Research interests
Writing pedagogy
Response to student writing
Writing placement
Writing assessment
Two-year college literacy studies
Faculty development
Learning outcomes
Accreditation and strategic long-range planning
Forthcoming publications
- Toth, C., Nastal, J., Buckingham Barney, T., Messer, K., & Godfrey, J. (2026). White Paper on Generative Artifical Intelligence, Writing Placement, and Principled Decision-Making in US Postsecondary Contexts. Journal of Writing Analytics, 9. [commissioned by the editors]
- Nastal, J. Conclusion. Advancing writing studies at “democracy’s open door.” In J. Janangelo & E. Lehman (Eds.), Preparing Writing Program and English Department Graduate Students for Successful Two-Year College Teaching Careers. Parlor Press. [invited]
- Nastal, J., Poe, M., & Elliot, N. Open-access publishing and activity theory: An extension of consequences. In A. Blakeslee, H. M. Falconer, & K. P. Peirce (Eds.), Imagining Futures: Honoring and Extending the Contributions of Mike Palmquist. WAC Clearinghouse.
Selected publications
- Nastal, J. (2024). Ungrading in the ethical turn as an Assessment Killjoy. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 52(2), 169–187. Available at https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/tetyc2024522169
- Nastal, J. (2024). A sociocognitive grading model for first-year writing classes. Pedagogy, 24(3), 405–426. Special issue on ungrading, Ed. Ellen Carillo. Available at https://read.dukeupress.edu/pedagogy/article/24/3/405/392073/A-Sociocognitive-Grading-Model-for-First-Year?guestAccessKey=191f0284-faad-4182-a85a-8ef60fb7381b
- Nastal, J., Poe, M. & Toth, C., Eds. (2022). Writing placement in two-year colleges: The pursuit of equity in postsecondary education. WAC Clearinghouse. Available at https://wac.colostate.edu/books/practice/two-year/ * winner of the CWPA Best Book Award
- Hazleton, L., Nastal, J., Elliot, N., Burstein, J. (2021). Formative Automated Writing Evaluation: A theory of action. Journal of Response to Writing. Available at https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol7/iss1/3/
- Nastal, J. (2019). Beyond tradition: Writing placement, fairness, and success at a two-year college. Journal of Writing Assessment, 12(1) [special issue on placement in two-year colleges]. Available at http://www.journalofwritingassessment.org/article.php?article=136
- Poe, M., Nastal, J., & Elliot, N. (2019). Reflection. An admitted student is a qualified student: A roadmap for writing placement in the two-year college. Journal of Writing Assessment, 12(1) [special issue on placement in two-year colleges]. Available at http://www.journalofwritingassessment.org/article.php?article=140