Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Ph.D., English with a Specialization in Composition and Rhetoric (August 2010) University of Wisconsin-Madison Distributed Minor in New Media and Games, Learning, and Society
M.A., English with a Specialization in Writing Studies Northern Michigan University, May 2004 Thesis: Academic Service-Learning in First-Year Composition
B.S., English Northern Michigan University, May 2002
Certificate, Persian-Farsi, Basic Defense Language Institute, October 1998
B.F.A., Film & Video Northern Michigan University, December 1996
Dissertation
A Hypersocial-Interactive Model of Wiki Writing: Collaboration, Conversation, and Composition in an Online Fan Community of Writers
Director: Professor Deborah Brandt
Committee: Professors Michael Bernard-Donals, Jon McKenzie, Morris Young, Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire
Research and Teaching Interests
- New Media Studies & Literacies
- Collaborative Writing & Learning
- Literacy & Writing Studies
- (Online) Writing Center Theory & Practice
- Qualitative & Online Research Methodologies
- Fan Studies & Participatory Culture
- Academic Service-Learning
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Writing Studies, English, St. John Fisher College, 2010-present
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2004-2010
- Coordinator, The Online Writing Center, Department of English, University of Wisconsin, 2008-2009
- Coordinator, Outreach, The Writing Center, Department of English, University of Wisconsin, 2009-2010
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Northern Michigan University, August 2002-May 2004
- Writing Tutor, Writing Center, Department of English, Northern Michigan University, August 2001-May 2002
Awards
- KAIROS Service Award, 2009. This competitive national award was for ongoing—sustainable—dedication to supporting and investing in technological literacy as well as demonstrating a commitment to community-building and collaborative authorship.
- Education Award, Marquette County Conservation District, 1995. This competitive prize was awarded for the best graphic design of educational materials for the district’s watershed preservation project.
Fellowships
- HASTAC Scholar, 2009-2010. A fellowship awarded to support participation in the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, including hosting discussions and writing blog posts regarding new media technologies and literacies.
- Technology Fellowship, Department of English, UW-Madison, 2005-2006. This competitive award enabled me to do research on writing and new media and technology theory and pedagogy as well as serve as a technology consultant to the department.
Grants
- Graduate Research Network Travel Grant, Computers and Writing, Purdue University, May, 2008. This award enabled me to travel and present at the 2008 Computers and Writing Conference.
- DoIT Engage Adaptation Award, UW-Madison, Fall 2008-Spring 2009. (With Annette Vee and Scot Barnett) This competitive $1,200 award funded a collaborative writing project for one section of Intermediate Composition, including the establishment of the [www.writingtechnology.net Writing Technology Wiki].
- Vilas Travel Grant Award, March 2009. This competitive award enabled me to travel and present at the 2009 Conference on College Composition and Communication.
- Graduate Research Network Travel Grant, Computers and Writing, Athens, GA, May, 2008. This award enabled me to travel and present at the 2008 Computers and Writing Conference.
- Vilas Travel Grant Award, March 2008. This competitive award enabled me to travel and present at the 2008 Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Publications
- Notions of Authorship and Textual Ownership on a Gamer Wiki, Computers and Composition (forthcoming).
- Ruby-Slippers, Flying-Monkeys, and Coordinating Conjunctions: A Journey Down the Yellow Brick Road of Grammar Instruction, LORE. Bedford/St. Martin’s, Fall 2003.
Under Review
- Audience (Inter)Active: Readers-as-Writers in Wiki-Mediated Collaborative Writing. Submitted Oct. 2010.
In Progress
Wiki-Mediated Collaborative "Talk" in a Gamer Community of Writers.
Conference Presentations
- An Audience of Writers: The HyperSocial-Interactive Model of Wiki Writing. Computers and Writing, Purdue University, May 2010.
- “'Habits of Mind': A More Collaborative Notion of Authorship and Textual-Ownership." Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, Louisville, March 2010.
- "The Wiki-Way: Wiki-Mediated Constructions of Authorship and Patterns of Collaborative Composition.” CCCC, San Francisco, March 2009.
- "There Can Be Only One: Conflicting Notions of Authorship in Online Collaborative Writing.” Watson Conference, Louisville, October 2008.
- “Writing WoWWiki: Open Source Knowledge Production in a Fan Community and Its Implications for Writing Instruction in the 21st Century.” Computers and Writing, University of Georgia, May 2008.
- “Don't Bite the n00bs!: Collective Networks & Collaborative Composition in WoWWiki.” CCCC, New Orleans, March 2008.
