Elizabeth Keller

Beth is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Rhetoric & Writing program, part of the Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures (WRAC) Department at Michigan State University (MSU). She defended her dissertation prospectus in November 2013, and began her dissertation research in December 2013. She is a Graduate Fellow for the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH), and is working on a project that explores the professional practices of RCAH students and alumni. Her dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of mentoring, where she is examining the ways non-academic workplaces invent mentoring practices. She plans to contribute to the current conversation of mentoring in the field of rhetoric and composition and technical communication; her dissertation assembles a methodology for other professionals, researchers and teachers to use in locating and inventing mentoring in their workplaces and classrooms. Since 2010, she has taught first-year writing courses at MSU. In these courses, students and she explore the complexities associated with writing, gender, technology, and professionalism. Additionally, she has taught WRA 202: Introduction to Professional Writing to undergraduate Professional Writing majors in the WRAC department. Since 2006, she has been involved with university writing centers, in both consultant and administrative positions. Her current scholarship is available in Communication Design Quarterly Review, and the University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute conference proceedings. She has presented at international, national and regional conferences in the field. For more and detailed information, please see her LinkedIn profile below.