Jessie Moore
Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of English
Department: Center for Engaged Learning
Email: jmoore28@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5649
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Education
- Ph.D., Purdue University, English - Rhetoric & Composition, with emphasis on Second Language Writing and secondary areas in Writing Program Administration and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- M.A., Purdue University, English - Rhetoric & Composition
- B.A., University of Wyoming, English
Employment History
- Professor, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Elon University, 2018-
- Associate Professor, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Elon University, 2010-2018
- Assistant Professor, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Elon University, 2004-2010
Courses Taught
I routinely teach courses in the Professional Writing and Rhetoric major and in the Masters of Arts in Higher Education program. I also have taught TESOL courses, Elon College Fellows courses, and Ireland: Literature, History, and Culture (Study Abroad).
I regularly mentor undergraduate research projects in professional writing and rhetoric.
Leadership Positions
- Center for Engaged Learning Director, Elon University, 2016-
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, Committee on Undergraduate Research, 2013- (Co-Chair, 2020-)
- International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Publications Committee (Co-Chair), 2020-2023
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, Secretary (Elected Officer), December 2015-December 2019
- International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, U.S. Regional Vice President, 2016-2018
- International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Communications Committee (Chair), 2014-2020
- Carolinas Writing Program Administrators, Board Member and Web and List Manager, 2007-2017
- Council of Writing Program Administrators, 2016 Conference Local Host
- Center for Engaged Learning Associate Director, Elon University, 2012-2016
- International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013 Conference Co-Chair
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, Executive Committee, 2011-2013
- Conference on College Composition and Communication, Second Language Writing Committee, 2005-2011
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Second Language Writing Interest Section Past Chair
- Professional Writing & Rhetoric Coordinator, Elon University, 2005-2014
- College Writing/ENG 110 Coordinator, Elon University, 2006-2011
Research
- Engaged Learning and High-Impact Pedagogies (including undergraduate research, service-learning, learning communities, internships, ePortfolios, and capstone experiences)
- Writing Transfer
- Writing Lives of University Students and Alumni
- Digital Literacies in First-Year Writing
- Writing Program Administration
- Multi-Institutional Research Practices
- Faculty Writing Residencies
Willing to mentor undergraduate research in any of the above areas, including LGBTQIA-related research topics that intersect with these areas.
Grants Awarded
- Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning Scholar, 2009-2011
- Revson Foundation Grant for Digital Literacies in First-Year Writing, 2009-2010
Publications
Books
- Moore, Jessie L. Key Practices for Fostering Engaged Learning: A Guide for Faculty and Staff. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2023.
- Ketcham, Caroline J., Anthony G. Weaver, and Jessie L. Moore, Eds. Cultivating Capstones: Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2023.
- Bleakney, Julia, Paula Rosinski, and Jessie L. Moore, Eds. Writing Beyond the University: Preparing Lifelong Learners for Lifewide Writing. Elon, NC: CEL Open Access, 2022.
- Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen, Paul C. Miller, and Jessie L. Moore, Eds. Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. Washington, D.C.: Council of Undergraduate Research, 2018.
- Moore, Jessie L., and Randall Bass. Eds. Understanding Writing Transfer: Implications for Transformative Student Learning in Higher Education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2017. (Companion Website)
- Anson, Chris M., & Moore, Jessie L. (Eds.). Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer. Perspectives on Writing. Fort Collins, Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado, 2016.
Select Articles/Chapters
Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen, and Jessie L. Moore. 2023. “Exploring Mentors’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Challenges of Mentoring in a Constellation Model.” International Journal for Academic Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2023.2279306
Moore, Jessie L., and Paul C. Miller. 2023. “Igniting Mentoring Relationships with the FIRE2 Toolkit.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning 2023 (175): 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20555
Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen, Jessie L. Moore, and Amy Allocco. 2023. “A Constellation Model For Mentoring Undergraduates During COVID-19.” Teaching & Learning Inquiry 11. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.11.9
Moore, Jessie L., Jenny Olin Shanahan, and Brad Wuetherick. 2022. “Scaling Up Access to High-Impact, Mentored Undergraduate Research Experiences.” In Taking Stock 2.0: Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, edited by Julia Christensen Hughes, Joy Mighty, and Denise Stockley, 310-324. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Ketcham, Caroline J., Anthony G. Weaver, Jessie L. Moore, and Peter Felten. 2022. “Living up to the Capstone Promise: Improving Quality, Equity, and Outcomes in Culminating Experiences.” In Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices, edited by Jerry Daday, Jillian Kinzie, Ken O’Donnell, Carleen Vande Zande, and John Zilvinskis, 124-134. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Moore, Jessie L., Claire Hamshire, and Peter Felten. 2022. “Social Media and Public SoTL.” In SoTL as Public Scholarship, edited by Nancy Chick & Jennifer Friberg, 89-103. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Moore, Jessie L., Angela Myers*, and Hayden McConnell.* 2022. “Mentoring High-Impact Undergraduate Research Experiences.” Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture 22 (1): 17-21.
