Laurie Miller

Assistant Professor

Composition, linguistic markers of rhetoric and genre

Laurie Miller teaches first-year writing for multilingual writers (ENGH 123, ENGH 100) in the English Department as well as English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses for Mason's international students in the Gateway program.

Prior to this, she was a faculty member in Mason’s INTO Mason, English Language Institute (ELI) and the Center for International Student Access (CISA). While her primary focus has been on working with multilingual writers, she has also worked with writers who first language is English in both academic and business settings. Dr. Miller has contributed to World Bank writing style guides, consulted on an individual basis with professionals at United Airlines, and worked as an abstractor of medical papers.

With degrees in biology, English literature and linguistics, and Writing and Rhetoric, she understands the needs placed on writers in diverse genres and writing situations.

Her current work and research beyond teaching includes the integration of generative AI tools and virtual reality in writing instruction.

Current Research

The integration of generative AI tools in writing instruction.

Courses Taught

ENGH 100

ENGH 123

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
PhD in Writing and Rhetoric - 2024
Writing faculty perceptions and operationalization of linguistic justice
Current research on integration of generative AI tools in writing

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.A. in Linguistics - 1992
Focus on acoustic phonetics and cognitive science – natural language processing

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
M.A. in English - 1990
Concentration in 20th Century American & British Literature & Linguistics

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
B.S. Biological Sciences - 1986
Concentration in anatomy and physiology;
Senior Project: Grasshoppers And Man: A Computer Tutorial for High School Biology
Students Studying Open and Closed Circulatory Systems.