Joy F. Ok

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Position Title
WRaCS Doctoral Student
Education

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Bio

Why did you choose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies?

I’ve always been interested in how emerging technologies shape students’ writing development. I knew the WRaCs community at Davis would be the right place to explore how advancements like AI reshape writing practices and, of course, to continue growing as both a researcher and educator.

Work Experience

  • Associate Instructor, University of California, Davis | UWP 1: Introduction to Academic Literacies
  • Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis | UWP 1: Introduction to Academic Literacies
  • Teaching Associate, California State University, Stanislaus | ENGL 1001: First-Year Composition
  • Assistant Director, California State University, Stanislaus | Writing Center, Learning Commons
  • Tutor Mentor, California State University, Stanislaus | Writing Center, Learning Commons
  • Writing Center Tutor, California State University, Stanislaus | Writing Center, Learning Commons
Education and Degree(s)
  • Ph.D. in Education, University of California, Davis | Present
  • M.A. Writing Studies, California State University, Stanislaus | 2025
  • B.A. English, California State University, Stanislaus | 2022
Honors and Awards
  • Graduate Outstanding Student Award, Department of English, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus. Spring 2025.
  • Cindy and Dickie Selfe Follow. Digital Media and Composition Institute. Department of English, The Ohio University. May 6-13, 2024.
Research Interests & Expertise
  • AI literacy
  • Critical AI literacy
  • Composition pedagogies
  • Digital humanities
  • Multimodal composition
  • Writing centers
Publications
  • Ok, J. F., & Landon, B. R. (2025). Fostering AI literacy: LLMs in writing center training and collaboration. In T. Wang (Ed.), Impact of emergent technologies on writing centers and pedagogy (pp. 209–242). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-8059-8.ch007.