Elise Dixon
Director of Tutorial Services
Since July 2024, Dr. Elise Dixon has served as the Director of the Cooperative Learning Center, where she focuses her efforts on developing and maintaining inclusive tutorial support for all students at CSUMB. Previous to her role at CSUMB, Elise was an Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She earned her PhD in Writing and Rhetoric from Michigan State University, and her research is focused on building activist-oriented learning spaces both on and off of college campuses. Her work has appeared in The Peer Review Journal, Writing Lab Newsletter, The Journal for Veteran's Studies, and numerous book chapters. Her most recent book project, Queer Writing Center Practices: Expanding Intersectional Paradigms, is scheduled to be published with The WAC Clearinghouse in late 2025.