Claire Mischker

Dr. Claire Mischker is a Lecturer and the Director of the Graduate Writing Center in the Department of Writing & Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, part of the College of Liberal Arts. She contributes significantly to graduate and undergraduate writing education and supports scholarly writing development across disciplines.

Educational Background:

• B.A. in English, Winthrop University (1996)
• M.A. in English, Winthrop University (2000)
• Ph.D. in English, University of Mississippi (2013), with a concentration in Modern American Literature

Her research centers on gender theory in the novels of William Faulkner, contributing to literary scholarship in American modernism. She is also deeply engaged in Writing Center theory and pedagogy, having presented at regional, national, and international conferences. Her teaching spans literature surveys, advanced composition, and professional writing contexts.

Dr. Mischker has extensive experience supporting graduate writers and has worked in writing centers at Winthrop University and the University of Mississippi since 2013. Her leadership in the Graduate Writing Center underscores her commitment to writing across the curriculum and graduate student success.

She teaches the following courses: ENGL 222 (Survey of World Literature since 1650), ENGL 223 (Survey of American Literature to the Civil War), ENGL 391 (Junior Seminar: Major Authors of American Literature), LIBA 102 (First-Year Seminar), WRIT 101 (First-Year Writing I), WRIT 250 (Advanced Composition), WRIT 310 (Writing in Professional Contexts), and WRIT 370 (Editing and Proofreading).

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Dr. Mischker advises and mentors students through her teaching and writing center leadership, though no formal advisees are listed. She does not hold a research-focused role but plays a vital educational and administrative role in composition and graduate writing support. Her work contributes to institutional writing initiatives and graduate education infrastructure.

The Graduate Writing Center, which she directs, functions as a key support unit for graduate students across the university, offering consultations, workshops, and resources for thesis, dissertation, and publication writing. This center is part of the Department of Writing & Rhetoric’s broader mission to enhance writing proficiency and scholarly communication.