English 201 / For Students

Program Director (2008-2009): Mary Fiorenza

Assistant Faculty Associate
Associate Director, English 100
email: fiorenza [at] wisc [dot] edu
tel: (608) 263-4512

Ph.D. expected 2009, Composition & Rhetoric, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. 1985, American history, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. 1980, Journalism, Boston University

Mary teaches upper-level undergraduate writing courses in the English department. Her published work includes journalism, fiction, and poetry. Research interests include writing and daily life; intersections between composition concerns and creative writing; historical perspectives on literacy; and writing pedagogy. Her current research focuses on Minnesota writer Brenda Ueland (If You Want to Write).

Program Assistant Director (2008-2009): Matthew Capdevielle

Ph.D. candidate, English Composition and Rhetoric
Minor: Literary Studies (Narrative and Critical Theory)
email: mcapdevielle [at] wisc [dot] edu
tel: (608) 263-2811

Ph.D. expected 2009, English Composition & Rhetoric, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., English Literary Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., Liberal Arts, Saint John's College, Santa Fe
B.A., English & Philosophy, Saint Louis University

Matthew is completing a dissertation about the evolution and interaction of disciplinary discourses on writing pedagogy, particularly with respect to first-year writing requirements at the college level. His research interests include writing center pedagogy; writing program administration; rhetoric and ethics; narrative and critical theory; rhetoric and historiography; and, of course, composition pedagogy. Matthew also teaches in the Writing Center.

Professor Thomas Schaub - Chair
Professor Jane Zuengler - Associate Chair
Professor Lynn Keller - Director of Graduate Studies
Professor Cyrena Pondrom - Undergraduate Director