Kathleen Lyons
Kathleen Lyons
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Composition; Assistant Director, Foundational Writing Program (Florham)
Department of Literature, Language, Writing, and Humanities
Courses
- Fundamentals of Writing
- Intro to Composition
- Rhetoric and Inquiry
- Research and Argument
- Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing
Research
- Disability
- Access and Inclusion
- Writing Pedagogy
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Rhetorical Theory
- Writing to Learn
Education
- BA, Dickinson College
- MA, Boston College
- PhD, University of Delaware
Academic Profile
Dr. Lyons teaches classes in first-year writing, rhetoric and composition, disability studies, and technical and professional communication. She is also the Assistant Director of Writing at the Florham Campus. In her teaching and leadership roles, she prioritizes accessibility and mindfulness to support student learning. In her scholarly work, Dr. Lyons engages qualitative research methods and rhetorical theory to study access and inclusion in writing pedagogy. Her current research explores the role of writing instructors as access-makers in higher education.
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