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Dr. Root has a PhD in English-Literary Studies from the University of Denver. She has been teaching for many years and also tutors in as well as serves on the leadership team for the MSU Denver Writing Center. Dr. Root contributes to the First Year Writing Committee and the Writing Center Advisory Board. In addition to teaching and tutoring, Melissa works as a freelance copyeditor and writer and is currently working on a book. In her rare spare time, she likes to bike, hike, read, sample different wines and beers, and hang out with her dog Lucy.Degree
PhD in English
University of Denver
Research Interests
composition, rhetoric, research, writing center theory, postcolonial literature and theory, disability studies
Teaching Interests
Students are at the center of all that I do. I strive to support students as they become better scholars and, I hope, better citizens of the world.
Office Hours
Tuesday, 3:00 - 4:30 pm