Heather Falconer

Assistant Professor of Professional and Technical Writing, Department of English
Faculty Member of the RiSE Center

Neville Hall 319
207.581.3856
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Recent Publications (also see below)

Highlighted Publications

Falconer, H.M. (2022). Masking inequality with good intentions: Systemic bias, counterspaces, and discourse acquisition in STEM education. University Press of Colorado/Practices and Possibilities. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/practice/masking/

Greer, J., Grobman, L., & Falconer, H. M. (2020). Contributing to knowledge: A defining characteristic of undergraduate research, a critical opportunity to empower students. In D. Dellacarpini, J. Fishman, & J. Greer (Eds.), The Naylor Report on undergraduate research in Writing Studies. Parlor Press.

Falconer, H. M. (2019). “I think when I speak, I don’t sound like that”: The influence on social positioning on rhetorical skill development in science. Written Communication, 36(1), 9-37.

Falconer, H. M. (2017). Assessing writing in undergraduate biology coursework: A review of the literature on practices and criteria. The WAC Journal, 28, 123-138.

Carpi, A., Ronan, D. M., Falconer, H. M., & Lents, N. H. (2017). Cultivating minority scientists: Undergraduate research increases self-efficacy and career ambitions for underrepresented students in STEM. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(2), 169-194. Published online before print August 5, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21341