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University of Wyoming
April Heaney

April Heaney
LeaRN Director/Lecturer
B.A. University of Wyoming 1998; M.A. 2000
aprilh@uwyo.edu • 307-766-6049 • Hoyt Hall 420/Engineering Bldg 1075
Best Mode of Communication: E-mail

 

Office Hours: MW 11-12 EN 1075

 

 

Teaching Awards:
2007, Theodore M. Hesburg Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning, Synergy Learning Community.
2003, Fred Slater Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
2004, CCCCs Conference on Basic Writing Award for Innovation, Synergy Learning Community
 

Publications
 
Under Review:
Heaney, April and Joyce Stewart. "Open Access and the Rhetoric of Inclusion in Higher Education." Open Words: College English and Open Access. 

 
Published Works
Heaney, April. "The Synergy Program: Reframing Critical Reading and Writing for At-Risk Students." Journal of Basic Writing (2006): Refereed.

Heaney, April. "Lesson Plan." Wyoming Fence Lines. Ed. David Romtvedt. Wyoming Humanities and Wyoming Arts Councils. Fall 2007.

Heaney, April. "Fast Filth." Alimentum: The Literature of Food. Winter 2007.

Heaney, April. "The Mindlamp." FMAM Magazine. Spring 2004. 72-75.

Heaney, April. "The Waking." Mudrock: Stories and Tales. Fall 2003. 21-31.

Heaney, April. "The Garden of Live Flowers." American Nature Writing. Ed. John Murray. Golden: Fulcrum, 2002.

 
Interests & Hobbies
I enjoy outdoor activities in general, but especially running, mountain biking, hiking, and camping. I try to devote as much of my free time as I can to writing and whittling down my long list of books to read.

 
 

Affiliations, Associations, Consultation:

 

Current Committees:

Writing Programs
Student Success and Transitions
Enrollment Management Council
LeaRN Advisory Board
 

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