Kelly Crosby

Second language writing, writing assessment, curriculum design, literacy pedagogy

Second language writing, first-year writing, upper division writing in the professions: education Courses taught at UC Davis:

Kelly Crosby is a continuing lecturer in the University Writing Program where she primarily teaches second language writing, first year writing, and writing for education. Before joining the UWP, Kelly taught in many contexts, including high school English and Spanish in Virginia and California, abroad in Brazil, adult school in Woodland, CA, and in an intensive English Program at UC Davis. In several of these contexts she served as department chair or lead instructor. She has designed curriculum for large high school, intensive English, and university programs. In the UWP, she has served as a Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Consultant, the Assistant Director of Entry Level Writing, and the Associate Director of the English for Multilingual Students division of the program - overseeing second language writing instruction campus-wide. She also co-authored and co-designed the overhaul of the first-year writing placement for UC Davis from 2020-2021. 

Courses taught at UC Davis:

• UWP 1: Introduction to Academic Literacies
• UWP 7: Practices in College Reading and Writing
• UWP 7M: Practices in College Reading and Writing for Multilingual Writers
• UWP 21: Introduction to Academic Reading & Writing for Multilingual Students 
• UWP 22: Intermediate Academic Reading & Writing for Multilingual Students
• UWP 23: Advanced Academic Reading & Writing for Multilingual Students [no longer offered]
• UWP 28: Persuasive Writing for Global Study Students
• UWP 49: Writing Research Papers
• UWP 104D: Writing in the Professions: Elementary & Secondary Education
•  UWP 197TC: Community Tutoring in Writing (Writing Ambassadors Literacy Internship)

MATESOL, BA Spanish, Quality Matters Online Instruction Certified, Area 3 Teacher Consultant