Robinson, Heather

Curriculum Vitae

  1. Education


    Degree Institution Field Dates
    PhD  Rutgers University  Linguistics  2005 
    BA  University of Sydney  English  1997 

  2. Full-Time Academic Experience


    Institution Rank Field Dates
    Rutgers University  Assistant Director  Writing Program  2004-2007 

  3. Part-Time Academic Experience


  4. Non Academic Experience


  5. Employment Record At This Institution

    Rank Dates
    Assistant Professor  2007-present 

  6. Publications In Field Of Expertise

    1. Books:

      Goeller, M. & Robinson, H. (eds). New Humanities Reader Instructor’s Resource Manual, 2nd edition. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2005. .

      Robinson, Heather. Grammar That Works: Building Your Paper from the Words Up. Boston: Pearson, 2005. .

    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:

        Cripps, Michael J. and Robinson, Heather. "Writing Program Building in a Compromised Space: The Small College in a Public University System Profile." Composition Forum. To appear Spring 2014: 38.

        Robinson, Heather M.. "A System for Understanding and Selecting English Articles for Advanced ESL Writers." TESOL Journal. 1.3 September 2010: 338-357.

        Robinson, Heather M.. "Rethinking Writing Center Philosophy in a Post-Remediation World, or, When is a Basic Writer Not a Basic Writer?." Journal of Basic Writing. 28:2 2009: 70-92.

        Kalteissen, Karen L. and Heather Robinson. "Building an Online Writing Center: Student Tutors Look to the Past to Construct a Future." Writing Lab Newsletter. 33:8 2009: 6-10.

      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings

          Cripps, Michael J. and Heather Robinson. "Writing as a Site of Contention in General Education Reform." WPA 2010 Conference Proceedings of the Writing Program Administrators Conference. 1 April, 2011: 81-84.

        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings

          Robinson, Heather. "Step Away From the Text: Introducing and Supporting Innovation in the Writing Center." DisCover. Volume 3 July 2011: 29-41.

    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  7. Other Publications

    1. Books:
    2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
      2. Proceedings:
        1. Refereed Proceedings
        2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
    3. Chapters in Books:
    4. Government Reports or Monographs
    5. Book Reviews:

  8. Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances

    "All Englishes are Local: Revisiting the Problem of Native Speaker Status" April 13, 2013: International Language Association.

    "Grammar Empowers: Sentence-level instruction in the globalizing world" March 16, 2013: American Association for Applied Linguistics.

    "Leading from the Local: How can Writing Centers Change the Conversation on Campus?" April 14, 2012: Northeast Writing Centers Association.

    "Visual and Auditory Tutoring Strategies: How Effective Are They?" June 3, 2011: Lilly Conference, Washington, D.C..

    "Access or Exclusion? What Definite Descriptions Can Tell Us about Constructing Academic Authority" April 7, 2011: Conference on College Composition and Communication.

    "Creating a Safe Harbor While At Sea: Combining Innovation and Stability in the Writing Center." November 4, 2010: International Writing Centers Association (with Douglas DiToro and Laurel Harris).

    "All In or All Out? Writing as a Site of Contention in General Education Reform" July 16, 2010: WPA Conference (with Michael J. Cripps).

    "Linguistic Activism as a Teaching Tool" March 18, 2010: Conference on College Composition and Communication.

    "Towards a Better – and More Useful – Understanding of English Articles via Corpus Analysis" November 5, 2009: Symposium on Second Language Writing.

    "Starting Over: Reimagining Writing Center-WAC Connections." Paper presented with Michael J. Cripps and Michael Broder (York College/CUNY)" March 28, 2009: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference.

    "Collaborative Grammar: Making Waves in Students’ Relationships with Language" March 13, 2009: Conference on College Composition and Communication.

    "Basic Writing in A Vacuum: Supporting Developmental Writers in a Post-Remediation World," presented with Michael J. Cripps (York College/CUNY)" February 28, 2009: Basic Composition in the Works.

    "Unbounded Expertise: Crossing the Border between Grammar and WAC" May 30, 2008: International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference.

