Kathryn Evans (PhD, University of Illinois) is the director of the writing center and an associate professor of English at Bridgewater State University, where she teaches writing and writing pedagogy. A former writing program administrator, she has led numerous workshops on the teaching of writing. Her research focuses on refining key practices in writing instruction, exploring the role of silence in oral response and miscommunication in written response. This focus has led her to develop Real Questions, which interweaves scaffolded writing instruction and engaging readings.