Thomas Girshin
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Bio
Dr. Girshin earned his PhD in Composition and Rhetoric from Binghamton University. His research focuses predominantly on composition pedagogy, writing assessment, and the rhetoric of exile. His current research project analyzes the rhetorical strategies of Soviet Gulag prisoners in their letters home. Before coming to CSUSB, Dr. Girshin was Assistant Professor of Writing and Director of First-Year Writing at Ithaca College in upstate New York.
Education
Ph.D. English, Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition, 2012
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Dissertation: “Post-Positivist Heuristics: Reclaiming Invention and the Self for Writing Studies”
Committee: Kelly Kinney (chair), David Bartine, Pamela Gay, Rebecca Moore Howard
M.A. English, General Literature and Rhetoric, 2006
Binghamton University, State University of New York
B.A. English, 2003
University at Albany, State University of New York
Courses/Teaching
ENG 107 - Advanced First-Year Composition
ENG 306 - Expository Writing for English
“Responding to Writing by Responding to Learning: Giving Effective Feedback.” California State University, San Bernardino. 03.24.2020; 04.02.2020.
“How Does Writing Work in the Disciplines?” Professional Development Faculty Learning Community. California State University, San Bernardino. 09.18.2019-03.01.2020.
“Antiracist Writing Assessment.” California State University, San Bernardino. Multiple dates.
“Beyond Outcomes: Threshold Concepts and What We Really Value in Writing Rubrics.” California State University, San Bernardino. Multiple dates.
“‘Strangers in Strange Lands’: Helping Students Adapt to Varieties of Discourse.” California State University, San Bernardino. 02.11.2020.
“Borrowing and Innovating: Designing ‘Plagiarism Proof’ Writing Projects.” California State University, San Bernardino. 01.22.2020.
“Writing to Learn in the Sciences.” California State University, San Bernardino. 11.20.2019.
Research and Teaching Interests
Rhetoric and Composition
Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines (WAC/WID)
Assessment
Rhetoric of Exile