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Dr. Rachel Herzl-Betz
Writing Center
Specializations: Writing Studies, Writing Center Studies, Disability Studies
Email: Rachel.Herzl-Betz@nevadastate.edu
Phone:
(702) 992-2752
Biography
Rachel Herzl-Betz (PhD) is Associate Professor of Humanities and the Writing Center Director at Nevada State University. Her research focuses on intersections between writing studies, intersectional accessibility, and disability justice. Her work has recently been published in Composition Forum, Pedagogy, Praxis: A Writing Center Journal, WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, and Writing Centers and Racial Justice: A Guidebook for Critical Praxis.
Education
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Doctor of Philosophy in English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
08/01/2010 - 05/01/2017 -
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Carleton College
09/01/2004 - 06/01/2008
Publications
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Perdiendo mi persona: Negotiating Language and Identity at the Conference Door
Pedagogy
01/01/2022 -
A Space for Small Inventions: Access Negotiation Moments and Planned Adaptation in the Writing Classroom
Composition Forum
04/01/2022 -
A Collective Center for Communal Care
Another Word
07/01/2024 -
Why do White tutors “love” writing? Recruitment and what brings us to the center
Writing Centers and Racial Justice
11/01/2023 -
More Than a Celebration: Writing Center Anniversaries as Epideictic Rhetoric
Praxis
12/01/2025
Achievements
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Regents' Rising Researcher Award
First awarded in 2008, this honor recognizes early-career faculty members for their research accomplishments and potential for future contributions.02/28/2023