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Dr Keith Comer PhD

Senior Lecturer in Academic Writing/Writing Studies

Doctoral Mentor Supervisor
School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm

Professional

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Oregon (1992)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Higher education; literature; teaching & learning; composition; academic writing; science communications.

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
British and Irish Literature (200503):
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200): Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified (130299): Education (130000): Education Systems (130100): English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) (130204): Higher Education (130103): Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) (130205):
Languages, Communication And Culture (200000): Literary Studies (200500): Literary Theory (200525): North American Literature (200506):
Studies In Creative Arts And Writing (190000)

Research Outputs

Journal

Sampson, KA., Johnston, L., Comer, K., & Brogt, E. (2016). Developing evidence for action on the postgraduate experience: an effective local instrument to move beyond benchmarking. Higher Education Research and Development. 35(2), 337-351
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Sampson, KA., Johnston, L., Comer, K., & Brogt, E. (2016). Using doctoral experience survey data to support developments in postgraduate supervision and support. International Journal of Doctoral Studies. 11, 185-203
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Milke, MW., Upton, C., Koorey, GF., O'Sullivan, AD., & Comer, K. (2013). Improving the writing of engineering students through portfolios. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Brogt, E., & Comer, K. (2013). Interpreting differences between the United States and New Zealand university students' engagement scores as measured by the NSSE and AUSSE. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 38(6), 713-736
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Comer, KV., Clement, J., Brogt, E., & Obel, C. (2013). Postgraduate writing for publication workshops: Preparation for the past or for the future?. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs. (Special Issue 21), 1-16 Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/
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Sampson, K., & Comer, KV. (2011). Engineering Research Teams: The Role of Social Networks in the Formation of Research Skills for Postgraduate Students. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 5(1),
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Mulvey, B., Winskowski, C., & Comer, K. (2011). University accreditation developments in Japan: Matching or moving beyond the US process. Higher Education Policy. 24(4), 535-553
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Brogt, E., Sampson, K., Comer, KV., Turnbull, MH., & McIntosh, AR. (2011). Using Institutional Research Data on Tertiary Performance to Inform Departmental Advice to Secondary Students. Journal of Institutional Research. 16(2), 26-41
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Comer, KV., Brogt, E., & Sampson, K. (2011). Marked for Success – Secondary School Performance and University Achievement in Biology. Journal of Institutional Research. 16(2), 42-53
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Comer, KV. (2010). Review of Lisa Nakamura’s Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet. American Studies in Scandinavia. 42(1), 117-119Retreived from http://ej.lib.cbs.dk/index.php/assc/issue/view/553
[Book Review]Authored by: Comer, K.
Sampson, KA., & Comer, K. (2010). When the governmental tail wags the disciplinary dog: Some consequences of national funding policy on doctoral research in New Zealand. Higher Education Research and Development. 29(3), 275-289
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Comer, KV. (2010). Moving Past the Bridges of Silence: W. S. Merwin’s The Second Four Books of Poems. Tohoku Studies in American Literature. 34, 5-16 Retrieved from http://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000000030508-00?locale=en&ar=4e1f
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
Comer, KV. (2004). Venice: ‘We who are fluent find life is a foreign language". Rendezvous. 27(2), 123-131
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Book

van der Meer, J., & Comer, KV. (2011). International students’ experiences of engagement: Opportunities for enhancement. In A. Radloff, & H. Coates (Eds.) Student Engagement in New Zealand's Universities. Australia/New Zealand: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
[Chapter]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Comer, KV., & Brogt, E. (2011). Student engagement in relation to their field of study. In A. Radloff, & H. Coates (Eds.) Student Engagement in New Zealand's Universities. (pp. 11 - 21). Australia/New Zealand: Australian Council for Educational Research
[Chapter]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Comer, KV.(1996). Strange Meetings: Walt Whitman, Wilfred Owen and Poetry of War. : Chartwell-Bratt Ltd., Kent, UK, and Lund University Press, Sweden
[Authored Book]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Report

Comer, KV. (2009). Developing Valid and Reliable Rubrics for Writing Assessment: Research and Practice. Ako Aotearoa.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Conference

Comer, KV. (2017, March). Writers’ interactions with grammar and style checking applications: Not drowning but waving. Presented at 68th Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication (4Cs). Portland, Oregon, USA.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Milke, M., Comer, KV., Koorey, G., & Carpenter, L. (2014). Meeting the Communication Skill Needs of Employers with Professional Portfolios. Proceedings of the 25th annual conference of the Australasian Association for engineering education (AAEE 2014). (pp. 1054 - 1064). Wellington, New Zealand: 25th annual conference of the Australasian Association for engineering education
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Bergman, B., & Comer, KV. (2013, January). Developing the Chalmers Writing Guide: Challenges in creating a guide relevant to the needs of master thesis students. Presented at KUL2013: Conference on Teaching and Learning. Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Comer, K.
Milke, MW., Upton, C., Koorey, GF., O'Sullivan, AD., & Comer, K. (2013). Improving the writing of engineering students through portfolios. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Comer, K.
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Suddaby, GT.(2011, March). Blending in: exploring blended approaches to student engagement. .
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