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Lisa M. Dresner
Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric
Degrees
PHD, Univ Calif Berkeley; JD, University Michigan; MA, Univ Calif Berkeley; AB, University Michigan
Bio
Dr. Lisa M. Dresner is the author of The Female Investigator in Literature, Film, and Popular Culture (McFarland, 2007), articles about the rhetoric of popular culture and about writing pedagogy, and introductions to several gothic novels. She regularly teaches WSC 102 (Grammar for Writers) and WSC 103 (Words and Meanings) as well as other courses in the Writing Studies and Rhetoric Department. She also enjoys teaching in the NOAH Program, the LGBTQ+ Studies Program, the Women's Studies Program, and the English Department. She is currently head of the LGBTQ+ Studies Program. In the fall of 2021, she represented Hofstra in the first Jeopardy! Professors Tournament.
Teaching Interests
Composition, Women's Studies, LGBTQ+ StudiesResearch Interests
Composition and Rhetoric, particularly the rhetoric of race, sexuality, and genderRecent Courses Taught
| Course | Title | Level |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 102 | GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS | Undergraduate |
| LGBT 001 | (IS) INTRO TO LGBTQ+ STUDIES | Undergraduate |
| LGBT 100 | (IS)READINGS IN LGBTQ+ STUDIES | Undergraduate |
| PROF EXAM | WRITING PROFICIENCY EXAM | Undergraduate |
| RHET 007 | (CP) PUBLIC SPEAKING | Undergraduate |
| WSC 001 | COMPOSITION | Undergraduate |
| WSC 002 | COMPOSITION | Undergraduate |
| WSC 102 | GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS | Undergraduate |
| WSC 103 | (AA) WORDS AND MEANINGS | Undergraduate |