Susan Detwiler

Susan Detwiler is a full-time Lecturer in the Writing & Critical Inquiry (WCI) Program at University at Albany. She teaches academic writing and thinking, emphasizing collaborative, process-based approaches.

• Education: Bank Street College of Education

Her research focuses on

• first-year writing pedagogy
• peer education dynamics
• meta-literacy in writing processes
• supporting first-generation college students

. As a faculty advisor for the WCI Peer Mentor Program, she explores how peer mentoring fosters student belonging and writing development.