CURRICULUM VITAE

Nancy Nelson

Professor and Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education Teacher Education and Administration College of Education University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle #10740 Denton, TX 76203-5017 USA +1-940-565-2843

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: academic writing, border literacy, intercultural dialogue, discourse analysis

EDUCATION B.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1963 English (honors) M.A. Southern Methodist University, 1977 Reading Specialist Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1983 Curriculum and Instruction: Reading Education POSITIONS University of North Texas, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, College of Education, Meadows Endowed Chair for Excellence in Education, 2013-present; Professor of Education, 2009-present; Department Chair, 2009-14 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Professor of Education, 2005-09; Department Chair, 2007-09 Louisiana State University, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Elena and Albert LeBlanc Endowed Professor of Education Emerita, 2005-present; Elena and Albert LeBlanc Endowed Professor of Education, 1999-2005; Professor, 1998-2005; Associate Professor, 1994-98 College of William and Mary, School of Education: Associate Professor, 1992-94 Carnegie Mellon University, Department of English, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor, 1991-92; Assistant Professor, 1986-91 Texas Woman's University, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Assistant Professor, 1984-86

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Southern Methodist University, Center for Teacher Preparation, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1983-84; Instructor, Teacher Preparation, 1981-83; Instructor, Reading Center, 1977-80 Denton and Wichita Falls, Texas, Independent School Districts, English Teacher, 1963-66 INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS AND LECTURESHIPS University Liaison with Secretariat of Education, State of Jalisco, Mexico, November, 2013- present Chair and Organizer, UNT Conference on Education and Culture, May, 2015 Fellow, UNT Faculty Abroad Seminar to Mexico, May, 2014 UNT Organizer, Jalisco-UNT Conference, Guadalajara, March, 2013. Consultant, Reading Centre, University of Stavanger, Norway (member of European Consortium of Innovative Universities), May, 2011 Director, Seminar on Intercultural Dialogue (for TAMU-CC Doctoral Students), University for Peace, Costa Rica, July, 2008 Delegate, Intercultural Cities Conference, Liverpool, UK, May, 2008 Guest Lecturer, Doctoral Seminar on Identity and Community in Disciplinary Writing, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain, September, 2007 Visiting Professor, University of Padua, Italy, September-November, 2000

Guest Lecturer, Rewriting Literacy Seminar, University of Auckland, New Zealand, July, 1999

SCHOLARSHIP (Note: Some of my scholarship is under the name Nancy Nelson Spivey. In 1998 I began using my maiden name, Nancy Nelson, for my writing.) Books Authored Books Spivey, N. N. (1997). The constructivist metaphor: Reading, writing, and the making of

meaning. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Reviewed in Journal of Literacy Research, Contemporary Psychology, Journal of

Curriculum Theorizing, and College Composition and Communication

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Also published in Korean as: Spivey, N. N. (2004). Kusŏngjuŭi wa ilki, ssŭgi: ilki, ssŭgi,

ŭimi kusŏng ŭi iron (The constructivist metaphor: Reading, writing and the making of meaning). Soul-si: Pagijong.

Spivey, N. N. (1984). Discourse synthesis: Constructing texts in reading and writing

(Monograph). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Edited Book Nelson, N., & Calfee, R. C. (Eds.) (1998). The reading-writing connection: Ninety-seventh

yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Reviewed in Harvard Educational Review and Choice Chapters and Articles

Nelson, N., Barrera, E. S. IV, Skinner, K., & Fuentes, A. (2016). Language, culture, and border lives: Mestizaje as positionality/Lengua, cultura y vidas de frontera: el mestizaje como posicionalidad. Cultura y Educación, 28, 1-41.

Nelson, N. (2012). The reading-writing nexus revisited: Research directions. In S. Matre

& A. Skaftun (Eds.), Skriv, les (pp. 173-189). Tronheim, NO: Tapir Academic Press.

Nelson, N. (2012). No final word: Cognition and context in writing research. In C. Gelati, B. Arté, & L. Mason (Eds.), Essays in writing research: In honor of Piero Boscolo (pp. 13-27). Padova, IT: Università Degli Studi di Padova. Nelson, N., & Castelló, M. (2012). Academic writing and authorial voice. In M. Castelló

& C. Donahue (Eds.), University writing: Selves and texts in academic societies (pp. 33-52). Bingley, UK: Emerald.

Nelson, N. (2011). The relevance of rhetoric. In D. Lapp & D. Fisher (Eds.), Handbook of research on teaching the English language arts (3rd ed., pp. 290-296). New York: Routledge.

Nelson, N., & Grote-Garcia, S. (2009). Text analysis as theory-laden methodology.

In C. Bazerman (Ed.), Traditions of writing research (pp. 406-418). NewYork: Routledge.

Nelson, N. (2008). The reading-writing nexus in discourse research. In C. Bazerman (Ed.), Handbook of research on writing: History, society, school, individual,

text (pp. 435-450). New York: Erlbaum. [This edited volume was selected as winner of 2009 Outstanding Book Award from Conference on College Composition and Communication.]

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Nelson, N. (2007). Why write? A consideration of rhetorical purpose. In S. Hidi & P. Boscolo (Eds.), Writing and motivation (pp. 17-30). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Nelson, N. (2004). Review of James V. Wertsch’s Voices of collective remembering. Slavic Review, 63, 665-667.