Moore, Jessie L. 2021. “Key Practices for Fostering Engaged Learning.” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 53(6): 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2021.1987787
Bleakney, Julia, Li Li, Emily Holland*, Paula Rosinski, and Jessie L. Moore. 2021. “Rhetorical Training Across the University: What and Where Students and Alumni Learn about Writing.” Composition Forum 47. https://compositionforum.com/issue/47/rhetorical-training.php
Moore, Jessie L., and Greg Hlavaty. 2021. “Digital Literacies for English: Laying a Foundation in First-Year Writing.” In Teaching Digital Literacy: A Faculty Guide to Integrating Digital Skills with Disciplinary Content, edited by Lauren Hays and Jenna Kammer, 71-82. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Little, Deandra, and Jessie L. Moore. 2021. “A Typology for Catalyzing Pedagogical Change: Fostering Multiple Pathways through SoTL.” Hungarian Educational Research Journal 11(3): 262-273. https://doi.org/10.1556/063.2021.00070
DelliCarpini, Dominic, and Jessie L. Moore. 2020. “Networking Undergraduate Research: Where We Are, Where We Can Go.” Composition Studies 48 (1): 115–118.
Moore, Jessie L., Sophia Abbot, Hannah Bellwoar, and Field Watts. 2020. “Mentoring: Partnering with All Undergraduate Researchers in Writing.” In Jane Greer, Jenn Fishman, and Dominic DelliCarpini (Eds.), Naylor Report on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies. Parlor Press.
Moore, Jessie L. and Peter Felten. 2020. “Foreword.” In Nina Namaste and Amanda Sturgill (Eds.), Mind the Gap: Global Learning at Home and Abroad. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Moore, Jessie L. 2020. “Epilogue: Global Learning as High-Quality Engaged Learning.” In Nina Namaste and Amanda Sturgill (Eds.), Mind the Gap: Global Learning at Home and Abroad. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Phelps, Louise Wetherbee, Sheila Carter-Tod, Jessie L. Moore, Patti Poblete, Casey Reid, and Sarah Elizabeth Snyder. 2019. “Sustainable Becomings: Women’s Career Trajectories in Writing Program Administration.” WPA: Writing Program Administration 43 (1): 12-32.
Moore, Jessie L., and Peter Felten. 2019. “Understanding Writing Transfer as a Threshold Concept across the Disciplines.” In J. A. Timmermans & R. Land (Eds.), Threshold concepts on the edge. Leiden: Brill | Sense.
Moore, Jessie L. “Writing SoTL.” In Nancy Chick (Ed.), Doing SoTL: Thin Slices of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Action. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2018.
Moore, Jessie L., Rebecca Pope-Ruark, and Michael Strickland. “Not Just Another Assignment: How Long Term Integrated Portfolio Practice has Evolved to Impact Ongoing Program Refinement, Curricular Integrity, and Development of Student Professional Identity.” In Laura Gambino and Bret Eynon (Eds.), Catalyst in Action: Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2018.
Brunk-Chavez, Beth, Stacey Pigg, Grabill, Jeff, Moore, Jessie L., and Paula Rosinski. “Designing, Building, and Connecting Networks to Support Collaborative Empirical Writing Research.” Composition Studies, 46.1 (2018).
Moore, Jessie L. “Five Essential Principles about Writing Transfer.” In Jessie L. Moore and Randall Bass (Eds.), Understanding Writing Transfer: Implications for Transformative Student Learning in Higher Education (pp. 1-12). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2017.
Barnett, Brooke, Woody Pelton, Francois Masuka, Kevin Morrison, and Jessie L. Moore. “Diversity, Global Citizenship, and Writing Transfer.” In Jessie L. Moore and Randall Bass (Eds.), Understanding Writing Transfer: Implications for Transformative Student Learning in Higher Education (pp. 59-68). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2017.
Moore, Jessie L., and Chris M. Anson. “Introduction.” In Chris M. Anson & Jessie L. Moore (Eds.), Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer (pp. 3-13). Fort Collins, Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado, 2016.
Anson, Chris M., and Jessie L. Moore. “Afterword.” In Chris M. Anson & Jessie L. Moore (Eds.), Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer (pp. 331-339). Fort Collins, Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado, 2016.
Moore, Jessie L., Paula Rosinski, Tim Peeples, Stacey Pigg, Martine Courant Rife, Beth Brunk-Chavez, William Hart-Davidson, Dundee Lackey, Suzanne Kesler Rumsey, Robyn Tasaka, Paul Curran, and Jeff Grabill. “Revisualizing Composition: How First-Year Writers Use Composing Technologies.” Computers and Composition, 39 (2016): 1-13.
Moore, Jessie L., & Rosinski, Paula. (2015). "Case Study: Elon University." In Rachel Riedner, Ide O'Sullivan, & Alison Farrell, Alison (Eds.), An Introduction to Writing in the Disciplines (pp. 32-36). Maynooth: All Ireland Society for Higher Education/Irish Network for the Enhancement of Writing.
