Susan McLeod is Professor of Writing and Director of the Writing Program at full professor at UC Santa Barbara, and the author of the several books. Additionally, she has published extensively in the professional journals, having authored over 50 articles for such publications as 3 C's and College English. She is a member of the Board of Consultants of the National Network of Writing Across the Curriculum Programs and has facilitated WAC workshops at over 100 different colleges and universities.