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Department of English, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43402, USA
(513) 582-2703
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate in English, ABD, Rhetoric and Writing, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH. (anticipated graduation, May 2015)
Dissertation: Connecting the Classroom: Understanding Social Networking Sites for
Use in First Year Composition.
Committee: Co-Chairs Dr. Kristine Blair and Dr. Lee Nickoson
Dr. Donna Nelson-Beene
Dr. Tracy Huziak-Clark
M.A. in English, Literature, Wright State University, Dayton, OH. June 2011
Thesis: It Only Ends Once: Using LOST and OConnors Everything That Rises Must
Converge to Reach Teilhard de Chardins Omega Point
B.A. in English, Literature, Wright State University, Dayton, OH. June 2009
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Graduate Instructor, English 2070: Intermediate Writing, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green OH, Spring 2014
Theme: Rhetorical Considerations of Social Networking Sites
Instructor, English 3880: Introductory Technical Writing, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green OH, Spring 2013
Graduate Instructor, Department of English, General Studies Writing (GSW), Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Fall 2011- Spring 2013
GSW 1110: Intro to Academic Writing (2 Sections)
GSW 1120: Academic Writing (1 Section)
Graduate Instructor, Department of English Language and Literatures, Wright
State University, Dayton, OH, 2009-2011
English 101: Academic Writing and Reading (2 sections)
English 102: Writing in Academic Discourse (3 sections)
Instructor, Parents Advancing Choice in Education (PACE), Writing Boot Camp,
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, July 2010
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WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Assistant to the Director, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
Summer 2013; Summer 2014; Fall 2014; Spring 2015
Program Development
Curriculum Development
Maintaining GSW webpage(s)
General Studies Writing (GSW) Group Leader, Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, OH, August 2012- May 2014
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Year GSW Graduate Instructors
Assist in organizing end-of semester portfolio grading
Assist in GSW office
Assist in class facilitation of ENG 6020 (Composition Instructors
Workshop)
Graduate Student Representative, Placement Prompts Committee, General Studies
Writing, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Fall 2013-Spring 2014
Find Articles for use in incoming students placement essay process for
entry into GSW program
Write Prompts associated with articles used in incoming students
placement essay process for entry into GSW program
Assistant to the Summer Writing Placement Coordinator, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH, Summer 2013; Summer 2014
Assessment of incoming freshman and placed students into English 110,
111, or 112 based on my evaluations of incoming placement essays
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Guest Lecturer:
English 7260: Research in Rhetoric and Writing (For Dr. Lee Nickoson), Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green OH, August 25, 2014
Guest Presenter:
Using Canvas in GSW (with Amanda McGuire Rzicznek) GSW Graduate Assistant
Orientation Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August
2014.
Ethical Teaching Practices (with Mariana Grohowski and Martha Schaffer) Eng
6020, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, January 2014.
Teaching with iPads & Apps (with Amanda McGuire Rzicznek) GSW Welcome Back
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Brunch, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August 2013.
Using Canvas in GSW (with Amanda McGuire Rzicznek) GSW Graduate Assistant
Orientation Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August
2013.
Teaching with iPads & Apps (with Amanda McGuire Rzicznek) GSW Graduate
Assistant Orientation Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
August 2013.
Ethical Teaching Practices (with Stephen Boston and Martha Schaffer) Eng 6020,
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, January 2013.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Graduate Student Representative, Rhetoric and Writing Faculty Search Committee,
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Fall 2014-Spring 2015
I assist in the decision-making processes and welcoming of new faculty
candidates.
Graduate Student Liaison, GSW Electronic Newsletter, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH, Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Co-Chair, (with Tina Arduini, Pauline Baird, April Conway, Craig Olsen, Aimee Taylor,
and Amy Wrobel), 21
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Century Englishes English Conferences, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, OH, October 4, 2014
Member, Third Friday Steering Committee. Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, OH, September 2013- present
I help develop and facilitate monthly meetings between students and
faculty to encourage departmental community building.
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, (with Laurel Lee Adams, Megan Adams, Estee Beck, and
Heather Trahan), 21
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Century Englishes English Conferences, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, October 19, 2013
Exemplary Portfolio Reader, GSW end of semester portfolio assessment, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Fall 2011; Spring 2012; Fall 2012; Spring
2013; Fall 2013; Spring 2014
Co-Author, Pilot Summer Composition Program for Basic Writers, Wright State
University, Dayton, OH, August 2011
Helped author a summer program to prepare incoming freshman, basic
writers for their First Year Composition Courses
Co-Founder/Co-Chair (with Ryan Ireland and Dustin Wenrich), More than
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Annual Conference on Multimodal Composition, Wright State
University, Dayton, OH, April 02, 2011
Co-Chair, Midwestern Association of Language Testers (MwALT) Conference, Wright
State University, Dayton, OH, October 2010
President, English Graduate Organization, Department of English, Wright State
University, Dayton, OH, 2010-2011
Facilitated meetings for the Graduate Organization, helped develop
workshops for graduate students, and organized departmental fundraisers.
President, English Conference Organization, Department of English, Wright State
University, Dayton, OH, 2010-2011
Organized fundraising, faculty support, and development of the first
annual conference on Multimodal composition at Wright State University.
Graduate Student Representative, English Graduate Committee, Department of
English, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2010-2011
Represented graduate students in departmental meetings, and assisted in
the decision-making process for accepting graduate student applications.
