Caitlin Martin

Caitlin Martin serves as Assistant Professor of Composition in the Department of Humanities and Communication at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's College of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach. Her expertise spans rhetoric and composition, educational leadership, and evidence-based pedagogy within higher education contexts.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in English (Composition & Rhetoric), Miami University - Oxford, 2021
• M.A. in English (Composition & Rhetoric), Miami University - Oxford, 2013
• B.S. in English, Indiana State University, 2011

Dr. Martin's research centers on transformative educational practices including Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), horizontal mentoring structures in graduate education, and gradeless learning methodologies. She investigates how deep change theory can reframe institutional approaches to writing instruction and explores transfer of learning in composition courses. Her work emphasizes collaborative faculty development and student-centered assessment innovations.

Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on systemic educational transformation through practical applications. These works bridge composition studies with broader higher education leadership, highlighting horizontal collaboration over hierarchical models and demonstrating how pedagogical innovations like gradeless learning impact student outcomes across disciplines.

Her recognition includes:

• Textbook Affordability Champion (2024)
• Tej Gupta Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee (2023)
• Multiple grants for gradeless learning research in general education and speech courses (2023)
• Grant for Teaching for Transfer in Com 122 (2023)

Dr. Martin's grant portfolio demonstrates active investigation into alternative assessment models and curriculum design. Her collaborative projects with colleagues like Welch examine practical implementations of gradeless learning in required courses, contributing actionable insights to the scholarship of teaching and learning while addressing textbook affordability challenges.