James Truman received his PhD in English from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has been teaching composition and literature for over 20 years, including classes on historical linguistics, business writing, and writing center theory, as well as courses on Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Most recently, he comes from Auburn University where he was Assistant Director of University Writing from 2013 to 2019, with primary responsibility for running the Miller Writing Center. As part of a university-wide writing initiative, he worked with students and faculty to enhance the culture of writing and writing instruction across campus. He enjoys spending time with his family, which includes three dogs and a cat. He also plays old-time fiddle, which annoys the cat.

curriculum vitae

• “Embrace the Messiness: Libraries, Writing Centers, and Encouraging Research as Inquiry Across the Curriculum,” with Jaena Alabi, Bridget Farrell, and Jennifer Price Mahoney, in Diverse Approaches to Teaching, Learning, and Writing Across the Curriculum: IWAC at 25. ed. Bartlett, Tarabochia, Olinger, and Marshall, 209-223. WAC Clearinghouse, 2020.
•  “On Brand: Communication Center Tutors as Social Media Content Creators." Communication Center Journal 5.1 (2019): 134-143.
• “Professional Identity and Social Media: Consulting Personal Branding Projects.” In Multimodal Composing: Strategies for Twenty-First-Century Writing Consultations, ed. Lindsay Sabatino and Brian Fallon, 182-195. Utah State University Press, 2019.
• “Anne Askew,” in A Biographical Encyclopaedia of Early Modern Englishwomen: Exemplary Lives and Memorable Acts, 1500-1650, ed. Carole Levin, Anna Riehl Bertolet, and J.E. Carney. Routledge, 2016.
• “The Body in Pain in Early Modern England.” Early Modern Literary Studies 14.3 (2009): 1-37.
• “John Foxe and the Desires of Reformation Martyrology.” English Literary History 70 (2003): 35-66.
  

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