hull, IUPUI

Deeds Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Expanding the Writing Center: The Success of Writing Fellows in the Classroom

Allison Cloud

Alumni Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

From Chai Time to Difficult Conversations: Encouraging Self and Cultural Reflection in Consultants

Bayleigh Saulmon

Deeds Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

From Dissonance to Authenticity: Strategies for Navigating Emotional Labor in the Writing Center

Libby Anthony, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
Eric Van Hoose, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
Kara Anand-Gall, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
Zac Tabler, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College

M2300

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

If You've Got a Problem, Yo, Let's Solve It: A Solution-Oriented Discussion for High School Writing Centers

Katie Maciulewicz

M2265

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Off We Go, Into the Writing Yonder, Working Through Consultant Training

Zachery Koppelmann, Wabash College

M2225

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Strategically Queer: The LGBTQ Tutor in the Writing Center

Jay D. Sloan, Kent State University - Stark Campus

Deeds Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

The Writing Center Handbook and the Discourse of Writing Centers: Four Critical Discourse Analyses

David Marquard, Ferris State University
Paige Brady, Ferris State University
Kristen Kelly, Ferris State University
Sam Kodeski, Ferris State University
Jason Mickevich, Ferris State University

M2320

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

We'll be there for you: a workshop to explore librarian-writing tutor collaboration

Heidi Gauder, University of Dayton

Auditorium

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Writing Centers in Current Industrialized Writing Education: Another Cog or the Remedy?

Amir Kalan, University of Dayton
Sachin Nagarajan, University of Dayton

Alumni Boardroom

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

11:00 AM

“’Don’t You Know it’s Time for Me to Fly:’ Articulating Writing Center’s Scope of Work”

Helen Raica-Klotz, Saginaw Valley State University
Chris Giroux, Saginaw Valley State University

Auditorium

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evolving Training Techniques & Practices: The Story of Consult Right

Ashley Cerku, Oakland University
Red Douglas, Oakland University
Emma Shriner, Oakland University

Deeds Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

From Beyond the Center: Lessons on Collaboration from a Sixth-Grade Multimodal Outreach Project

Nick Sanders, Michigan State University

Deeds Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Grammar? Check: A Look at Grammar-Checking Software in the Context of Tutoring

Brandon Stevens

Alumni Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Instituting and Assessing Online Writing Groups: When Flexibility and Change Supports Engagement and Writing Success

Miriam R. Bourgeois, The Ohio State University
Genie Giaimo, The Ohio State University

Alumni Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Laying the Foundation: Writing Centers and Student Affairs Foundational Documents

Marie Ibarra, Michigan State University
Floyd Pouncil, Michigan State University
Lisett Roman, Michigan State University

M2300

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Look out Below!: The Effectiveness of Email Comments

Emily Nolan, Wittenberg University
Courtney Buck, Wittenberg University
Jamie Spallino, Wittenberg University

Alumni Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Toward a Safer Space: Survivor Allies in the Writing Center

Grace Pregent

M2225

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Transfer Theory and Genre-Specific Tutor Training Interventions

Daniel Lawson, Central Michigan University
Kayla Taylor, Central Michigan University

M2320

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

What We Can Learn From Secondary School Writing Centers

Jeffrey Austin, Skyline High School
Christine Modey, The University Of Michigan
Ann Blakeslee, Eastern Michigan University
Carsten Finholt, Skyline High School
Emma Rose Carpenter, Skyline High School
Jackie Grutsch McKinney, Ball State University

M2265

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Writing Center Collaboration with Nonprofit Organizations

Robert W. Holderer Ph.D., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Deeds Boardroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:20 PM

Keynote Luncheon feat. Mike Mattison

ECWCA Administrators

Meyer Room

12:20 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Are Post-Session Student Surveys Useful?: An Examination of Self-Assessment and Gendered Language in Student Surveys

Zach Dwyer, Ball State University
Bethany Meadows, Ball State University

M2300

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

“Conceptions of ‘Progress’: What Does it Mean to Become a Better Writer?”

