Ms. Amy D. Clark, Ph.D. |
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Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition |
Director, Appalachian Writing Project |
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Office Location: |
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Zehmer 122 |
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Office Phone: |
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(276) 376-4562 |
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Office Fax: |
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(276) 328-0173 |
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adc5q@uvawise.edu |
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Education: |
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B.A., English
1992
University of Virginia's College at Wise |
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M.A., English
1993
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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Ph.D., Rhetoric and Applied Linguistics
2005
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
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Courses
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Composition 101 and 102
Introduction to Public Speaking
Teaching Writing 6-College
Appalachian Literature |
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Professional
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Dr. Clark is founding director of the Appalachian Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, which serves public schools and colleges in eight southwest Virginia counties and the city of Norton. She was honored with the 2005 Harrison Award for Outstanding Teaching at UVA-Wise. |
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Research
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Her current research interest includes the literacies of Appalachian women, and the Appalachian dialect. Dr. Clark's research study on the vernacular literacies of Appalachian Women was awareded the 2004 Research Grant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. |
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Recent
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Dr. Clark has published and presented in the fields of writing and Appalachian culture.She has published articles on Appalachian issues in such venues as The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Tampa Tribune, Blue Ridge Country, Now and Then: The Appalachian Magazine, and the Journal of the Virginia Writing Project. Her radio interviews and essays have appeared on "With Good Reason," sponsored by the Foundation for the Humanities. She recently appeared on an Appalachian Writers' panel with Lee Smith and Donna Warmuth. |
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