Kory Lawson Ching

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Position Title
Associate Professor

Voorhies 385
Office Hours
W 1:30-3:00; R 1:30-3:00; by Zoom appointment at https://calendly.com/koryching/meet
Bio

Research Areas:

writing technologies, digital literacies, composition pedagogy, teacher preparation, qualitative research methods, socio-cultural theories of literacy and learning

Biography:

Professor Ching’s scholarly interests include teacher preparation, digital literacies, and composition pedagogy, especially the practice of using peer response groups in the writing classroom. His work has appeared in journals such as Written Communication, Composition StudiesComputers and CompositionRhetoric Review, and JAC, as well as the website Inside Higher Ed

His undergraduate teaching focuses on writing in digital environments, ethnographic fieldwork, and videogame analysis. Prior to joining the faculty at UC Davis, Ching taught composition at UC Irvine, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and, most recently, at San Francisco State University, where he also taught graduate courses in composition theory, rhetorical theory, teaching with technology, and qualitative research methods. 

When he’s not reading, writing, or teaching, he runs, bikes, plays videogames, makes noises on musical instruments, and tends his own small corner of the social media universe.

Education:

PhD in English (with Specialization in Writing Studies)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008

MA in English
University of California, Irvine
1997

BA in English (with a Concentration in Medieval Studies)
University of California, Irvine
1994

Awards:

Pathways Core Initiative Hybrid Course Redesign Grant
University of California, Davis
2020-present

Promising Practices Course Redesign with Technology Grant
California State University
2014-2015

James L. Kinneavy Award for most outstanding article published in 2007 in
JAC: A Journal of Rhetorical and Writing Studies
2008

K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
American Association for Higher Education
2000

Teaching Excellence Award
Division of Undergraduate Education, UC Irvine
2000

Publications: 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles 

 

 Edited Book Chapters

 

Other Publications

  • Ching, Kory Lawson. “Not a Consolation Prize.” Inside Higher Ed 2010. Web. 8 Apr. 2010.
Research Interests & Expertise
  • writing technologies, digital literacies, composition pedagogy, teacher preparation, qualitative research methods, socio-cultural theories of literacy and learning