Scott Howland

Deeds Boardroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Evolving Technologies in Online Writing Center Work

Jenelle Dembsey

M2265

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Expanding writing center services with an eye toward utilizing best data practices

David Luftig, University of Dayton

Alumni Boardroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Reflecting and Connecting: Inventing Shared Space for Student Reflection

Eric Van Hoose

Deeds Boardroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

That’s Not Wright: Undergraduate Tutor Research as Resistance to Misperceptions of Writing Center Work

Brent House, California University of Pennsylvania
Brittany Kach, California University of Pennsylvania
Autumn Benjamin, California University of Pennsylvania
Alexis Klaproth, California University of Pennsylvania

M2320

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Complexities of Social Justice and Writing Centers: A Reflection

Aaron Wilder

Deeds Boardroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Story our Body Language Tells: Nonverbal Aspects of Communication during Tutoring Sessions

Anastasiia Kryzhanivska, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Alumni Boardroom

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Thinking Through the Use of Decolonial Methods in Global Collaborations: The Story of a North-North-South-South Partnership

Rachel Robinson, Michigan State University
Trixie Smith, Michigan State University
Katie Bryant, Carleton University

M2225

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Writing Spaces and Sponsorship

Madison Sabatelli, Ohio State University - Main Campus

Auditorium

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:15 PM

Breaking Through Academic Barriers: Which Major Knows the ‘Wright’ Way to Write?

Amelia Lasbury, University of Indianapolis
Kara Wagoner, University of Indianapolis
Hannah Smith, University of Indianapolis

M2265

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Comics and Fictional Conundrums: Art Drawn From and For the Writing Center

Abigail C. Wisser Ms., Cedarville University
Caroline J. Clauson Ms., Cedarville University

M2320

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Handouts in a Digital Age: How the Resources We Use Impact Student Agency

Kate Marquam, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Deeds Boardroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Investigating Writing Center Report Form Efficacy

Emily Stainbrook
Romaisha Rahman, University of New Mexico

Alumni Boardroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Learning to Fly: Student Leadership and Sustainable Growth in the Writing Center

Melissa Henry

Deeds Boardroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Listening Across Experience: A Cultural Rhetorics Approach to Understanding Power Dynamics and Relationality within a University Writing Center

Varshini Balaji
Marilee Brooks-Gillies, IUPUI
Kelin Hull, IUPUI
KC Chan-Brose, IUPUI
James White, IUPUI

M2300

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Ready (or Not) for Your Close Up?: Consultant Experiences with Video-Recording Tutorials

Alicia Brazeau, The College of Wooster
Tessa Hall, College of Wooster

Alumni Boardroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Self-Esteem in the Writing Process

Rachel Epstein

Auditorium

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

The Citizen Model: Student Governance in the Writing Center

Rachel Carroll
Ragan Williams, Marian University - Indianapolis

M2225

3:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Turning Headwinds into Tailwinds: Assessing Student Dissatisfaction in the Writing Center

Natalie Delemeester, Saginaw Valley State University

Alumni Boardroom

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

4:30 PM

Benefits of Appointment Based Writing Centers for ELL/Graduate Students

Angela Stevenson
John L. Hilyer (Layne), Univeristy of Dayton

M2320

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Confronting White Privilege: How Writing Centers Can Assist Students of Color in Meeting Academic Requirements While Maintaining Their Voice

Tyrice Denson, University of Michigan-Flint
Angela Repke, University of Michigan-Flint

M2265

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Exploring New Heights and Opportunities: New Literacies & the Writing Center

Megan A. Connor, Ashland University
Amber Cocchiola, Kent State University - Kent Campus

Auditorium

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

How to Attract Graduate Writers? One Center’s Turbulent Attempts to Reach New Heights

Yvonne R. Lee, Kent State University - Kent Campus
Monique A. Brown, Kent State University - Kent Campus

M2320

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Motivation and the Writing Process

David Harrington
Rachel Carroll, Marian University - Indianapolis

Alumni Boardroom

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Music in the Writing Center

Colton Wansitler
Nicholas Buonanni (Nick)

Alumni Boardroom

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Ready to Launch?: Preparing Tutors for Next Steps

Jackie Grutsch McKinney, Ball State University
Marilee Brooks Gillies, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Harry Denny, Purdue University
Kat Greene, Ball State University

M2300

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Respectful Alignment among Programs

Mary Murray McDonald, Cleveland State University

M2320

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The House Challenge: Gamifying Development

Kyle Pratt, Ball State University

Deeds Boardroom

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The Other Side: Tutoring ESL Writers in ESL Classrooms

Anna Adams, Kent State University
Katlyn Thomas, Kent State University

Deeds Boardroom

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Unconditional Positive Regard: TYC Writing Centers as Spaces for Self-Invention

Leah Bublitz

Alumni Boardroom

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Writing Technologies and Active Learning Design in Writing Centers

Stephanie Meranda

M2225

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Evening Social and Tutor Award Ceremony at America's Packard Museum

ECWCA Administrators

America's Packard Museum (420 S. Ludlow Street, Dayton, OH, 45402)

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM