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Dr. Laura Decker

Department of Humanities

Specializations: Writing Pedagogy, Literacy Studies, and Writing Program Administration

Email: Laura.Decker@nevadastate.edu
Phone: (702) 992-2674

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Literacy Education
    University of Nevada-Las Vegas
    08/01/2014 - 05/01/2020
  • Master of Fine Arts in Poetry
    Texas State University-San Marcos
    08/01/2007 - 05/01/2010

Publications

  • Reaping What You Sow: Reframing Academic Rejection as a Community Garden for Writing Studies
    WAC Clearninghouse
    10/01/2025
  • Building Intentional Silence into Classrooms for More Effective and Accessible Discussions
    English in Texas
    09/01/2023
  • Supporting Student Linguistic Identity and Autonomy in Directed Self Placement Through Linguistic Domains Using Qualtrics Scoring
    Journal of Writing Assessment
    03/01/2024