Ann Biswas

Lecturer
Full-Time Faculty
College of Arts and Sciences: English

  • Location: HM 228
  • Phone: 937-229-3431
  • Email: Contact

Profile

Ann teaches courses in professional writing and composition. As an active member of the department, she serves on a variety of committees including the Composition Committee and the Writing Track Committee and is the faculty adviser for the department newsletter, Word for Word. Ann recently presented at the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education and the Ohio Student Affairs Conference as well as UD’s Learning Teaching Center. She serves as the Assistant Executive Editor of the Journal of Education Policy, Planning and Administration. Ann is working on a doctorate in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration.

Before joining UD’s faculty, Ann taught journalism, media writing, and research writing at Wright State. She has worked as a corporate and healthcare communications manager and has extensive experience as a scriptwriter, technical editor, and communications consultant. She has authored numerous articles, media programs, advertisements, and educational materials for corporate and non-profit organizations.

Degrees

  • University of Dayton, 1994, M.A, English
  • Wright State University, 1990, B.A., Communication

Research Interests

  • Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
  • Collaborative Writing and Teamwork
  • Faculty Development
  • Educational Technology

Selected Publications

"A Primer on Copyright and Fair Use.” School Business Affairs, 2012. Vol. 78, No. 1, 34-36 (with Dr. Charles Russo).

“A Remarkable Journey: Diagnosing and Managing Neurological Disorders,” Wellness for Life, Kettering Health Network, Dayton, Ohio, Summer 2007.

The Defining Decade: A History of Kettering Medical Center Network, Kettering Medical Center Network, Dayton, Ohio, 2005 (with Harold L. Lee, D.Min.).

“Communication Key to Patient Trust and Loyalty,” Women Dentist Journal, p. 72-76, 9/2004.

Selected Presentations

Lessons in Citizenship: Collaborative Writing to Foster Academic Integrity and Civic Responsibility. Lilly International Conference on College Teaching, Miami University. November, 2012.

Strategies for Preventing & Responding to Plagiarism. University of Dayton, Learning Teaching Center, Faculty Exchange Series. March, 2012.

Building Community and Teaching Academic Integrity Through Collaborative, Research-Based Writing. Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) and the Ohio Student Affairs Conference, “High Impact Learning in a Time of Change.” November, 2011.

Plagiarism in the 21st Century. Fall Humanities Commons Pilots Workshop, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton. August, 2011.

Understanding Plagiarism and the Internet Generation. Computers & Writing Conference, Graduate Research Network, University of Michigan. May, 2011.

A Conversation About Plagiarism. Learning Teaching Center, University of Dayton, with Heidi Gauder, Christina Klimo, and Leah Bergman. March, 2011.

Selected Scripts

A Distinctive Legal Education for the Leaders of Tomorrow (DVD), The University of Dayton School of Law and The Center for Business and Economic Research, 2002.

Leaders of the Legacy (DVD/Video), Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.

Lewis and Clark (DVD/Video/Pictureshow), The National Geographic Society, The Mazer Corporation, 1998.

Wright State University School of Medicine: Teaching Students to Care for a Community (DVD/Video), Wright State School of Medicine, 1998.