IUP Writing Center-Related Dissertations: 1993-present
- Babcock, R. (2005). Tutoring deaf college students in the writing center. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (Publication No. AAT 3167231).
- Bickford, C. (2006). Examining writing center training texts: Towards a tutor training pedagogy. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (Publication No. AAT 3207884).
- Boquet, E. (1995). Writing centers: History, theory, and implications. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Claude Mark Hurlbert (Publication No. AAT 9531331).
- Chambers, L. M. (2011). Composition, retention, race, remediation and the first year: A descriptive study of the "at-risk" student experience on a regional campus. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN 9781124763521)
- Cook, C. (2006). The questions we ask: A study of tutor questions and their effect on writing center tutorials. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (Publication No. AAT 3206641).
- Fallon, B. J. (2010). The perceived, conceived, and lived experiences of 21st century peer writing tutors. Indiana University of Pennsylvania). Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN 9781124389776).
- Fels, D. (2010). The vernacular architecture of composition instruction: What the voices of writing center tutors reveal about the influence of standardized instruction and assessment. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN 9781124134840).
- Herb, M. In progress. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth.
- Hermann, Frank W., Jr. (2005). The silicon tutor: A critical examination of the uses of intelligent tutoring systems in writing assessment and pedagogy. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN9780496972715, 0496972715).
- Hunter, K. (1993). Tutor talk: A study of selected linguistic factors affecting tutor-writer interaction in a university writing center. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States - Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Michael M. Williamson (Publication No. AAT 9407522).
- McClure, S. (1990). An observational study of the behavior of first semester college students as tutors in a writing center. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. (Publication No. AAT 9022651).
- Munday, N. (2007). Peer response practices among writers in a first-year residence hall: An ethnographic study. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (Publication No. AAT 3284305).
- Narney, P. A. (1994). A necessary tension: Cognitive conflict as catalyst in writers' peer response groups. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN DAI-A 55/01, p. 82, Jul 1994).
- Ritter, J. (2002). Negotiating the center: An analysis of writing tutorial interactions between ESL learners and native-English speaking writing center tutors. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. (Publication No. AAT 3056649).
- Sabatino, L. In progress. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth.
- Senese, M. M. (2011). Peer writing tutors in community: Relational and reflective collaborations in the writing center. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN 9781267064622).
- Staben, J. (2005). Not just chairs and tables: New peer tutors' negotiations with identity, literacy, and difference in a community college writing center. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Claude Mark Hurlbert (Publication No. AAT 3194575).
- Taylor-Escoffery, B. (1992). The influences of the writing center on college students' perceptions of the functions of written language. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (Publication No. AAT 9305311).
- Truesdell, T. In progress. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth.
- Vallejo, J. (2004). ESL writing center conferencing: A study of one-on-one tutoring dynamics and the writing process. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. (Publication No. AAT 3120717).
- Wells, J. M. H. (2011). Millennials strike back: Students' reports of knowledge transfer from high school to college. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States — Pennsylvania. Advisor, Dr. Ben Rafoth (ISBN 9781124800981).
More Writing Help
The Kathleen Jones White Writing Center provides tutoring services, workshops, and writing resources.
Tutoring
- In-Person: 203 Stabley Library
- Online Tutoring: Use the online writing center.
Workshops
- Instructors: Request a workshop for your class.
- Students: Attend a Wednesday-night workshop.
- Online Workshops: APA Documentation, MLA Documentation.