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Education

Master of Arts, 1993: Creative Writing
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
GPA: 6.0/6.0
College Teaching Workshops
Purdue University, January 1990
Bachelor of Arts, 1990: English/Professional Writing. Minor: Philosophy
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Graduated with Distinction, May 1990
GPA: 5.56/6/0
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Employment History

Assistant Director of Composition/Continuting Lecturer, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
August 2004-present

My job as Assistant Director of Composition includes:
* Advising instructors on how to avoid, detect, and report plagiarism cases
* Advising instructors on student/instructor conflict issues
* Evaluating dual and transfer credit
* Assisting in program development

Academic Advisor, School of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, In
February 1996-2003 (also one year as temporary advisor for English, 1994-5)
Advisor for Departments of English and Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies
My job as academic advisor has included:
* Developing SSINFO presentations for Day on Campus students: PowerPoint presentation in 1997, computer lab presentations in 1998. Created training materials for other advisors so they could lead SSINFO lab presentations.
* Training advisors on Outlook calendar/scheduling software
* Creating monthly office-wide calendars of SLA Advising events (in PageMaker)
* Advising 270-300 students
* Designing and formatting HKLS Course Catalog: 1997, 1998
* Updating staff directory on SLA Advising website
* Editing and proofreading documents for the director

Department and School Committees and Activities
Introductory Writing Committee (IWC), Department of English, 2004-present
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of English, 2000-2004
Faculty Advisor for Professional Writer's Club, 1999-2007
Committee to redesign SLA Advising web pages, 1999-2003
HKLS Recruitment/Retention Committee, 1997
Pilot group member for the Performance Appraisal Systems for the Administrative/Professional Staff

Honors
Earl Notestine Outstanding Academic Advisor Award, 1998

Professional Affiliations and Committees
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) member, 2006-present
Editor of Advising Matters, the PACADA newsletter, 1998-2001
Indiana Academic Advising Network (IAAN) member, 2001-2003
Purdue Academic Advising Association (PACADA) member, 1996-present
PACADA Public Relations Committee 1996-2003, co-chair 2000-2002
PACADA Steering Committee, 1998-2003
Associated Writing Programs member, 1993-2001
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Teaching Experience

Graduate Mentor: Purdue University Department of English, 2007-2008
Teaching Introductory Composition (English 505A, English 505B)

Continuing Lecturer: Purdue University Department of English, August 2003-present
Computer-Aided Publishing (English 309): Page layout and design, project management, InDesign, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, 2004-2007
Business Writing (English 420) 2004-2005
Accelerated First-Year Composition (English 108) 2005-2007
First-Year Compositon (English 106) 2007-2008

Visiting Lecturer: Purdue University Department of English, August 1993-2003
Computer-Aided Publishing (English 309): Page layout and design, project management, PageMaker, PhotoShop
Advanced Professional Writing (English 515): Writing theory, FrameMaker, DreamWeaver
Technical Writing (English 421): Team writing, audience awareness, project management, business documents
Freshman Composition II (English 102)

Graduate Instructor: Purdue University Department of English, 1990-1993
Creative Writing (English 305)
Developmental Writing (English 100)
Freshman Composition I & II (English 101 and 102)
Writing Lab Tutor
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Writing/Editing/Formatting Experience

Purdue University Press: Marketing Manager (part-time), 1996-1997
Wrote and designed ads, brochures, flyers, and posters
Created marketing agendas for 12-14 books a year
Maintained marketing budget
Supervised one intern
Purdue University, Department of English: Information Systems Operator (part-time), 1995-1996
Maintained databases for incoming curricula vitae
Formatted English Department's course catalog
Performed other desktop publishing duties as needed
Pritsker Corporation, West Lafayette, IN: QA/Documentation, July-September, 1993 (temporary project)
Reformatted software documentation
Edited material as needed
Sycamore Review (literary magazine), Department of English, Purdue University:
Editor in Chief, 1992-1993; Managing Editor, 1991-1992; Editorial Assistant, 1990-1991
Began in-house desktop publishing using PageMaker
Worked with vendors, photographers, and contributors
Set and maintained deadlines and work schedules (project management)
Supervised staff of 8-10 editors and volunteers
Conducted meetings with staff and faculty advisory board
Trained new managing editor in grant writing, bookkeeping, filing, and advertising
Budgeted accounts payable and receivable (responsible for $10,000 budget)
Wrote grants for the Indiana Arts Commission
Designed flyers, ads, rejection slips, contracts, and style sheet
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Publications

"Technology in the Classroom: Joys and Challenge," (juried article, tentative title) in Indiana English, 2000-01
"Watching a Meteor Shower with My son," (poem) in Hopewell Review, Volume 8, 1996
"Dreaming the Trains on Fifth Street," (poem) in Cincinnati Poetry Review, Spring 1996
"The Night Dutch Murphy Died," (poem) in Hopewell Review, Volume 7, 1995
"Just Don't Call Them Mama," (feature article) in Campus Weekly, 1994
"Spin Cycle," (feature article) in Lafayette Journal & Courier, 1994
"Remnants of a Country Church," (poem) in Hopewell Review, Volume 6, 1994
"The Distance Between Us," (poem) in Sou'wester, Spring 1993
"A Kind of Ascension," (poem) in Hopewell Review, Volume 5, 1993
"Waiting," (poem) in The Flying Island, Fall/Winter 1992
"New Pedagogical Grammar Resources," (article, with K. Ballard) in The Writing Lab Newsletter, Dec. 1990
"Learn Tech Writing from Chaucer?" (article) in IntoPrint, Spring 1989
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Software Experience

Adobe PageMaker,PhotoShop
MSWord
FrontPage
DreamWeaver
PowerPoint
Deneba Canvas
Brioquery 6.0
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Conferences

* Indiana Academic Advising Network (IAAN) Drive-in Conference, Notetaker, 2000
* Illinois Writers, Inc. Writers' Fest, Poetry Workshops, Monticello, IL, 1994
* RopeWalk Writers' Retreat, Poetry Workshops, New Harmony, IN, 1992, 1993, 1994
* The Seventh Annual National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, The Pennsylvania State College Panel Presenter: "Is There Life After the Writing Center?" October 1990
* Future of Grammar in American Schools Conference, Winchester, Virginia, Presentation (with K. Ballard): "Challenging Misconceptions about Using Tutorials to Teach Grammar," August 1990
* East Central Writing Centers Association 12th Annual Conference, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. Panel Presenter: "Mandatory Tutorials for Developmental Students: Boon or Bust?" April 1990
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Public Readings/Performances

Governor's Residence, Indianapolis, IN: Readings for Hopewell Review contributors, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Lafayette Live, WLFI-TV, Interview about poetry, September 1995
Java Roaster, Reading to honor retiring professor Neil Myers. Organized and emceed the event, May 1995
Thesis Reading, Purdue University, April 1993
Reading/reception for The Flying Island contributors, Indianapolis, March 1993
Wells Community Cultural Center Poetry Readings, Lafayette, 1990-1992
The Cork, Jazz and Poetry Nights, Lafayette, REader and Emcee, 1990-1992
The Universalists Unitarian Church Poetry Night, Terre Haute, IN, 1990
WBAA Interview/Reading, 1989
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