Robertson CV DEC 2014

Sherry Rankins-Robertson University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Avenue 137 Ridge Road Little Rock, AR 72204 Little Rock, AR 72207 501.569.3477 480.202.8776 [email protected] [email protected]

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in English, May 2011 Concentration in Rhetoric/Composition/Linguistics Arizona State University

Dissertation Title: An Informed Pedagogy: Using the Writing Program Administrators Outcomes Statement to Design First-Year Composition Curriculum Committee members: Duane Roen, chair; Keith Miller; Claire Lauer

Master of Arts in Technical and Expository Writing, May 2001 University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Thesis title: Revising My Writing: Revising My Life Committee members: Sally Crisp, chair; Huey Crisp; Richard Raymond

Bachelor of Arts in Professional and Technical Writing, December 1998 University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Minor: English Literature

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Director of Composition: University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Department of Rhetoric and Writing, College of Social Sciences and Communication, Little Rock, AR. 2012-present. Responsibilities:

Supervise team of approximately 30+ composition teachers, consisting of both part time and graduate teaching assistant faculty members

Familiarize faculty to teaching composition within the context of UALRs program Host workshops on multimodal composition and assignment design in response to WPA

OS Assess composition curriculum through programmatic phase 2.0 portfolio model

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Bring nationally recognized scholars to campus for professional development, including Maria Jerskey (2013); Cheryl Glenn (2013); Gerald Graff and Kathy Birkenstein (2013); June Johnson (2013); Andrea Lunsford (2014)

Develop programmatic curriculum with learning outcomes and align teaching materials to outcomes

Implement e-portfolio assessment Generate and organize departmental resources, including composition website Advocate writing program curriculum into the high schools and community Mentor graduate student teachers Facilitate career workshops on developing teaching philosophies, curriculum vita, and

interviewing strategies

Writers Studio Interim Coordinator: Arizona State University, Writers Studio, School of Letters and Sciences. Tempe, AZ. 2012.

Responsibilities: Hired and trained new faculty Assessed curriculum through e-portfolios Co-lead and developed curriculum for fully online redesign model of first-year

composition, Writers Studio Implemented and served on a Curriculum Redesign Committee

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor: University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Department of Rhetoric and Writing, College of Social Sciences and Communication, Little Rock, AR. 2012-present. Courses taught:

RHET 1312: First-Year Composition RHET 1320: Honors Composition RHET 3315: Persuasive Writing RHET 7310: Composition Theory (redesigned and taught) RHET 7360: Teaching Practicum (redesigned and taught)

Lecturer: Arizona State University-Polytechnic Campus, dual appointment in Humanities and Arts and Multi-Media Writing and Technical Communication, College of Letters and Sciences, Mesa, AZ. 2007-2009; 2011-2012. Courses taught:

ENG 101: First-Year Composition ENG 101: First-Year Composition Writers Studio (designed, supervised, and taught)



o Taught online (within Learning Studios ecollege for ASU Online) ENG 301: Writing for the Professions ENH 245: Introduction to Family History Writing (designed and taught)

o Taught online (through Blackboard) ENH 320: Writing a Personal History (designed and taught)

o Taught online (through Blackboard) ENH 498: Pro-seminar Capstone (designed and taught) ENH 499: Individualized Instruction TWC 347: Written Communication for Managers TWC 401/501: Principles of Technical Communication TWC 447/547: Business Reports

o Taught online (through Blackboard) Other responsibilities:

Co-led and developed curriculum of redesign model of fully online first-year composition, Writers Studio (see Service section)

Director of First-Year Composition Assessment, School of Letters and Sciences Developed curriculum for Family History Writing courses Hosted workshop series on Writing Effectively

o Workshop topics included: Tips for Multilingual Writers; Ethical uses of Sources; Setting Yourself for Success to students across disciplines on multiple ASU campuses

Implemented and serve on a Family Research & Writing Committee (See Service Section) Interviewed editor for the online magazine, Superstition Review

Instructor: Arizona State University, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Tempe, AZ. 2004-2006 & 2010-2011. Courses taught:

WAC 101/ENG 101: Stretch First-Year Composition ENG 101: First-Year Composition ENG 217: Reflective Essay Writing ENG 301: Writing for the Professions

o Taught in traditional, hybrid and online (through Blackboard) ENG 484: Internship/The PEN Project (designed and taught)

Other responsibilities:

Developed curriculum for English 302: Business Writing course designed to serve the W.P. Carey College of Business (See Service section)

Designed and delivered roundtable discussions for business communication faculty Wrote ENG 301 annual committee report for College of Business and Department of

English, May 2005, 2006 Co-developed Prison English program (See http://english.clas.asu.edu/prisonenglish)



Faculty Associate: Arizona State University-Downtown Campus. Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities, School of Letters and Sciences, 2009-2010. Course taught:

ENG 243: Introduction to Writing Family History (designed and taught) ENG 301: Writing for the Professions

Faculty Associate: Arizona State University-Polytechnic Campus, Humanities and Arts and Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication, Mesa, AZ. 2004-2007. Courses taught:

