About me
A PhD student in the Writing and Rhetoric program, Jenny taught English 101 at Mason for two years and now serves as the Writing Center’s Graduate Writing Coordinator, providing support for graduate writers working on thesis, dissertation, and academic projects. She also serves as an adjunct instructor in the MA in Teaching Writing program at Johns Hopkins University. Her recent research focuses on writing centers expanding into learning centers or merging with learning centers. Other research interests include teacher education, antiracist pedagogy, and the use of yoga and mindfulness strategies in writing instruction. Before coming to Mason, Jenny worked for eleven years as a high school English teacher at West Springfield High School (VA), where she founded and directed the writing center for eight years. She is the Research Strand Editor for the Journal for Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools.