Tracy Clark

Professional Writing Program
Department of English
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
clark9@purdue.edu
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~clark9

  EDUCATION

Ph.D coursework completed. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

Specializations: 20th Century British literature, Irish studies, professional writing, computers and writing, composition, visual rhetoric.

M.A. in English. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, May 1996.

Specializations: 20th Century British literature, Irish studies, postcolonial literature and theory.

Thesis: " 'Grinding the Axe': Resisting Reading, Self-Education and Virginia Woolf's Writing."

B.S. in English (with significant coursework in journalism). Ball State University, Muncie, IN, December 1993.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching

Continuing Lecturer, Professional Writing Program, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (August 2002-Present)

Courses taught:

  • Business Writing (seven sections)
  • Multimedia Writing (one section)
  • Technical Writing (nine sections)

Limited-Term Lecturer, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (August 2001-July 2002)

Courses taught:

  • English Composition II -- computer-mediated (two sections)
  • Business Writing (two sections)
  • Technical Writing (five sections)

Instructor, General Education Division (English Program), Community College of Indiana -- Lafayette (January-December 2002)

Courses taught:

  • English Composition I (two sections)
  • English Composition II (one section)
  • Technical Writing (one section)

Instructor, Kids College, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN (Summer 2001)

Courses taught:

  • Travel writing
  • Journalism
  • Creative writing

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (August 1996-May 2001)

Courses taught:

  • Basic Writing (one section)
  • English Composition I (three sections)
  • English Composition II (six sections)
  • Intermediate Expository Writing (three sections)
  • Intermediate Technical Writing (six sections)

Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN (August 1994-May 1996)

Courses taught:

  • Basic Writing (two sections)
  • Freshman Writing (four sections)

Assessment

Reader, Educational Testing Services -- GRE (April 2002-Present)

Assessment Team, General Education Division, Community College of Indiana -- Lafayette (June-July 2002)

Assessment Team, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Summer 1997)

Tutoring

Tutor, Writing Center, Department of English, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN (August 1994-August 1995)

Website authoring and editing

Web Team, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January 1999-August 2001)

Webmaster Apprentice, Department of English, Carbondale, IL (January-May 1999)

Writing and editing

News director and copy editor, Gateway Broadcasting and Internet, Carbondale, IL (March 1999-January 2000)

Staff writer, expo, Ball State University, Muncie, IN (August 1992-May 1993)

Staff writer, the Orient, Ball State University, Muncie, IN (August 1991-May 1992)

Reporter and editor, The Daily News, Ball State University, Muncie, IN (October 1987-December 1988; January 1991-March 1992)

Reporter and correspondent, The TImes, Munster, IN (June 1989-July 1990)

Correspondent, The Muncie Star, Muncie, IN (January-May 1989)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Organizing committee, CPTSC 2004, Purdue University (January 2004-Present)

 

Constituency Liaison, Graduate Research Network, Computers and Writing 2003, Purdue University (May 2002-May 2003)

 

Exhibits Coordinator, Computers and Writing 2003, Purdue University (March 2002-May 2003)

 

Organizing committee, Computers and Writing 2003, Purdue University (March 2002-May 2003)

 

Reviewer, Technical Communication (condensed version), Bedford St. Martin's (February-March 2002)

 

Member, Communication Across the Curriculum Task Force, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January-August 2001)

 

Editorial Board, The Writing Instructor (January 2001-Present)

 

Reviewer, Technologies of Writing, Longman (July-August 2000; April-May 2001; August-September 2001)

 

Coordinator, Andrew P. Smith Memorial Writing Contest, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (May 2000-May 2001)

 

Public relations coordinator, Andrew P. Smith Memorial Writing Contest, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (May 2000-May 2001)

 

Public relations director, Irish Studies Forum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (August 1998- August 2000)

 

Webmaster, Irish Studies Forum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January 1999-May 2001)

 

Co-director, 11th Graduate Irish Studies Conference, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (May 1998-April 1999)

 

Marketing intern, Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory series, Southern Illinois University Press (January-May 1999)

 

Contributor, Modern Humanities Research Association annual bibliography (February 1995-July 1996)

 

Editorial intern, African American Review, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN (August-December 1995)

 

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

 

Member, Technology Committee, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (August 2003-Present)

 

Member, Literary Awards Committee, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (August 2002-May 2003)

 

Member, Textbook Review Committee, Professional Writing Program, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (November 2002-Present)

 

Member, Volunteer, Tech Corps Illinois (March 2000-June 2001)

 

Mentor for new graduate assistants, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (August 1997-May 2001)

 

Irish Studies Forum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (August 1996-May 2001)

 

Graduate Professional Student Council representative, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning committee, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (August 1997-May 1998)

 

English department representative, Graduate Professional Student Council, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January-December 1997)

 

Graduate student representative, Creative Writing committee, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN (August 1995-May 1996)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

Volunteer, Indianapolis Art Center (May 2004-Present)

 

Volunteer, Indianapolis Parks Foundation (May 2004-Present)

 

Volunteer, Eagle Creek Park (May 2004-Present)

 

Volunteer, Indiana Reading and Information Services (January 2004-Present)

 

Volunteer, Julian Center, Indianapolis (December 2003-Present)

 

Volunteer, WFYI, Indianapolis (October 2003-Present)

 

Volunteer, Indianapolis Ambassadors (November 2003-Present)

PUBLICATIONS

Review of Yvonne Dittrich, Christiane Floyd, and Ralf Klischewski's Social Thinking-Software Practice. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments 7.3 (Fall 2002).

