Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Ph.D., English, Rhetoric and Composition, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2014

Dissertation: Responsive Classroom Ecologies: Supporting Student Inquiry and Rhetorical Awareness in College Writing Courses 

Gwen Gorzelsky, director; Ellen Barton, committee member; Dana Driscoll, committee member; Marilyn Cooper, committee member

M.A., English Composition and Communication, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 2006

B.A., English, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, 2000

Certification: Professional Education Certificate, State of Michigan, expires June 2031

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2026-present

Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2019-present

Senior Lecturer, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2016-2019

Lecturer, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2011-2016

• ENG 1020 Introductory College Writing
• ENG 3010 Intermediate College Writing
• ENG 5010 Advanced Expository Writing
• ENG 5790 Writing Theory
• ENG 5795 Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies
• ENG 6001 Pedagogical Practicum I (3 cr.)
• ENG 6004 Pedagogical Practicum II (3 cr.)
• ENG 7007 Composition Theory
• ENG 7062 Designing Research in Rhetoric and Composition
• ENG 7064 The Teaching of Writing
• ENG 7066 Writing in Multiple Settings
• ENG 7850 Pedagogical Practicum I (2 cr.)
• ENG 7860 Pedagogical Practicum II (2 cr.)
• ENG 7990 Antiracist Writing Pedagogy
• ENG 7990 Building Bridges for Literacy (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Composition Pedagogy (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Design Rhetoric and Writing Program Administration (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Discourses in Literacy Education and Composition (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Feminist Rhetorical Pedagogies (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Research Design (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Teaching College Writing (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Visual Rhetoric in the Composition Classroom (directed study)
• ENG 7990 Writing Pedagogies (directed study)
• ENG 8007 Seminar in Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Adjunct Instructor, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI, 2009-2011

• ENG 1510 Composition I
• ENG 1520 Composition II

Adjunct Instructor, Central Michigan University Off-Campus Programs, Troy, Warren, and Auburn Hills, MI 2009-2011

• ENG 101 Freshman Composition

Adjunct Instructor, Baker College, Auburn Hills, MI, 2009-2011

• ENG 101 Composition I

Adjunct Instructor. Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ, 2009

• ENG 101 Freshman Composition (online)

 Teacher, Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe, AZ, 2007-2008

• ENG 101/102 (dual enrollment with Rio Salado College)
• AP English Literature and Composition
• Sophomore English

Instructor of English Education, One-Year Temporary, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI, 2006-2007

• ENG 111 Composition I
• ENG 203 Historical Approaches to Literature (Independent Study)
• ENG 204 Thematic Approaches to Literature
• ENG 380 Teaching the Art of Writing
• ENG 482 Methods of Teaching English

Adjunct Instructor, Delta College, University Center, MI, 2006

• ENG 111 College Composition I

Teacher, Valley Lutheran High School, Saginaw, MI, 2000-2006

• AP English Language and Composition
• Composition I and II
• World Literature
• Speech Communication
• Drama
• Senior Studies

ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Director of Composition, English Department, Wayne State University, 2025-2026 (on sabbatical Fall 2026)

Co-Chair, Conference on Community Writing, hosted by Wayne State University, 2025, 2027

Chair, Composition Program Mentoring Committee, Wayne State University, 2013-2019

• Organizing and supervising mentoring and observation of first-year Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Organizing and facilitating teaching circles
• Organizing Writing Teacher Award nomination and deliberation process
• Facilitating Reflective Teaching Reading Group, 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Co-Coordinator. Wayne State University Teaching of Writing Conference. September 2016, February 2019

• Scheduling conference timeline, reserving conference space, and ordering refreshments
• Composing and circulating call for papers, conference program, and conference website
• Organizing conference sessions
• Communicating with participants and presenters prior to and during conference

Co-Coordinator. Corridors ’17: The Great Lakes Writing and Rhetoric Conference. Wayne State University. September 2017.

• Scheduling conference timeline, reserving conference space, and ordering refreshments
• Composing and circulating call for papers, conference program, and conference website
• Organizing conference sessions
• Communicating with participants and presenters prior to and during conference

Facilitator, ENG 3010 Teaching Circle, Wayne State University, Summer 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017.

• Organizing and facilitating teaching circle meetings for new and experienced instructors of the course
• Generating materials for instructional support

Co-Coordinator, Composition Learning Community, Wayne State University, August 2015-present (Lead Coordinator 2017-2018, 2025-2026).