Nelson, N., & Kinneavy, J. L. (2003). Rhetoric. In J. Flood, D. Lapp, J. Jenson, & J. Squire (Eds.). Handbook of research on teaching the English language arts (pp. 786-798). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Nelson, N. (2001). Discourse synthesis: Process and product. In R. G. McInnis (Ed.), Discourse synthesis: Studies in historical and contemporary social

epistemology (pp. 379-396). Westport, CT: Praeger. Nelson, N. (2001). Writing to learn: One theory, two rationales. In P. Tynjala, L. Mason, & K. Lonka (Eds.), Writing as a learning tool: Integrating theory and practice (pp. 23-36). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer. Nelson, N. (1998). Reading and writing, contextualized. In N. Nelson & R. C. Calfee (Eds.) The reading-writing connection: Ninety-seventh yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (pp. 266-285). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Nelson, N., & Calfee, R. C. (1998). The reading-writing connection, viewed historically. In N. Nelson & R. C. Calfee (Eds.) The reading-writing connection: Ninety-seventh yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (pp. 1-52). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Nelson, N. (1998). Foreword. In K. Dahl & N. Farnan, Research on children's writing (Literacy Studies Monograph Series). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Spivey, N. N. (1997). Rereading Remembering. Journal of Literacy Research, 29, 135-144. Spivey, N. N. (1997, June/July). The issue that just won't go away. Reading Today, 14 (6), 30. Spivey, N. N. (1996). Reading, writing, and the construction of meaning. In J. van Tassel-Baska, L. Boyce, & D. Johnson (Eds.), Developing verbal talent (pp. 34-55). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Spivey, N. N. (1995). Written discourse: A constructivist perspective. In L. Steffe & G. Gale (Eds.), Constructivism in education (pp. 313-329). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Spivey, N. N. (1994). Constructivism. In A. C. Purves (Ed), Encyclopedia of English studies and language arts (pp. 284-286). New York: Scholastic.

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Spivey, N. N., & King, J. R. (1994). Readers as writers composing from sources. In R. Ruddell, M. R., Ruddell, & H. Singer (Eds.), Theoretical models and processes of reading (4th edition, pp. 668-694). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Spivey, N. N. (1992). Discourse synthesis: Creating texts from texts. In J. R. Hayes, R. E. Young, M. Matchett, M. McCaffrey, C. Cochran, & T. Hajduk (Eds.), Reading empirical research studies: The rhetoric of research (pp. 469-512). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Spivey, N. N. (1991). The shaping of meaning: Options in writing the comparison. Research in the Teaching of English, 25, 390-418. Spivey, N. N. (1991). Discourse synthesis. In K. S. Jongsma (Ed.), Questions and answers. The Reading Teacher, 44, 702-704. Spivey, N. N. (1991). Reflecting upon our project. In L. Norris (Ed.), Collaborative planning casebook. Pittsburgh: Center for the Study of Writing. Spivey, N. N. (1990). Transforming texts: Constructive processes in reading and writing. Written Communication, 7, 256-287. (18th most cited article in this journal as tabulated Oct. 2012) Spivey, N. N., & King, J. R. (1989). Readers as writers composing from sources. Reading Research Quarterly, 24, 7-26. Flower, L., Burnett, R., Hajduk, T. Wallace, D., Norris, L., Peck, W., & Spivey, N. (1989). Classroom inquiry in collaborative planning. Pittsburgh, PA: Center for the Study of Writing. Spivey, N. N. (1988). Composition instruction in the secondary school. In K. Reid (Ed.), Teaching the learning disabled (pp. 312-338). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Spivey, N. N. (1987). Construing constructivism: Reading research in the United States. Poetics, 16, 169-192. Spivey, N. N., & King, J. R. (1986). Research summary: The development of discourse-synthesizing abilities. In A. Farstrup (Ed.), 1985 IRA award- winning research. The Reading Teacher, 39, 690-696. Spivey, N. N. (1985). Discourse synthesis: Constructing texts in reading and writing. In Phi Delta Kappa 1985 outstanding doctoral dissertation awards. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa. Spivey, N. N. (1984). Research summary: Discourse synthesis. In M. Seifert (Ed.), 1984 IRA award-winning research. The Reading Teacher, 38, 322-328.

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Spivey, N. N. (1981). Goal attainment in the college learning center. Journal of Developmental and Remedial Education, 4, 11-13. Published Technical Reports (All were refereed by Center for Study of Writing Editorial Review Board and were published at University of California, Berkeley) Spivey, N. N. (1991). Transforming texts: Constructive processes in reading and writing

(Technical Report 47). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Spivey, N. N. (1989). Construing constructivism: Reading research in the United

States(Occasional Paper 12). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Spivey, N. N., & King, J. R. (1989). Readers as writers composing from sources (Technical

Report 18). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Reports for Funding Agency Mathison, M., & Spivey, N. N. (1993). Authoring the critique: Taking critical stances on

disciplinary texts (Final Report). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Spivey, N. N., Mathison, M., Goggin, M., & Greene, S. (1992). Writing from academic

sources (Final Report). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Spivey, N. N., Mathison, M., & Greene, S. (1991. Undergraduate writing across the

disciplines: Learning to write and writing to learn (Final Report). Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

Spivey, N. N., & Greene, S. (1990). Writing and learning from sources (Final Report).