ENG 102: First Year Composition o Taught online (through Blackboard)

ENG 217: Reflective Essay Writing o Taught hybrid and online (through Blackboard)

ENG 394: Introduction to Family History Writing (designed and taught) o Taught online (through Blackboard)

ENG 394: Writing the Personal History (designed and taught) ENG 301: Writing for the Professions TWC 447: Business Reports TWC 301: General Principles of Multimedia Writing


Developed curriculum for family history writing courses Offered family history writing workshops

Faculty Associate: Mesa Community College, Department of English, Mesa, AZ, 2006. Course taught:

ENG 111: Technical Writing Instructor: Pulaski Technical College, Department of English and Fine Arts, North Little Rock, AR. 2001-2004. Courses taught:

ENGL 1311: Composition I ENGL 1311: Composition I Thematic: Rites of Passage (designed and taught) ENGL 1312: Composition II ENGL 1312: Composition II Thematic: Writing for the Workplace (designed and taught) ENGL 2312: Advanced Composition (designed and taught) ENGL 2338: World Literature (1650-Present)




Assessed all student writing samples and produce annual report on first-year writing program

Mentored adjunct faculty Selected textbooks for all ENGL 1311: Composition I courses Developed course: Advanced Composition, Composition I: Thematic Rites of Passage, &

Composition II: Thematic Writing for the Workplace Served on search committees for new faculty Wrote first-year composition annual assessment report Participated in Committee Work (See service section) Created Standardized Forms for Academic Affairs Committee to meet NCAs

accreditation criteria Produced content for English department NCA accreditation report

Adjunct Instructor: Arkansas State University-Beebe, Department of English, Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR. 2001-2005. Courses taught:

ENG 1003: English I o Taught in both traditional and online (through WebCT)

ENG 1013: English II o Taught in both traditional and online (through WebCT)

ENG 2013: World Literature II o Taught in both traditional setting and as an independent study

ENG 1033: Technical Communication

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Tiffany Bourelle and Andrew Bourelle. Multimodal Instruction:

Pedagogy and Practice for Enhancing Multimodal Composition Online. Ed. Cheryl Ball. Kairos. (August 2014). Web.

Behm, Nicholas, Sherry Rankins-Robertson, and Duane Roen. The Case for Academics as Public

Intellectuals. Academe (January-February 2014) 100:1: 13-18. Print. Bourelle, Tiffany, Andrew Bourelle, Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Employing a Multiliteracies

Pedagogy through Multimodal Composition: Preparing Twenty-First Century Writers Computers and Composition Online (Fall 2013). Web.

Rankins-Robertson, Tiffany Bourelle, and Duane Roen. Enhancing Learning and Thinking in Higher

Education. Writing Program Administration Journal (Spring 2012) 35.2: 196-206. Print.



Lockard, Joe and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Right to Education, Prison-University Partnerships, and Online Writing Pedagogy. Critical Survey Journal (Spring 2011) 23.3: 23-39. Print.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Lisa Cahill, Duane Roen, and Greg Glau. Expanding Definitions of

Academic Writing: Family History Writing in the Basic Writing Classroom and Beyond. Journal of Basic Writing 29.1 (2010) 56-77. Print.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters: Bourelle, Tiffany, Sherry Rankins-Robertson, Andrew Bourelle, and Duane Roen. Assessing

Learning in Redesigned Online First-Year Composition Courses Digital Writing Assessment and Evaluation Ed. Heidi McKee and Danielle DeVoss. Utah State Press and Computers and Composition Digital Press, 2013. Web.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. The Outcomes as Support for Teacher Creativity The WPA Outcomes

Statement: A Decade Later. Ed Nick Behm, Duane Roen, Deborah Holdstein, and Greg Glau. Indiana: Parlor Press, 2012: 58-70. Print.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Textbooks and Their Pedagogical Influences in Higher

Education: A Bibliographic Essay On the Blunt Edge: Technology in Compositions Pedagogy and History. Ed. Shane Borrowman. West Lafayette: Parlor Press, 2012: 98-114. Print.

Edited Works LEplattenier, Barbara and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. eds. WPA: Writing Program Administration. Vol

38.1 (Fall 2014). Print. Praxis and Instructional Materials: Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Peer Response Instructors Resource Manual to

accompany The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life. Duane Roen, Greg Glau and Barry Maid. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008: Appendix 8 pages. Print.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Investing Writers: Digging, Exploring and Recording Family Histories in Academic Spaces Teaching Basic Writing. (Oct 2007) Web.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Instructors Manual for the 8th edition of Successful Writing at Work, and Blackboard and Online Materials for Course Cartridge of Successful Writing at Work (8th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Print.

Forthcoming Publications LEplattenier, Barbara and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. eds. WPA: Writing Program Administration. Vol

38.2 (Spring 2015). Print.



Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. I Want Need a Wife: One Students Struggle to maintain Home, Work and Academics. What We Wish Wed Known. Ed. Ryan Skinnell, et al. New York: Fountainhead Press, (scheduled to print) 2014: 12 pages of manuscript. Print.

