معرفی
Ann M. Bomberger serves as Associate Professor in Gannon University's English Department and Vice President of the Faculty Senate, teaching diverse courses from Writing with AI to African American literature through community-engaged pedagogy.
Education
- PhD in English, SUNY Stony Brook (1997)
- BA in English, Allegheny College, cum laude (1990)
Her research integrates African American literary studies with digital communication ethics, emphasizing service-learning projects that address environmental justice and medical humanities. She investigates how emerging technologies like generative AI transform writing pedagogy while maintaining focus on diversity's impact on communication across race, gender, and class lines. Community-based video production and archival research form central methodologies in her work.
Publications reveal evolving scholarly trajectory from 1990s feminist literary criticism toward contemporary environmental communication and AI ethics, consistently examining race dynamics in digital spaces. Her community partnerships like GreenEriePA.org demonstrate applied scholarship connecting campus resources with civic needs.
Dr. Bomberger actively mentors students through video projects documenting Erie's civil rights history and environmental assets, while leading campus AI initiatives and professional development workshops. Her service extends to Relay for Life advisory and national conference presentations on service-learning pedagogy.
Notable initiatives include the GreenEriePA.org environmental communication platform, Erie-GAINS Newsletter Project applying service-learning in public relations, and intergenerational video dialogues with Villa Maria senior residents.