Berkeley: Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Externally-Funded Grants and Contracts Louisiana State University Writing Project, 1997-2001; 2003-04 Director and Principal Investigator $168,000; Funding Source: National Writing Project

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LSU English Language Arts GEAR-UP Project, 2003-04 Director and Principal Investigator $80,000; Funding Source: Federal GEAR UP Funds from Louisiana Board of Regents Teaching Reading to Students from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds, 1996 Principal Investigator $5,200; Funding Source: 8g Grant for Innovative Course, State of Louisiana National Center for the Study of Writing at University of California, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon University, 1987-92 Research Associate Project Director, Project 4, Effects of Writing Strategies on Learning through Writing, 1987-90 Project Director, Project 9, Writing from Academic Sources, 1990-92 $4,000,000 awarded to both sites first 5 years Funding Source: U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Customized Health Information Project (CHIP), Collaborative Research with Medical Team from Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, 1989-91 Director of Project Evaluation $368,000; Funding Source: Kellogg Foundation Making Thinking Visible Project, 1988-91 Director of Project Evaluation $499,941; Funding Source: Heinz Endowment, Pittsburgh Foundation The Development of Discourse-Synthesizing Abilities, 1985-87 Co-Principal Investigator with James R. King $4,800; Funding Source: International Reading Association Elva Knight Research Grant Internally-Funded Grants and Contracts Texas-Jalisco Educational Collaborative, University of North Texas, 2014-15 Principal Investigator $4270; Funding Source: Charn Uswachoke International Fund, UNT The Early College Experience: Identity, Community, and Academic Discourse Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 2006-09 Director and Principal Investigator $1875; Funding Source: Research Enhancement Funds, Center for Educational Development, Evaluation, and Research, TAMU-CC Proposed Literacy Center at LSU, 1998-2000 (with E. Greene, F. Durway, and J. Stuhlmann) $50,000; Funding Source: Bernhard Gift Task, Text, and Intertext in Writing from Sources, 1993 Summer Salary; Funding Source: College of William and Mary, Summer Research Grant

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The Dynamics of a New Genre: Interactions with Interactive Fiction, 1986 Principal Investigator $1,650; Funding Source: Carnegie Mellon University Faculty Development Comprehending and Composing: The Synthesis of Comparative Text, 1985 Course Release; Funding Source: Texas Woman's University, Faculty Research Award PAPERS PRESENTED Conference Papers and Invited Addresses (Note: Asterisks indicate invited addresses. All other papers were based on refereed proposals.) Nelson, N. (2017, May). Interculturalism and multiculturalism in global context: Contrasts

over space and time. Athens Institute for Research and Education, Athens, Greece. Koo, Y., Beeson, S. R., Willerson, A., & Nelson, N. (2017, May). The equity-diversity

dialectic in indigenous education policy. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Price, C. J., & Nelson, N. (2017, April). Multimodality in instructional design for literacy:

A portraiture study. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Nelson, N. (2017, February). Global perspective on language and culture. ESL and

Bilingual Special Interest Group Institute. National Association for Bilingual Education, Dallas, TX.

Nelson, N. (2016, August). The global-local dialectic: Issues of language education. World

Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Beijing, China. Nelson, N. (2016, May). Internationalization and accreditation. Jal-Tex Conference,

Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2016.* Koo, Y., & Nelson, N. (2016, April). The DREAM Act debate: An analysis of political

discourse. American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Nelson, N., Boyd, R., & Gonzalez-Carriedo, R. (2016, March).Ventanilla de oportunidades

educativas: A Mexican consulate-U.S. university partnership. National Association for Bilingual Education, Chicago, IL.

Koo, Y., & Nelson, N. (2016, March). Analyzing political discourse surrounding the DREAM

Act. National Association for Bilingual Education, Chicago, IL. Nelson, N. (2015, September). Dialogue for intercultural understanding: Transnational

perspectives. European Association for Educational Research/World Education Research Association. Budapest, Hungary.

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Nelson, N. (2015, May). Interculturalism in global context: Political and geographic distinctions from multiculturalism. International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Ottawa, Canada.

Nelson, N. (2015, April). International perspectives on reading and literacy. Invited paper

for panel presentation for Special Interest Group on Research in Reading and Literacy. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.*

Nelson, N, & Barrera, E. S. IV. (2015, April). Jose Marti’s latinidad: Justice, culture, and

curriculum. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL Knezek, L., & Nelson, N. (2015, April). Thinking-aloud in reading research: Still controversial

but still valuable. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Nelson, N. (2014, April). The discourse of interculturality: Framing intercultural dialogue. American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Nelson, N. (2014, March). Intercultural education in Mexico and the United States. Keynote

Address. Jalisco-Texas Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico.* Nelson, N. (2013, November). Border languaculture. Focal Meeting, World Education Research

Association, Guanajuato, Mexico. Nelson, N. (2013, June). Academic writing in global context. World Council of

Comparative Educational Societies, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nelson, N., & K.V. (2013, May). A real “Texas miracle”? Visioning and re-visioning a

transformation of public education. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Nelson, N. (2013, April). Invited paper, The relevance of rhetoric, Session: What’s new in

language arts research? Looking inside The handbook of research on teaching the English language arts, Vol. 3. International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.*

Nelson, N., & Barrera, E. S. IV. (2013, March). José Martí and the pan-American

imaginary: Relevance to global issues in education today. Conference of Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, LA.

Nelson, N. (2012, July). Academic writing in cultural context: Local and global

considerations. Keynote Address. Seminario Internacional de Lectura en la Universidad, Mexico City, Mexico.*

Nelson, N. (2012, April). Social harmony and cultural diversity: The argument for

intercultural dialogue. Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Nelson, N. (2011, October). Social diversity, cultural conflict, and the arguments for intercultural dialogue. Conference of Alliance of Universities for Democracy, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Nelson, N. (2011, May). The reading-writing nexus: Research directions. Keynote address,

Nordic Conference on Reading and Writing, Stavanger, Norway.* Nelson, N. (2011, February). Crossing the cognition-context divide. Writing Research

Across Borders Conference, Fairfax, VA. Nelson, N. (2010, June). Intercultural dialogue: A means of countering clash. World

Council of Comparative Education Societies, Istanbul, Turkey. Nelson, N., Barrera, E. S. IV, Skinner, K., & Fuentes, A. (2010, April). Literate practices at

the border/la frontera. American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Nelson, N. (2009, September). Intercultural dialogue: Beyond the “fact” of

multiculturalism. International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Cape Town, South Africa.

