Mary Alm, P.h.D.

Education:
Ph.D., Univ. of South Carolina at Columbia
M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison
B.A., Moorhead State College

Recent teaching:
Language 311 and Language 312, Tutoring Writing I and Tutoring Writing II

Contact information:
Office: 136 Ramsey Library
Office Phone: (828) 251-6593
malm@unca.edu


Personal statement:
In grade school, I was always the one writing up the activities of the class for the school newsletter. At the University of Wisconsin, I was awarded a graduate assistantship because of my writing skills. What made me an effective writer? That question drove me to the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric. Helping UNCA students discover themselves as writers gives me great satisfaction. In the University Writing Center, I get to learn from students' writing about the psychobiography of Oprah Winfrey, the insect population of our Botanical Garden, and the effect of the arrival of the railroad on Tryon, NC, and countless other fascinating topics. The writing act continues to engage my intellectual curiosity.


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