Research and Press

The Writing Intensive Program strives to advance its mission to support writing and writing pedagogy at the University of Georgia through research and programming initiatives. Here you will find a list of research papers, book chapters, grants, conference presentations, and news articles related to WIP teaching, training, and collaborations.


Peer-Reviewed Scholarship

2024, “To Read or not to Read (and Why): How Undergraduate Students Answer that Question,” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Co-authors: Hovland, I., Harding, L., and Lyon, J.

2022, “Feedback as Boundary Object: Intersections of Writing, Response, and Research,” Journal of Response to Writing. Co-authors: Harding, L., King, J., Bonanno, A., Powell, J.

2020, “Revising a Scientific Writing Curriculum: The Benefit of Interdisciplinary Collaboration,” College Composition and Communication, National Council of Teachers of English. Co-authors: Harding, L., Nadler, R., Rawlins, P., Day, E., Brown, K., and K. Miller.

2018, “The Five Minute Teach: Active Learning to Support TA Training and Writing Instruction in the Sciences,” Journal of College Science Teaching, National Science Teachers Association. Co-authors Lindsey Harding and A. Kelly Lane.


Book /Collection Chapters

2024, “Where Worlds Entwine: The Generative AI Poetry Exercise,” TextGenEd: Continuing Experiments. Co-author: Aaron Meskin and Lindsey Harding.

2017, “MetaFeedback: A Model for Teaching Instructor Response to Student Writing in the Sciences,” in Scientific Communication: Principles, Practices, and Methods, eds. Han Yu and Kathy Northcut. Co-authors Lindsey Harding and Liz Studer


Grants and Fellowships

2025-2026, Generative AI and Teaching Fellowship, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia

2025-2026, “From Autocorrect to ArchPal: Reimagining AI Companions as Catalysts for Critical Thinking and Writing in Higher Education,” Learning Technologies Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. Co-Director: Jared Holton

2025-2026, “Public Writing Initiatives for WIP,” Parents Leadership Council Grant, University of Georgia

2025-2026, 2024-2025, 2023-2024, “Undergraduate Writing Retreat,” Parents Leadership Council Grant, University of Georgia. Co-Directors: Lindsey Harding, Sara Steger, and Elizabeth Davis

2022-2023, 2021-2022, “Undergraduate Writing Retreat,” Parents Leadership Council Grant, University of Georgia. Co-Directors: Lindsey Harding, Sara Steger, Elizabeth Davis, and Becky Hallman Martini

2018, Fellows for Innovative Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. 

2018-2019, 2017-2018, “Undergraduate Writing Retreat,” Parents Leadership Council Grant, University of Georgia. Co-Directors: Lindsey Harding, Elizabeth Davis, and Sara Steger

2017-2018, “Integrating Peer Review to Reimagine Assessment for Scientific Writing,” Learning Technologies Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. Co-Directors: Lindsey Harding and Kris Miller


Conference Presentations

2025, "Writing Programs as a Flexible Collaborative: Building an Institutional Culture of Writing," International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Colorado State University, July 18. Co-authors: Sara Steger, Elizabeth Davis, and Laura McKee

2024, “To Read or Not to Read (and Why): How to Help Undergraduates Keep Turning Those Pages,” Fall workshop series, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia, September 11. Co-authors: Ingie Hovland and Jodie Lyon

2024, “To Read or not to Read (and Why): How Undergraduate Students Answer that Question,” 2024 SOTL Summit, September 19. Co-authors: Ingie Hovland and Jodie Lyon

2023, “Engaging HIPs across campus: What we are learning from a faculty learning community,” 2023 USG Teaching and Learning Conference, March 28

2023, “Are They Even Reading? Strategies to Support Students as Readers Across the Disciplines,” 2023 USG Teaching and Learning Conference, March 28

2023, Harding, L., Steger, S., and King, J. “Take Back the Write: Technology, Feedback, and System Hacking,” panel presentation, Conference on College Composition and Communication, February

2022. “Re-Envisioning End Comments: Beginning Conversations About Feedback and Revision,” USG Teaching & Learning Conference, Deeper Dive hybrid session, March 31. Co-authors: Sara Steger and Joshua King.

