Cindy Moore serves as associate professor and chair of the Department of Writing at Loyola University Maryland. Over the past ten years, she has directed writing programs and taught a wide range of writing courses at universities in Indiana, Minnesota, and Kentucky. Her current scholarly interests include professional mentoring and program assessment. She has co-edited or co-authored several books, including The Dissertation and the Discipline: Reinventing Composition Studies (Boynton/Cook 2002), Practice in Context: Situating the Work of Writing Teachers (NCTE 2002), and A Guide to Professional Development for Graduate Students in English (NCTE 2006).