Faculty Directory
Lorraine D. Higgins
Adjunct Associate Professor
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
Office: Salisbury Laboratories, 20
Phone: +1-508-831-5503
Fax: +1-508-831-5932
ldh@wpi.edu
Related Information
Educational Background
- B.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1985
- M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1991
- Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992
Research & Teaching Interests
writing in the disciplines, rhetoric and public deliberation; ethics of professional communication; argumentation theory; composition theory and instruction
IQP Advising Interests
education of health-care professionals; ethical issues; hospital based projects; medical rhetoric and patient participation; technology & organizational behaviors; communication and technology; introducing new teaching materials; assessing educational experience
