Nicole Varty (ay5755)
University information
Contact information
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English
9205.4, 5057 Woodward
Rhetoric and Composition
An ecological model of writing, antiracist composition pedagogy and curriculum development, student support, assessment, student voice research, cultural rhetorics, narrative medicine
- 2022 Academy of Teachers membership
- 2021 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 2021 OVPR Arts and Humanities Grant: Anti-Racist Language Practices
- 2020 Humanities Center Working Group Grant: Linguistic Justice
- 2019 Assessment Program Grant: Composition Learning Community
- 2015 American Graduate Champion, Detroit Public Television
- 2013 Humanities Center Working Group Grant: Composition Learning Communities
- 2012 APEX Instructional Excellence Award, Wayne State University APEX Program
“‘Talk About, Talk Through, and Reflect’: Student-to-Student Interviews as Critical Interventions in Learning Community Assessment.” Composition Studies 52.2 (Fall 2024). Lead author. Co-authored with Adrienne Jankens.
“A Dual Mission: Antiracist Writing Instruction and Instructor Attitudes about Student Language.” Across the Disciplines: A Journal of Language, Learning and Academic Writing. 20.1/2 (2023) pp. 56-88.
Co-authored with Adrienne Jankens, Clay Walker, Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, Anna Lindner, and Anita Mixon.
“Building Sustainable Antiracist Coalition: Developing a Research Team for Studying Diverse Language and Literacy Practices at the University.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan. 38.1 (Fall/Winter 2022) pp. 39-46. Lead author. Co-authored with Adrienne Jankens, Linda Jimenez, Anna Lindner and Mariel Krupansky.
“The (Missing) Human Part: Listening for Students’ Perceptions of the Value of Peer Mentors.” Learning Communities Research and Practice. 9.1 (2021). Co-authored with Adrienne Jankens, Haley Shier and Michelle Borkosh.
“A Question of Support: Assessing a Composition Learning Community for Student Learning and Academic Success.” Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning. 2.4 (2021).
“Correlating What We Know: A Mixed Methods Study of Reflection and Writing in First-Year Writing Assessment.” Composition Forum. 47 (Fall 2021). Co-authored with Jeff Pruchnic, Ellen Barton, Sarah Primeau, Thomas Trimble and Tanina Foster Moore.