Nelson, N. (2009, April). Arguments for intercultural dialogue: Moving beyond

multiculturalism in countering “clash.” American Association for Advancement of Curriculum Studies, San Diego, CA.

Nelson, N., Barrera, E. S. IV, & Skinner, K. (2009, April). Border literacy: Counter

discourses and hybrid practices. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Nelson, N. (2008, November). The “both-and” of reading and writing: Addressing the research

issues. National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL. Nelson, N. (2008, November). Border literacies, metizaje, and positionality. National Council of

Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX. Nelson, N. Barrera, E. S. IV, & Skinner, K. (2008, October). Border literacy: Positionality,

mestizaje, and Tejano/a counter discourse. International Conference on Text, Speech, and Context, Queretaro, Mexico.

Nelson, N. (2008, May). What’s not hot but should be. Keynote Address. Meeting of Specialized Reading Professionals. International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.*

Nelson, N. (2008, March). The arguments for intercultural dialogue. American Educational

Research Association, New York, NY. Nelson, N. (2008, February).Text analysis as theory-laden methodology. Writing Research

across Borders Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.

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Nelson, N., Barrera, E. S. IV, & Skinner, K. (2008, February). Positionality, mesitzaje, and Tejano/a counter discourse. Writing Research across Borders Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.

Nelson, N. (2007, November). Authorship, identity, and academic practices. National

Reading Conference, Austin, TX. Nelson, N. (2007, November). Border literacies: Mesizaje and positionality. National

Reading Conference, Austin, TX. Nelson, N. (2007, September). The reading-writing-learning nexus. Invited address.

Writing-to-Learn Conference, Barcelona, Spain.* Nelson, N. (2007, April). The question of originality in academic writing. American

Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Atangana, E., & Nelson, N. (2007, April). Convivalite culturelle: Language, identity and

postcolonial curriculum. American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, Chicago, IL.

Nelson, N. (2006, December). Discourse synthesis revisited: Questions of identity,

community, and originality. National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA Nelson, N. (2006, June). Language diversity and children’s linguistic rights. Second

International Gulf of Mexico Conference on Children’s Rights, Corpus Christi, TX, Nelson, N. (2006, May). Literacy: The global and the local. Second World Curriculum

Studies Conference, Tampere, Finland. Nelson, N. (2006, April). The discourse of problem-based learning. American Educational

Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Nelson, N. (2006, March). Identity, community, and academic practices. American

Association for Hispanics in Higher Education, San Antonio, TX. Nelson, N. (2005, August). Text analysis: Different questions, different approaches.

European Association for Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus, August, 2005. Nelson, N. (2005, July). Children’s right to literacy. First International Gulf of Mexico

Conference on Children’s Rights for the 21st Century, Corpus Christi, TX, July, 2005. Nelson, N. (2005, April). Why Write? Motivation, identity, and academic writing.

American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April, 2005. Nelson, N. (2004, June). Literacy: Beyond the commonplaces. International Conference on

Learning and Literacy, Havana, Cuba, June, 2004.

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Nelson, N. (2004, April). Literacy in and out of place: Italian discursions. American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies, San Diego, CA, April, 2004.

Nelson, N. (2003, February and May)). Literacy and learning in a context of change.

Keynote Address, Literacy Summit, Los Angeles, CA. (February for policymakers and administrators, May for educators).*

Nelson, N. (2002, April). Writing identity: Creating a name and a niche. Invited Paper,

Reach for the Stars Session, American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.*

Nelson, N. (2001, April). Writing research in the United States: Global or local issues.

American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA, April, 2001. Nelson, N. (2000, November). Identity and community in disciplinary writing; or, writing

for psychology. Invited Seminar, University of Padua, Italy.* Nelson, N. (2000, November). Theoretical shifts in literacy and literary research. Invited

Address, Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.* Nelson, N. (2000, September). No final word: Reading, writing, and learning. Keynote

Address, European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction, Writing Conference, Verona, Italy.*

Nelson, N. (1999, November). Mentoring as authorizing. National Reading Conference,

Orlando, FL. Nelson, N. (1999, July). Rewriting literacy. Invited Seminar, University of Auckland, New

Zealand.* Nelson, N. (1998, November). Reading and writing—together (again). National Reading

Conference, Austin, TX. Nelson, N. (1998, March). Perspectives on reading and writing from the NSSE yearbook.

American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Spivey, N. N. (1997, March). Transforming texts: Creating identity and community in

disciplinary discourse. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Spivey, N. N. (1996, November). The construction of authoring identity. National Reading

Conference, Charleston, SC. Spivey, N. N. (1995, December). Theory as metaphor. National Reading Conference, New

Orleans, LA. Spivey, N. N. (1995, April). A case of collaboration: Authoring text and technology.

American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 1995.

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Spivey, N. N. (1995, March). Writing text and technology. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, DC, March, 1995.

