Lecturer and Director of First-Year Writing
Year Started at JMU: 2012
derisedr@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
M.F.A., Creative Writing, UNC-Wilmington, 2007
B.A., Psychology, Minor in English; University of Virginia, 2002
Professional Focuses
First-year writing, information literacy, teaching for transfer, inclusive teaching practices, food/body studies.
Danielle’s current research focuses on how writing instruction and programs can adapt to meet the challenges of generative AI. Danielle is also conducting a research study to examine students’ perceptions of bias when they read.
Publications
DeRise, D. (2024). Will I even teach writing anymore? An examination of first-year writing faculty’s responsibility to teach about or with ChatGPT. International Journal on Responsibility. 7(1). https://doi.org/10.62365/2576-0955.1108
DeRise, D. (2023). Everything’s biased: A guide to determining when bias matters. Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, 5, 140–151. https://writingspaces.org/everythings-biased-a-guide-to-determining-when-bias-matters/
Grossman, S., & DeRise, D. (2023). Using the past to inform the future: An interdisciplinary collaboration to address undergraduate pandemic concerns. Currents in Teaching and Learning. 14(2), 49-61. https://webcdn.worcester.edu/currents-in-teaching-and-learning/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2023/01/Currents-14-02-Grossman-DeRise-Interdisciplinary-Collaboration-to-Address-Undergraduate-Pandemic-Concerns.pdf
DeRise, D. (2020). Fifty shades of bias. Information Literacy Group. https://infolit.org.uk/fifty-shades-of-bias/.
DeRise, D. (2016). Nick Cave predicts the end of western civilization. PopMatters. 10 http://www.popmatters.com/feature/nick-cave-predicts-the-end-of-western-civilization/.
DeRise, D. (2014). Don't ban student emails. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/09/09/essay-urges-professors-not-ban-student-emails
