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Ph.D., English. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2005. Specializations: Rhetoric and Composition, with special interests in science studies, ethics, history and theory of rhetoric, and contemporary critical theory.
Dissertation: The Force of Habit: Rhetoric, Repetition, and Identity from Darwin to Drugs. Committee: Richard Doyle (chair), Jack Selzer, Susan Squier, Vincent Colapietro (Philosophy).
M.A., English. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May 2000.
B.S., Biology; B.A., English Literature. The University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA, May 1995. Division Scholar in English Literature.
"'Folksonomy' and the Restructuring of Writing Space." Accepted at College Composition and Communication, July 2007.
"The Seduction of Samuel Butler: Rhetorical Agency and the Art of Response." Forthcoming, Rhetoric Review, January 2008.
"William James in the Borderlands: Psychedelic Science and the 'Accidental Fences' of Self." Forthcoming, Configurations.
Review of Spurious Coin: A History of Science, Management, and Technical Writing by Bernadette Longo. College Composition and Communication 53:1 (September 2001): 164-167.
"Self-Fashioning and the Ethics of Response in the New Economy." Presenting at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA. May 2008.
"The Future? of the Planet: Examining Rhetorics of Global Climate Change." Presenting at CCCC, New Orleans, LA. April 2008.
"Making a Habit of Success: Rhetorics of Self-Help in the New Economy." Presented at the University Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series, University of Idaho. October 2007.
"The Public Pedagogy of Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds: Death as 'Edutainment'." Presented at the Pacific Northwest American Studies Association (PNASA), Portland, OR. April 2007.
"Flattening Psychology's 'Black Box.'" Presented at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). Vancouver, BC. November 2006.
"Disciplinary Anxieties and the Art of Response." Presented at the Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. October 2006.
“The Habit Machine.” Presented at the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts-Europe. Amsterdam, Netherlands. June 2006.
“Resizing Our Habits of Mind: Folksonomies and the New ‘Negative Spaces.’” Presented at the Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Memphis, TN. May 2006.
“The Anaesthetic Revelation of Kenneth Burke.” Presented at the Penn State Rhetoric Conference. State College, PA. 2005.
“Darwin’s Fleshy Refrain: Reading Darwin Differently through Tropes of Habit and Repetition.” Presented at the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. Durham, NC. 2004.
“The Matter of Meaning: Kenneth Burke and the General Semantics Movement.” Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Antonio, TX. 2004.
“Addicted to the Machine: Habit, Technology, and Critical Literacies for Composition.” Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York, NY. 2003.
“Darwinian Seductions: Samuel Butler and the Ethics of Engagement.” Presented at the Society for Literature and Science. Austin, TX. 2003.
“The Mythic History of O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Invited presentation, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Johnstown, PA. 2003.
Courses taught at The University of Idaho, 2005-2007:
The Persuasion of Place (cross-listed English 504 and Architecture 505). Team-taught with Randall Teal, Asst. Prof, Architecture. Fall 2008.
Core Discovery Course: The Power of Play. Two-part course: Fall 2008, Spring 2009.
Language, Persuasion, and the Body (English 504). Fall 2007.
Developmental Writing (English 90). Fall 2007.
Senior Honors Seminar: "Stranger than (Science) Fiction: Humans and Technology in the Age of the Cyborg" (English 404). Spring 2007.
Introduction to Composition Theory (English 506). Spring 2006, 2007, 2008.
History and Theory of Rhetoric (English 504). Fall 2006.
Persuasive Writing (English 207). Fall 2006.
Advanced Prose (English 309): Fall 2005, 2007.
College Writing and Rhetoric (English 102). Spring 2006.
Introduction to College Writing (English 101). Fall 2005.
Courses taught at The Pennsylvania State University, 1998-2005:
Teaching Practicum: Technical Writing (English 602)
Advanced Expository Writing (English 421) Special Topic: Spatial Rhetorics
Science Writing (English 416)
Technical Writing (English 202C)
Honors Rhetoric and Composition (English 30) Special Topic: Consuming Rhetorics
Rhetoric and Composition (English 15)
Linked Course: Rhetoric and Composition (English 15) and Introduction to Business Information Systems (MIS 204)
Administrative and other Experience
Assistant Director of Writing, The University of Idaho. Department of English, Moscow, ID. January 2006-present.
Director and Fellow, Leonhard Center Technical Writing Initiative. College of Engineering, Penn State. August 2001-May 2003. § As Director, headed a “pedagogical think-tank” of technical writing instructors from the English Department, funded by the College of Engineering’s Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education. T § Developed a series of general colloquia for teachers of technical writing with the aim of improving and enriching technical writing at Penn State; also organized regular group meetings, administered an annual budget of $7,000, wrote annual reports, recruited new LCTWI Fellows, and planned future program development. § As Chair of the Commissioned Assignment committee (August 2001-May 2003), coordinated the committee’s efforts to develop assignments and programs for technical writing classes in conjunction with local businesses and various departments affiliated with Penn State’s Cooperative Extension and Outreach, recruited technical writing instructors, and supported ongoing assignments.
Research Assistant to Dr. Catherine Latterell Department of English, Penn State-Altoona. February 2004-present. § Assisted in the production of Re/Mix, a Bedford-St. Martin’s composition reader. Research and gather materials for individual chapters, collaborate on end-of-chapter assignments and discussion questions, assist with editing chapter introductions and drafts.
Research Assistant to Dr. Stuart Selber Department of English, Penn State. Fall 2000-Spring 2002. § Conducted research and gathered materials for Dr. Selber’s book Multiliteracies for a Digital Age (Southern Illinois University Press, 2004).
Writing Tutor Department of English, Penn State. Fall 1999-Spring 2000. § Tutored individual students on a weekly basis in all aspects of writing papers, from invention to revision.
Assistant Director of the Office of Admissions University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA. 1995-1998. § Recruited and admitted students to the university; administered scholarships and awards; directed the university’s “Summer Scholars” program for high-achieving high school students.
Awards and Grants
§ Summer Research Grant. University of Idaho English Department, 2007. Awarded funds for travel relating to research. § 2004 Bruns Prize. Awarded for best graduate student essay. Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. § National Science Foundation Fellowships, Summer 2003, Summer 2004. Awarded to a graduate student affiliated with Penn State’s Science, Medicine, and Technology in Culture program to support dissertation research. § Travel Grants, Research and Graduate Studies Office and Department of English (Penn State). Permitted travel to CCCC (March 2003, March 2004); the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Conference (October 2003), and The English Institute (September 2004). § Rotary Group Study Exchange Program, Alsace and Franche-Comté, France. Spring 1997. Chosen to travel and study in France as part of a five-person professional team. Awarded to “outstanding business or professional people.”
Rhetoric Society of America Conference on College Composition and Communication Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Modern Language Association National Council of Teachers of English
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