Curriculum Vita
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Ph.D. English (Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies emphasis) expected 2015
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
M.A. Humanities (Literary Studies emphasis) May 2010
- University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
- Master’s Portfolio Essays: “Significant Intervals between Print and Video Poetry” and “DoubleClick Meets Dickinson: Remediating Poetry” (Abstracts here)
- Thesis Committee: Susan Briante, David Parry, Shari Goldberg
M.F.A. Creative Writing (Poetry emphasis) August 2007
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
- Master’s Thesis: “Scenic America: This Is a Test” (poetry collection)
- Advisor: Claudia Keelan
B.A. Double Major English (Poetry emphasis) and Studio Art May 2004
- Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (Lynchburg, VA) Magna Cum Laude
- Undergraduate Honors Thesis: “Maps (Poems)”
- Review of Does Writing Have a Future? by Vilém Flusser. Trans. Nancy Ann Roth. Media International Australia. Forthcoming in Feb. 2012. Print.
- “The Problem with WHOIS: Hidden Assumptions about Identity and Social Networking.” Spectator 30.2 (2010): 57-64. Print.
- “Elegy after the Fact” (poem), Soujourn (2009)
- “Interior of Suzy Frankfurt’s Apartment,” “Clouds on Screen at a Drive-in, N.J. 1960″ (poems), Interim (2008)
- “In the Distance Now Forming,” “Asylum,” “After the Storm,” “We Began to Shout at Each Other After We Fell Down the Stairs” (poems), Scéal (Spring 2006)
PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, WORKSHOPS
- “Between WordPress and a Hard Place” (to be presented in March at CCCC 2012 in St. Louis)
- “Authority Figures” (digital poster). University of Michigan, Computers and Writing Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. May 2011.
- iMovie Basics Workshop.. Presented to UWM English Department instructors on April 1, 2011.
- “Networked Publics, Networked Texts: Digital Argumentation ” (digital poster). Marquette/UWM First-Year Composition Conference. Milwaukee, WI. December 2010.
- “Where’s the Real Threat? Biometrics and the Digital (Human)ities.” Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA) Conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 2010.
- “Twitter for Academics” (collaborator on Part I of full‐day workshop). Purdue University, Computers and Writing Conference. West Lafayette, IN. May 2010.
- “Assigning Digital Sophie Books in the Poetry Workshop.” Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, Pedagogical Forum. Denver, CO. April 2010.
- “DoubleClick Meets Dickinson: Remediating Poetry.” Yale University, The Past’s Digital Presence Grad Student Symposium. New Haven, CT. February 2010.
- “Batteries Not Included: Programming Poetry.” The University of Texas at Dallas, Research, Art, and Writing (RAW) Symposium. Richardson, TX. April 2009.
- “The Book Stops Here: Teaching ‘Texts’ to Digital Natives.” The Ohio State University, Expanding Literacy Studies Grad Student Conference. Columbus, OH. April 2009.
- English Department Travel Award (2011)
- Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award (2010)
- Betty and Gifford Harris Travel Grant (2010)
- Betty and Gifford Harris Travel Grant (2009)
- UNLV Office of International Studies Grant (2007)
- President’s Scholarship (2000–2004)
- Rachel Ellis Trexler Art Scholarship (2003)
Teaching Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, September 2010–present
- Teach Composition (English 101)
- Responsible for grading all papers and creating lesson plans
- Implemented class blog and maintained course web site
Teaching Assistant
University of Texas at Dallas, August 2008–May 2010
- Taught Rhetoric fall 2008 – fall 2009
- Responsible for grading all papers and tests and creating lesson plans
- Implemented class blog and maintained course web site
- Assisted professors with courses in Emerging Media in spring 2010
Adjunct Instructor
Pensacola Junior College (Pensacola, FL), August 2007–December 2007
- Taught Composition (English 101)
- Responsible for grading all papers and tests and creating lesson plans
- Experimented with teaching techniques and new approaches to the short essay
Teaching Assistant
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 2004–May 2006
- Taught Composition classes of 25 or more students with minimal faculty supervision
- Responsible for grading all papers and tests, creating lesson plans, and maintaining a course web site
- Tailored syllabus and paper assignments to meet course objectives
TEACHING INTERESTS
Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Digital Poetics, Media Theory and History, Poetry Workshops, Literary Theory, Rhetoric/Composition, Business and Professional Writing
- Digital English Graduate Assistant: computer lab scheduling, department website maintenance, social media coordination, and technology workshop planning (2011 – present)
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Mentor (2009 – 2010)
- Rhetoric Program Textbook Selection Committee (2009)
- Rhetoric Program Website Update Committee (2009)
Publications Intern
RedPrairie software solutions, May 2011 – September 2011
- Uploaded, marked-up, and created web navigation for technical documents on an Atlassian Confluence Wiki.
- Used Adobe Captivate to develop eCourse modules which will help trainees learn RedPrairie software programs.
- Edited training content for grammatical errors and instructional design flaws.
- Collaborated with fellow interns and team members to resolve problems uploading documentation to the Wiki and to standardize eCourse conventions.
Consultant (editor and technical writer)
Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm, July 2006–May 2011
- Edited military training courses and technical manuals as part of the Pensacola, Florida Curriculum Development Team
- Maintained project style sheets to track acronym variations and other editorial decisions
- Wrote and updated technical documents
- Desktop publishing experience includes formatting course components using advanced features of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and ExamView test preparation software
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA)
- Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
- American Society for Aesthetics (ASA)
- Society of Technical Communication (STC)
LANGUAGE
French (passed foreign language translation exam at UT-Dallas, October 2009)
