Associate Professor of English

Dr. Scharold is an associate professor and currently directs the First-Year Composition program. She has an active research agenda in the field of writing studies where she focuses specifically on writing center tutor education and project-based learning in the first-year composition classroom. Currently, Dr. Scharold is interested in researching community writing centers. With over 20 years of experience teaching various writing courses, she primarily focuses on teaching freshman composition and graduate courses in the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition (MARC) program. Dr. Scharold has also directed the Writing & Reading Center at UHD from 2001-2016.