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Denise K. Comer

Professor of the Practice of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program
Box 90025, Duke University Uwp, Durham, NC 27708-0025
1 Brodie Gym Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Denise Comer's research interests include composition, nineteenth-century British literature, travel writing, and women's studies. Her current scholarship focuses on issues of the profession in composition and rhetoric, as well as Romantic and Victorian British women's travel writing in India.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Practice of Thompson Writing Program · 2019 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Thompson Writing Program · 2021 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Language, Arts and Media Program · 2022 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


University of South Carolina, Columbia · 1999 Ph.D.
University of Maryland, College Park · 1995 M.A.
Virginia Polytech Institute and State University · 1993 B.A.