Lisa Sperber

Lisa Sperber

Continuing Lecturer

309 Voorhies
Office Hours
T 12:30-2:30 (in person), R 2-3 (by zoom)

Biography:

Lisa Sperber teaches a range of writing upper and lower division composition courses, with a specialization in Writing in Health and Writing in Education.

Education and Degree(s)
  • Ph.D. in English, University of California, Davis, 2012
  • M.A. in English, University of California, Davis, 2000
  • B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1994​
Honors and Awards
  • Aaron Swartz Award for Best Web Text, Writing Commons, 2020.
  • Academic Federation Professional Development Award, 2019.
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2008 (UCD)
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Teaching and research interests include Writing in Health Sciences and Writing in Education
  • Writing Across the Curriculum
  • Labor-based contract grading
  • Learning transfer
  • Graduate writing
  • Writing with AI