AI Research & Writing Lab

Crafting an Expansive and Equitable Future for Written Expression with AI

FOCUS QUESTIONS

Generative Text

How do we establish writing processes that utilize AI tools in support of learning?

How can AI be used in innovative ways for research and writing—from scholarly discovery to business communication—with attention to rhetorical effectiveness and ethics for diverse populations?

IMPACTS

  • New AI-courses

    • e.g., Writing with Robots: Authenticity, Ethics, and AI

  • Pedagogical innovation

  • AI support for scholarly research

  • Regional and National Leadership on AI & Writing

  • Theme leadership at the Babson AI Generator Annual Conference

LEADER

Kristi Girdharry, Associate Teaching Professor, Director of the Writing Center

Kristi Girdharry

Associate Teaching Professor of English
Leader of The Generator’s AI for Research & Writing Specialty Lab

“To ‘be better than a robot’ (my favorite phrase), we need to critically and ethically understand the possibilities of AI as a tool that supports our human inquiry as opposed to letting it dictate or limit our perspectives and creativity.”

AI research interests

  • AI for enhancing writing pedagogy and research
  • AI and ethical communication
  • AI as a tool for equity 
  • AI and the evolution of rhetorical practices

Kristi Girdharry is an Associate Teaching Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center at Babson College where she teaches courses in writing, tutoring, and social media. Her research interests include teaching-for-transfer, community engagement, inclusive pedagogies, and how AI is enhancing or disrupting each of these areas. In addition to research and teaching, she is on the Executive Committee for the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC), reviews for various journals, and is a co-editor for the Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition series, which offers annual snapshots of the exigent themes, trends, and ideas within Writing Studies.

Recent publications

Meaningful Writing in the Age of Generative Artificial IntelligenceDouble Helix (co-written with Davit Khachatryan)

Engage with The Generator

 






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