Professor of English; Director, IUP Writing Center
Office: 217 Eicher Hall
Phone: 724-357-3029
E-mail: brafoth@iup.edu
Education
Ed.D., Language Education, University of Georgia, 1984
M.A., Linguistics, University of Georgia, 1982
B.A., English, Miami University, 1978
Academic Interests
Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Writing Centers, Research Methods
Profile
Ben Rafoth teaches graduate courses in the Composition and TESOL program, including Research Methods, Theories of Literacy, Theories of Composition, and Teaching Writing. He was graduate director of the Composition and TESOL Program and has directed the IUP Writing Center since 1988. In 2010, Ben was named IUP’s University Professor, a lifetime title and the highest award for faculty at IUP.
Ben has been a leader and co-chair for three International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Summer Institutes, most recently in Oklahoma and, in 2012, Pennsylvania. He served on the IWCA’s executive board for six years. In October 2003, Ben chaired the first joint conference of the IWCA and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He is a recipient of the NCPTW’s Ron Maxwell Award for his contributions to peer tutoring. He has published books and articles on composition and is a regular presenter at CCCC and IWCA. Ben’s most recent book is with Shanti Bruce and is entitled ESL Writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors, 2nd ed. He is author of A Tutor’s Guide: Helping Writers One to One, 2nd ed. Both titles are published by Heinemann Boynton/Cook. He is working on another book about writing centers, to be published in 2013.
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