Staci Defibaugh

Staci Defibaugh is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Writing Studies in the English Department at Old Dominion University. Her research examines rhetoric, composition, writing program administration, and writing center studies. She co-edited 'The Things We Carry: Strategies for Recognizing and Negotiating Emotional Labor in Writing Program Administration' and has published widely on writing studies.

Dr. Defibaugh's work focuses on WAC/WID implementation, emotional labor in academic administration, and strategies for supporting multilingual writers. She has secured NSF funding for STEM writing initiatives and leads the Writing Across Virginia affiliate organization. Her teaching addresses composition pedagogy, writing center theory, and professional writing.