Meaghan Rand

Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, UNC Charlotte
M.A. in English, University of Texas at Arlington
B.A. in English, University of Connecticut

Areas of Interest

• Rhetoric and Composition
• Writing Program Administration
• Digital Literacies and Multimodality
• Identity Studies/Narrative Studies
• Writing Center Theory and Practice

Selected Publications and Presentations

“A Series of Unfortunate Contradictions–Or is it? How can Faculty Push for Advocacy to Create Meaningful Change? Computers and Writing Conference (Greenville, NC), May 2022.

“Take That to the Bank: The Checks and Balances of Participatory Course Design.” Global Society of Online Literacy Educators Conference (virtual), January 2022.

“The Art of Likes: Writing Centers’ Navigation of Social Media’s Tensions.” Panel Presentation given at the International Writing Center Association Conference (Columbus, OH), October 2019.

“Performing Disciplinary Identity Through Undergraduate Degree Programs in Independent Writing Programs/Departments.”  Independent Writing Departments and Programs (IWDPA) sponsored panel at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (Pittsburgh, PA), March 2019.

“From the Ground Up and Through the Weeds: Independence, Contingent Faculty and Growing a Program on Collaboration.”  Independent Writing Departments and Programs Association (IWDPA) sponsored panel at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (Kansas City, MO), March 2018.

“‘What Have You Always Wanted to Know’: Guiding Students to Ask The ‘Big Questions’ in Their Inquiry Projects.” Teacher to Teacher Forum (T2T) at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (Kansas City, MO), March 2018.

Courses Taught

EDCI 8999: Dissertation Hours

LBST 2301 (Critical Thinking and Communication): The Rhetoric of Money

WRDS 1103: Writing and Inquiry in Academic Contexts I and II

WRDS 1103 Honors

WRDS 1104: Writing and Inquiry in Academic Contexts I and II with Studio

WRDS 2101: Advanced Writing, Research & Critical Analysis

WRDS 4402/ENGL 4400/ENGL 5400: Research, Theory, and Practice of Tutoring Writing

Professional Appointments

• UNC Charlotte: Teaching Professor (2022-present), Associate Graduate Faculty Member (2019-present), Associate Director of the Writing Resources Center (2019—2022), Senior Lecturer (2017—2022), Lecturer (2011—2017), Honors Faculty Member (2013—Present), Adjunct Instructor (2010—2011)
• Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, NC. Adjunct Instructor (2010—2011)
• University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT.  Adjunct Instructor (2006—2008)