Aly Welker

Aly Welker is a Senior Lecturer (Master Instructor) in the English Department at Colorado State University, serving as Assistant Director of Upper Division Composition and Online Coordinator. She teaches courses in College Composition, Writing Arguments, Writing in Digital Environments, and Principles of Digital Rhetoric & Design. Her research focuses on online writing instruction, rhetorical empathy, and pedagogical innovation.

Education:

• PhD in Education Sciences, Colorado State University
• MA in Rhetoric and the Teaching of Writing, University of Colorado at Denver

Professional Roles:

• Curriculum design leadership for upper-division composition courses
• Professional development coordination for faculty
• Online course coordination for the English department

Research Contributions: Publications in Dialogic Pedagogy and Journal of Composition Theory, emphasizing digital rhetoric, composition studies, and empathetic teaching practices.

Background: Alumni of New York City and Florence, Italy, returning to Fort Collins to teach at CSU.