Tom Deans
Professor
Director of the University Writing Center
English
About
Tom came to UConn in 2005 to direct the University Writing Center, support writing across the disciplines, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and pursue research interests in writing studies, writing across and beyond the curriculum, writing centers, prose style, and representations of writers in literary and sacred texts. In recent years he’s been series editor for the Oxford Brief Guides to Writing in the Disciplines, done a Fulbright to support emerging writing centers in East Africa, and collaborated on an NSF-funded initiative on science writing and neurodiversity. One thread that weaves through his work is an emphasis on writing as a mode of social action.
Specialties
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- Writing Centers
- Writing Assessment
- Service-learning
- History of Literacy
- Renaissance Literature and Culture
| tom.deans@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | 860-486-9728 |
| CV | Tom Deans |
| Mailing Address | University of Connecticut Department of English 215 Glenbrook Road, U-4025 Storrs, CT 06269-4025 |
| Office Location | Austin 132 |
| Campus | Storrs |
| Office Hours | Spring 2025: Tue 2:15-1pm, Wed 2:30-3:30pm, Thu 11am-12pm and by appointment |