Participants

Amber Nichols-Buckley is a writing instructor for the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi.  Much of Amber's teaching career has been at the high school level, at Holly Springs High School and Tupelo High School.  Her heart lies in the classroom, and she is a strong advocate for Mississippi public schools.  Amber is currently serving as the Co-Chair of the Transitioning to College Writing Symposium.  If you have any questions, feel free to email her at tcw@go.olemiss.edu or asnichol@olemiss.edu.

Jenny Jackson is an instructor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric. Previously, she was an instructor of writing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello from January of 2013 to May of 2014. She received her Masters in Composition and Rhetoric from Missouri State University in 2011.

Leasa Burton is the Publisher for Composition, Business/Technical Writing, and Developmental Writing at Bedford/St. Martin’s. She leads the editorial team responsible for list strategy and acquisitions. Before coming to Bedford, she taught composition and creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh as a TA and adjunct instructor.

A 2nd-year PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition and the incoming Assistant Director of the Virtual Writing Center at University of Louisville where she researches the intersections of race, transition, and civic engagement.

Dr. Barbara Lowe currently teaches English 1113 & 1123 English IV dual enrollment English Debate I-IV, and oral communications at Oxford High School. She graduated with a PhD in English from The University of Mississippi in 2004.

Teaching WRIT 101 and WRIT 250 at the University of Mississippi.

Jimmy Fleming is a composition specialist for Bedford/St. Martin’s, an imprint of Macmillan Learning.   Beginning in 1983, he has been a sales rep, a sales manager, and an editor.  His current role takes him to writing programs across the country to meet with instructors of all definitions – program administrators and course directors, writing center staff and tutors, graduate students and adjuncts. He is most engaged by talking with teachers whose research, insights, and best practices in writing instruction and student learning can inform Bedford’s publishing program in composition.  Before joining Bedford/St. Martin’s, Jimmy worked as a reporter and at a literary agency.

Dena Holley is a secondary English teacher at Pontotoc High School; she loves learning, teaching, reading, writing, thinking, and her family, not necessarily in that order. She also loves cliches and irony.