Valerie Vancza, PhD

Education

• PhD, University of Rhode Island
• MA, Seton Hall University
• BS, Sacred Heart University

Research Interests

My research areas of interest include writing outcomes assessment, writing across the curriculum, rhetorical and communication theory, professional and technical writing, and literary studies.

Teaching Philosophy

I see my role as a facilitator of learning in a student-centered environment, uncovering and cultivating students’ unique learning styles, oral and written expressions, and personal expertise. My aim is to foster students’ abilities and talents in their writing, communicating, collaborating, and presenting.

Recent Scholarly Contributions

• Vancza, V. (2024, November 21-24). A PBL writing course that examines sustainability in Boston [Paper presentation]. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Boston, MA, United States.
• Vancza, V. (2024, April 3-6). A project-based learning approach in FYW on sustainability [Paper presentation]. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Spokane, WA, United States.
• Vancza, V. (2019, March 13-16). Upstage center in class to downstage right in conference: pentadic performances unmasked [Paper presentation]. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
• Vancza, V. (2018, April 19). Student-teacher writing conferences [Workshop presentation]. Writing Program, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, United