- “Conceptualizing a Space for Learning 2.0: Striking a Balance Between Teaching Technical Skills and Cultural Competencies in a New Media Writing Classroom.” Computers and Writing, Wayne State University, May 2007.
- “Writing with Wikipedia.” WiscWiki 2007. UW-Madison. April 2007.
- “(Mis)Uses of Argument: The Toulmin Model of Argumentation in Contemporary Composition Textbooks.” Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters, Oakland University, Rochester, March 2006.
- “Experiential and Reciprocal Learning in the Academic Service-Learning First-Year Composition Classroom.” A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Works, Northern Michigan University, April 2004.
- “Toward a Paperless Classroom: Submitting and Grading Assignments Using WebCT’s Assignment Dropbox and MS Word.” Faculty Showcase, Northern Michigan University, March 2004.
- “Experiential Writing and Service-Learning.” Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters Annual Meeting, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, March 2004.
- “Connections Generating Learning: Service-Learning and First-Year Composition.” Michigan Council of Teachers of English, Lansing, October 2003.
- “The Road Not Taken, Yet: A Former Writing Tutor's Tale of Changed Views Regarding the Relationships between Students and Tutors/Teachers and the Importance of Writing Centers.” CCCC, New York, March 2003.
Workshops and Invited Talks
- “Research Methods in Writing Studies.” Writing Fellows Program. UW-Madison, October 2009.
- “Fan Gamer Production Around Games.” Humanities NOW: Game On! The Culture of Video Games, Center for the Humanities, UW-Madison, May 2009.
- “Online Resources for Writing Studies Research.” Composition & Rhetoric Colloquium, UW-Madison, November 2008.
- “AVT: A Powerful New Medium for Online Writing Center Consultations.” (with Brad Hughes and Annette Vee) Ongoing Education Session, Writing Center, UW-Madison, November 2008.
- “The Writing Technology Wiki: Writing Engage Grant Proposals and Planning for Project Sustainability.” English 201 Staff Meeting, UW-Madison, November 2008.
- “Writing the Dissertation Proposal.” Composition & Rhetoric Colloquium, UW-Madison, November 2007.
- “In the trenches: Reflections on Being a Grad Student in Composition & Rhetoric.” Video conference. Northern Michigan University, November 2007.
- “Do I Really Teach Writing?” Composition & Rhetoric Colloquium, UW-Madison, October 2007.
- “Plagiarism, Appropriation, Sampling.” Scot Barnett's English 201, Intermediate Composition: Problems of Authorship: Autonomy, Ownership, Creativity. October 2007.
- “Learn(ing)@UW: The Basics.” English 100 Instructor Orientation, UW-Madison, August 2007.
- “It's Not All Linear Text Anymore: The Least We Should All Know to Help Writing Center Students Compose Multimodal Texts in New Media Landscapes.” (with Rachel Azima, Scot Barnett, and Brad Hughes) Ongoing Education Session, Writing Center, UW-Madison, May, 2007.
- “Writing New Media & Participatory Culture in Intermediate Composition.” Department of English Board of Visitors. UW-Madison, May 2007.
- “Writing New Media and Participatory Culture.” World Premiere of the New Computer Classroom, Writing Center, February 2007.
- “Mystified by modules? Disoriented by the drop box?: Learn@UW Course Management Software Tutorial.” UW-Madison, September 2006.
- “Learn@UW and Technology Resources for Teaching.” English 201 Instructor Orientation, UW-Madison, August 2006.
- “Scholarly Publishing: Online.” Composition and Rhetoric Colloquium, UW-Madison, September 2005.
Administrative Experience
- Coordinator, Outreach, The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2009-August 2010.
- Trained graduate student writing instructors in the principles of outreach (based on our readings of outreach-related literature); giving brief introductions to Writing Center Services in courses across the curriculum; and co-teaching units on writing with instructors in various disciplines
- Coordinated outreach requests for classroom visits
- Designed and implemented new record-keeping procedures
- Coordinator, Online Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2008-August 2009.
- Trained graduate student writing instructors for both (asynchronous) email and (synchronous) chat teaching
- Managed and updated the Writing Center’s websites and mail accounts
- Developed web media and designed publicity materials, including blog, screencasts, YouTube channel, and iTunesU site
- Coordinated requests for email and chat instruction
- Worked with department and campus IT staff
- Leader,Ongoing Education Workshops and Staff Training, Writing Center, Spring 2007-present
- Conducted workshops for fellow Writing Center TAs on topics such as online writing center pedagogy and working with new media/multimodal texts
- Web/Email List Administrator, Composition and Rhetoric PhD Program, 2005-present.
