Martha D. Patton

Martha D. Patton specializes in writing in the disciplines, particularly in the sciences, although she teaches a range of courses in writing, women's literature, and the humanities. She has published several book chapters as well as articles in journals such as The Writing Instructor, The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, and The Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. Her current book project is called From the Organism to the Environment: A Darwinian Study of WID Illustrated with Cases from Civil Engineering.

Education
PhD 1994, University of Missouri-Columbia

Selected Publications

• "A Case Study of Reading in a Writing-Intensive Physics Course for Non-Majors." Journal of Teaching Writing. 24.1 (2008): 21-40.
• "Beyond WI: Building an Integrated Communication Curriculum in One Department of Civil Engineering." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Guest Eds. Marie C. Paretti and Lisa McNair. 51.3 (2008): 313-327. ieeexplore.ieee.org
• "The Use of Web-Based Student Extension Publications to Improve Undergraduate Student Writing." Journal of Natural Resources & Life Sciences Education 36 (2007): 95-102. With P. P. Motavalli and R. J. Miles. www.eric.ed.gov
• "Pseudoscience." American History through Literature, 1870-1920 Eds. Tom Quirk and Gary Scharnhorst. New York: Charles Scribners & Sons, 2006. 3: 915-21.
• "Spiritualism." American History through Literature, 1870-1920 Eds. Tom Quirk and Gary Scharnhorst. New York: Charles Scribners & Sons, 2006. 3: 1069-74
• "Ten Engineers Reading: Disjunctions Between Preference and Practice in Civil Engineering Faculty Responses." Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 36.3 (2006): 253-271. With Summer Smith Taylor. tc.eserver.org
• "Frauds, Hoaxes, and Pseudoscience: A Course in Argumentation." Academic Exchange Quarterly 7.4 (2004): 204-208
• "Literacy and Learning in Context: Biology Students in the Classroom and the Lab." Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century Ed. Beth Stroble, Brian Huot and Charles Bazerman. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2004. 151-171. With Edwin Nagelhout.
• "Situated Writing Workshops: Putting Writing Advice in Context." The Writing Instructor (2004). www.writinginstructor.com
• "Promoting Environmental Writing in Undergraduate Soil Science Programs." Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. 32 (2003): 93-99.  With Motavalli, P. P., R.A. Logan, and C. J. Frey.
• "Research or Faculty Development? A Study of WI Faculty Commenting." Writing Program Administration: Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators 27.1-2 (2003): 75-91
• "Heightening Reflection Through Dialogue: A Case for Electronic Journaling and Electronic Concept Mapping in Science Classes." Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education. 1.3 (2001): 321-333. Norfolk, VA: AACE. With Germann, P. and Young-Soo, K. www.editlib.org
• "Dealing with Resistance to WAC in the Natural and Applied Sciences." Language and Learning Across the Curriculum. 3.1 (1998): 64-76. With A. Krawitz, K. Libbus, M. Ryan, and M. Townsend. 64.233.167.104

Courses Taught

• English 1000: Exposition and Argumention (for engineers)
• English 2180: Introduction to Women's Literature
• English 4045/7045: Rhetorical Studies (The Rhetoric of Scientific Texts)
• English 4050/7050: Historical Survey of Rhetoric\
• English 8010: Theory and Practice of College Composition
• Humanities 2111H: The Ancient World
• Humanities 2112H: The Middle Ages & Renaissance
• Humanities 2113H: The Early Modern World

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