2022, “Status Report on Scaling HIPs at UGA,” Momentum Summit V​, University System of Georgia​, February 25. Co-authors: Naomi Norman, Paul Matthews​, and Maria Navarro​

2019. “What Students Don’t Know Can’t Help Them: Inclusive Marketing for Writing Initiatives,” 2019 Council of Writing Program Administrators National Conference, Baltimore, MD, July 25-28. Co-author: Christina Lee. 

2019. “Collaboration in the Name of Transfer: Reimagining Writing Pedagogy Training in FYC and WAC/WID,” 3rd Mid-Atlantic Regional Summer Conference on College Composition and Communication, Norfolk, VA, May 30-31. Co-author: Joshua King.

2019. “What Students Don’t Know Can’t Help Them: Inclusive Marketing for Writing Initiatives,” Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference 2019, Baltimore, MD, July 21-28. Co-author: Christina Lee.

2019. “Tracing the Network of Writing Program Assessment,” Research Network Work-in-Progress Presentation, Conference on College Communication and Composition, Pittsburgh, PA, March 13. Co-authors: Elizabeth Davis.

2019. “Performing Academic Writing in the Real World: Poverty, Disability, and Cultural Contexts in Basic Writing,” Half-day workshop, Conference on College Communication and Composition, Pittsburgh, PA, March 13. Co-authors: Robby Nadler and Kris Miller.

2018, “Bodies and Bytes: Leveraging Exponential Technologies to Integrate Writing in Large Classes,” Conference on Teaching Large Classes, Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research, Virginia Tech, February 17

2017, “How to Launch a Journal of Undergraduate Writing: Procedures, Techniques, and Process Notes,” Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference 2017, Knoxville, TN, July 20-23. Author Lindsey Harding

2017, “From Dialogue to Design: Toward a Comprehensive Writing Curriculum,” Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference 2017, Knoxville, TN, July 20-23. Co-authors Elizabeth Davis, Lindsey Harding, Amy Heath, and Deb Miller

2017, “Writing Between Writing: A Model for Re-activating Writing Process Pedagogy,” Journal of Language and Literacy Education Winter 2017 Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, February 3-4. Author Lindsey Harding

2016, “Collaboration, Celebration, and Commitment: When WPAs and CTL Join Forces to Support Writing,” Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference 2016, Raleigh, NC, July 14-17. Co-authors Elizabeth Davis and Lindsey Harding


News Articles

2022, Harding, L. (January 7). “Just Write: Parents Leadership Council supports fall undergraduate writing retreat,” Columns, The University of Georgia. Read here.

2021 Swenson, V. (May 17). “Teaching Writing for a Better World: Write@UGA 2021 Recap,” The Franklin Chronicles, The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia. Read here.

2020 Harding, L. (June 15). “Writing & Thriving at UGA: writing support and instruction,” The Franklin Chronicles, The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia. Read here.

2019, Harding, L. (November 26). “Writing Intensive Program expands,” Columns, UGA Today, University of Georgia. Read here.

2018, Harding, L. (December 17). “Weekend writing retreat bolsters undergrad productivity,” The Franklin Chronicles, The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia. Read here.

2018, Harding, L., and A. Allen. (May 14), “Writing Intensive Program turns to the community,” The Franklin Chronicles, The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia. Read here.

2018, “Write@UGA.” Park Hall Monitor, Department of English, University of Georgia, online, Spring 2018 issue. Newsletter feature on 2018 Write@UGA events coordinated by WIP in collaboration with Writing Fellows. Read here.

2017, “Parents Leadership Council grant supports fall student writing retreat.” UGA Today, University of Georgia, online, November 20. Article on the first undergraduate student writing retreat WIP helped coordinate at UGA with funding from the Parents Leadership Council. Read here.

2017, “Getting it “Write.” UGA Today, University of Georgia, online, June 26. Article on the first faculty writing retreat WIP coordinated at UGA. Read here.

2017, “WIP Welcomes Community into Classrooms.” Columns, University of Georgia, online, January 17. Author Lindsey Harding. Read here.


Podcast Appearances

2022, Panel guest, “WAC Clearinghouse 25th Anniversary Roundtable,” The Big Rhetorical Podcast, Episode 94. Listen here.