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Kendon Kurzer is a Lecturer at the University of California, Davis, affiliated with the School of Education. Their work focuses on multilingual writing, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), and antiracist pedagogies in diverse educational contexts. Kurzer holds a Ph.D. in Education, Language, Literacy, and Culture from UC Davis, an M.A. in TESOL, and a B.A. in Linguistics.
Research interests include grammar support for multilingual writers, dynamic written corrective feedback methodologies, and writing program administration challenges. They advocate for pedagogical frameworks that treat linguistic differences as resources rather than deficiencies. Recent work addresses tutoring models in developmental writing programs and equity in writing placement systems.
Teaching areas span multilingual writing instruction across disciplines (business, education, food science, nursing), emphasizing antiracist practices. Publications since 2006 explore corrective feedback efficacy, WAC program design, and metacognition in education standards. Kurzer's research often bridges theory and practice, with a focus on community college and second language contexts.
Notable contributions include studies on embedded vs. drop-in tutoring effectiveness, accuracy gains from unfocused feedback, and faculty training in linguistically just pedagogies. Their work intersects with sociolinguistics, educational equity, and second language acquisition.
