Duane Roen, Head
Humanities and Arts
School of Applied Arts and Sciences

On August 1, 2004, Duane Roen began his duties as Professor of English and Head of Humanities and Arts in the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus .

Roen directed ASU's Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence from 1999 to 2004.

Prior to his appointment in the Center, Roen served as Director of ASU's Writing Programs from 1995 to 1999.  He held the rank of Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University Main from 1995 to 2004.

Previously, Dr. Roen held teaching and administrative appointments in The Writing Program at Syracuse University and in the Department of English at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Dr. Roen has published six books and has authored or co-authored more than 160 chapters, articles, and conference papers in the areas of  rhetoric, composition, and teaching. He is also Co-Managing Editor of WPA: Writing Program Administration, the official journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.

Duane Roen earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.