Dr. Coogan is a student-centered educator whose teaching integrates composition studies, linguistics, and sociolinguistics to help students become effective communicators and critical thinkers. With more than seven years of experience teaching writing, grammar, and language-focused courses in diverse learning environments, she employs scaffolded, process-based pedagogy that emphasizes rhetorical awareness, revision, collaboration, and inclusive support for multilingual and first-generation students. Her teaching is grounded in the belief that education empowers students to engage thoughtfully with language, identity, and the world around them while developing skills that extend far beyond the classroom.