Spivey, N. N. (1994, April). Constructivism: Metaphor, meaning, and literacy. American

Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Spivey, N. N. (1993, December). Reading and writing: Blurring the boundaries. National

Reading Conference, Charleston, SC. Spivey, N. N. (1993, May). Integrating reading and writing. International Reading

Association, San Antonio, TX. Spivey, N. N. (1993, April). Emergent authorship: Creating identity and community.

American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. Spivey, N. N. (1993, March). Reading, writing, and the construction of meaning. Keynote

Address, College of William and Mary, Conference on Gifted Education, Williamsburg, VA*

Spivey, N. N. (1992, February). Written discourse: A constructivist perspective. University

of Georgia, Conference on Alternative Epistemologies in Education, Athens, GA.* Spivey, N. N. (1991, November). Reading, writing, and meaning. Keynote Address, College

Reading Association, Washington, DC.* Spivey, N. N. (1991, April). Composing as construction: Meanings, related meanings,

potential meanings.American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Spivey, N. N., & Zuroski, K. (1990, November). Shaping process and product. Conference

on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA. Spivey, N. N. (1990, November). Acquiring discourse knowledge. National Reading

Conference, Miami, FL. Spivey, N. N. (1990, September). Literacy takes different forms over a lifetime. MLA

Literacy Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.* Spivey, N. N. (1990, March). Writing for academic discourse communities. Association of

American Publishers, Chicago, IL.* Spivey, N. N. (1990, March). Composing from sources: Constructivist perspectives.

Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL. Spivey, N. N. (1989, December). Composing from sources: Task, text, and intertext.

National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.

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Spivey, N. N. (1989, June). Composing from sources. Conference on Learning; Learning, Research, and Development Center (LRDC), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.*

Spivey, N. N., & Greene, S. (1989, March).Aufgabe in writing and learning from sources.

American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA Spivey, N. N. (1989, March). Learning the ways of psychology: How undergraduates

construe a discourse community. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Seattle, WA.

Spivey, N. N. (1988, December). Examining knowledge and texts as social constructs.

National Reading Conference, Tucson, AZ. Spivey, N. N. (1988, March). Text and task in knowledge construction. Conference on

College Composition and Communication, St. Louis, MO. Spivey, N. N., & Greene, S. (1987, December). Learning through composing: The

acquisition and transformation of knowledge. National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.

Spivey, N. N., & King, J. R. (1987, May). The development of discourse-synthesizing

abilities. Session on Award-Winning Research, International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA.*

King, J. R., Spivey, N. N., Sitko, B., & Stein, V. (1986, December). The development of

competence and awareness in discourse synthesis. National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.

Nelson, N., & King, J. R. (1986, November). Reading, synthesizing, composing: An

examination of secondary students’ report writing. National Council of Teachers of English Assembly on Research, San Antonio. TX.

Spivey, N. N. (1986, July). Reading, writing, and learning. World Congress on Reading,

London. Spivey, N. N. (1986, March). Composing synthesis texts. Conference on College

Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, March, 1986. Spivey, N. N. (1985, December). Comprehending and composing. National Reading

Conference, San Diego, CA. Spivey, N. N. (1985, May). Informative discourse: Reading, writing, and synthesis.

International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA. Spivey, N. N. (1985, May). Oral history: Practices and promises for compositions.

International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

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Olson, M. W., & Spivey, N. N. (1985, January). Beyond story grammar. Southwest Regional, International Reading Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Spivey, N. N. (1984, May). Discourse synthesis: Constructing texts in reading and writing.

Session on Award-Winning Research, International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.*

Spivey, N. N. (1984, April). Structure in discourse synthesis. American Educational

Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Spivey, N. N. (1984, March). Discourse synthesis. Conference on College Composition and

Communication, New York, NY. JOURNAL ACTIVITIES Editorial Board, Research in Education, 2015-present Consulting Editor, Editorial Board, Cultura y Educación, 2009-13 Editorial Board, Journal of Literacy Research, 1996-2002, 2004-09 Editorial Board, Literacy Studies, 1996-99 Editorial Review Board, National Reading Conference Yearbook, 1993-98 Editorial Board, Reading Research Quarterly, 1990-96 Editorial Board, Journal of Reading Behavior, 1991-92 Reviewer, Language Teaching, Journal of Writing Research, Education Research Review, Studies in Writing Book Series, Written Communication, American Educational Research Journal, Text, Cognition and Instruction, Research in the Teaching of English, Journal of Teacher Education, Research in Education. HONORS AND AWARDS Meadows Endowed Chair for Excellence in Education, University of North Texas, 2013-

present Elena and Albert LeBlanc Endowed Professorship in Education, Louisiana State University,

1999-2005; Elena and Albert LeBlanc Endowed Professorship Emerita, Louisiana State University, 2005-present

Recipient, Falk Fellowship for the Humanities, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988-89 Co-Recipient, Elva Knight Research Award, International Reading Association, 1985

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Recipient, Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (National), 1985 Recipient, International Reading Association Outstanding Dissertation Award, 1984 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES American Educational Research Association Reviewer Program Proposals, 1986-90, 1992-99, 2006 Section Chair, Division C, 1994-95 Member, Stephen Cahir Research Award Committee, 1989-90 Co-Chair, Program Committee, Special Interest Group on Writing, 1987-88 AERA Representative, AERA-NEA Joint Project Planning Board, 1987-88 International Reading Association Member, Special Awards Committee, 1998-99 Studies and Research Implementation Subcommittee, 1994-97 Studies and Research Committee, 1989-92 Dissertation Research Award Committee, 1985-89, 1992-94 Chair, Dissertation Research Award Committee, 1988-89 Program Chair, Southwest Regional Conference, 1986 President, Texas State Council, 1985-1986 Member, Board of Directors, Texas State Council, 1983-87 President, North Texas Council, 1980-81 National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association Member, Race and Diversity Committee, 2006-08 Student Research Award Committee, 1994-97 Publications Committee, 1987-90 Parliamentarian, 1989-90 Other Memberships in Professional Organizations Comparative and International Education Society American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Memberships in Honorary Societies NCRLL Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity Kappa Delta Pi Honorary Society Phi Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity

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CONSULTING University Consulting Position Curriculum Specialist and Liaison from College of Education to UNT Sustainability, 2013-16 School District Staff Development and University-School Collaborations Visioning Institute for Texas Principals, 2010-12 Flour Bluff Independent School District, Texas, College Preparatory High School, 2006-09 Ten Louisiana Districts, Summer Writing Institute, LSU Writing Project, 1997-2004 Six Louisiana Districts, English Language Arts Workshops, LA GEAR UP, 2003-04 East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, Louisiana, LSU GEAR UP, 2003 Pointe Coupee Parish Schools and West Feliciana Parish Schools, Louisiana, 1995-97 Fox Chapel Schools, Pennsylvania, National Faculty of the Humanities, Arts, and Sciences:

Faculty Liaison for Carnegie Mellon, 1986-87 Independent School Districts in Texas, 1981-86: Dallas, Decatur, Denison, Grand Prairie,

Highland Park, Irving, Mesquite, Richardson, Sherman Government, Agencies, Grants, Organizations, Publishers Member, Expert Writing Group, National Institute for Literacy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2009. Consultant, Reading and Writing about Science Project, UC-Riverside, National Science

Foundation (Robert C. Calfee, Principal Investigator), 2003 Member, Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel, Louisiana Public Broadcasting Station, Interactive

Programming, 2001. Proposal Reviewer, US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and

Improvement, Grants for Field-initiated Studies, 1992-94 Liaison and Advisor, Williamsburg Kiwanis Club’s Reading Is Fundamental Program,

1992-94 Consultant, Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Internal Revenue Service Project, 1990-91 Consultant, Prentice-Hall, Inc Literature Program, Grades 6-12, 1986-94 Chair, Advisory Committee, ExCET Test for Professional Preparation in Reading, Texas

Education Agency, 1986 Author of Materials, Consultant for Ginn Literature Program, 1985

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES Courses Taught at University of North Texas, 2010-present Fall 2017 EDCI 6340 Conceptual Models of Learning and

Instruction Spring 2017 EDCI 6800 Special Topics: Global Issues of

Education Fall 2016 EDCI 6340 Conceptual Models of Learning and

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Summer 2016 EDCI 6800 Special Topics: Academic Authorship Spring 2016 EDUC 6220 Issues of Educational Law and Policy Fall 2015 EDUC 6120 Theoretical Foundations for

Educational Studies Fall 2015 EDAD 6200 and EDCI 6800 Topics Course:

Educational Issues in Global Context (EDLE Conference Course)

Summer 2015 EDLL 6090 Cognition and Reading Spring 2015 EDUC 6220 Issues of Educational Law and Policy Fall 2014 EDUC 6120 Theoretical Foundations for

Educational Studies Spring 2014 EDLL 6100 Seminar in Language, Literacy, and

Culture (Global Perspectives on Education) Fall 2013 EDCI 6340 Conceptual Models of Learning and

Instruction Summer 2013 EDLL 6090 Cognition and Reading Spring 2013 EDLL 6100 Seminar in Language, Literacy, and

Culture (Academic Authorship) Fall 2012 EDUC 6040 Traditions of Inquiry Spring 2012 EDCI 6340 Conceptual Models of Learning and

Instruction Spring 2011 EDCI 6460 Policy Analysis in Curriculum and

Instruction Fall 2010 EDRE 6100 Seminar in Reading (Global

Perspectives on Education) Spring 2010 EDCI 6340 Conceptual Models of Learning and

Instruction Courses Developed at University of North Texas EDCI 6800 Academic Authorship EDCI 6800 Global Issues of Education EDUC 2012 Traditions of Inquiry Courses Taught at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2005-09

Graduate Courses: Advanced Literacy Research Seminar; Theoretical Bases for Literacy; Qualitative Research Design; Special Topics in Reading; Content Area Reading; Fundamentals of Secondary Reading; Curriculum and Instruction Research Seminar Courses Taught at Louisiana State University, 1994-2005 Graduate Courses: Doctoral Seminar in Reading; Theories of Reading*; Traditions of Inquiry*; Educational Policy: Issues and Analyses*; Developing Learning Skills Through Content-Area Reading; Teaching Composition in Elementary School; Critical Issues in English Language Arts; Analysis of Research in Reading; Topics in English/Language Arts (Summer Writing Institute)*; Teaching Reading to Students from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds; Seminar in Teacher-Research

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Undergraduate Courses: Critical Issues in English Language Arts; Teaching Reading in Secondary School Courses Taught at College of William and Mary, 1992-94 Graduate Courses: Language and Literacy Development; Language Development and Reading Instruction for Exceptional Children; Content Area Reading; Advanced Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties with Practicum; The Teaching of Writing

Undergraduate Courses: Developmental/Diagnostic Reading; Elementary Language Arts; Supervision of Student Teachers Courses Taught at Carnegie Mellon University, 1986-92 Graduate Courses: Research Design; Rhetoric and Reading: Constructivist Perspectives*; Process of Research; Learning through Composing*; Research into Reading and Writing*

Undergraduate Courses: Rhetoric and the Reading Process*; Introduction to Discourse Analysis*; Professional and Technical Writing; Advanced Exposition Courses Taught at Texas Woman's University, 1984-86 Graduate Courses: Advanced Reading Research Design; Research into Reading; Reading-Writing Connections *; Discourse Processes*; Problems in Teaching Reading and Other Language Arts; Teaching Reading in the Secondary School

Undergraduate Courses: Problems in Teaching Reading and Other Language Arts; Supervision of Student Teachers

Courses Taught at Southern Methodist University, 1981-84 Undergraduate Courses: Children's Literature; Corrective Reading (for preservice elementary teachers); The Teaching of English in the Secondary School

GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED Completed Doctoral Dissertations Committees Chaired Price, C. J. (2017). Multimodal design for secondary English language arts: A portraiture study.

Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas. Knezek, L. A. (2015). Academic reading online: Digital reading strategies of graduate-level

English language learners. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas. Webster, M. L. (2015). GIS in AP human geography: A means of developing students’ spatial thinking.

Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas.

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Dixon, K. V. (2014). Framing bilingual education policy: Articulation and implementation in Texas. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas.

Barrera, E. S. (2010). The Junto reads: Negotiation of meaning for literary texts. Ph.D

Dissertation. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Martinez-Schaum, A. (2009). Theoretical shifts: Tracing the transactional turn in research

on scholarship in reading education. Ph.D. Dissertation. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Reed, D. D. (2006). The tradition of experience in English education. Ph.D. Dissertation.

Louisiana State University. (co-chair) Smith, P. M. (2004). Text, context, and identities in Pointe Coupee. Ph.D. Dissertation,

Louisiana State University. Hebert, S. (2002). Expectations and experiences: Case studies of four first-year teachers.

Ph.D. Dissertation. Louisiana State University. Phares, K. (2002). The relationship between author and audience. Ph.D Dissertation.

Louisiana State University. (recognized for Exemplary Performance, LSU Graduate School)

Cochran, C. A. (1993). Rhetorical relevance in reading and writing. Ph.D. Dissertation.

Carnegie Mellon University. Mathison, M. (1993). Authoring the critique: Taking critical stances on disciplinary texts.

Ph.D. Dissertation. Carnegie Mellon University. (Finalist for NCTE Promising Research Award)

Greene, S. (1990). Writing from sources: Authority in text and task. Ph.D. Dissertation,

Carnegie Mellon University. (Finalist for NCTE Promising Research Award) Current Doctoral Dissertation Committees Chairing Nguyen, D. (in progress). Vietnamese students’ translanguaging in a bilingual context. Ph.D.

Dissertation, University of North Texas. Proposal approved May 10, 2017. Koo, Y. (in progress). The DREAM Act: Its framing and its recontextualization. Ph.D.

Dissertation, University of North Texas. Proposal approved May 4, 2017. English, S. (in progress). Elementary school students conceptions of learning: A

phenomenographic mapping of variation. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas. Proposal approved Sept. 27, 2016.

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Olaniyi, A. (in progress). A postcolonial analysis of language education policy in Nigeria. Qualifying exam passed April 19, 2017.

Wang, Y.-P. (in progress). Learning Chinese at the college level in a community of practice.

Qualifying exam passed August 26, 2017. Completed Doctoral Dissertation Committees Served on at UNT Baker, A. G. (2014). Levanien lo mano si me entienden: Recepive bilinguals’ linguistic and

cultural perspectives in secondary Spanish classes. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas.

Larramore, A. (2014). Uncovering and rethinking gender discourse in the early childhood

classroom. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas. Pollard, T. (2011). Missed opportunities: Examining the range of literacy experiences of African

American students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas.

Completed Doctoral Dissertation Committees Served on Elsewhere Member, 19 Additional Ph.D. Committees, 1985-present, including dissertations at the following non-US universities: Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain; Deakin University, Australia; and Western Ontario University, Canada Completed Master’s Thesis Committees Chaired Shock, J. (2004). Gringo and teacher: A study of professional self-formation through cross-

cultural experience. M.A. Thesis, Louisiana State University. Porche-Frilot, D. (1998). A case study of the responses of three adolescent females to young

adult texts. M.A. Thesis. Louisiana State University. Director, Six Master’s Projects for M.S. Degree at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2006 Director, Twelve Master’s Projects, M.Ed. Degree, Louisiana State University, 1998-2004 SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE University of North Texas University Service Charn Fund Review Committee, UNT International, 2016 Presenter, Getting Engaged Internationally Workshop, UNT International, February 11, 2016 UNT Liaison with Secretariat of Education, Jalisco, Mexico, 2013-present Coordinator, Ventanilla de Educacion Workshops (for Dallas-area Students and Parents),

Collaboration with Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas, May 2, 2015 Coordinator, Conference on Education and Culture, May 1, 2015

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Coordinator, UNT Memorandum of Understanding with Secretariat of Education, Jalisco, Mexico, Signing, April 30, 2014

