Heidi M. Williams
Associate Professor
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Department of Languages, Literature and Philosophy听
311 Jackson
615-963-5303
hwillia4@tnstate.edu
Education:
PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
MA,听Murray State University, Murray, KY
BA, Murray State University, Murray, KY
BIO
Dr. Heidi M. Williams is an assistant professor of English in Rhetoric and Composition. She teaches lower division and upper division writing. In her ENGL 1010 and 1020 courses, students will find a structured, fast-paced, active, and creative environment. Some past course themes for 1010 and 1020 include: diversity, stereotyping, money, food, technology, education, conspiracy theories, and her personal favorite, family. Dr. Williams especially enjoys teaching Technical Writing where students research their potential job fields and leave the course with a business portfolio (to include resumes, cover letters, and writing samples) ready to present to a future employer.
Dr. Williams鈥� dissertation focused on Deaf students in the college composition classroom. Her first area of interest in research is Disability Studies and the unique assets, challenges, correlations, and intersections between disability and writing. Other areas of research interest include aspects of diversity (race, gender, dis/ability, age, economic status, veteran status, etc.) as related to higher education in general.
Outside of classroom and research endeavors, Dr. Williams enjoys spending time with her husband and two young daughters, participating in church activities, and maintaining her lively photography hobby.
Select Presentations
"'My Teacher Be Flexin!':The Reasons Why I Write and Perform with My Students." Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Cincinnati, OH. June 8-10, 2017.
"Flanking Home: Personal Agency from John Lewis' March 1-3." Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Regional Conference. Nashville, TN. Oct. 13-15, 2016.
鈥淭he Cost of Free Tuition on a Writing Program: A Glimpse into Tennessee Promise.鈥� Council of Writing Program Administrator鈥檚 Conference. Raleigh, NC. July 14-16, 2016.
鈥淕reat Power, Responsibility, Disability: Analyzing Disabilities in Superhero Comics.鈥� Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con International. San Diego, CA. July 9-12, 2015.
鈥淎ffirming Difference: 鈥淒is鈥滱bility and Writing Center Practice.鈥� The Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference. Chicago, IL, Oct. 17-19, 2014.
鈥淕ateways into the Postsecondary Mainstream Institution: Access to Academic Support Services for Deaf Student Writers." The Conference on College Composition and Communication. St. Louis, IL, March 21-24, 2012.
Session Chair.
鈥淐hallenging Traditions in English Studies.鈥� Southern Illinois University鈥擟arbondale Graduate Conference in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition. Carbondale, IL, March 26-27, 2011.
鈥淭he Composing Process of Mainstream Deaf College Student Writers.鈥� The Conference on College Composition and Communication Research Network Forum. Louisville, KY, March 17-20, 2010.
鈥淔ostering Communal Literacy: Utilizing Interactive Forums to Explore Shared Spaces.鈥� Expanding Literacy Studies Conference. Ohio State University. Columbus, OH, April 3-5, 2009.
鈥淔ueling Students' Writing Processes: Utilizing Creativity Theory in the Writing Classroom.鈥� Southern Illinois University鈥擟arbondale Graduate Conference in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition. Carbondale, IL, March 26-27, 2010.
Classes Taught
English 1010 and 1020, English 1011, UNIV 1000, English 3106 and 3107
Selected University Committees, Campus Groups
鈥nglish Major Academic Advisor
鈥igma Tau Delta Faculty Advisor
鈥igma Alpha Iota Faculty Advisor
鈥aculty Senate Curriculum and Instruction Committee
鈥tudent Judicial Committee for Student Affairs
鈥dvisement Committee
鈥irst Year Writing Committee
鈥SU Day of Service Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014
鈥ecruitment and Retention Committee
鈥pper-Division Writing Committee
鈥extbook Committee
鈥ssessment Committee
鈥nnual University-Wide Research Symposium Judge