Martha Wilson Schaffer

Martha Wilson Schaffer is a Senior Instructor and Director of First-Year Writing in the English Department at Case Western Reserve University. She coordinates the Foundations of College Writing Program, first-year directed self-writing placement, and program assessment. Her work focuses on writing pedagogy, rhetoric, public speaking, and the development of emerging writers' potentiality. Prior to academia, she practiced law as an attorney specializing in workers' rights.

• Education:
• PhD in English (Rhetoric & Writing), Bowling Green State University
• JD, University of Toledo College of Law

Her research explores writing assessment, the growth trajectories of novice writers, and the role of writing in human interaction in academic and real-life contexts. She collaborates widely across campus with students, educators, and administrators.

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