Courtney Massie

Instructor

Writing centers, composition

As Assistant Director of the Writing Center, Dr. Massie manages the center's operations, supervises and mentors the center's staff, and teaches Advanced Composition. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she worked as a writing center consultant and graduate student administrator for several years. Her research revolves around anti-oppressive and care-based writing center pedagogy, mentorship, and administration; her current project explores what writing center supervisors can learn from anarchist and abolitionist organizers. In the other parts of her life, she's a community organizer, musician, animal rescue volunteer, and hiker.

Courses Taught

ENGH 101: First-Year Composition

ENGH 302: Advanced Composition

Education

PhD, English, The University of Texas at Austin

MA, English, The University of Texas at Austin

BA, English and Music, Yale University