Instructor
koshnicd@oregonstate.edu

Credentials: 
Ph.D. Language, Literacy and Composition Studies -University of California Santa Barbara
M.A. Language, Literacy and Composition Studies -University of California Santa Barbara
M.A. Teaching English Writing -Humboldt State University

Senior Lecturer -Northern Arizona University (2011-2019)
NTT, Visiting Assistant Professor  -Western Oregon University (2019-2024)
Instructor -Oregon State University (2024-)

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Biography

I have a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Language, Literacy, and Composition Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara. I also have an MA from Humboldt State University. For the last 15 years, I have worked full-time as an online teacher and curriculum developer centered on professional and technical writing. My work has been at Northern Arizona University, Western Oregon University, and Oregon State University. I specialize in teaching courses in grant writing and I work as a freelance grant writer in the summers, primarily focused on federal/international grants related to food security. I also teach Usability Studies, Technical Writing, and about 19 other courses in Prof/Tech writing at graduate and undergraduate levels.

At OSU
Affiliated with: 
School of Writing, Literature, and Film
Courses Taught: 

2011-2024 |      The 21 Professional, Technical, and First Year Writing Courses
That I Have Developed, Updated, and Taught Online Across
Upper Graduate & Undergraduate Courses

  1. WR 630:     Professional Writing and Research

  2. CSE 615:    Designing Information (computer science education)

  3. ENG 599:   Teaching Technical Writing

  4. ENG 549:   Information Design and Usability Testing

  5. ENG 526:   Advanced Professional Writing

  6. ENG 522:   Rhetoric and Writing in Professional Discourse Communities

  7. ENG 517:   Professional Editing

  8. CSE 508:    Grant Writing, Computer Science Education (new WAC course 2023)

  9. ENG 501:   Graduate Composition

  10. WR 402:     Professional Editing

  11. WR 401:     Writing Across Media (online, hybrid, and in-person)

  12. WR 399:     Teaching Technical Writing

  13. WR 304:     Grant and Proposal Writing

  14. WR 303:     Topics in Public and Professional Writing

  15. ENG 302:   Technical Writing

  16. WR 301:     Integrating Writing and Design (online, hybrid, and in-person)

  17. WR 300:     Workplace Writing (online, hybrid, and in-person)

  18. WR 230:     Introduction to Writing Studies

  19. WR 227z: Technical Writing

  20. WR 122:     College Writing II

  21. WR 121:     College Writing I (online, hybrid, and in-person)

  22. FYS 107:    Stories About Your Ancestors

2000-2011 |      Other In-Person, Undergraduate Courses Taught

  1. Allan Hancock Community College, Vandenberg Air Force Base, ENG 101, Basic Reading and Exposition.

  2. University of California Santa Barbara, 2008-2010: Writ 1E, Approaches to University Writing for Engineers; Writ 2E, Academic Writing for Engineers; Writ 50E, Writing and the Research Process for Engineers.

  3. University of California Santa Barbara, 2010: ED 405, Academic Research Methods in Education; ED 268, Foundations of Teaching.

  4. Humboldt State University, ED 406(L), Theory of Composition, Computer Technology in English.

  5. Concordia College, Fall, 2007; 2005-2004: English 100, World Inquiry Seminar; Discourse 101, Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing; Discourse 102, Academic Reading and Writing; Discourse 103, Academic Research and Writing.

  6. Minnesota State University Moorhead, Fall, 2007; 2005-2004: English 101, Composition/Literature: Short Fiction; English 102, Composition/Literature: Drama and Poetry.

  7. Humboldt State University, 2002-2001: English 100, Reading and Composition.

Beyond OSU
Personal Links: 
My Summer Projects on Publishing Family History Books
Personal Interests: 

I love being a dad and teaching. I love "football" (soccer). I'm a former weekend hiker, who is aspiring to be a weekend hiker again! I love researching family histories. And as a teacher of professional and technical writing, it probably shouldn't be surprising that I love Writing Studies, including teaching and learning (curriculum development) related to writing. I am particularly interested in helping others appreciate how writing is foundational for coordinating all of our social actions toward shared goals within the systems we negotiate, build, and reinforce together. Through the study and practice of writing, I want my students to take up a "participatory approach" for becoming even more powerful producers and actors across the specialized disciplines and professions that they care about.