William DeGenaro, Ph.D.

I've taught at UM-Dearborn for twenty years. I teach first-year writing, advanced classes for the Professional Writing and Rhetoric major, Honors seminars, and exchange courses inside a local prison. I've taught in Lebanon, Jordan, and the UAE. I'm working on a book about writer-artist William Steig, who you might know as the guy who wrote Shrek. I love writing (duh!), cooking, traveling, hiking, and spending time with my wife and our dog, Juliet.

Ph.D., The University of Arizona (2002)

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With Michael T. MacDonald. “Keyword First-Gen: An Ideological Critique of First-Generation Support Websites.” Beyond Fitting In: Rethinking First-Gen Literacy and Literacy Education, Ed. Kelly Ritter, MLA, 2022, pp. 27-44.

Book Reviews, Record Reviews & Features for Pop Matters. Available: https://www.popmatters.com/author/williamdegenaro

“Kurt Cobain, Writing Program Administrator.” WPA: Writing Program Administration 42.1 (2018): 17-35. Available: http://associationdatabase.co/archives/42n1/42n1degenaro.pdf

With Jerrice Donelson and Anthony DeGenaro. “It’s Essentially Writers Talking about Writing’: The Role of Reflection in a Co-Curricular Studio Course.” Open Words: Access & English Studies 11.1 (2018): 82-101. Available: https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/openwords/v11/donelsonetal.pdf

With Michael T. MacDonald. “Negotiating a Transcultural Ethos from the Ground Up in a Basic Writing Program.” Journal of Basic Writing 36.1 (2017): 25-55. Available: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1182284.pdf

• Fulbright Scholar to Jordan (2019-2020)
• The Best of Rhetoric & Composition Journals, Nomination for "Kurt Cobain: Writing Program Administrator" (2020)
• With Michael T. MacDonald, Vansant-Spoiden Award for Best Journal Article, LCC Department (2018)
• Fulbright Scholar to Lebanon (2010-2011)
• University of Michigan "Roads" Scholar (2009)