As director of teaching for the Writing Center, Carolyn Gubala serves as the writing program administrator for entry-level writing, first-year composition and upper-division writing. She oversees the scheduling process for more than 100 instructors, serves on the personnel review committee and organizes ongoing professional development, trainings and orientations. 

Previously, Gubala served as the assistant director of online writing instruction for the University Writing Program at UC Davis and as the assistant director of professional technical communication at the University of South Florida. Prior to graduate school, Carolyn worked as an editor for more than a decade. 

She has taught undergraduate writing courses, including business writing, technical writing, professional and technical editing, research methods, writing for engineers, advanced composition and first-year composition. Additional courses include a graduate seminar on plain language for an international university in France.

Gubala’s research is geared toward improving pedagogical practices in writing courses. Research topics include rhetorical outcomes, data visualizations, information design, diversity, equity and inclusion, online writing instruction, and perception of errors. Most recently, Carolyn is working on a collaborative book project with a goal to improve pedagogical practices for teaching the professional technical communication service course. The project uses student data, instructor feedback and interviews with teaching faculty and program administrators.