Matthew Nelson came to FMU in 2004 from the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan.  Matt received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from Texas A&M University.  His research combines perspectives from the fields of composition and rhetoric and qualitative educational research.  Matt’s research projects include an exploration of the nature of the transition students make between writing in high schools and writing at the university.   Matt teaches both first-year and advanced composition courses at FMU and serves as Co-Director of the Swamp Fox Writing Project.