Room: MB2.38, Old Main Building, Turitea Site, Manawatu Campus, Palmerston North
Telephone Extension: 2601
Email: L.Emerson@massey.ac.nz

Lisa teaches courses in academic writing, including a communication in science paper. She has been involved in designing and teaching courses in writing for education and business students.

Her PhD thesis - entitled "A collaborative approach to integrating the teaching of writing into the sciences in a New Zealand tertiary context" - involved designing a communications paper for science students in conjunction with academic staff from the sciences, and implementing a WAC programme into core applied science and horticulture courses.

Most of her research, like her PhD, focuses on writing across the curriculum and action research, so her particular interest in methodology is rather unusual for someone in a School of English. At present she is involved in researching attitudes to communication and interpersonal skills amongst science students and employers of science students - she also researches issues relating to plagiarism and educational webtools as they pertain to the teaching of writing.

As well as publishing widely on academic writing and related issues, she is author of the Writing Guidelines series.

119.155 Communication in the Sciences
139.230 Writing Centre Theory and Practice
139.330 Writing Centre Practicum
140.150 Technology and Engineering for Industry (coordinator for the communication element)

Writing across the curriculum, composition, writing centres, writing to learn, online teaching, action research, plagiarism.

Gray, F.E., Emerson, L., & MacKay, B.R. (2008 in press). Oral Communication Competencies in the Science Classroom and the Scientific Workplace. In Science Education: Issues and Challenges. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Emerson, L. (2007, in press) Plagiarism, Turnitin, and an experience of cultural disorientation. In Vicinus, M., & Eisner, C. Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism: An anthology. University of Michigan Press.

Emerson, L. (2007, in press). Speaking the voiceless woman: Constituting and healing a female trinity, Feminist Theology.

Emerson, L., & Clerehen, R. (2007 in press) Scores from other grounds. In Interrupting the Program: Essays on WPA Theoretical Dissensus.

Tan, B.H., Emerson, L., & White, C. (2006) Reforming ESL Writing instruction in tertiary education: The writing center approach, The English Teacher Association (MELTA), XXXV.

Emerson, L., & MacKay, B.R. (2006). Subjective cognitive workload, interactivity and feedback in a web-based writing program, JUTLP, 3, 1, 1-14.

Emerson, L. E., MacKay, B. R., MacKay, M. B., Funnell, K. A.(2006). A Team of Equals: Teaching Writing in the Sciences, Educational Action Research, 14, 1, 65-81.

Emerson, L. (2005). Writing guidelines for business students (3rd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Thomson/Dunmore.

Emerson, L., & Hapton, J.G. (2005). Writing guidelines for science and applied science students. Melbourne, Australia: Thomson/Dunmore.

Emerson, L., & MacKay, B. (2004). Creating a Pathway for Learning. In TWN colloquium proceedings 2004, Victoria University, NZ.

Gray, F.E., Emerson, L., & MacKay, B. (2004). "What Does an Employer Want?" Research into the 'Market' for Writing Skills. In TWN colloquium proceedings 2004, Victoria University, NZ.

Emerson, L. (2004). Anti-plagiarism software: Is it the answer we’re looking for? In TWN colloquium proceedings 2004, Victoria University, NZ.

Emerson, L., Gray, F.E., & MacKay, B. (2004) "Does communication really matter?" A presentation to the inaugural SCANZ conference, 23 June 2004. Auckland.

Emerson, L., Gray, E., & MacKay, B.R. (September, 2004). Does communication matter in science graduates? AWIS Newsletter.

Emerson, L. (Spring 2004). The WAC Matrix: Institutional requirements for nurturing a team-based WAC program. WPA: Writing Program Administration, 27, 3, 53-68.

MacKay, M.B., Emerson, L., Funnel, K.A., & MacKay, B.R. (2004) Journal writing as a tool for learning in landscape management and horticultural sciences. Acta Horticulturae.

Emerson, L.E., MacKay, B.R., MacKay, M.B., Funnell, K.A. (2002). Writing in a New Zealand tertiary context: WAC and action research. In S. McLeod (2002). Language and Languages Special Edition: WAC in an international context, 5, 3, 110-133.

Emerson, L. "Why don't you measure anything?" Should writing teachers be considering a more quantitative approach to integrating writing programmes? Proceedings of the 5th Biennial TWN Colloquium, Auckland, Dec 2002, Auckland University of Technology.

Emerson, L., & MacKay, B.R. People matter too: Creating and maintaining an online community of writers. Proceedings of the 5th TWN Colloquium, Auckland, Dec 2002, Auckland University of Technology.

Emerson, L., & Poole, R. (2001). Why can't we get it together? Models of collaboration for developing WAC programmes. Working paper No. 2: School of English and Media Studies, Massey University: Palmerston North.

Emerson, L., MacKay, B.R., Falconer, K.R., & Billany, T.J.H. (2000). The Massey University OWLL: Providing learning support on-line. DEANZ.

Emerson, L. (Ed.) (2000). Writing guidelines for business students (2nd edition). Palmerston North: The Dunmore Press.

Emerson, L., & Tate, B. (Eds.) (2002). Hot Ink. Wellington, NZ: Steele Roberts.

Emerson, L. & Tate, B. (2004) Hot Ink 2. Wellington, NZ: Steele Roberts.