Michelle E. Flahive is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing and Rhetoric in the University Writing Program. Michelle’s research interests include writing and rhetoric, applied linguistics, mentorship and embodiment, translingual theory, writing curriculum and assessment, and writing program assessment. Her dissertation research examined the mentorship experiences of Women of Color graduate student instructors through collaborative participatory research methods in order to theorize ways to improve equity in writing programs. Michelle’s research continues to focus on improving equitable mentorship in writing studies: Her research is now focused on how integrating decolonial theories of language and literacy into writing and rhetoric teaching and research can improve mentorship for teachers and students from historically marginalized communities in the field.