Adrienne Nicole Baker Jankens (dx1044)
University information
Title: Assistant Professor
Unit: English
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science
ORCID iD:
0009-0009-8860-0046
Contact information
5057 Woodward
CLAS, English Dept, Ste 10505
Detroit, 48202
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department:
Title:
Assistant Professor
Phone:
248-755-0446
Email:
adrienne.jankens@wayne.edu
Office:
10505, 5057 Woodward
Website:
http://adriennejankens.com
Social Media:
https://twitter.com/adriennejankens
Research interest(s)/area of expertise:
Writing program administration, teacher development, first-year writing, reflective writing
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications:
B.A. English, Valparaiso University
M.A. English Composition and Communication, Central Michigan University
Ph.D. English, Rhetoric and Composition, Wayne State University
Professional Education Certificate, State of Michigan, expires June 2026
Awards and grants:
Excellence in Teaching Writing Award, Wayne State University Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2015
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2020
General Education Teaching Award, 2021
University Research Grant, 2021
Arts and Humanities Research Support Grant, 2021
Josephine Nevins Keal Faculty Fellowship, 2022-2023
CLAS Social Justice Initiative Grant, 2023-2024
University Research Grant, 2024
Selected publications:
- Jankens, Adrienne. “’Am I Up For This?’: A Nontraditional Student’s Critical Encounters in FYC.” The Journal of Teaching Writing, vol. 37, no. 1, 2023, pp. 95-126
- Jankens, Adrienne, Clay Walker, Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, Anna E. Lindner, Anita Mixon, and Nicole Guinot Varty. “A Dual Mission: Antiracist Writing Instruction and Instructor Attitudes about Student Language.” Across the Disciplines, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2023
- Jankens, Adrienne, and Joe Torok. “Structuration and Genre: Revising Teaching Observations to Reflect Program Values.” Composition Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, 2023, pp. 65-90
- Varty, Nicole Guinot, Adrienne Jankens, Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, and Anna Lindner. “Building Sustainable Antiracist Coalition: Developing a Research Team for Studying Diverse Language and Literacy Practices at the University.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan, vol. 38, no. 1 Fall 2022/Winter 2023, pp. 39-46
- Jankens, Adrienne. “A Sweet Spot, A Safe Space.” 4C Documentarian Tales: Recollections from an Uncommon Time. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. NCTE Press. 2022, pp. 35-45
- Jankens, Adrienne, Nicole Guinot Varty, Haley Shier, and Michelle Borkosh. "The (Missing) Human Part: Listening for Students' Perceptions of the Value of Peer Mentors." Learning Communities Research and Practice, vol. 9. November 2021
- Jankens, Adrienne and Amy Ann Latawiec. "Revising Reflection for Results in Teacher Research." Composition Forum, vol. 46. Spring 2021
- Jankens, Adrienne. “Readings for Rhetorical Responsibility: Using Contemporary Online Texts to Deepen a Concept.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan, vol. 36., no. 1, Fall 2020
- Jankens, Adrienne. "Learning How to Ask Writing Questions with Rhetorical Reflections." Composition Forum, vol. 41. Spring 2019
- Trimble, Thomas and Adrienne Jankens. “Features of Reflective Writing: Using Taxonomies of Metacognitive Behaviors to Analyze Student Reflection and Improve Teaching Practice.” Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, vol. 19, no. 3, October 2019
- Wallis, Jule and Adrienne Jankens. “Collaborative Development: Reflective Mentoring for GTAs.” Writing Program and Writing Center Collaborations: Transcending Boundaries. Eds. Alice Myatt and Lynee Gaillet. Palgrave MacMillan, 2016
