Contact details +6449793133
Dr Keith Comer PhD
Senior Lecturer in Academic Writing/Writing Studies
Doctoral Mentor Supervisor School of Humanities Media and Creative CommI coordinate and teach a range of face-to-face, flexible, and distance/online courses at Massey, including The Publishing Project (139.340), the academic writing course Tū Kupu: Writing and Inquiry (230.111), Prize-Winning Fiction (139.109), American Literature (139.253), and Writing for the Public (139.244). Other courses at Massey have included Science Communications (247.155), Writing for the Public (139.244), and Gothic Literature (139.275). At other institutions, I have led an academic development/teaching and learning centre at a NZ university, served as a faculty coordinator of instructional technology at a university in the USA, and headed a humanities programme at a Swedish university.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: Massey extension 63133; in NZ call 04 979 3133; from abroad call +64 4 979 3133.
Campus: Wellington
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Oregon (1992)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University
Research Expertise
Research Interests
academic development; scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL); academic writing; composition (writing); writing assessment; war literature; war poetry; nonfiction writing; American literature; Walt Whitman; Wilfred Owen; W.S. Merwin; Jim Harrison; professional writing; computer-assisted language learning (CALL); higher education; student engagement; postgraduate supervision
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
British and Irish Literature (200503):
Education (130000):
Education Systems (130100):
Higher Education (130103):
Journalism and Professional Writing (190300):
Languages, Communication And Culture (200000):
Literary Studies (200500):
North American Literature (200506):
Professional Writing (190302):
Studies In Creative Arts And Writing (190000):
Technical Writing (190303)
Keywords
academic writing; composition (writing); war literature; American literature; writing assessment; war poetry; nonfiction writing; Walt Whitman; Wilfred Owen; W.S. Merwin; Jim Harrison; professional writing; computer-assisted language learning (CALL); flexible learning; higher education; student engagement; postgraduate supervision
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Book Review]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Journal article]Authored by: Comer, K.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Chapter]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Authored Book]Authored by: Comer, K.
Report
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Comer, K.
Conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Comer, K.
[Conference]Authored by: Comer, K.
Consultancy and Languages
Consultancy
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August 2015 – June 2016
- Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
Better Business Writing seminars and workshops for a range of staff (from administrators to engineers) with this government agency. -
January – April 2012
- Tectra Ltd
Consultant on the development of blended learning options for Christchurch-based Tectra Ltd. -
November 2011
- Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon, USA
Consultant on blended and distance learning initiatives with Eastern Oregon University.