Manda Wich

Manda Wich

Instructor

(719) 502-3200 | Manda.Wich@pikespeak.edu

Box C17, Centennial | PCE-F200

Background

Manda Wich
M.A., Colorado State University

I grew up in a rural railroad and farm town in Western Texas. While I have lived in Colorado Springs since 2008, that small, dusty town will not only always be “home,” but also the experience growing up there is a significant force for my teaching philosophy.

Additionally, I attended PPSC when it was still PPCC, as a non-traditional student. I was a student in the first class to revive The Paper. After PPSC, I kept it local and received my B.A. in English Writing and Rhetoric at UCCS, where I was the editor-in-chief of the university literary journal riverrun.

I went on to Colorado State University to earn my M.A. in English Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Change while working as an assistant editor of the WAC Clearinghouse, Writing Consultant in the Writing Center, and Writing Teaching Assistant for Chemical and Biological Engineering.

Professional Experience

English Instructor, PPSC, 2023-present

Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, 2022-2023

Writing Consultant, Colorado State University Writing Center, 2022-2023

Assistant Editor, WAC Clearinghouse, 2021-2023

Classes Taught

ENG 1021: English Composition I; ENG 1022: English Composition II; ENG 0094: Studio 1021; ENG 1031: Technical Writing

Professional Memberships

Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC)

Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)

Research Interests

Digital Rhetorics & Digital Literacy; Critical Disability Studies; Accessibility in Writing Instruction; Ethics of AI, AI in Writing, and AI for Accessibility in Writing; Science and Technology Studies (STS) & Posthuman Studies