- Designed, managed, and updated the program’s website and email lists
- Worked with faculty and students to manage program information
Teaching Experience
Course Designed and Taught
St. John Fisher College
EN 380: Visual Rhetoric, Fall 2010
EN 101: First Year Writing
- Literacy, Discourse, & Writing Technologies (2 sections), Fall 2010
[part of the Work in America Learning Community]
University of Wisconsin-Madison
EN 201: Intermediate Composition
- Web Writing & Participatory Culture, Spring 2008
- Writing New Media & Participatory Culture, Fall 2006 & Spring 2007
EN 100: First-Year Composition
- Cool, Culture, Technology and Identity, Fall 2005 & Spring 2006
- Academic Writers' Workshop, Spring 2005
- Reading and Writing the Just War Tradition, Fall 2004
Northern Michigan University
EN 111: First-Year Composition
- Service-Learning & Academic Writing, Fall 2003 - Spring 2004
- Popular Culture & Academic Writing, Spring 2003
- Introduction to College Writing and Research, Fall 2002
Writing Center Teaching
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Face-to-face and online (synchronous & asynchronous), 2005-present
- "Writing Statements of Current & Future Research," 2010
- “Writing Critical Reviews of Nonfiction Books and Articles” class, Fall 2009 (2x)
- “Dissertator's Primer” class, 2007-2008 (8x)
- Ongoing Educations Sessions (professional development workshops), Spring 2007 &
Fall 2008
- “AVT: A Powerful New Medium for Online Writing Center Consultations.” (with Brad Hughes and Annette Vee)
- “It's Not All Linear Text Anymore: The Least We Should All Know to Help Writing Center Students Compose Multimodal Texts in New Media Landscapes.” (with Rachel Azima, Scot Barnett, and Brad Hughes)
- Writing Center Outreach, Fall 2007
- “Writing Fulbright Application Essays” class, Fall 2006
Northern Michigan University
- Undergraduate Writing Tutor, Fall 2001-Spring 2002
Additional Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- PEOPLE Program: Writing in Academic Communities, Summer 2008
- Designed college preparatory course and taught one, three-week section with 15 high school students
Northern Michigan University
- EN 110: Good Books (Guest Lecturer)” Frank Herbert’s DUNE, Spring 2004
Service
St. John Fisher
- Minor in Digital Technologies and Culture Committee, 2010-present
UW-Madison
- Tech Committee, English Department, 2008-
- UW-Madison Project Bamboo Advisory Committee, Graduate Student Representative, 2008-
- Technology Consultant & Web Designer, English Department, 2005-present
- Web/Email List Administrator, Composition and Rhetoric PhD Program, 2005-present
- New Graduate Student Mentor, UW Composition & Rhetoric Program, 2005-2006
- English Department Teaching Committee, 2006-2007
- Blogging Consultant to Department of Instructional Technology (DoIT) and L&S Learning Support Services, 2007
- Games, Learning, and Society Conference Committee, 2006
- Instructional Technology Consultant for First-Year and Intermediate English Composition, 2006-2009
NMU
- Co-Founded Northern Michigan University’s Graduate Student Association, 2003-2004
Select Web Design, Administrative, and Resource Projects
- PhD Program in Composition and Rhetoric website
- Writing Technology Wiki
- Computers and Writing Resources @ CannedWiki
- Autoethnography in FYW
Technology Related Graduate Coursework
- Analyzing Online Social Interaction, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor: Constance Steinkuehler
- Writing New Media, Department of Humanities, Michigan Technological University, Professor: Anne Frances Wysocki
- Research in Persistent Virtual Worlds, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor: Constance Steinkuehler
- Video Games and Learning, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor: James Paul Gee
- Video Games and Adult Learning, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor: Elizabeth Hayes
- Reading and Writing Hypertextually, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Professor: Dawnene Hassett
Technology Skills
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
- Graphics/animation/video: Flash, Photoshop, Fireworks, Gimp, iMovie, Premiere
- Web Development & Content Management Systems: Dreamweaver, Mediawiki, Word Press, Moodle, PB Wiki, WikiSpaces, WetPaint
- Course Management Systems: WebCT, Learn@UW/Desire2Learn
- Web-based Research Tools: SniPiTRON, del.icio.us
- Web-based Writing: Blogs, Wikis, Google Docs, Adobe Buzzword, Twitter
- Audio Production: Audacity, Garageband
- Email Clients: Thunderbird, Outlook, Mail
Professional Affiliations
Current Affiliations
- Humanities, Arts, Science, & Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC)
- Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
- Conference on College Composition and Communication
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Modern Language Association
Past (Lapsed) Affiliations
- Michigan Council of Teachers of English
(Revised Sept. 2009)
