Donald R. Gallehr, an associate professor in Mason’s English Department, teaches advanced nonfiction writing, the teaching of writing, and theories of composition, as well as freshman and advanced composition. His articles include: “Portfolio Assessment in the College Writing Classroom” in Process and Portfolios in Writing Instruction; “Wait and the Writing Will Come: Meditation and the Composing Process” in Presence of Mind: Writing and the Domain Beyond the Cognitive; and "What is the Sound of No Hand Clapping: Using Secularized Zen Koans in the Writing Classroom," in Spiritual Empowerment and Pedagogy. In addition, Gallehr is Director of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Writing Project, and a member of the National Writing Project Board of Directors.