Ana Castellon

Position Title
WRaCS Doctoral Student
Education

Bio

Teaching Experience:

  • Teaching Assistant: UC Davis Fall Quarter 2024 UWP 001
  • English 115: Approaches to University Writing Teaching Associate 2022-2024
  • Supplemental Instruction Leader: University 60: Approaches to University Writing. 2022-2024
  • English Tutor 2014-2022

Presentations

  • “Students’ Voice/Identity through Writing.” 2024 Southern Regional Composition Conference (SRCC). Oklahoma City Community College, 2024.
  • “Students’ Voice/Identity through Writing.” Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Student Success Conference. Michigan State University, 2023.

Why did you choose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies?
I chose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric and Composition because I'm interested in researching and guiding the students in bringing their voices and identities within the first-year composition classrooms. Research shows that allowing students' voices and identities to come through their writing gives students a sense of belonging within academia. I also want to improve pedagogical practices in the discipline of Writing Studies.  

Education and Degree(s)
  • M.A. in English: Rhetoric and Composition, California State University, Northridge
  • B.A. in English World Literature with Minor in Women's Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Honors and Awards
  • Sally Casanova Scholar 2023-2024
  • AGEP Student Success Conference Best Presenter Award 2024
  • UC Davis Envision Recipient 2023-2024
  • Associated Students Scholarship 2023-2024
  • Alumni Association First Generation Scholarship 2023-2024
  • Associated Students Dr. James W. Cleary and Mary Cleary Scholarship 2023-2024
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Students' Voices and Identities in FYC
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Sense of Belonging in Academia
  • Writing Across the Curriculum and Multilingual Writing
  • Anti Racist Writing Pedagogies
  • Equity
  • Diversity and Inclusion Within the Classroom
  • Music Infused Pedagogies