Review of Colin Lankshear’s and Illana Snyder’s (with Bill Green) Teachers and technoliteracy: Managing literacy, technology and learning in schools. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments 6.2 (Fall 2001).

Review of Susan Hilligoss's Visual Communication: A Writer's Guide. Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments 5.2 (Fall 2000).

Critical biographies of Antonin Artaud, Marguerite Duras, Terry Eagleton, J. Hillis Miller, and Tzvetan Todorov; and definition entries on "belatedness" and "center." Encyclopedia of Postmodernism. London: Routledge, 2000.

Critical biographies of Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Rita Mae Brown, A.S. Byatt, Harvey Fierstein, Armistead Maupin, Gloria Naylor, Cynthia Ozick, Camille Paglia, and Fay Weldon. Contemporary Popular Writers. New York: St. James Press, 1997.

Critical biographies of Vera Brittain and Michele Roberts. Feminist Writers. New York: St. James Press, 1996.

WEBSITES DESIGNED OR EDITED

Citizens for Civil Rights, Greater Lafayette (with Petronio Bendito) (January 2002-May 2003)

http://www.nlci.com/ccr

ALLY Association, Purdue University (March 2002-May 2003)

http://www.purdue.edu/~ally

Eye on Color: A Resource Guide for Students and Teachers of Professional Writing

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~clark9/color

Writing Studies, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January-May 2001)

http://www.siu.edu/departments/english/writing

Computer Team, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January-May 2001)

http://www.siu.edu/~compcomp

Andrew P. Smith Memorial Essay Contest, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (October 2000-May 2001)

http://www.siu.edu/~aegis/andysmith2001

CyberIrish, Irish Studies program, Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (January 1999-May 2001)

http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/irish/CyberIrish

PEDAGOGICAL PRESENTATIONS

“Eye on Color:  A Resource Guide for Students and Teachers of Professional Writing.”  Technology and Pedagogy Showcase, Professional Writing program, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 6 December 2001.

 

"Improving Your Computer Literacy." Department of English Pre-Semester Workshop, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 18 August 2000.

 

"Visual Rhetoric and the Writing Classroom." Association of English Graduate Instructors and Students Workshop, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 23 March 2000.

 

"On Duty in the Composition Classroom. . .and On Call 24/7?: Graduate Assistants as Teachers, Students, Authorities, Peers, Therapists, and Subjects." Department of English Pre-Semester Workshop. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 23 March 2000.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“No Warranty, No Guarantee...But a No-Brainer Nonetheless: Why Adjuncts Need to Set, as Well as Ride, the Curve in Teaching With Technology." CCCC Computer Connections, New York, NY, 20 March 2003.

"Untangling the Woven Wide Web: Hypertext, Information Design, and Professional Writing." CCCC, New York, NY, 21 March 2003.

“Practicing, Preaching, and Professionalizing:  Instructor-Authored Tutorials and Their Place in Computer-Mediated Courses.”  Computers and Writing, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 17 May 2002.

"Eye on Color: A Resource Guide for Students and Teachers of Professional Writing." CCCC, Research Network Forum, Chicago, IL, 20 March 2002 (also presented at the Graduate Research Network, Computers and Writing 2002).

"Scripting the Visual Age: Hypertext Projects in the Basic Writing Classroom." Computers and Writing, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 16 May 2001.

"In the Eyes of a Stranger?: Father Ted, Postmodern Ireland, and Britain's Channel 4." Society For the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery ("The Image of Europe"), Colorado Springs, CO, 17 March 2001.

"In English, with English Subtitles: Seeing, Reading, and Writing the Web with Flash and Shockwave." CCCC, Research Network Forum, Denver, CO, 14 March 2001.

"Revelation through Revolution: Teaching Critical Writing and Thinking Through Interactivity, Hypertext, and the World Wide Web." Computers and Writing, Fort Worth, TX, 24 May 2000.

"Virtual Anarchy, Productive Learning: Resistance in the Computerized Classroom." CCCC, Minneapolis, MN, 15 April 2000.

"Poetry (and Rhetoric as a Whole) in Motion: Macromedia Flash as Visual Rhetoric." Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities ("Institutions of the Visual"), University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 6 March 2000.

"Biography, Diaspora, Travelogue: Julia Blackburn's Novel Daisy Bates in the Desert, Daisy Bates's 'Real' Life, and the Definition of Exile." Snapshots from Abroad: A Conference on American and British Travel Writers and Writing, Minneapolis, MN, 15 November 1997.

"Encouraging, While Demanding, Excelence: Using the Internet in the Freshman Composition Classroom." Beyond Here There Be Dragons, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 24 October 1997.

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

National Council of Teachers of English

Conference on College Composition and Communication

Association of Teachers of Technical Writing

The International Society of Travel Writing

Indianapolis Art Center

WFYI, Indianapolis (NPR affiliate)

 

Last updated: 24 May 2004