Moore, Jessie L., Kimberly B. Pyne, and Paula Patch. “Writing the Transition to College: Where We are Now.” Ecologies of Writing Programs: Profiles of Writing Programs in Context. Edited by Mary Jo Reiff and Anis Bawarshi. Parlor Press, 2015. [This edited collection chapter was an invited update to our 2013 Composition Forum article.]
Moore, Jessie L., Tim Peeples, Rebecca Pope-Ruark, and Paula Rosinski. “Seeking Growth through Independence: A Professional Writing and Rhetoric Program in Transition.” Writing Majors: Eighteen Program Profiles. Edited by Greg Giberson, Jim Nugent, and Lori Ostergaard. Utah State UP, 2015.
Grabill, Jeff, William Hart-Davidson, Stacey Pigg, Michael McLeod, Paul Curan, Jessie Moore, Paula Rosinski, Tim Peeples, Suzanne Rumsey, Martine Courant Rife, Robyn Tasaka, Dundee Lackey, and Beth Brunk-Chavez. “Revisualizing Composition: Mapping the Writing Lives of First-Year College Students.” Writing about Writing: A College Reader, 2nd Ed. Edited by Elizabeth Wardle and Doug Downs. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014.
Pigg, Stacey, Jeffrey T. Grabill, Beth Brunk-Chavez, Jessie L. Moore, Paula Rosinski, and Paul G. Curran. “Ubiquitous Writing, Technologies, and the Social Practice of Literacies of Coordination.”Written Communication, 31.1 (2014): 91-117.
Moore, Jessie L., Peter Felten, and Michael Strickland. “Supporting a Culture of Writing: Faculty Writing Residencies as a WAC Initiative.” Working with Faculty Writers. Edited by Anne Ellen Geller and Michele A. Eodice. Utah State UP, 2013.
Moore, Jessie L. “Preparing Advocates: Service-Learning in TESOL for Future Mainstream Educators.” TESOL Journal, 4.3 (2013): 555-570.
King, Catherine, and Jessie L. Moore. “Feeding Many Birds with One Bowl: Collaborative Inquiry as a Context for Faculty Development.” Journal of Faculty Development, 27.2 (2013).
Moore, Jessie L., Kimberly B. Pyne, and Paula Patch. “Writing the Transition to College: A Summer College Writing Experience at Elon University.” Composition Forum, 27 (Spring 2013).
Moore, Jessie L. “Designing for Transfer: A Threshold Concept.” Journal of Faculty Development, 26.3 (2012).
Moore, Jessie. “Mapping the Questions: The State of Writing-Related Transfer Research.” Composition Forum, 26 (Fall 2012). Available online at: http://compositionforum.com/issue/26/map-questions-transfer-research.php
Moore, Jessie L., and Michael Strickland. “Wearing Multiple Hats: How Campus WPA Roles can Inform Program-Specific Public Writing Designs.” Going Public. Eds. Irwin Weiser and Shirley Rose. Utah State UP, 2010.
Felten, Peter, Jessie Moore, and Michael Strickland. “Faculty Writing Residencies: Supporting Scholarly Writing and Teaching.” Journal on Centers for Teaching & Learning1 (2009): 23-39.
Moore, Jessie L., Lindsey Altvater, Jillian Mattera, and Emily Regan. “Been There, Done That, Still Doing It: Involving Students in Redesigning a Service-Learning Course.” Engaging Student Voices in the Study of Teaching and Learning. Eds. Carmen Werder and Megan Otis. Sterling, VA: Stylus Press, 2009. 115-129.
Kapper, Jessie Moore, Laura Clapp, and Cindy Lefferts, with Missy Schwandt, Melissa Taylor, and Nikki Wasikowski. “TESOL in Context: Student Perspectives on Service-Learning.” Learning the Language of Global Citizenship: Service-Learning in Applied Linguistics. Ed. Adrian J. Wurr and Josef Hellebrandt. Boston: Anker Publishing, 2007. 141-163.
Kapper, Jessie Moore. “Mapping Post-Secondary Classifications and Second Language Writing Research in the United States.” Politics of Second Language Writing: In Search of a Promised Land. Ed. Paul Kei Matsuda, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper, and Xiaoye You. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press, 2006. 247-261.
Kapper, Jessie L. “The First 10 Years of the Journal of Second Language Writing: An Updated Retrospective.” Journal of Second Language Writing 11.2 (2002): 87-89.
Silva, Tony, Colleen Brice, Jessie Kapper, Paul Kei Matsuda, and Melinda Reichelt. “Twenty-five Years of Scholarship on Second Language Writing Processes: 1976-2000.” International Journal of English Studies 1.2 (2001): 211-240.
Silva, Tony, and Jessie L. Kapper. “Bibliography of recent scholarship in second language writing.” Journal of Second Language Writing. Every issue from 10.1-2 (2000) through 13.2 (2004).
Presentations
Frequent Presenter at Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), and International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL), among others.
Awards
Elon University Distinguished Scholar Award, 2021
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Distinguished Service Award, 2019
Elon College Excellence in Service/Leadership Award, 2010