Dr. Bradley Dilger

Professor

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Biography

Bradley Dilger uses qualitative research methods to study writing. He focuses on writing research methods, web-based research infrastructure, and sustainable mentoring. He is the Director of Writing at Purdue University, where he joined the faculty in Fall 2014 after 11 years at Western Illinois University. Dilger is a prominent researcher in writing studies, contributing to various digital tools and repositories that facilitate the study of writing and promote sustainable practices in interdisciplinary collaboration across humanistic social sciences. His research has been published in notable journals such as Composition Forum, CCC, Written Communication, and JBTC. He co-chairs the SIGDOC Student Research Competition, collaborating with Dr. Allegra Smith from Georgia Tech, and has developed an online repository named InterviewCraft that is dedicated to interview research methods in writing studies. His commitment to advancing the field is evident in his work with Crow, the Corpus & Repository of Writing, which links learner corpus and pedagogical texts.

Research Interests

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.