April Douglass

April Douglass is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, specializing in writing instruction and academic support for engineering students through personalized consultations.

Her educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction-Reading and Language Arts Education from Texas A&M University (2011)
• M.E. in Educational Psychology-Learning, Development and Instruction from Texas A&M University (2008)
• B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University (2001)

Her research focuses on engineering education pedagogy, with primary emphasis on technical writing development, curriculum design for STEM disciplines, and cognitive aspects of language acquisition in engineering contexts. She develops targeted interventions for abstract composition, grammatical precision, and structural organization in engineering documentation, bridging educational theory with practical application in civil and environmental engineering education.