Dr. Keri R. Franklin

Biography

Keri Franklin, a Professor of English at Missouri State University, is a scholar, researcher, educator, and former university administrator. Her career spans industry, technology, K-12 and higher education over 30 years. Professor Franklin Keri received over $6 million in state, federal, and private external funding for projects to improve writing in K-12 rural schools and to support teacher professional development. She founded the Ozarks Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, in 2008, and she founded the Center for Writing in College, Career & Community. She has taught undergraduate and graduate students, administering programs, gave conference papers and presentations, and participated in service at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. Franklin has developed and facilitated faculty professional development to support faculty writing and research and assessment of student learning. She led university-wide accreditation initiatives from 2013-2023, and she has served as a Higher Learning Commission Peer Reviewer since 2013. Professor Franklin has taught in middle and high school, and in industry, as a software trainer in the heavy duty truck industry, and as a writer and special projects coordinator in the business industry.

Details

Education

• 2007 University of Missouri-Columbia
  PhD, Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, emphasis in English Education
  Support areas: Language, Literacy, Rhetoric, and Composition
• 1999 Missouri State University
  MA, Writing, emphasis in Technical Writing and Composition & Rhetoric
• 1997 Southwest Baptist University
  BS, English

Teaching

• ENG 110: Writing I
• ENG 200: Great Books and Instant Classics

Professional experience

Affiliations

• HERS (Higher Education Resources Service), Next Stages, Next Steps, 2023
• Leadership Springfield Class 41, 2021-2022
• HERS (Higher Education Resources Service) Leadership Institute, 2020-2021, a nationwide leadership program for women in higher education administration
• National Forum for Chief Engagement and Outreach Administrators, 2020-present, invited group of associate provosts and provosts in roles with a focus on community engagement
• Higher Learning Commission Peer Review Corps, 2014-present

Research and professional interests

• Digital literacy
• Teaching of writing
• Writing across the curriculum
• Professional learning/professional development
• Assessment, evaluation, higher education

Awards and honors

Additional resources

• Mind's Eye Research - Transforming student writing in the Ozarks

Area of expertise

Media appearances

Bridging the Divide theme improves conversation, confidence, empathy
Springfield News-Leader
09/26/2021
MSU Associate Provost for Public Affairs and Assessment Dr. Keri Franklin highlights "Bridging the Divide," the theme for the university’s academic year and its annual Public Affairs Conference.

MSU CODERS: Program looks for teachers to bring program to rural schools
KY3
02/03/2021
CODERS Project Director shares about the grant.

STEM Spots: Coders Grant Initiative
KSMU
01/08/2021
MSU English Professor Dr. Keri Franklin shares about the $4 million CODERS grant.

A third of surveyed MSU students report problem accessing online learning
Springfield News-Leader
10/24/2020
MSU Associate Provost for Public Affairs and Assessment addresses results of mid-semester survey.

The Power of Voice
Springfield News-Leader
08/13/2020
MSU Associate Provost for Public Affairs and Assessment Dr. Keri Franklin highlights "The Power of Voice," the theme for the university’s academic year and its annual Public Affairs Conference.

STEM Spots: STEAM is the Word
KSMU
12/20/2018
MSU English Professor Dr. Keri Franklin talks about STEAM, which stands for Science, Technology. Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

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