Sarah Pittock

Bio

Sarah Peterson Pittock PhD recently joined Stanford Introductory Studies as the Associate Director for COLLEGE to support teaching excellence in the first year requirement. Previously, she taught in Stanford’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric developing courses that intersect writing with ethics, education, and medicine. From 2013-2015, she served as Associate Director of the Hume Center, supporting a writing-enriched curriculum through tutor education, writing workshops, graduate writing and speaking programming, and writing pedagogy consultations. From 2017-2022, she also directed Bing Honors College, a September program that accelerates rising seniors' progress on their honors research and writing. Her work has been published in Women's Writing, the WAC Journal, Writing Center Journal, and edited collections.

Honors & Awards

• Hoagland Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2016-2017)
• Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Research Award, Stanford University (2013, 2025)
• Harold D. Kelling Doctoral Dissertation Chapter Prize, University of Colorado, Boulder (2002)
• Edwin Devaney Dissertation Fellowship, University of Colorado (2001)
• Bernice Udick Dissertation Fellowship, University of Colorado, Boulder (2000)

Education & Certifications

• BA, Stanford University, English and French Literatures (1989)
• MA, University of Colorado, Boulder, English Literature (1994)
• PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder, English Literature (2002)