Chad Van Buskirk

Degrees and Institutions

M.A. English, University of Maine
M.A. TESOL, University of Findlay
B.A. English, Bluffton University

Area: University Writing Program; Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Research Interests: College composition: Writing about Writing (WAW), threshold concepts, teaching for transfer; literacies; genre; multilingual composition. Environmental rhetorics: Conversations and community engagement efforts in support of conservation landscaping and ecosystem restoration at the micro-level. L2 writing for academic purposes.

Courses Delivered - In Person

• BGSU 1910: First Year Seminar: Habits of Mind for College Success
• BGSU 1910: First Year Seminar: Where the Wild Things Aren’t … and What You Can Do about It
• ENG 2070: Intermediate Writing
• ENG 4830: Advanced Writing Studio
• ESOL 5000: Academic Composition I
• ESOL 5010: Academic Composition II
• GSW 1100: Intensive Introduction to Academic Writing
• GSW 1110: Introduction to Academic Writing
• GSW 1120: Academic Writing
• GSW 1120H: Academic Writing (Honors College)
• WRIT 1110: Seminar in Academic Writing
• WRIT 1120: Seminar in Research WritingBGSU 1910: First Year Seminar: Habits of Mind for College Success

Courses Delivered - Online Asynchronous

• GSW 1120: Academic Writing
• WRIT 1110: Seminar in Academic Writing
• WRIT 1120: Seminar in Research Writing

Courses Delivered - Online Synchronous

• WRIT 1120: Seminar in Research Writing

Courses Delivered - Hybrid

• ENG 2070: Intermediate Writing

Select Presentations

“Embracing Difference and Interrogating Disciplinary Boundaries: A First-Year Writing Program’s Approach to Promoting Inclusivity Within and Beyond the Classroom.” Co-presenters Kitty Burroughs, Cheryl Hoy, and Elizabeth Zemanski. International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC) Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. June 2016.

“Reading, Writing, and Thinking about Our Reading, Writing, and Thinking: Nurturing Metacognition in Multilingual Composition.” Ohio TESOL Conference. Columbus, OH. October 2015.