Holly Bauer

Holly Bauer earned her Ph.D. in Literature with a specialization in Composition from UC San Diego, her M.A. in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, and her B.A. in English from UCLA. She worked as a journalist before she began teaching writing. Dr. Bauer has taught for more 30 years at various segments of public education in California. She has received distinguished teaching and service awards and taught a range of writing courses, including honors writing, first-year writing, writing pedagogy, and writing for transfer students. Currently, she teaches analytical writing and serves as the Associate Director of the Analytical Writing Program. She has served as a teaching consultant for the San Diego Area Writing Project and has been involved in several programs aimed at fostering meaningful cross-institutional partnerships with high school, community college, and university writing instructors. Dr. Bauer also has served as the academic director for multiple summer success programs and as a faculty member on the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. Her academic essays have been published in South Atlantic Quarterly and Writing on the Edge. The fourth edition of her textbook Food Matters is forthcoming.