Senior Lecturer for the Department of English, LeaRN Director
Coe 105A/Hoyt 329, aprilh@uwyo.edu
Biography
April Heaney is a lecturer in the departments of English and Creative Writing as well as director of the Learning Resource Network (LeaRN) Program at UW. She teaches courses in composition, creative non-fiction, and professional writing. In her role as LeaRN director, April works with academic success and transition programs for all undergraduate students, including high risk and underrepresented student populations. LeaRN programs include Freshmen Interest Groups (FIGs), Synergy Program, STEP tutoring and supplemental instruction, Summer Bridge, and faculty enrichment programs (www.uwyo.edu/learn).
Education
PhD, University of Wyoming
M.A., University of Wyoming
B.A., University of Wyoming
Recent and Upcoming Courses
First-Year Seminar
Non-fiction Workshop: The Experimental Essay
College Composition & Rhetoric
Composition and Rhetoric II: College & Career
Introduction to Non-Fiction
Writing for Public Forums
Selected Publications
Stevens, Anne, Hartung, Cynthia, Shelton, Patrick, & Heaney, April. “The Effects of a Brief Organization, Time Management, and Planning Intervention for At-Risk College Freshmen." Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 9(1). 2018. DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2018.1551093
Heaney, April, and Joyce Stewart. “Admissions rhetoric and academic self-efficacy: The importance of first-communications for conditionally-admitted students.” Journal of College Admission. 2012.
Heaney, April and Rick Fisher. “Supporting Conditionally-Admitted Students: A Case Study of Assessing Persistence in a Learning Community.” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(1). 2011.
Belanger, Kelly and April Heaney. “Critical Pedagogy as Socially Progressive Research: Challenging Programmatic and Institutional Traditions.” Socially Progressive Research Methodologies. Eds. Katy Powell and Pamela Takayoshi. Hampton Press. 2010.
Knievel, Michael, April Heaney, and Meg Wood. “Bucking the Rules: Teaching Grammar “Wrong” for the Right Results in Technical Communication Consulting.” IEEE: Professional Transactions. 2009.
Heaney, April. “The Synergy Program: Reframing Critical Reading and Writing for At-Risk Students.” Journal of Basic Writing. 2006.
Selected Awards
2014. National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate.
2012. Extraordinary Merit in Teaching, University of Wyoming
2009. Beatrice Gallatin Beuf Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Freshman Teaching. University of Wyoming.
2007. Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning, Synergy Program.
2004. Conference on Basic Writing Award For Innovation, Synergy Program. Conference on College Composition and Communication.
