Madeline Cooper, M.A.

Aug: 3- Sept. 11: Writing Center operations are modified Aug. 3-Sept. 11 due to construction on the fourth floor of the Teaching and Learning Complex. Consultations will be virtual and center staff will relocate to Room 1211 in the Teaching and Learning Complex. Read our update for details.

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Position Title
Instructional Support Coordinator

Teaching & Learning Center, 4th floor
Bio

As the Instructional Support Coordinator, Madeline supports the functions of the University Writing Program overseen by The Writing Center. Her major tasks include, managing the back-end operations of the Writing Placement System, initial assessment of lower and upper division English Composition course equivalencies and articulation agreements, and lower division prerequisite verification. She is also the first line of contact for all undergraduate student inquiries to the Entry Level Writing and Writing Placement email addresses.

Madeline comes to The Writing Center’s Instructional Support Team with six years of higher education administrative support experience and a Master of Arts in English Literature with a concentration in English and Language Arts Pedagogy. In addition, she served as a Teaching Fellow during her graduate studies, lecturing in University of Massachusetts, Boston’s Intermediate Writing Seminar Program, which prepares undergraduate students for their College Level Writing Proficiency Assessment (also known as Electronic Writing Assessment Portfolio or EWRAP). These experiences have led Madeline to build a career and passion toward academic and digital literacy for all students across college level disciplines. She looks forward to continuing this work with UC Davis Undergraduate Students, staff, and faculty!

Education and Degree(s)
  • M.A., English Literature, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2023
  • B.A., English Literature, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2018
Honors and Awards
  • Robert T. Crossley Prize - Awarded to the student with the most innovative and/or risk-taking final Master’s Project, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2022
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Madeline’s literary research interests focus on contemporary climate fictions and representations of post-human cognition.
  • Her Master’s project centers on building culturally responsive methods for teaching early modern literature to secondary students through embodiment strategies and the use of digital tools and platforms.
Membership and Service
  • Initial Teaching License, English Language Arts, Secondary (Grades 5-12), Massachusetts Department of Education, 2023-Present
  • Teaching Fellow, Intermediate Seminar Program, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2021-2022
  • Teaching Assistant, Lower Division Composition, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2020-2021