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Laurie Ann Britt-Smith

Director of Center for Writing, Advisor for Rhetoric and Composition

Areas of Expertise

Rhetoric, Social Justice, Composition Studies, Writing Across the Curriculum, Professional Writing, Language and Literacy Studies, 19th Century American Literature, Humor

Education

Ph.D., Saint Louis University

Biography

Laurie serves as Director for the Center for Writing and Program Advisor for the Rhetoric and Composition Minor.

Publications

  • "" Writing Beyond the University: Preparing Lifelong Learners for Lifewide Writing, edited by Julia Bleakney, Jessie L. Moore, and Paula Rosinski, Elon, NC: Elon University Center for Engaged Learning, 2022.
  • "" The Conversation. 11 Jan. 2021.
  • "." Redesigning Liberal Education: Innovative Design for a Twenty-First-Century Undergraduate Education, edited by William Moner, Phillip Motley, and Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020, pp. 85-97.
  • "Not So Easily Dismissed: The Intellectual Influences and Rhetorical Voice of Dorothy Day--'Servant of God.'" â€‹edited by Lynee Lewis Gaillet and Helen Gaillet Bailey. South Carolina University Press, 2019, pp. 206-221.
  • "." Connections, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, 2019.
  • "." Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education , vol. 52, 2017, pp. 14-15.
  • Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education , vol. 51, 2017, pp. 50-51.
  • "Do We Really Want the Flies We Might Catch? Interrogating 'Post-Feminist' Lessons for Success." ,  edited by Kristi Cole and Holly Hassel. Routledge, 2017, pp.38-45. Co-authored with Heather Hill-Vasquez.
  • Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, vol.  45, 2014, pp. 35-36.
  • "Faith, Rhetoric, Rock 'n Roll: The Boundary Crossing Influence of Bono's Prophetic Vision." Prophetic Critique and Popular Media: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Application, edited by Robert Woods and Kevin Healey. Peter Lang, 2013, pp. 35-53.
  • "s." Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, vol. 43, 2013, pp. 20-21. Co-authored with Lisa Zimmerelli, Cinthia Gannett, and John Kerrigan.
  • "Faith, Politics, and Paradox: Jim Wallis as Social Justice Prophet." The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, vol. 1, no. 4, 2012, pp. 149-158.
  • "Txt Msgs 4 Afrca: Social Justice Communities in a Digital World." Reflections: Writing, Service Learning, and Community Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, 2010, pp. 172-194.
  • "." The Cresset, vol. 71, no. 1, 2007, pp. 17-20.
  • Review - Furious Flower II: The Black Poetic Tradition. African American Review, vol. 40, no. 3, 2006, pp. 604-605.

Editorial Work

  • To Wit - The Newsletter of the American Humor Studies Association. Editor. (2011-2016).
  • Conversations in Jesuit Higher Education. Member of the National Seminar (Editorial Board, 2012-2015).
  • The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society. Associate Editor. Vols. 1.1-1.3.

Writing Program Experience

  • 2015-present - Center for Writing Director, »»ÆÞÂÛ̳.
  • 2008-2015 - Associate Professor, Writing Program Director, and Director of the Writing Center, University of Detroit Mercy.
  • 2006-2007 - Writing Program Assistant Director, Saint Louis University. 

Awards

  • 2009 - Mellon Grant for Humanities Studies. College of Liberal Arts and Education, University of Detroit Mercy.
  • 2007 - Dr. Mary Louise Adams Endowed Fellowship. College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Louis University.
  • 2000 - VanReenan Award for Excellence in the Teaching of College Writing, Western Michigan University.

Involved In

  • HC F1RST Advisory Board.
  • Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
  • Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, Founding member. Treasurer (2018-present).
  • Jesuit Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, Vice-Chair/Chair (2017-2020).
  • Northeast Writing Across the Curriculum Consortium, Chair (2017- 2019). Vice-Chair (2016-2017).
  • Research Network Forum at the College Conference on Composition and Communication (2011-present). 

Sample Courses

  • Introduction to Academic Writing
  • Writing about Data and Policy