The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is excited to introduce our first Academic Writing Specialist, Dr. Elizabeth Steinbach, Ph.D, who will begin work in early February. Dr. Steinbach will provide academic and scientific writing instruction and guidance to students with supplemental support for USU faculty and staff as resources permit. She will be available both on-site, in the LRC, and online each week.
During her first month, Dr. Steinbach will meet with faculty, staff, and students across the University to become oriented with USU’s current resources and requirements. In early March, a limited number of weekly writing consultation appointments will be available through the LRC homepage (a website for an Academic Writing Center will be launched in late February). Additional services, including the development of brownbag classes and modules to support USU faculty and curriculum, will be developed in upcoming months and deployed over the course of this one-year pilot program.
Dr. Steinbach has 17 years of experience in teaching, and is coming to USU from Austin Community College where she has served as an adjunct ESOL professor. Dr. Steinbach has experience creating, designing, and teaching courses both online and in-person; serving as a writing tutor and assessment specialist; and acting as a student advisor and mentor. Previously, Dr. Steinbach has worked for the University of Texas at Austin and for the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps as a teacher trainer and English language specialist in Armenia and South Africa.
If you have questions about the Academic Writing Specialist position, or would like to meet with Dr. Steinbach during her orientation period, please contact the LRC director, Alison Rollins at alison.rollins@usuhs.edu.
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