Meet Dr. Moore

Dr. Moore

 

Dr. Tara Moore directs the Professional Writing Program and the First Year Writing Program at Elizabethtown College. 

 

She teaches several classes on workplace writing: Technical Writing, Business and PR Writing, and Word, Web and Design.  These courses emphasize professionalism and becoming adept navigators of new media and savvy writing. 

 

Her current writing projects tackle flipped learning in the composition and business writing classrooms. She is a member of the Association of Business Communication, ALAN, and the Children’s Literature Association. 

 

She also writes about the YA lit she loves to read and the cultural meanings that matter to her.  These include representations of powerful girls in dystopias and portrayals of adoptive families. Her essays appear in collections and journals like the ALAN Review and SIGNAL.

 

Representations in novels have a real effect on readers.  It is important to track when this is done well and when novels are thoughtlessly supporting hurtful stereotypes.

 

library exhibit of graphic design
Workplace writing students learn layout and design. The High Library exhibited student work in 2018.

 

 

Assignments in these classes often serve the needs of actual clients who are grateful for the assistance our writing majors can offer for their copywriting needs.

 

Dr. Moore has also published several books about Christmas culture. 

 

Traditional Boar's head dish
The traditional boar’s head Christmas dish!

Christmas research has also taken her to interesting places: Christmas shops in Copenhagen and Belsnickle meet-and-greets in Lancaster County.  She has gathered Christmas-related research during trips to China, Iceland, and Scandinavia.