Bio
Dr. Tara Buck is an Assistant Professor of English and serves as the Director of NSU's
Writing Program. A proud alumna of the NSU Honors Program, Dr. Buck teaches composition
and linguistics courses.
Education:
- PhD, English, Applied Linguistics, Ball State University, Summa cum laude, 2022
- MA, English, Rhetoric and Composition, Northeastern State University, Summa cum laude,
2013
- BA, English, Northeastern State University, Summa cum laude, 2011
Written instructor feedback; discourse analysis; composition theory; corpus linguistics
English composition; linguistics; English grammar; sociolinguistics
Intellectual Content:
- The influence of instructor gender on feedback: A linguistic study of first-year composition
instructor response (Other), Discovery, Published, December, 2022
- Current issues and comparative remedy for Irish language revitalization efforts (Other), Integration, Accepted,
Presentations:
- Effective elements of classroom collaboration - Ball State University Writing Program Speaker Series - - 2016
- Current issues and comparative remedy for language revitalization efforts in Ireland
regarding the Gaelic language - Languages and Literature Conference for the University of Central Oklahoma - -
2013
- Magical realism - Contemporary American Literature at Northeastern State University - - 2013
Courses Taught:
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2025
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1213 - Spring 2025
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2024
- ADVANCED ENGLISH COMPOSITION - ENGL 4363 - Fall 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1213 - Spring 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1213 - Spring 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1213 - Spring 2024
- ADVANCED ENGLISH COMPOSITION - ENGL 4363 - Spring 2024
