Denise P. Paster

Denise P. Paster serves as Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of First-Year Writing at Coastal Carolina University, specializing in composition and rhetoric curriculum development.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2010)
• M.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts Boston (2001)
• B.A. from Bridgewater State College (1999)

Dr. Paster's research centers on writing program administration and digital literacies, with particular emphasis on reflective pedagogies and technology integration in writing instruction. She employs qualitative research methods to investigate how emerging digital practices transform composition classrooms.

She co-founded the Coastal Composition Commons with Dr. Alan Reid, a digital badging platform integral to first-year composition courses, and is co-authoring the textbook "Writing Moves" with Ellie Kutz and Christian Pulver. Her work consistently bridges theoretical research with practical classroom applications in writing pedagogy.