She earned her Ph.D. from West Virginia University. Her research interests include Basic Writing, and Assessment. Along with her colleague and co-author, J. Elizabeth Clark, Marisa most recently published an article in the Journal of Basic Writing "New Worlds of Errors and Expectations: Basic Writers and Digital Assumptions." Marisa is currently serving as the Director of Outcomes Assessment for the College and as the Project Director for Global Skills for College Completion, a national grant funded by the Gates Foundation. Knauer, Caron