Opening Prison Gates: Creating, Sustaining, Researching, and Extending Literacy Programs behind Bars
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairs | Laura Rogers | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, NY → Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | |
| Chairs | Phyllis Hastings | Saginaw Valley State University, MI → Saginaw Valley State University | |
| Speakers | William (Buzz) Alexander | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor → University of Michigan | Prisons Are Limits, Blocks, Barriers; Workshops are Openings, Doors, Dances |
| Speakers | Stacy Bell McQuaide | Oxford College of Emory University, GA → Emory University | Corpses in My Yard: The Challenge and Necessity of Writing Instruction in Prison |
| Speakers | Tobi Jacobi | Colorado State University, Fort Collins → Colorado State University | From the Pacific to the Atlantic and Everywhere In-Between: The Challenge of Publishing Prison Writing |
| Speakers | Wendy Hinshaw | Florida Atlantic University, Boynton Beach | ‘Read and Watch’: Building a Book Club with Incarcerated Juveniles |
| Speakers | Tom Kerr | Ithaca College, Syracuse, NY → Ithaca College | Prison Writing and Critical Literacy |
| Speakers | Patrick Berry | Syracuse University, NY → Syracuse University | Ethnography of the Prison |
| Speakers | Scott Whiddon | Transylvania University, Lexington, KY → Transylvania University | Prisons and Pedagogies: Reflections on Designing a Short-term Course on Prison Rhetoric |
| Speakers | Cory Holding | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Rhetoric and Performance in Prison |
| Speakers | Kimberly Drake | Scripps College, Claremont, CA → Scripps College | Developing College-Prison Connections |
| Speakers | Barbara Roswell | Goucher College, Baltimore, MD → Goucher College | Go Where the Way Is Open: Creating Sustainable Institutional Partnerships |
| Speakers | Rebecca Ginsburg | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Creating and Sustaining a Prison Education Program |
| Speakers | Laura Rogers | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, NY → Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 64 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.
Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Opening Prison Gates: Creating, Sustaining, Researching, and Extending Literacy Programs behind Bars.” 2012 Convention Program, St. Louis, session W.10. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.