Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine

Faculty profile

Susan Gardner, PhD
	Professor of English Director of the Writing Center Southwestern Adventist University, Keene TX • University faculty profile (link goes to Southwestern University's web site) • Research interests • Publications Department of English & Communication Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX  76059 Phone: (817) 202-6038                                     E-mail: gardners@swau.edu

Research interests

Writing Together: Discovering Social Capital in Writing Programs is Dr. Gardner's most recent writing project. In her research Dr. Gardner interviewed directors of writing programs or writing centers at University of California, Riverside; California State University, San Bernardino; Riverside Community College, city campus; and Riverside Community College, Norco campus, to explore how their writing programs build community with the English department and the larger institution.

Selected publications

1. Gardner, S.: The Unrecognized Exceptionality: Teaching Gifted Adolescents with Depression. (March 2003) English Journal, 92.4: pp. 28-32.
2. Gardner, S., Ruiz, J.: A Pen, A Voice, and A Caring Adult: Antidotes to Alienation. (September 2002) California English, pp. 15-16.
3. Gardner, S., Benham, H., and Newell, G: Oh, What a Tangled Web We’ve Woven! Helping Students Evaluate Sources. (September 1999) English Journal, 89.1: pp. 39-44.
4. Gardner, S., Southerland, S.: Interdisciplinary Teaching? It Only Takes Talent, Time, and Treasure. (November 1997) English Journal, 86.7: pp. 30-36.