Workshop Leaders

Val Ross

University of Pennsylvania, Director of Critical Writing Program,

https://www.english.upenn.edu/people/valerie-ross

Valerie Ross received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in English and Modern Studies, and has published and presented in the fields of writing studies, biography, critical theory, cultural studies, and nineteenth-century American literature. Her current research interests include cinema and rhetoric. Before joining Penn, Dr. Ross was an Assistant Professor of English at Miami University.  She directs the Critical Writing Program for the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing.

Alex Rudniy

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-rudniy-4698ba2b

Alex Rudniy received his B.S. and M.S. at the National University of Radioelectronics in Ukraine. He went on to earn his Ph.D. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before becoming an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University, he worked as a Data Manager, Research Assessment Analyst, and Research Associate.

Dave Eubanks

Assistant Vice President, Furman University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-eubanks

David Eubanks is the Assistant Vice President for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness at Furman University, a private liberal arts university.

Joe Moxley

University of South Florida, Director of First-Year Composition

http://joemoxley.org

Joe Moxley is the Founder of Writing Commons, a free alternative to expensive writing textbooks. Peer-reviewed, Writing Commons provides open access to over a thousand webtexts, making it a viable choice as the required textbook for composition, professional and technical writing, creative nonfiction, and creative-writing courses. Moxley is also the Director of First-Year Composition at the University of South Florida, a Research 1 university.