About
Ms. Allen first joined CSP as a Graduate Student Instructor of Writing in CSP’s premier Summer Bridge Scholars Program in 1997, while completing her MFA degree in Creative Writing at U of M. She has been a full-time Lecturer in English with CSP since 2008. Ms. Allen also teaches reading and writing seminars in the CSP Summer Bridge Scholars Program.
Inside and outside the classroom, Allen advocates for: student success and life-long learning; writing as a means of engaging meaningfully across the curriculum and outside the academy, community-based learning to transform student and instructor dialogue and engagement; the practice of good citizenship; and practical application of effective learning theory. You can learn more about her teaching practices below.
Allen attended Seattle University where she earned a BA in English and completed ABD in Pastoral Ministry at SU’s Institute for Theological Studies. She has taught writing courses and workshops in U of M’s Department of English Language and Literature; English Department Writing Program; Sweetland Center for Writing; Great Books courses in the Honors Program; and in U of M’s experiential education program, New England Literature Program. Other activities include volunteer tutoring, mentoring, and developing community-based learning courses and workshops. You can find more information about her interests below.
Awards: Various awards for writing including the U of M’s Hopwood Major Award in Poetry, the Meier Award, the Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship Award for new emerging poets, and has published in numerous journals of poetry and creative nonfiction.
