Adrienne Redding

Adrienne Redding is a Lecturer and Faculty Fellow at Merze Tate College, Western Michigan University, where she serves as the Master Faculty Specialist in Gateway Course Redesign and Coordinator of the First Year Writing Intensive and Developmental Writing programs in the Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences. Her work focuses on student success, retention, and equitable writing instruction.

Dr. Redding earned her Ph.D. in English from Western Michigan University in 2014, an M.A. in English from Andrews University in 2005, and a B.A. in English from Andrews University in 2003.

Her research centers on student persistence, marginalized voices in first-year writing, and intersections of gender, language, and power in both contemporary and Early Modern literature. She teaches courses in Shakespeare, the Development of Modern English, and Western World Literature, contributing to both composition and literary studies curricula.

Her published work addresses First-Year Writing retention strategies and gender and voice in Shakespearean drama. She has presented at major national conferences including the Conference on College Composition and Communication, the Shakespeare Association of America, and the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across composition, literature, and cultural studies.

Dr. Redding has not been publicly recognized with formal scientific awards in the provided text.

She has advised institutional writing programs and retention initiatives but no individual students are listed. She has led curriculum redesign efforts and participated in faculty development grants and programs under WMUx, contributing to institutional teaching excellence and course innovation.

She is actively involved in the Department of English and broader university teaching support initiatives through WMUx, focusing on instructional design, accessibility, and faculty development.