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Talinn Phillips is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Graduate Writing and Research Center at Ohio University's College of Arts and Sciences. Her work spans writing studies, second language writing, graduate education, and writing program administration. She is deeply committed to supporting multilingual and graduate writers through research, pedagogy, and institutional leadership.
Education:
- Ph.D., English (Rhetoric and Composition), Ohio University, 2008
- M.A., TESOL & Applied Linguistics, Ohio University, 2002
- B.S.W., Social Work, Kentucky Christian College, 1999
Her research focuses on second language writing, graduate student writing, lifespan writing research, genre studies, writing for publication, and writing centers. She examines how writers develop across their lifetimes, particularly graduate students and multilingual writers navigating disciplinary discourse communities. Her work emphasizes holistic support that integrates disciplinary knowledge, research methodology, and language development.
The 15 most recent publications reveal a consistent trajectory in writing studies, with a strong emphasis on graduate and multilingual writers. Her scholarship spans books, book chapters, journal articles, and educational films. Key themes include longitudinal writing research, writing program administration, disciplinary writing support, and pedagogical strategies for global classrooms. Her recent works like Improvisations: Methods & Methodologies in Lifespan Writing Research (2024) and Supporting the Growth of Graduate Writers (2022) demonstrate innovative approaches to understanding and supporting academic writers.
Talinn Phillips has been instrumental in developing the Graduate Writing and Research Center at Ohio University, which provides integrated support for graduate students' writing and research needs. Her leadership in this area reflects her commitment to addressing unmet needs in graduate education, particularly for multilingual writers who require discipline-specific and holistic support.
She has advised on or led initiatives related to writing program administration, tutor training, and curriculum design. Her work with graduate writing groups, dissertation boot camps, and discipline-specific workshops has helped shape institutional support structures for graduate writers. Her research on writing center practices has informed the development of more effective services for multilingual graduate writers.
Her teaching portfolio includes courses in developmental writing for non-native speakers, writing and rhetoric, women and writing, professional writing, genre studies, rhetorical theories, research methods, and writing for publication. This diverse teaching background reflects her broad expertise in writing studies and her commitment to supporting writers at all levels.
