Education PhD, English, University Of Illinois At Chicago MA, English, University Of Illinois At Chicago BA, English, University Of Illinois At Chicago Selected Publications Dees, Cathy, et. al. The Writer's Handbook for College and Career, Longman, 2009. Dees, Cathy, et. al. The Writer's Handbook for College and Career, Longman, 2009. Downs, Nancy, et. al. In Context: Reading and Writing in Cultural Conversations 2nd Edition, Longman, 2005. Downs, Nancy, et. al. In Context: Reading and Writing in Cultural Conversations 2nd Edition, Longman, 2005. Downs, Nancy, et. al. In Context: Participating in Cultural Conversations, Longman, 2002. Downs, Nancy, et. al. In Context: Participating in Cultural Conversations, Longman, 2002. Selected Presentations Neurons in Love: Ian McEwan's Experiments with the Language of Love, Association for Core Texts and Courses / PaperI, 2011 Genre and the Cyber-Savvy Student, Conference on College Composition and Communication / PaperI, 2005 Making 'Composition' Matter: Finding the Right Words for What We Do, Conference on College Composition and Communication / PaperI, 2004 Is the World a Text? Cultural Studies and the Discipline of English, Midwestern Modern Language Association / PaperI, 2004 Being General: Teaching in a Small Department, Midwestern Modern Language Association / PaperI, 2003