    "Making Film Work as Pedagogy.” Paper presented as part of the panel “Changing Realities and Creating WAC Synergies Through Film: A Case Study of Institutional Embeddedness in Multiple Media, ” with 2 other York College faculty/staff members, and one York College student." April 5, 2008: Conference on College Composition and Communication.

    "Out of the Blue: Referential Expressions in Student Writing" April 13, 2007: Keynote Lecture at “Linguistics in the Classroom” Conference. Linguistics Department, Rutgers University.

    "Interactive Grammar: Charting New Territory in an Old Landscape" April 7, 2006: College English Association Annual Conference.

  9. Work In Progress

    1. Books in progress:
    2. Papers in Progress:

      Robinson, Heather M.. "Access or Exclusion: The Rhetoric of Definite and Indefinite Articles in Research Writing." . : 23.

      Robinson, H. M, Harris, L. E., Hall, J., Alsop, E., Capuana, J., Fragopoulos, G and McKelligan, A.. "Connecting WAC and the Writing Center: Tools for Collaboration in the Disciplines." Writing Center Journal. : 29.

    3. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:

      Robinson, Heather M.. "Dialect Diversity and Educational Experience: Diverse Englishes in a New York City College." Journal of Language, Identity and Education. February 2013: 30.

      Robinson, Heather. "Sentence-Building Pedagogy and the Ethics of Grammar Instruction." American Speech. December 2012: 14.

    4. Research in progress:

  10. Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

  11. Grants-In-Aid

    CUNY Coordinated Undergraduate Education, Embedded Tutoring in English 125 and Math 120: A Course Redesign Project. Spring 2013 - Spring 2014: $39,770.

    CETL Faculty Grant, Step Away from the Text: Alternatives to Writing-Based Resources for the Writing Center. 2009-2010: $3000.

    PSC-CUNY, Constructing A Common Ground: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite and Demonstrative Descriptions. July 2008 - June 2009: $4000.

  12. Institutional Service

    1. Service to the Department

      : .

      York College Curriculum Committee: Fall 2012 -.

      English Department Personnel and Budget Committee: Fall 2010 -.

      Rhetoric/Composition Search Committee Member: Spring 2010.

      Chair, Writing Center Supervisor Search Committee: Fall 2009 - Spring 2010.

      Co-Chair, Revised Composition Sequence Task Force: Spring 2010.

      English 125 Textbook Revision Committee: Summer 2009.

      English Department Open House: November 2007.

    2. Service to the School
    3. Service to the College

      Pathways Implementation Committee, Marketing Subcommittee Chair: Spring 2013.

      College Curriculum Committee Departmental Representative: Fall 2012 -.

      Chair, Freshman Reader Program Committee: Spring - Fall 2011.

      Freshman Reader Program Committee: Spring - Fall 2010.

      Composition FIG: 2009-2010.

      CUE Committee (in role as Writing Center Director): Summer 2008 - present.

      Human Behavior Keystone Course FIG: Spring 2009 - Spring 2010.

      Collaborative Learning FIG: Fall 2009.

      Co-Editor, York Scholar: Fall 2010 - present.

    4. Service to the Graduate Center
    5. Service to the University

      Co-liaison to CUNY Writing Across the Curriculum: 2007-2009.

  13. Offices Held In Professional Societies

  14. Other Professional Activities And Public Service

  15. Teaching Activities At This Institution

    1. Courses Taught (List)
      ENG  125  Introduction to College Writing 
      ENG  270  Introduction to Grammar and Syntax 
      ENG  370  Advanced Grammar and Style 
      ENG  371  History of the English Language 
      ENG  375  Sociolinguistics 
      ENG  399  Special Topics in English: Women's Language and Writing 
      WRIT  303  Research and Writing in the Professional Programs 
      ENG  490  Independent Research 
      ENG  492  Independent Honors Research 
    2. New courses/programs developed (list):

      Women's Language and Writing, English 399: QR.

      Introduction to Grammar and Syntax, online version, English 270:WEB.

      Englishes of the Caribbean; Global Englishes, Three independent study courses (ENG 490, 492) for advanced English majors.

Robinson, Heather
 

Robinson, Heather
Assistant Professor
English