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About Lisa Dusenberry

My research is focused in three major areas: collaboration, pedagogy, and coding/game design in technical and professional communication (TPC). Recently, I have completed two separate tri-university, IRB-approved studies to collect data and am working with several research groups on topics that include the following:

  • Using game design to teach design thinking in TPC classrooms
  • Teaching computational thinking and coding literacy in TPC
  • Building psychological safety during team collaboration
  • Using narrative to teach design thinking in children’s books
  • Using digital tools to connect distributed teams

Positions

August 2020 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Arts and Humanities
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Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Writing and Linguistics
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August 2015 - July 2020 Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2015 Independence Center Fund Grant
Independence Center
Role: Volunteer Grant Writer
$10,000
2014 - 2015 CCCC Research Initiative Grant
Conference on College Composition & Communication
Attitudes, Preferences, and Practices of College Writing Instructors Toward Digital Pedagogy,
Role: Co- writer
$6,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2022 - Present Chair, Academic Standards Committee, GS
2022 - Present Joint Department Executive Team Member, Department of English (prospective), GS
2022 - Present Undergraduate Transition Team Co-Chair, Department of English (prospective), GS
2021 - 2022 Co-Chair, Academic Standards Committee, GS
2018 - 2022 Member, Professional and Technical Writing Tenure Track Search Committee, GS
2018 - 2020 Member, Department Curriculum Committee, GS
2018 - 2020 Co-Coordinator, M.A. Professional Communication and Leadership Coordinator for WRIT, GS
2019 Member, Lecturer 3rd Year Review Committee, GS
2018 - 2019 Member, Department Marketing Committee, GS
2018 Member, Department Chair Search Committee, GS
2018 Co-Panel Organizer, “Technical and Professional Communication in Three Keywords”, South Atlantic Modern Language Assoc.
2015 - 2018 Member, Professional Communications Committee, GS (Armstrong State)
2017 Panel Organizer and Chair, “Serious Games: The Boundaries of Play and Popularity,”South Atlantic Modern Language Assoc.
2015 - 2017 Member, Professional Communications and Leadership Graduate Program Committee, GS
2016 Member, Tenure and Promotion Requirements Revision Committee, GS
2015 - 2016 Member, Ad Hoc LLP Communications Committee, GS (Armstrong State University)
2015 - 2016 Member, Film/Theater Job Search Committee, GS (Armstrong State University)
2014 - 2015 Member, Brittain Fellows Hiring Committee, Georgia Institute of Technology.
2014 - 2015 Member, Grants Committee, Georgia Institute of Technology
2014 - 2015 Member, Technical Communication Committee, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Excellence in Teaching College Composition with Technology Award, University of Florida (2007)
  • Recipient, Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Florida (2009-2010)

Courses

  • Technical Communication
  • Writing for Social Media
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Introduction to Communication
  • Social Media Management
  • Plain Language in Workplace Writing
  • Business and Technical Communication
  • Professional and Technical Editing
  • Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing
  • Advanced Business Writing for Accountants
  • Writing Strategies for Game Design: Interactive Fictions
  • Promotional Writing: Strategic Social Campaigns

Education

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2013 Ph.D. in English, University of Florida
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2007 M.A. in English, University of Florida
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2005 B.A. in English and Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
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Contact Information

Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: (912) 344-2733
Office: 141 Gamble Hall

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Publications (11)

Book Reviews, Encyclopedia Entries, and Radio Spots (8)

Conference Presentations (33)