Dona J. Hickey

Dona J. Hickey, Professor of English at the University of Richmond, teaches courses in rhetoric and composition and in modern and contemporary American literature. A native of Wisconsin, she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author of Developing a Written Voice (1993) and Figures of Thought for College Writers (1999) and co-editor (with Donna Reiss) of Learning Literature in an Era of Change: Innovations in Teaching (2000). Dona’s articles have appeared in a variety of chapbooks, journals, and collections, both in print and online. She created the WAC program at the University of Richmond in 1992 and served as senior associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, 2003-2011. Outside of the academy, she enjoys spending time with her granddaughter, Olivia, and riding their spoiled rotten Arabian pony, Ryder, at Four Seasons Horse Center in Chester, VA.

Publications

Identity and Leadership in Virtual Communities: Establishing Credibility and Influence
Identity and Leadership in Virtual Communities: Establishing Credibility and Influence
Dona J. Hickey, Joe Essid. © 2014. 321 pages.
The presence and ubiquity of the internet continues to transform the way in which we identify ourselves and others both online and offline. The development of virtual communities...
Firepups at the Lake: Ties that Bind Until They Don’t
Firepups at the Lake: Ties that Bind Until They Don’t
Dona J. Hickey. © 2014. 13 pages.
This chapter examines how a social community was created and developed on a left-leaning political blog, Firedoglake; in particular, it explores how readers, as commenters...