Member, UNT Chairs Academy, 2009-13 Participant, UNT Leadership Seminars, 2013 Curriculum Specialist and Liaison, UNT Sustainability, 2013-16 Fellow, First Faculty Abroad Seminar, UNT International, 2014 Member, Search Committee, Dean of Toulouse Graduate School, 2011-12 Member, Search Committee, Director of Global Learning, UNT International, 2009 College Service Meadows Endowed Chair for Excellence in Education, 2013-present Organizer and Sponsor, Meadows Lecture Series, 2014-present Member, COE Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 2016-present Faculty Sponsor, Doctoral Student Association, 2010-present Liaison, Partnership with Secretariat of Education, Jalisco, Mexico, 2012-present Member, COE Executive Committee, 2009-14 Member, Teacher Education Council, 2009-14 Member, Department of Educational Psychology Ad Hoc RPT Committee, 2014-15 Chair, Review Committee, Associate Dean, 2013 Member, Search Committee, Web Developer, 2011 Department Service Chair, Mike Moses Endowed Chair Search Committee, 2016-present Member, Mike Moses Endowed Chair Search Committee, 2015-16 Chair, RPT Committee, 2015-16 Member, RPT Committee, 2014-16 Mentor, Junior Faculty Mentoring Program, 2016-present Member, Faculty Grievance Committee, 2014-2017 Coordinator, Delegation of Doctoral Students to LSU Curriculum Camp, 2015 Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Faculty Status, 2014 Coordinator, Academic Program Review, 2012-13 Organizer, Strategic Planning and Retreat, 2013 Organizer, Faculty Retreat on Technology (A. November), 2012 Member, Planning Team for AOP, 2011-2013 Faculty Sponsor, Visiting Scholars: Mohd Sartaz 2015-16; Dr. Cevat Yildirim, 2014-15; Dr.

Wen Qin Ma, 2011-12; Participant, Envisioning Education Initiative, 2010-11 Keynote Speaker, Kappa Delta Pi, 2009 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Member, Quality Enhancement Plan Steering Committee for SACS Review, 2008-09 Department Chair, Curriculum and Instruction, 2007-09 Member College Administrative Advisory Council, 2007-09 Author, Curriculum Change Documents, 2007-09 Chair Planning Committee, Ph.D.in Curriculum and Instruction, 2005-09 Board Member, Center for Educational Development, Evaluation, and Research, 2005-09 Member, College Undergraduate Restructuring Committee 2007-08

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Member, Search Committees for Department of Educational Administration, 2006-08 Chair, College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2006-07 Chair, Department Search Committee for Mathematics Position, 2006 Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Master’s Degree, 2005-06 Louisiana State University Member, Communication Across the Curriculum Advisory Council, 2004-05 Member, Faculty Senate, Educational Policy Committee, 2004-05 Chair, Diversity Standard, NCATE Accreditation Team, Chair, 2003-05 Member, Teacher Education Council, 2001-05 Member, Advisory Council, Institute for Partnerships in Education, 2001-05 Member, Departmental Secondary Curriculum Committee, 1995-2005; Chair, 2001-02 Member, Curriculum Theory Project, 1995-2005 Member, Institutional Review Panel, LSU School of Music, 2004 Director, LSU Writing Project, 1997-2001, 2003-04 College Representative to Faculty Senate, 2001-04 Member, Department Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Evaluation, 2003 Chair, Secondary Curriculum Redesign Committee, 2001-02 Chair, Curriculum Redesign of Holmes Program, 2001-02 Member, Provost’s Secondary Education Redesign Planning Committee, 2001-02 Co-Chair, University Task Force on LSU Policy Center, 2000-01 Member, Faculty Senate Committee on University Writing, 1996-2001; Chair, 1998-2000 Member, College Literacy Center Design Team, 1998-2000 Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on M.Ed. Fellowships, 2000 Member, Department Search Committees, 1997, 1998, 2000; Chair, 2000 Coordinator, LSU Conference on Writing and Learning, 1999 Author, NCATE Folios for English/Language Arts, 1998-99 Member, College Personnel Committee, 1997-99 Chair, Department Ad Hoc Committee on Dissertation Award, 1998 Member, College Policy and Resource Allocation Committee, 1995-97 Member, College Faculty Affairs Committee, 1994-95 California State University-Dominguez Hills (on semester leave from LSU) Organizer and Director, Literacy Summit in Los Angeles, 2003 College of William and Mary School of Education Representative, Faculty Assembly, 1994 Member, President's Task Force on Public Service, 1993-94 Member, Residency Appeals Board, 1993-94 Board Member, Center for Gifted Education, 1993-94 Contact Person, Combined Virginia Campaign, 1993-94 Member, Teacher Education Committee, 1992-94 Member, Reading, Language, and Literacy Committee, 1992-94 Member, Curriculum Committee, 1993-94 Carnegie Mellon University Member, Educational Affairs and Enrollment Committee, 1991-92 Member, Social and Welfare Committee, Faculty Organization, 1991-92

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Representative to University Strategic Planning, 1987 Director, Graduate Studies in English, 1987-88, 1990-92 Member, Department Coordinating Committee, 1990-92 Chair, Graduate Policy Committee, 1987-88, 1990-92 Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee, 1987-88, 1990-92 Coordinator, Seminar Series, Learning through Composing, 1987-90 Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Student Support, 1987-88 Member, Rhetoric Committee, 1986-92 Texas Woman's University Member, Space Allocations Committee, 1984-85 Member, Goals Committee, 1985-86 Member, College Multicultural Committee, 1985-86 Member, Department Reading Committee, 1984-86 PROMOTION AND TENURE REVIEWS OF FACULTY AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES University of North Florida Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain University of Pittsburgh Ohio State University University of Nevada at Reno Stanford University Ohio University University of California at Riverside Texas A&M University, College Station RELEVANT COMMUNITY SERVICE Denton Rotary Club, Address on “Literacy: The Word and the World,” July 21, 2011 Literacy Council of the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi, TX, Board Member, 2006-08; Board Chair, 2007-08 Kiwanis Club, Williamsburg, VA, Coordinator of Community Service Project, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Program for Head Start School, 1993-1994