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	Irene Clark, Ph.D Professor of English Director of Composition California State University, Northridge

I am currently a Professor of English and Director of Composition at California State University, Northridge, where I also supervise the Rhetoric and Composition Master’s option. Previously, I was the Director of the Writing Center and Co-Director of the Writing Program at the University of Southern California. My research interests focus on the teaching of writing, argumentation, genre and rhetorical theory, teacher preparation in Composition and Literature, and Writing Center issues.

Books

Writing in the Center. Kendall Hunt: 1992, 1998.
Taking a Stand. Harper Collins: 1992, 1995.
Writing About Diversity. Harcourt Brace: 1994, 1997.
The Genre of Argument. Harcourt Brace: 1998.
Concepts in Composition. Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003
Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation
Prentice Hall, 2007
Writing in the Center: Teaching in a Writing Center Setting 4th. edition.
Kendall Hunt, 2008

In Progress

College Argument: Understanding the Genre
Under contract with Kendall Hunt

Genres of Academic Writing: Theoretical Insights, Pedagogical Opportunities

Journals Published In

College Composition and Communication
The Writing Center Journal
WPA: Writing Program Adminstration
Journal of Basic Writing
Computers and Composition
Writing Lab Newsletter
WAC Journal

Recently published:

“A Genre Approach to Writing Assignments” Composition Forum, 2006
“Entering the Conversation: Graduate Thesis Proposals as Genre” Profession 2005
"Writing and Learning in the Health Sciences" WAC Journal 2008

Awards

National Writing Centers Association award for best book Writing in the Center, 1997.
National Writing Centers Association award for best article "Collaboration and Ethics in Writing Center Pedagogy", 1989.
Project Socrates Award, 1988
Innovative Teaching Award, 1988
Jumpstart Grant, 1996
National Writing Centers Association Research Grant, 2000
Judge Julian Beck Instructional Improvement Grant, 2003-2004
Learning Centered University Grant 2005, 2007
Judge Julian Beck Instructional Improvement Grant 2006-2007, 2007-2008
Fulbright Senior Specialist Queen Mary University, London, Fall 2007
Judge Julian Beck Instructional Improvement Grant, 2009-2010
Research and Cretive Activity Grant 2009-2010

Writing RAG Freshman Composition Developmental Composition Student Publications

Composition Faculty Intermediate Composition English Writing Lab Writing Proficiency Exam

CSUN Homepage English Department

Writing RAG	Freshman Composition	Developmental Composition	Student Publications
Composition Faculty	Intermediate Composition	English Writing Lab	Writing Proficiency Exam

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Last Updated 5/16/08

Irene Clark, Ph.D

Books

In Progress

Journals Published In

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