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Dr. Virginia (Ginny) Crisco is a Professor in the Department of English at California State University, Fresno, where she Co-Directs the first-year writing program and teaches literacy and composition pedagogy. Her research focuses on intersections of literacy, rhetoric, and pedagogy across classroom and community contexts.
- PhD in English with specialization in Rhetoric and Composition from University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- MA in English with concentration in Composition Theory from California State University, Fresno
- BA in English from California State University, Fresno
- AA in Liberal Studies from Fresno City College
Research Interests center on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in writing classrooms, activist literacy, ethnographic pedagogies, and institutional critique. She explores how alternative discourses challenge standardized English instruction and how civic engagement can be integrated into composition curricula.
Article Trends show a progression from early work on ethnographic approaches in basic writing (2001) to UDL implementation (2019) and recent secondary curriculum innovations (2023). Key themes include disability studies, social justice, literacy equity, and neoliberalism's impact on public writing.
Contact: vcrisco@csufresno.edu
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