Tracy Hamler Carrick

Tracy Hamler Carrick is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Writing Workshop & Graduate Writing Service at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in writing pedagogy, critical literacy, and institutional activism.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (Syracuse University)
• Master of Arts, English with Concentration in Composition (San Francisco State University)
• Bachelor of Arts, English Literature (Boston University)

Her research investigates:

• Intersections of language, power, and access to institutions
• Collaborative writing practices in community and institutional contexts
• Critical pedagogy and community-based learning
• Innovations in writing center administration and tutor training

Recent publications focus on collaborative writing during crises, authorship ethics, and activist approaches to literacy sponsorship. She received Cornell's 2024 Community Leadership Award and Teaching Innovation Award for work integrating AI literacy into writing instruction.

• Co-editor: Authorship in Composition Studies (2004)
• Director of writing centers at Cornell, Colby College, and San Francisco State University