Julio Alves

Julio Alves is a Lecturer in English Language & Literature and Director of the Jacobson Center at Smith College. He coordinates the first-year writing program and co-chairs the Writing and Public Discourse Committee. His roles include planning, implementing, and assessing writing instruction across the college. He teaches WRT 110: Writers on Writing in the spring.

Education:

• Ph.D., Boston University
• B.A., Boston University

His research interests focus on writing pedagogy, narrative nonfiction, and language policy. He has published in academic journals such as American Anthropologist, Humor: International Journal of Humor Research, and Language in Society, as well as mainstream outlets like The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed.

Alves directs the Jacobson Center, a hub for writing and academic support. He resides in Northampton, Massachusetts, and maintains a hobby of raising chickens.

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