David Mac Kinnon

I lead the Writing Program & Center at the University of North Florida, where I develop curriculum and assessment for first-year, technical, professional, and writing-in-the-disciplines courses.

I've grown from Writing Center Coordinator to Assistant Director and Director while building collaborative support for faculty, students, graduate assistants, and writing consultants. My work includes budget planning, faculty development, writing-center pedagogy, program communications, and Quality Enhancement Plan coordination.

I also teach writing and communication courses for engineers, advertising students, and first-year students, including online and in-person courses. I have led first-year writing curriculum redesign and developed an online-learning model for General Education writing courses.

My research examines academic writing, metacognition, self-regulated learning, and GenAI. As principal investigator on a UNF Innovation in AI Grant, I'm investigating metacognitive-infused AI-based training to enhance academic writing achievement.