• Organizing training sessions and developing training materials for peer mentors and instructors
• Organizing semi-annual Student Writing Showcase
• Coordinating public relations for Composition Learning Community events and news
• (As Lead Coordinator) Coordinating payroll for peer mentors (student assistants)
• (As Lead Coordinator) Attending university-level learning community orientation
• (As Lead Coordinator) Completing and submitting annual learning community budget and application
• (As Lead Coordinator) Purchasing supplies and refreshments for training and semi-annual Student Writing Showcase
• (As Lead Coordinator) Conducting LC assessment and composing assessment report

Co-Chair, Humanities Center Working Group: Composition Learning Communities, October 2013-May 2015.

• Researching the impact of peer mentoring on Composition students
• Facilitating pilot peer mentoring program in Composition courses
• Presenting research and findings to department and university community
• Preparing budget and reimbursement requests

Composition Program Assessment Committee, Wayne State University, 2011-2017.

• Participating in end-of-semester assessments for ENG 1010, ENG 1020, ENG 3010, and ENG 3050
• Serving in ENG 1020 Assessment Working Group to study students’ inscription of reflection in reflective argument essays (August 2013-August 2015)
• Revising Composition Program assessment practices, curriculum, and practice, based on assessment results

Supervising Teacher for Student Intern, Marcos de Niza High School through Arizona State University, Fall 2007.

• Supervised, mentored, and evaluated student intern in Sophomore English classes

Co-Coordinator, National Lutheran Schools Accreditation process, Valley Lutheran High School, 2003-2006

• Attended conferences to prepare to lead faculty through accreditation process
• Organized teams for self-study
• Led monthly meetings to prepare faculty for NLSA accreditation team visit and future improvement

Chair, English Department, Valley Lutheran High School, 2002-2006

• Led department through curriculum review and revision, 2003-2004
• Worked with department to create entrance exam for incoming freshmen
• Led meetings to discuss instructional practice, curriculum changes, etc.
• Prepared yearly budget requests

Chair, Drama Department, Valley Lutheran High School, 2000-2006

• Chose, directed, and produced dramatic productions, or oversaw the direction of these productions, two to three times per year
• Maintained drama resources and facilities
• Prepared yearly budget

Cooperating Teacher for Student Teacher, Valley Lutheran High School, Fall 2002

• Supervised, mentored, and evaluated student teacher in Speech Communication classes

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

ENG 3010 Revision. Wayne State University. Fall 2023.

ENG 7860 Revision. Wayne State University. Fall 2021.

Gateways to Completion/ENG 1020 Course Committee. Wayne State University. 2017-2019.

GERC Foundational Courses Subcommittee. Wayne State University. 2016-2017.

ENG 1020 Curriculum Task Force. Wayne State University. Winter 2015.

ENG 3010 Curriculum Task Force. Wayne State University. Winter 2015.

HONORS AND AWARDS

CLAS Excellence in Teaching Award. Wayne State University. 2024.

General Education Teaching Award. Wayne State University. 2021.

President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Wayne State University. 2020.

Excellence in Teaching Writing Award. Rhetoric and Composition Program. English Department. Wayne State University. 2015.

GRANTS

Composition Learning Community. Wayne State University Learning Communities Program. 2026-2027.

“College to Careers in English (C2CE).” With Jaime Goodrich. Presidential C2C Impact Award. Office of the Provost. Wayne State University. 2025-2026.

Composition Learning Community. Wayne State University Learning Communities Program. 2025-2026.

“Cass Tech x WSU English Initiative.” With Jaime Goodrich. Presidential C2C Pilot Award. Office of the President. Wayne State University. 2024-2025.

“Structured Discussions about Linguistic Diversity: Student Voices and Campus-Based Cultural Mapping.” University Research Grant. Office of the Provost. Wayne State University. 2024-2025.

“Assessing Integration of Labor-Based Grading in Multiple Sections of FYC.” CLAS Social Justice Initiative. Wayne State University. 2023-2024.

“What Writing Studies Values: Teacher Development and Programmatic Change.” Josephine Nevins Keal Faculty Fellowship. English Department. Wayne State University. 2022-2023.

“We See What You’re Saying: Articulation of Disciplinary Values in Teaching Practicum Syllabi and Interviews with Writing Program Administrators.” University Research Grant. Office of the Provost. Wayne State University. 2021-2022.

““Gatekeeping or Linguistic Justice? Investigating How an Urban Research University Views and Works with Students’ Diverse Language and Literacy Practices.” Co-investigator, with Clay Walker. Office of the Vice President for Research, Arts and Humanities Research Support Grant. Wayne State University. 2021-2022.

“Working Group in Antiracist Language & Literacy Practices.” Co-investigator, with Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, Anna Lindner, Anita Mixon, Nicole Guinot Varty, and Clay Walker. Humanities Center Working Group. Wayne State University. 2020-2021.

