Sarah E. Harris

Writing Program Director and Assistant Professor of English
Whitewater Hall 273
(765) 973-8563
harrisse@iue.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Rhetoric Composition & the Teaching of English, University of Arizona, 2013
• MFA in Creative Writing, West Virginia University, 2007
• B.S. in English, Slippery Rock University, 2002

Current Research Interests

Histories of English Studies, Creative Writing Pedagogy, Ethnographic Research, Faculty Development, Rhetoric of Public Engagement, Writing Program Administration and Assessment

Selected Publications/Presentations

Book Chapters

Harris, Sarah E. “Building Our Writing Communities: What We Do in the Workshop and What the Workshop Can Do.” In the Line-Up: Creative Writing and College Composition Eds. Jennifer Maloy, Stephanie Wade, & Elizabeth Weaver. (Forthcoming)

Scholarly Reviews

• Harris, Sarah E. “The Sticking Problem: Locating Creative Writing at Home and Abroad.”
  College English 71.3 (2009): 285 - 290.

Creative Publications

• Harris, Sarah E. “The Kitchen.” NANO Fiction 5.1 (2011): 20. Winner, 3rd Annual NANO Prize.
• Harris, Sarah E. “Freeze.” SpringGun 2.1 (Fall 2010): 21 – 24. <http://www.springgunpress.com/ebookthree>

National Conference Presentations

• “Building a Community of Writers: The Creative Writing Workshop Goes Public,”
  Conference on College Composition and Communication, Las Vegas NV. 2013
• “Opening the Circle: Connecting Workshop Pedagogy and Public Audiences,” Panel,
  Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Chicago IL. 2012
• “As Long as People Write: Training and Supporting New Writing Teachers,” Panel,
  Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Washington DC. 2011

For full CV and additional info see: http://seharris.net