Mathew Gomes
Assistant Professor
Matt Gomes teaches courses in the professional writing program, including Introduction to Writing Studies, Teaching Writing, Professional Writing, Technical Communication, Writing for Social Change, and Argumentation. His research focuses on writing assessment, writing program administration, writing pedagogy, and technical communication. His work is published in Communication Design Quarterly, The Journal of Writing Assessment, Assessing Writing, and WPA: Writing Program Administration, and is forthcoming in Composition Studies. He is also working on research projects related to culturally-sustaining writing assessment, and technical communication in coffee industries.
Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2016
- Master of Arts, English Composition Theory, 2012
- Bachelor of Arts, Music Composition and English, Fresno State University, 2008
Courses
- Critical Thinking and Writing
- Teaching Writing
- New Media in Theory and Practice
- Topics in Writing and Rhetoric: Writing Studies and Educational Justice
Publications
Scholarly Publications
- Gomes, M., Bellati, B., Hope, M., and LaFerriere, A. (2020). Enabling meaningful labor: Narratives of participation in a grading contract. The Journal of Writing Assessment, 13(2).
- Gomes, M. and Ma, W. (2020). Engaging expectations: Measuring helpfulness as an alternative to student evaluations of teaching. Assessing Writing, 45.
- Gomes, M. and Ma, W. (2019). Student expectation auditing and mapping: A method for eliciting student input in writing program assessment. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 43(1), 111-138.
- “Writing assessment and responsibility for colonialism.” (2018). In M. Poe, A. Inoue, and N. Elliot (eds.), Writing Assessment, Social Justice, and the Advancement of Opportunity, Ed. Fort Collins, CO: University of Colorado Press.
Digital Publications
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Podcasts. (2018)
- Gomes, M. and Turner, H. Lighten Your Load Part: Eight Ways to Make Individual Feedback More Efficient. Inside Teaching MSU.
- Turner, H. and Gomes, M. Lighten Your Load Part: Three Ways to Make Group Feedback More Efficient. Inside Teaching MSU. (2015).
- Gomes, M. and Turner, H. Lighten Your Load Part: Planning for More Efficient Feedback Next Semester. Inside Teaching MSU. (2015)