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About
Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., is an Executive Director and Professor, providing leadership for the NSU Writing and Communication Center, Tutoring and Testing Center, and Center for Academic and Professional Success. He is currently a Senior Editor of the Journal of Faculty Development. He is also a past president of both the International Writing Centers Association and the Southeastern Writing Center Association. He has co-chaired two IWCA Summer Institutes, two SWCA Conferences, and one National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing.
His book, Creative Approaches to Writing Center Work (Hampton, 2008), won the 2009 IWCA Outstanding Scholarship Award for Best Book/Major Work. He has also published in Smart Programming for Teaching and Learning Centers, ESL Writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors, Tutoring Second Language Writers, The Writing Center Director’s Resource Manual, The Successful High School Writing Center, Writing Studio Pedagogy: Space, Place, and Rhetoric in Collaborative Environments, the Communication Center Journal, as well as in Praxis and The Writing Center Journal.
Dr. Dvorak earned the 2014 SWCA Achievement Award and the 2014 NSU STUEY Award for Professor of the Year.
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Education/Academic qualification
B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Sonoma State University
External positions
Writing Center Director, St. Thomas University
Aug 10 2007 → May 10 2011
Assistant Professor, St. Thomas University
Jun 10 2007 → May 10 2011
Writing Program Director, Keiser University
Jun 5 2006 → May 30 2007
Full-Time Temporary Faculty, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Aug 15 2004 → May 10 2006
Graduate Assistant Director, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Aug 1 2003 → May 1 2004
Research Assistant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Aug 15 2002 → May 1 2003
Instructor, Sonoma State University
Jan 1 2002 → May 1 2002
Graduate Assistant Director, Sonoma State University
Jan 1 2001 → Jan 1 2002
Teaching Assistant, Sonoma State University
Jan 1 2000 → Jan 1 2001
Writing Tutor, Sonoma State University
Jan 1 1999 → Jan 1 2001
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Linguistics and Language
- Communication
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- Education
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cultivating Collaborative Leadership in/from a Writing and Communication Center
Mason, E., Dvorak, K., Morris, J. & Concannon, K. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Writing Center Administrators as Campus Leaders. Bond, C., Faison, W., Roper, K., Bracewell, J. & Moroski-Rigney, S. (eds.). Utah State University Press, An imprint of University Press of ColoradoResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Looping Generative AI into Writing Center Consultations
Mason, E. & Dvorak, K., Mar 26 2026, Writing Centers and AI: Generating Early Conversations. H. Buck, E. & Botvin, J. (eds.). University Press of Colorado, p. 261-270 10 p. (Perspectives on Writing).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Mentorship Programs
Dvorak, K. & Bruce, S., 2026, Smart Programming for Teaching and Learning Centers. Taylor and Francis, p. 68-80 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Designing Ethical AI Workflows
Mason, E. & Dvorak, K., Nov 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › peer-review
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Dissertations
Head, K., Dvorak, K., O'Brien, S. & Carpenter, R., 2024, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Culminating Student Experiences. Strawser, M. & Yaure, R. (eds.). Vernon PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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QEP II Committee, Nova Southeastern University (External organization)
Dvorak, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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QEP II Marketing Committee, Nova Southeastern University (External organization)
Dvorak, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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multiple Internal Review Committees (IRC), Nova Southeastern University (External organization)
Dvorak, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Department of Writing and Communication Curriculum Committee, Nova Southeastern University (External organization)
Dvorak, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2015 → Jan 1 2016Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Academic Review Committee (ARC), Nova Southeastern University (External organization)
Dvorak, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2015 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Prizes
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FCAS Course Load Reallocation for Scholarship: One Course
Dvorak, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Professor of the Year - Student Life Achievement Awards
Dvorak, K. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Southeastern Writing Center Association Achievement Award
Dvorak, K. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FCAS Course Load Reallocation for Scholarship: One Course
Dvorak, K. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FCAS Faculty Merit: Teaching, Service, Scholarship
Dvorak, K. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Courses
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COMP 1000: Basic Writing
Morris, J., Bruce, S., Scanlon, M. J., Concannon, K. A. & Dvorak, K. 1/1/23 → …
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COMP 1500: College Writing
Morris, J., Scanlon, M. J., Bruce, S., Concannon, K. A., Kitchens, J., Shaw, A. & Dvorak, K. 8/21/12 → …
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COMP 2000: Advanced College Writing
Morris, J., Bruce, S., Scanlon, M. J., Concannon, K. A., Kitchens, J. & Dvorak, K. 8/21/12 → …
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Press/Media
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2024-25 Fellows of HACU’s Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo announced
9/25/24
71 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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2024-25 Fellows of HACU's Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo announced
9/25/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research