“WSU Composition Learning Community: How LC participation during BC and IC courses impacts students’ academic success.” Co-investigator, with Nicole Guinot Varty (PI), Jule Thomas, Sarah Primeau, Austin VanKirk. WSU Assessment Grant. 2019-2021.

PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT

Jankens, Adrienne. The Talk and Texts of Teacher Development: Values, the Practicum, and Programmatic Change in Writing Studies. Utah State University Press, 2026.

Jankens, Adrienne, and Jennifer Grouling. The CCCC 2025 Documentarian Collection. The Composition Studies Documentarian Exhibit. The WAC Clearinghouse, 2026, https://wacclearinghouse.org/repository/exhibits/cccc-exhibit/

Jankens, Adrienne. “Feeling Connected, Unconnected, or Reconnected: Navigating CCCC 2025 and the Cost/Benefit Ratios of Future Conference Connections.” The Composition Studies Documentarian Exhibit, edited by Adrienne Jankens and Jennifer Grouling. The WAC Clearinghouse, 2026, https://wacclearinghouse.org/repository/exhibits/cccc-exhibit/2025/feeling-connected/.

Jankens, Adrienne. “Learning Stewardship.” Recollections from our Commonplaces: 4C21-23 Documentarian Tales, edited by Bump Halbritter, Bree Straayer, and Julie Lindquist. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. NCTE Press, 2026, pp. 27-37. https://wacclearinghouse.org/docs/books/recollections/chapter1.pdf 

Jankens, Adrienne, and Jennifer Grouling. “Documenting a Documentarian Friendship.” Recollections from our Commonplaces: 4C21-23 Documentarian Tales, edited by Bump Halbritter, Bree Straayer, and Julie Lindquist. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. NCTE Press, 2026, pp. 153-164. https://wacclearinghouse.org/docs/books/recollections/chapter15.pdf 

Jankens, Adrienne and Nicole Guinot Varty. “Articulating Values Toward Action: Communicating Program Values in a Time of Backlash to Guide Teacher Support at the ‘Most Racially Diverse’ University in Michigan.” WPA Journal, vol. 49, no. 1. 2025.

Jankens, Adrienne, and Nicole Guinot Varty. “Navigating “A More Tense Area”: A Response Team’s Approaches to Conversations about Online Teaching During the Shift to Remote Instruction.” WPA-ing in a Pandemic and Beyond: Revision, Innovation, and Advocacy, edited by Todd Ruecker and Sheila Carter-Tod. Utah State University Press, 2025, pp. 138-151.

Jankens, Adrienne, Nicole Guinot Varty, Anna Lindner, Linda Jimenez, Anita Mixon, Carly Braxton, and K.M. Begian-Lewis. “The Same Conversational Page? Language and Diversity at an Urban Research University.” Journal for Effective Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 7, no. 2, 2024. https://jethe.org/index.php/jethe/article/view/373

Varty, Nicole Guinot and Adrienne Jankens. “’Talk About, Talk Through, and Reflect: Student-to-Student Interviews as Critical Intervention in Learning Community Assessment.” Composition Studies, vol. 52, no. 2, Fall 2024, pp. 50-69. https://compstudiesjournal.com/current-issue-fall-2024-52-2/

Jankens, Adrienne. “Writing the Story of Labor-Based Grading at an Urban Research University.” CCCC 2024 Convention Companion Publication, edited by Timothy Oleksiak, Jamila M. Kareem, Amy J. Lueck, and Ligia A. Mihut. NCTE/CCCC. 2024, pp. 37-44.

Jankens, Adrienne. “’Am I Up For This?’: A Nontraditional Student’s Critical Encounters in FYC.” The Journal of Teaching Writing, vol. 37, no. 1, 2023, pp. 95-126.

Jankens, Adrienne, Clay Walker, Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, Anna E. Lindner, Anita Mixon, and Nicole Guinot Varty. “A Dual Mission: Antiracist Writing Instruction and Instructor Attitudes about Student Language.” Across the Disciplines, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2023. https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/atd/volume20/jankensetal.pdf

Jankens, Adrienne. “A Sweet Spot, A Safe Space.” 4C Documentarian Tales: Recollections from an Uncommon Time, edited by Julie Lindquist, Bree Straayer, and Bump Halbritter. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. NCTE Press, 2023, pp. 35-45. https://wacclearinghouse.org/docs/books/documentarian/chapter1.pdf

Jankens, Adrienne and Joe Torok. “Structuration and Genre: Revising Teaching Observations to Reflect Program Values.” Composition Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, 2023, pp. 65-90.

