Dr. Mary Lou Odom

Mary Lou Odom is a Professor of English and the Director of the Kennesaw State University Writing Center. Her work as a teacher, researcher, and administrator has emphasized writing as a practice that empowers students to inquire, to connect, and to contribute meaningfully in academic, professional, and civic communities.  
 
Dr. Odom earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with concentrations in curriculum and instruction and literacy studies. Her scholarship has appeared in venues such as Across the Disciplines, WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, and numerous edited collections. Her study of writing across the curriculum faculty described in “Not Just for Writing Anymore: What WAC Can Teach Us About Reading to Learn” drew attention to the overlooked relationship between college students’ writing and reading practices, and her article “Don’t Call It That: The Composition Practicum” has become a frequently cited resource in conversations about graduate teacher preparation.