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Cynthia Bair Van Dam

Listed at 11 conventions, 2004–2026, 13 listings.

Career strip

2000200520102015202020251998 2004: speaker (1)2006: chair (1)2008: speaker (1)2010: chair (1)2010: speaker (1)2012: speaker (1)2013: chair (1)2013: speaker (1)2014: speaker (1)2015: speaker (1)2017: chair (1)2024: speaker (1)2026: speaker (1)

speakerchairrespondentfacilitatorother Grey band: 2000–2003, not in the corpus.

Listings

YearSessionRoleAffiliation as printed
2004Academic English as a Foreign Language: Helping Students Crack the Code
“Consenting Adults: Peer Grading by Consensus”
Presenters American University, Washington, DC → American University
2006Movement as a Catalyst to WritingChair American University, Washington, D.C. → American University
2008On Becoming a Teacher of Writing: Perspectives on Professional Development
“The Limitations of the Supervisor-as-Mentor: a Three-tier Solution”
Speakers American University, Washington, D.C. → American University
2010Remixing Reading, Writing, RespondingChair American University, Washington, D.C. → American University
2010That Reminds Me of a Story: Teachers’ Use of Story-Telling
“Did You Hear the One about . . .?: Plagiarism Narratives”
Speakers American University, Washington, D.C. → American University
2012Generational Gates and Gateways: Examining the Divides
“Is There a Bridge Big Enough?: Trying to Connect with the ‘Efficiency Generation’”
Speakers American University, Washington, DC → American University
2013Unsafe at Any Speed: When Students Research, Read, and Write with Their Foot on the PedalChair American University, Washington, DC → American University
2013Unsafe at Any Speed: When Students Research, Read, and Write with Their Foot on the Pedal
“The Scenic Route: Current Thinking about the Reading/Composition Connection”
Speakers American University, Washington, DC → American University
2014No Ordinary Student: Giving the Competent and Complacent Access to ExcellenceSpeakers American University, Washington, DC → American University
2015Equality or Exploitation?: Questioning the Risks and Rewards of Contingent Faculty Service
“House of Composition: Achieving Power through Equality”
Speakers American University, Washington, D.C. → American University
2017Theorizing Trauma, Composing HateChair American University, Washington, DC → American University
2024An Abundance of “Resources”: Teaching Digital Literacy and Academic Integrity to Help Students Navigate a Complex Information Ecosystem
“Accepting the Future: Writing Tools and Reflection”
Speaker(s) American University → American University
2026Hitting the Brakes or Learning to Steer: Fostering Informed AI Choices through Metacognition, Agency, and InquiryPresenter American University → American University

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