Leslie Dennen

Leslie Dennen is the director of the Writing Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Language. She received her Masters degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and Certificate in Composition from San Francisco State University. She received her Doctorate in Education from USF in 2007. Her dissertation investigated how student engagement in on-campus activities affected student identity and beliefs about their learning process. Her article "Writing Center for Credit: A Correlation Study" was recently accepted for publication in the Sound Instruction Book: Writing Center Theory and Practice by Academic Exchange Quarterly. Her research interests include cognitive epistemology, student learning and writing practices, and writing center research.