Varty, Nicole Guinot, Adrienne Jankens, Linda Jimenez, Mariel Krupansky, and Anna Lindner. “Building Sustainable Antiracist Coalition: Developing a Research Team for Studying Diverse Language and Literacy Practices at the University.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan, vol. 38, no. 1 Fall 2022/Winter 2023, pp. 39-46. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2353&context=lajm

Jankens, Adrienne, Nicole Guinot Varty, Haley Shier, and Michelle Borkosh. “The (Missing) Human Part: Listening for Students’ Perceptions of the Value of Peer Mentors.” Learning Communities Research and Practice, vol. 9. November 2021. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/englishfrp/30/

Jankens, Adrienne and Amy Ann Latawiec. “Revising Reflection for Results in Teacher Research.” Composition Forum, vol. 46. Spring 2021. https://compositionforum.com/issue/46/revising-reflection.php

Jankens, Adrienne. “Readings for Rhetorical Responsibility: Using Contemporary Online Texts to Deepen a Concept.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan, vol. 36., no. 1, Winter 2021, pp. 28-34. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2259&context=lajm

Trimble, Thomas, and Adrienne Jankens. “Features of Reflective Writing: Using Taxonomies of Metacognitive Behaviors to Analyze Student Reflection and Improve Teaching Practice.” Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture. Vol. 19, no. 3, October 2019, pp. 433-454.

Jankens, Adrienne. “Learning How to Ask Writing Questions with Rhetorical Reflections.” Composition Forum, vol. 41, Spring 2019. http://compositionforum.com/issue/41/rhetorical-reflections.php

Jankens, Adrienne, Sarah Primeau, Thomas Trimble, and Nicole Guinot Varty. “Metacognition and Reflection.” From Inquiry to Academic Writing, Wayne State Edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2018, pp. 51-62.

Jankens, Adrienne and Ruth Boeder. “Secondary Research Methods and Writing About Research.” From Inquiry to Academic Writing, Wayne State Edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2018, pp. 34-50.

Jankens, Adrienne, and Jule Wallis. “Collaborative Development: Reflective Mentoring for GTAs.” Writing Program and Writing Center Collaborations: Transcending Boundaries. Eds. Alice Myatt and Lynee Gaillet. Palgrave MacMillan, 2017, pp. 161-178.

Risse, Derek, Jeff Pruchnic, Joseph Paszek, David Mackinder, Adrienne Jankens, Jared Grogan, and Gwen Gorzelsky. “Introducing WAW: Grounding Negotiation in Assessment.” WAWN. Spring 2012.

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS SINCE 2020

National and International

“Talking, Building, Writing, Sustaining: The Journey of a Community-Engaged Learning Program.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Cleveland, OH, March 2026.

“Not “I”, but “we,” with lateral vitality: (Re)building and administering a community writing program from an in-between space.” Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference. July 2025. Online.

“Mentoring Beyond the Classroom, Remixing Research: Structured Discussions into Diversity and Languaging with Students at an Urban R1.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Baltimore, MD. April 2025.

“From “just” rhetoric to a just rhetoric: Centering student voices in structured discussion about linguistic diversity.” Rhetoric Society of America. Denver, CO. May 2024.

“Collaborative Learning and the Trajectory of Radical Possibility: 10^th/11^th Grade and Undergraduate English Students, Arguments, and Student Voice.” Conference on Community Writing. Denver, CO. October 2023.

“Zooming into a Research Method and Findings: Learning Myself as Interviewer and WPA in Conversations with Practicum Instructors about Writing Program Values.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. February 2023.

“Creating Opportunities to Do Hope by way of Reflective Practice: Learning from the Documentarian Project.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. February 2023.

“Faculty and Student Attitudes Towards Diverse Language and Literacy Practices: Pilot Study Findings at a Midwestern Research Intensive University.” Literacy Research Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. December 2021.

“Gatekeeping or Linguistic Justice? Investigating Instructor Attitudes toward Language and Literacy Practices at the University.” National Council of Teachers of English, virtual conference. November 2021.

“Implicit and Explicit Program Values for Teacher Development.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, virtual conference. April 2021.

“’Talk About, Talk Through, and Reflect’: Student-to-Student Interviews as Critical Interventions in Learning Community Assessment.” Sound Studies, Writing, and Rhetoric Conference. Asynchronous, online conference. October 2020.

“Playing the Role of ‘Good Person:’ Responsible Writing, Peer Feedback, and the Online Writing Classroom”. Rhetoric Society of America. Portland, OR. May 2020. [Conference subsequently cancelled due to COVID-19].

