Personal profile

About

Donna Binns teaches courses in English Language Arts education, professional writing, accessibility, and composition and rhetoric. She has published articles in Indiana English, Kansas EnglishThe Dangling Modifier, Illinois English Bulletin and Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Her research interests include the transition from high school to college writing, accessibility, media studies, disability studies, and composition pedagogy. She has served as a member of the Film Studies Minor Committee and the Women's Studies Program Committee at EIU and as Co-Director of the Eastern region for the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. She also sponsors EIU's Tennis and Badminton Clubs.

Contact Information

Office: 3851 - Coleman Hall
Spring 2021 office hours (all virtual): Mondays 5-7 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-6 p.m.

Education/Academic qualification

B.A., College of William & Mary

M.A., University of Kansas

Ph.D., University of Kansas

Research Interests

  • English education
  • Technical communicatiion
  • Composition and rhetoric
  • Disability studies
  • Media studies

Disciplines

  • English Language and Literature