Peter Brooks (he/him)

Associate Teaching Professor

Peter Brooks

Ph.D. (ABD), Rhetoric & Composition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MFA, Creative Writing, New Mexico State University
M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, Arizona State University
B.A., Radio/TV/Film, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Office: UW1-335
Email: pjbrooks@uw.edu

Teaching

Peter Brooks has taught a wide range of writing courses that cover multiple genres, subject areas, and pedagogical activities. In addition to First Year Writing (Rhetorical Analysis and Research Writing), Peter has experience teaching Professional & Technical Writing, STEM Writing, Creative Writing, Literary Criticism/Analysis, and Humanities/Social Sciences. With experience working in student affairs, Peter鈥檚 approach to teaching writing is to create an engaging class that is challenging and supportive, focusing mostly on individual and community development.

Research/Scholarship

Currently, Peter is focused on two areas of scholarship and research. First, Peter is completing extensive research conducted at three higher education institutions regarding their First Year Composition (FYC) objectives. His aim is to determine what drives writing program leadership to create course objectives, what influences their training practices, and how individual teachers negotiate those objectives to meet the needs of their students. Heavily influenced by the new wave of video game research, Peter also studies the different ways games teach people how to play, especially since, a game often plays multiple educational roles. Peter has been a regular presenter at the Computers and Writing Conference where both of his scholarly areas intersect.

Selected Publications

Composition Publications

  • 鈥淩eview: Re/Framing Identifications鈥� Ballif, Michelle, ed. Composition Studies 43.1, Spring 2015
  • 鈥淩eview: Agency in the Age of Peer Production鈥� Vieregge, Quentin, et al. Composition Studies 41.1, Spring 2013

Creative Writing Publications

  • 鈥淎t Band Practice鈥� & 鈥淲isconsin Jazz鈥� (poems)  Din Magazine, Issue 4, 2013
  • Verse Wisconsin Essay & Poetry Contributor: Issue 209  July 2012 (www.versewisconsin.org/issue109.html)
  • OnMilwaukee.com Poetry Contest: 3rd Place 鈥淚 Am, I Be鈥� (onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/milwpoetrywinners.html)

Student Affairs Publications

  • 鈥淔uture Leaders of Student Affairs: An Overview鈥� UMR-ACUHO Newsletter  Spring 2008
  • 鈥淧ersonal Architecture: Understanding, Improving, and Living in Your Inner House鈥� UMR-ACUHO Newsletter Fall 2007 [Awarded Best 鈥極n The Personal Side鈥� Article]
  • 鈥淢entoring Dumbledore Style: Importance of Mentoring as Seen in Harry Potter鈥� UMR-ACUHO Newsletter Fall 2006 [Awarded Best 鈥楩eature鈥� Article]

Conference Presentations on Games/Writing

  • 鈥淪WIFT Participation: Hacking the Codes of Academic Writing.鈥� George Mason University. Computers & Writing Conference, Fairfax, VA. 24-27 Jun. 2018. Panel Presenter.
  • 鈥淐ultivating Ethics of Fairness, Hospitality, and Care in Composition.鈥� Conference on College Composition and Communication, Portland, OR. 15-18 Mar. 2017. Roundtable Presenter.
  • 鈥淧ressing the Pause Button: Metacognitive Moments in Classroom Simulation.鈥� St. John Fisher College. Computers & Writing Conference, Rochester, NY. 2 June 2016. Panel Presentation.
  • 鈥淪WIFT In(ter)vention: an Interactive Workshop on Ethical Game Design.鈥� University of Wisconsin-Stout. Computers & Writing Conference, Menomonie, WI. 28 May 2015. Pre-Conference Workshop Lead.