Curriculum
Vitae
Education
- ABD,
Department of English,
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Major concentration in 20th Century British literature;
minor concentration in Irish literature. Writtens and first orals
passed Spring 2003. Dissertation director: Weldon Thornton.
- Master of Arts in English,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2000. Thesis:
"Religious devotion and desire in the early fiction of James Joyce and
Edna O'Brien."
- Bachelor
of Arts in English with Honors, Washington and Lee University, June
1998. Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University Scholar. Honors
thesis: "'Strange,
Sacrificial Women:'
Patriarchal Oppression in the
Works of Edna O'Brien and Alice Walker"
Teaching Experience
Dalton State College
- Instructor, World Literature II,
Spring 2008.
- Instructor, English Composition
II, Spring 2008.
- Instructor, English Composition I,
Spring 2008.
- Instructor, English Composition I,
Fall 2007.
- Instructor, Workplace
Communications, Fall 2007.
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
- Instructor, English Composition and
Rhetoric: English 101, Fall 2006.
- Instructor, English Composition and
Rhetoric: English 11 (3 sections including 2 wireless laptop), Fall
2005.
- Instructor, English 23: Introduction
to Fiction, Spring 2005.
- Instructor, English Composition and
Rhetoric: English 12 (2 wireless laptop sections), Fall 2004.
- Instructor, English 21: British Lit,
Wordsworth to Eliot, Spring 2004.
- Instructor, English 11 (2 wireless
laptop sections), Fall 2003.
- Instructor, English 12 (wireless),
Spring 2003.
- Instructor, English 24: Contemporary
Literature, Fall 2002.
- Instructor, Oral Communication: Comm
Studies 9, Fall 2002, 2 sections.
- Instructor, English 12, Spring 2002.
- Instructor, English 42 (Film
Criticism) discussion section, Spring 2002. Led discussion
section following film viewings and lectures. Delivered some lectures
to all sections. Assigned and graded
papers, exams, and other assignments for all students in discussion
section.
- Instructor, English 12 (wireless),
Fall 2001.
- Instructor, English 12 (wireless),
Spring 2001.
- Teaching Assistant, Computer Science
96 (Computers and Society), Spring 2001. Prepared lecture
materials, conducted research for instructor. Assisted during lectures.
Graded assignments and exams for one of two sections. Maintained
gradebook and course website.
- Instructor, English 11 (wireless),
Fall 2000.
- Instructor, Oral Communication: Comm
9, Fall 2000.
- Instructor, English 12 (wireless),
Spring 2000.
- Instructor, English
11 (computer classroom), Fall 1999.
Duke University Talent Identification Program
- Instructor,
Writing the College Essay Scholar Weekend Course, October 2001.
- Instructor,
Writing With Power (2 sessions), Summer 2001.
- Teaching
Assistant, Economics/Environment Scholar Weekend course, Spring 2000.
- Teaching
Assistant, Shakespeare (2 sessions), Summer 1999.
Publications
- "The
Caretaker" and "Old Times." Columbia
Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. Eds.
Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert
Sprinchorn. (Forthcoming from Columbia UP, 2007).
- "The
Hasty Heart" with Sarah Reuning. American
Drama Companion. Eds. Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C.
Hartig. New York: Facts on File, 2004.
- “Integrating
Laptops into Campus Learning: Theoretical, Administrative and
Instructional Fields of Play” with Daniel Anderson, Todd Taylor, and
Kathryn Wymer. Kairos 7.1, Spring
2002.
- Book
Review: James Joyce: A Penguin Life,
by Edna O’Brien. Published in The
Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama; March 5, 2000 and online.
Presentations
- "Student-Owned
Laptops and Personalization in the Classroom Community," Computers and
Writing 2003, Purdue University, May 22-25, 2003.
- "You
Better Watch Yourself: The Quick(Time) Advantages of Videotaped Student
Speeches," Computers and Writing 2003, Purdue University, May 22-25,
2003.
- “Computing
Skills and Gender Dynamics in a Wireless Laptop Composition Class,”
Computers and Writing 2002, Illinois State University, May 16-19, 2002.
- "Wireless
Classrooms, Student-Owned Laptops, and Issues of Authority," Computers
and Writing 2001, Ball State University, May 17-20, 2001.
- "Devotion
and Desire in the Early Fiction of Edna O'Brien," Northeast Modern
Language Association Annual Conference, Hartford, CT, March 30-31, 2001.
- "'Strange,
Sacrificial Women:' Patriarchal Oppression in the Works of Edna O'Brien
and Alice Walker," Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring
Conference, Radford University (VA), April 4, 1998.
Awards and Grants
- W.
Bruce Lea Award , UNC-CH English Department, Spring 2003. UNC-CH
English department award. Provides money toward travel to an academic
conference (Computers and Writing 2003).
- 2001
UNC/IBM Instructional Technology Development Grants – Graduate Student
Collaborator.
- W.
Bruce Lea Award , UNC-CH English Department, Spring 2001. UNC-CH
English department award. Provides money toward travel to an academic
conference (Northeast Modern Language Association).
- 2000
UNC/IBM General College Curriculum Technology Enhancement Grants – Peer
Consultant.
Professional Experience and Service
- Assistant
to the Editor, Innovate:
Journal of Online Education, October 2004 to May 2005, September 2006
to present.
- Studio
for Instructional Technology and English Studies (SITES): English department website
team, Fall 2001 to Spring 2003. SITES Wireless Coordinator, 2000-01.
SITES Graduate Intern, Fall 1999 to Spring 2003.
- Graduate
Student Honor Court, Fall 2000 to
Spring 2004.
- Co-organizer,
Women In English, Fall 2001 to Fall 2003. Member, Fall 2000 to Fall
2006. Organize monthly meetings for women faculty and graduate
students. Meetings focus on professionalization, mentoring, and other
issues.
- Group
Coordinator for composition instructors, 2000-01 and 2001-02.
Also assisted with Fall 2000 New Instructor Orientation.
- Conference
Chair, Webmaster, and Panel Moderator for “Interacting with
Traditions.” 2001 Association of English Majors/Association of
Graduate English Students Annual Conference on Literature and
Writing. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 3-5,
2001.
- Panel
Moderator, "Computers in the Classroom: Assets or Liabilities?"
Association of Graduate English Students/Association of English Majors
Conference, UNC-Chapel Hill, April 11-13, 2000.
Instructional Technology Experience
Additional Information
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