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Peggy Johnson, M.A.
Information & Biography

Peggy Johnson, M.A.
Office location:
Griffin Hall #77
Mailing Address:
Saint Mary's University
of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights #1427
Winona, MN 55987-1399
507-457-1432
Peggy Johnson is the Director of the Writing Center and a Lecturer of English at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.


Teaching Credentials

Courses Recently Taught at SMU
English Composition

Professional Organizations
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Modern Language Association of America
Midwest Writing Centers Association
International Writing Centers Association

Education
M.A., English, University of North Dakota, ND, 1992
B.S., English, SUNY Brockport, NY, 1984

Teaching Experience
1996 to Present: Lecturer, English Department, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1990-1995: Adjunct Instructor, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN
1988-1990: Teacher, Midway High School, Forest River, ND
1987-1988: Teacher, Grafton High School, Grafton, ND

Other Professional Experience
1996 to Present: Director, University Writing Center, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, MN



Presentations & Publications

Selected Presentations
"Learning from Restorative Justice Theory: Writing in the Margins," Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL, 2006

"The Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters," Crossroads: Sophomore Experience conference table presentaiton, Saint Mary's University, Winona, MN 2006

"Growing Up Catholic: Religion in the Writing Center Contact Zone," Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2005

"Learn Your Enneagram Personality Type," Saint Teresa's Service and Leadership Institute for Women," Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2005

"Revisiting Dorothy Day: The Writing Center as a House of Hospitality," Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, 2004

"Writing Programs as Philosophical Journeys: From Lucretian Argument to Existential Consciousness," Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, TX, 2004

"Academic Hospitality (and Hostility) to Nondominant Dialects," Conference on College and Communication, New York, NY, 2003

"Bilinguals in the Writing Classroom: A Transformation of our Identities," EAPSU Conference, Slippery Rock, PA, 2002

"Writing Center Work as an Act of Social Justice," International Writing Center Association Conference, Savanna, GA, 2002

"The Enneagram: Developing Empathy through Exploration of Human Nature," Midwest Writing Center Association Conference, Iowa City, IA, 2001

"Disembodied Spirituality: Conflicts in the Writing Center," Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, CO, 2001

Publications
"Poverty Among Us," Connections: Office of Affiliation, 2005

"Thea's Words Teach a Teacher," Thea News 4:1, 2005

"A Reflection on the Ministry of Education," Connections: Office of Affiliation, 2005

Review, Inside Writing, 5th ed. Salomone and McDonlad, eds, 2004

"The Writing Center: A House of Hospitality," Proceedings of Midwest Writing Center Association Conference, St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN, 2004

"Existentialism in the Writing Center: Tutors' Search for Meaning," Writing Lab Newletter, 2004

"The Writing Classroom: A Transformation in Identitiy," Local Colors: The Proceeding of the 2002 Annual Conference of the English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universitites, R. Crafton and E. Foster, Eds, Slippery Rock: EAPSU, 2002

"Writing Center Work as an Act of Social Justice,"  Proceeding of Midwest Writing Center Association Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002

"Disembodied Spirituality: Conflicts in the Writing Center,"  ERIC Database, 2001





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