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Center Graduate Students: Patrick W. Berry
Patrick W. Berry is a Ph.D. candidate in the Center for Writing Studies in the English Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Contact Information
338 English Building | MC-718
217-244-5511
pberry2@illinois.edu
Biographical Statement
Patrick completed a master’s degree in English and American Literature at the City University of New York. His research concentrates on English teachers’ literacy narratives as a family of genres to explore the intersections among literacy, personal experience, technology, and social class.
Courses and Workshops Taught
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Writing Across the Curriculum TA Seminar
- English 505: Writing Studies I Lab Section
- Mid-America Earthquake Center, Communications Workshop
- B&TW 275: Writing Across Media (https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pberry2/wam)
- B&TW 250: Introduction to Professional Writing
City University of New York, Brooklyn College
- English 1: Composition 1
- Core 6: Introduction to World Literature
- English 0.4: Basic Writing
New York University, Publishing Program
- Magazine Production and Manufacturing
Other Positions
- Research Assistant, Peter Mortensen
- Research Assistant, Catherine Prendergast
- Assistant Director, Center for Writing Studies
- Associate Editor, Computers and Composition
- Program Coordinator for Programs in Professional Writing
- Webmaster, Department of English
- Associate Editor, The Independent Shavian
- Various editorial and production positions, Hearst Communications
Research Interests
Literacy studies, qualitative research methods, cultural historical activity theory, computers and writing