“’The Greater Good’: Developing Working Relationships in FYC.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Milwaukee, WI. March 2020. **Presentation posted to asynchronous conference site [conference cancelled due to COVID-19].

“How is it Helping? Using Multimodal Assessment to Sustain a Composition Learning Community for General Education Writing Courses.” Teaching in the Two-Year College Conference. Milwaukee, WI. March 2020. **Presentation posted to asynchronous conference site [conference cancelled due to COVID-19].

Regional

“Simple, Friendly, Sticky, Inclusive: How We Used One Survey Question to Elicit and Assess Students’ Self-Perceptions in Gen Ed Comp.” With Ruth Boeder, Jessica Risk, and James Showers. Teaching of Writing Conference. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. March 2025.

“The Impact of Instructor Messaging in IC and Strategies for Supporting Linguistic Diversity through Classroom Artifacts.” With K.M. Begian-Lewis, Stefan Bezanovski, Carly Braxton, Ravyn Lockridge, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Teaching of Writing Conference. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. March 2023.

Institutional

“How to Teach with Learning Outcomes vs. Learning Objectives.” With Ruth Boeder and Nicole Guinot Varty. Composition Program Professional Development Workshop. Wayne State University. January 2026.

“Communicating Labor-Based Grading to Students.” With Rachael Tyler. Composition Program Orientation. Wayne State University. August 2025.

“Teaching Philosophies and Teaching Demonstrations.” WSU English Graduate Studies Workshop. Wayne State University. January 2025.

“Community-Engaged Learning in English Department Courses.” With Jaime Goodrich, Donovan Hohn, and Thomas Trimble. Composition Program Professional Development Workshop. Wayne State University. October 2024.

“Strategies for Implementing Compassionate Writing Response in our Composition Courses at WSU.” Composition Program Orientation. Wayne State University. August 2024.

“Teaching ENG 1020.” Composition Program Orientation. Wayne State University. August 2024.

“Labor-Based Grading in General Education Composition Courses.” Composition Program Professional Development Workshop. Wayne State University. April 2024.

Guest Presentation, “The Grant Budget as a Practical and Rhetorical Matter.” ENG 5825. Amy Latawiec, Instructor. March 2024.

Guest Presentation on Academic Publishing. ENG 5695. Joe Torok, Instructor. November 2023. [Zoom]

“Labor-Based Grading Roundtable.” With Colleen Hart, Bernadette Kelly, and Kristi Morris. Composition Program. Wayne State University. May 2023.

“Collaborative Research in the Humanities.” With Clay Walker. Humanities Center Brown Bag Series. Wayne State University. March 2023.

“Assessment and Feedback Attending to Linguistic Diversity.” Composition Program Professional Development Workshop. Wayne State University. February 2023.

“Preparing Student Interview Transcripts for Qualitative Analysis.” Wayne State University Graduate School. HBCU Summer Research Program. June 2022.

“Antiracist Language and Literacy Practices Working Group (ALLP): Developing a Team for Studying Faculty and Student Attitudes about Language.” Scholarship on Teaching and Learning Series. Office for Teaching and Learning. Wayne State University. 5 April 2022. With Linda Jimenez.

“’But Mom, I want to make a movie’: Approximation and Letting Go in Teaching Composition.” 2017. DigitalCommons@WayneState, Detroit, 25 March 2022.

“Teaching Portfolios.” With Nicole Guinot Varty and Suzette Bristol. Composition Program Professional Development Workshop. Wayne State University. March 2022.

“Teaching the Social Features of Genres.” With Nicole Guinot Varty and Christopher Susak. Composition Program Teaching Workshop. Wayne State University. October 2021.

“Career Paths for Lecturers.” Professional Development Seminar. Office of the Provost. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. April 2020.

“Using an Ecologic Pedagogy to Frame a Classroom Study of Rhetorical Awareness.” Wayne State University Humanities Center Brown Bag Series. Detroit, MI. January 2020.

SERVICE TO THE FIELD

Composition Studies Documentarian Project Co-Lead, with Jennifer Grouling, 2025-present.

CCCC Documentarian, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

CCCC Proposal Reviews, annually, 2022 conference – 2027 conference

NCTE Proposal Reviews, annually, 2022 conference – 2026 conference

Representative-at-Large, Michigan Council of Teachers of English, 2017-2019

Reviewer, College Composition and Communication, Composition Forum, Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, Writing on the Edge, Utah State University Press

ORGANIZATIONS

Professional Society Memberships

National Council of Teachers of English

College Composition and Communication

Rhetoric Society of America

Coalition for Community Writing

Council for Writing Program Administrators