SCHOLARSHIP
Conference Presentations:
Defining Social Media Engagement: Understanding Social Networking Sites for the
Classroom. Watson Conference, Louisville, KY, October, 2014
Circling the Progymnasmata: Using Google + to Contemporize the Progymnasmata
CCCC. Indianapolis, IN, March 2014.
Collaborate and Tutor with Vyew (with Estee Beck) WIDE-EMU (Un)Conference.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. October 2012.
Following Dislikes and -1s: A Call for the Use of Social Networking Sites to Promote
Constructive Debate and Dissent Computers and Writing: Architexture. North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, NC, May 2012.
In Search of the Dislike Button: a Call for the Discretionary use of Self-Affirming
Technologies in the Composition Classroom Crossing into Digital Dimensions: 2012
Conference on Multimodal Composition. Wright State University, Dayton, OH, May
2012.
Stimulating with Smiles: Using Humorous Videos as Motivational Tools in the
Classroom. Eleventh Annual New Voices Conference, Georgia State University,
Atlanta, GA, October 07, 2010.
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Editorial Experience:
Associate Editor for Manuscript Submissions, Computers and Composition. 2013-2014
Read manuscript submissions
Placed manuscripts with editor in Elsevier
Maintained Website (using Dreamweaver and Fetch)
Assistant Editor, Computers and Composition. 2011-2013
Copy-editing manuscripts for publication
Book Reviews:
Megan Adams, Nick Baca, Kerry Fial, Mariana Grohowski, Ken Hayes, Lee Nickoson,
and Craig Olsen. Review. Berry, Patrick W., Hawisher, Gail E., & Selfe, Cynthia L.
(2012). Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times. Logan, UT: Computers and
Composition Digital Press/Utah State University Press. Retrieved from
http://ccdigitalpress.org/transnational
Ken Hayes and Dustin Wenrich. Review. Reynolds, Dudley M. Assessing
Writing, Assessing Learning: A Practical Guide for Evaluating and Reporting
on Writing Instruction Programs. Assessing Writing. (June 2011): 216-218.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tutor of English and Math, Tutor in Your Home, Dayton, OH, December 2010-2011
Tutor of English, University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY, 2004-2006
HONORS & AWARDS
Graduate Assistantship, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
2011- present
Wright State University Graduate School Student Excellence Award, Outstanding
Academic Achievements in Masters of Arts: English: Literature. May 2011
Graduate Assistantship, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2009-2011
Student Ambassador, Study Abroad Program, Wright State University,
Ireland/Northern Ireland, June-July 2007
Member, Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society, 2007
Member, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Academic Honor Society for Freshmen, 2005
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Member, Ohio Buckeye Boy State, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,
OH, Summer, 2003
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificate of Completion, Best Practices for Teaching ESOL Students in GSW
Courses: General Studies Writing Program, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, OH, August 2014
Center for Faculty Excellence Certificate: Active Learning Classroom, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August 2013
Attendee, Watson Conference, Working English in Rhetoric and Composition: Global-
Local Contexts, Commitments, Consequences. University of Louisville, Louisville,
KY, October 2010
Teaching Enhancement Certificate, Managing Classroom Disruptions and Identifying
Disturbing Student Behavior. Wright State University, September 2010
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Common Read Experience, Adventure Race Planning Committee, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, July 2013-October 2013
Team Captain, English Graduate Organization Team, Relay for Life,
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2011
Volunteer Tutor of Math and Psychology, University of the Cumberlands,
Williamsburg, KY 2004-2006
High School Student Volunteer, Ohio Reads, New Richmond Elementary School, New
Richmond, OH 2004
Member, Students Against Destructive Decisions, New Richmond High School, New
Richmond, OH, 2003- 2004
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Conference on College Composition and Communication, Modern Language
Association, National Council of Teachers of English
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GRADUATE COURSES TAKEN
Bowling Green State University, Rhetoric and Writing: Ph.D.
Eng 6020: Comp Instructor Workshop
Eng 6210: Rhetoric and Composition Studies
Eng 7280: Composition-Mediated Writing Theory/Practice
Eng 6800: English Studies: Advanced Writing Pedagogy
Eng 7240: Rhetoric of Written Discourse
Eng 7290: Research/Publication in Rhetoric and Writing
Eng 6400: Professional/Technical Writing
Eng 7230: Issues in History of Rhetoric and Composition: 19
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Century
Womens Rhetoric
Eng 7260: Research in Rhetoric and Writing
Eng 6090: Teaching Literature
Eng 6410: Research in Professional/Technical Writing
Eng 7220: History of Rhetoric and Written Discourse
Wright State University, English- Literature: MA
REFERENCES
Dr. Kristine Blair
Professor
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-8033
[email protected] Dr. Lee Nickoson
Associate Professor
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-7556
[email protected] Dr. Cheryl Hoy
Director, General Studies Writing
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-7885
[email protected] Dr. Donna Nelson-Beene
Director of Bowling Green Perspectives and
Provost Office Associate
Bowling Green State University
(419) 372-7885
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Dr. Richard Bullock
Assistant Chair and
Director of Writing Programs
Department of English
Wright State University
(937) 775-2220
[email protected] Dr. Carol Loranger
Chair and Professor
Department of English
Wright State University
(937) 775-2961
[email protected]
