Linda Adler-Kassner
Linda Adler-Kassner is an educator and university administrator. She is known for her work in the field of writing studies, including co-authoring Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies, which was recognized by the Council of Writing Program Administrators. Education and career Adler-Kassner received her B.A. from Macalester College in 1985. She earned her M.A. in 1992 and she received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1995. Adler-Kassner had taught at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Eastern Michigan University. From 2009–2015, she served as director of the University of California, Santa Barbara's Writing Program. , she is the faculty director of the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL), a professor of writing studies, and Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. From 2009 to 2011, Adler-Kassner was president of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. While serving in this role, she Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing, a policy document used by institutions and writing programs to guide writing pedagogy. In 2017, she chaired the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Research Adler-Kassner's research areas broadly include literacy studies with attention to inclusive pedagogies. Her work includes the nature of writing