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Center Graduate Students: Rebecca Bilbro
Rebecca Bilbro 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
332 English Building | MC-718
217-244-1391
rbilbro2@illinois.edu
Biographical Statement
Rebecca graduated from Skidmore College with BA in English Literature and Mathematics and joined the Writing Studies program at the U of I in 2004. Her research concerns disciplinary intersections and the relationship between literacy and identity-formation. She is currently developing a research/writing technique that blends historiography, ethnography, and rhizomatic activity analysis.
Courses Taught
- English 200: English Conversation for French Speakers (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 at the University of Poitiers)
- Rhetoric 105: Principles of Composition (Spring 2008)
- English 290: Issues in Tutoring Writing
- B&TW 263: Technology, Communication, and Contemporary Society
- B&TW 261: Principles of Technical Communication
- B&TW 250: Principles of Business Communication
Other Positions Held
- Peer Mentor, Rhetoric Program
- Faculty Interviewer, Baccalaureate Writing Assessment Project, Western Michigan University
- Assistant Director, Summer Dissertation Writing Residency
- Writing Consultant, Writers Workshop
- Research Assistant to Dr. Paul Prior
Publications
- Bilbro, Rebecca S. "Dialogics of Discomfort: Race, Roles, and Performance." Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Volume 31. Ed. Norm Denzin. Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2008. 163-181.
- Mitchell, Sally, Paul Prior, Kelly Peake, Rebecca Bilbro, and Richard Andrews. "A Reflexive Approach to Interview Data in an Investigation of Argument." International Journal of Research and Method in Education 31.3 (2008): 229-241.
- Andrews, Richard, Rebecca Bilbro, Sally Mitchell, Kelly Peake, Paul Prior, Beng H. See, Carol Torgeson, and Alison Robinson. "Argumentative Skills in First Year Undergraduates: A Pilot Study." The Higher Education Academy. 1 Dec. 2006. York. 1 Feb. 2009.
Research Interests
- Writing in the Disciplines; Cross-Cultural Writing Studies; Activity Theory; Actor-Network Theory; Genre Theory; Science and Technology Studies; Qualitative Research