Sarah DeCapua

Sarah DeCapua is an Associate Professor In Residence in the First-Year Writing Program at the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English. She teaches Academic Literacies for Multilingual Students (ENG 1003), Introduction to Academic Writing (ENG 1004), and designed Writing Across Cultures (ENG 3015W) and graduate seminars in Rhetoric/Composition.

Her research focuses on second language literacy, teacher feedback methodologies, multilingual pedagogy, and writing assessment. She employs innovative approaches like screencast video feedback to enhance multilingual writing instruction.

Publications include journal articles on feedback practices, multilingual identity, and crisis pedagogy, along with edited volumes like Global and Transformative Approaches Toward Linguistic Diversity. Awards include UConn's Scholarship Facilitation Fund and IUP's Promising Research Award.

Service includes Academic Integrity Hearing Board, General Education committees, and national writing association leadership. Grants support research in multilingual writing education and pedagogical innovation.