David Williams
Teaching Associate in English
Office: Wallace Library 214
Phone: 286.3752
Email: williams_david@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
MAT, School for International Training
BA, Hampshire College
Main Interests
I am available to discuss student writing concerns at any point in the writing process. I have a background in English as a Second Language and intercultural communication. Recognizing the various ways that thinking, reading, and writing are related, I see great value in exploring ideas with students in order to deepen revision.
Research Interests
English as a Second Language, college writing in multicultural contexts, immigrant and refugee students, "Generation 1.5"
Teaching Interests
ESL, college writing, multicultural education
Other Interests
In addition to college teaching, I have been involved in refugee resettlement work and community-based adult basic education. I also write poetry, fiction, and essays, some of which explore relationships between culture and the environment.
Student Projects
assisting students with senior theses and other research
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Poetry collections:
Traveling Mercies (Alice James Books, 1993)
Far Sides of the Only World (Carolina Wren Press, 2004)
Journals:
The Atlantic Monthly, Beloit Poetry Journal, Borderlands, Image, Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Orion, Sierra, Sonora Review, etc.
Anthologies:
Borelli, Peter & Brian Swann, ed. Poetry from the Amicus Journal, NY: Natural Resources Defense Council 1990
Gonzales, Gertrude & Anne Mammary, ed. Cultural Activisms: Poetic Voices, Political Voices, NY: SUNY 2000
Nye, Naomi Shihab, ed. What Have You Lost? NY: Greenwillow / William Morrow, 1999
Melhem, D.H. & Leila Diab, A Different Path, Roseville MI: Ridgeway Press, 2000
St. Antoine, Sara, ed. Stories from Where We Live: The Gulf Coast, Minneapolis MN: Milkweed Editions, 2002