Dr. Karen Schnakenberg

Biography

My interests lie at the intersections of course and curriculum design, professional and technical writing, and the history of writing instruction in higher education. I focus on pedagogy and the teaching of writing. My research reflects a long-standing interest in the methods of communicating specialized information to non-expert audiences, particularly in situations where the non-expert needs to use information to make decisions and inform action. I am particularly interested in how writing is conceptualized, how those conceptions influence individual practice, writing pedagogy, and professional practice, as well as the relationship between theory and practice in writing instruction.

Research Interests