Emmett Ryan

Director of Academic International Programming, Global Engagement Office

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

M.A. Queens College

B.A. Manhattan College

Courses Taught

English 110: First Year Composition

English 110-LL: First Year Composition, Arches Living and Learning Community

English 110-ED: First Year Composition for Education Majors

English 292: Special Topics -- Food Writing in Literature

  • Publications and Scholarly Activities

    Recent Conference Papers and Presentations

    Chair and respondent to “New Views in First Year Writing.” College English Association National Conference: New Orleans, LA. March 28, 2019.

    “Qualitative Inquiry in the Composition Classroom: Student Case Studies in Food Writing.” Research Network Forum Presentation. Conference on College Composition and Communication: Kansas City, MO. Mar. 14, 2018

    “Building Bridges between Diverse Islands: Alternative Approaches to Composition that Engage Learning Transfer.” College English Association National Conference: Hilton Head Island, SC. March 30, 2017.

    “Rhetorical Approaches to Sustainability, the Environment, and Teaching Food Studies in the Composition Classroom." Conference on College Composition and Communication: Portland, OR. March 16, 2017.

    "Creating Common Ground: A Discussion between Composition Teachers from Different Academic Backgrounds.” College English Association National Conference: Denver, CO. April 1, 2016.

    "Innovative Literacy Practices in First-Year College Writing.” College Reading & Learning Association: Portland, OR. Nov. 6, 2015.

    "Beyond Aristotle: Re-imagining Composition in Local Writing Classrooms.”  College English Association National Conference: Indianapolis, IN. March 26, 2015.

    "Eco-composition and Food Writing: Teaching Writing towards a More Sustainable Future.” Research Network Forum Presentation. Conference on College Composition and Communication: Tampa, FL. Mar. 18, 2015.

    “Narratives from the Restaurant Kitchen: What Working-Class Student Writers Can Learn from Working-Class Chefs.”  National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention: Washington, DC.  Nov. 21, 2014.

    “Meaningful Literacy in the Second Language Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach.” Three Rivers TESOL Conference: Pittsburgh, PA. Oct. 25, 2014.

    “International Composition: A Global Vision for College Writing Classrooms.” State University of NY Conference on Writing: Syracuse, NY. Sept. 26, 2014.

    "The Things They Carry: Non-Writing Concerns in the Tutorial and How/When to Redirect the Conversation." Fishbowl-Roundtable Presentation. Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association: Salisbury, MD. April 5, 2014.

    “Looking Beyond the Horizon: The Future of Food Writing in Composition Classes.” College English Association National Conference: Baltimore, MD. March 28, 2014.

  • Professional Experience and Memberships

    Professional Memberships

    College Composition and Communication

    College English Association

    National Council of Teachers of English

    Three Rivers TESOL Association