Bourelle, Tiffany, Andrew Bourelle and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Teaching with Instructional Assistants: Enhancing Student Learning in Online Classes. Ed. Kristine Blair. Computers and Composition. (December 2015). Print.

Works Submitted Lockard, Joe and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Teaching Prison Teaching.

The article addresses freedom and authority in the context of prison education and defensive learning communities. It describes issues surrounding a newly developed writing tutoring program for primarily maximum-security inmates as a model for effective distance education programs, but not to replace robust in-classroom learning environments that keep learners needs central. The article offers reflections for not only new teachers in a prison environment, but also an argument for training interns who begin teaching careers in prisons.

Works-in-Progress Rankins-Robertson, Angela Clark-Oates, and Duane Roen. Understanding the Narratives of Our

Ancestors through Naming The Call to Be: Rhetorics of Names and Naming. Ed. Star Medzerian Vanguri.

This proposed chapter explores how personhood is affected when names are denied, withheld, or taken away in relation to immigration and recognition (Bulter 1997; 2009). In particular, we will discuss how naming acts as a performative in that it simultaneously constitutes and fails to constitute the immigrant as a subject. To explore this theoretical point, we will describe some example naming systems and conventions from immigrants countries of origin, the kinds of name changes that they made (or were made for them), and how names had the potential to not only expose the immigrant, but also expose the farce of an essential American identity (or immigrant identity, for that matter) as immigrants participated in American life in ways that aligned with what Lyotard (1979) calls a metanarraitve.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Nicholas Behm, and Duane Roen. (Eds.) [Common]Places: Scholarly,

Theoretical, and Practical Applications of the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing This edited collection examines the uses, applications, limitations, and challenges of the

Framework for Success in Postsecondary of Writing. The Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing (2011) [http://wpacouncil.org/framework] was developed by a joint task force of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, National Council of Teachers of English and National Writing Project as a response to Common Core State Standards.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. An Addendum to Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing in the Writing

Program Administrators Outcome Statement: Why Teachers and Students Need More. This chapter outlines why the critical thinking, reading, and writing section of the Outcomes

Statement needs content for clarity.



PRESENTATIONS Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Understanding the WPA OS (3.0) Presented at Arkansas Education

Association Conference, Little Rock, AR, November 2014. Smith, Amber, and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Relationships=Retention: A Revolutionary Summer

Bridge Academy. Presented at National Symposium on Student Retention, Poster Session, Louisville, KY, November 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Leticia Slabaugh, and Dan Ferguson. Show Me the Money:

Transformative Teaching Approaches to Empower Learners and Grow Writing Programs. Presented at Two-Year College Association-Southwest, Frisco, TX, October 2014.

Bourelle, Tiffany, Sherry Rankins-Robertson, and Andrew Bourelle. Multimodal Projects for Two-

Year College Classrooms. Presented at Two-Year College Association-West, Mesa, AZ, October 2014.

Donaldson, Charles, Amber Smith, and Sherry Rankins-Robertson. Collaboration Spawns

Collaboration: How One Summer Bridge Academy Led to 10 Million Dollars. Presented at Partners for Student Success Conference, Hot Springs, AR, October 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Aurora Matzke, Bre Garrett, Carey Smitherman, and Magdelyn Helwig.

Honey, Youve Got Balls: Embodying the Role of WPA as Woman. Presented at Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference. Normal, IL, July 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Barb LEplattenier. Getting to Know the WPA Journal Presented at

Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference. Normal, IL, July 2014. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Dona Bailey, Betty Freeland, Mark Isbell, and Joshua Johnson. By All

Available Means: Collaboration, Innovation, and Retention in First-Year Composition Online Learning Environments. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN, March 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Editors Roundtable for WPA Journal Research Network Forum at

Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN, March 2014. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Writing His Way Out: An Inmates Story of Survival. Workshop

Session for Prison Networks: Broadcasting Why Prison Writing Matters Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN, March 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Laura Rogers. Prison Education. Special Interest Group at

Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN, March 2014.



Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Jarod Daily. Hey Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone: Using Code-

Switching to Increase Retention. Presented at African-American Male Institute Conference. Little Rock, AR, February 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Bruce Martin. Habits of the Mind, Mindful of Our Habits: Using the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing for Curricular Design. Presented at Two-Year College Association Conference. Austin, TX, October 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Carey Smitherman, Julie Locke, and Shelley Hanson. Promoting the

Habits of Mind through Learner-Centered Pedagogy. Presented at Arkansas Association of Two-Year College Conference. Hot Springs, AR, October 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Bre Garrett, Aurora Matzke, and Duane Roen. What to Expect When

Youre Expected to be the WPA. Presented at Writing Program Administrators Conference. Savannah, GA, July 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Nicholas Behm, Amy Dayton, Chris Gallagher, Kara Brown, Kim

Freeman, and Duane Roen. Assessing, Mentoring, and Norming Writing Teachers. Presented at Writing Program Administrators Conference. Savannah, GA, July 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Angela Clark-Oates, Tiffany Bourelle, and Andrew Bourelle. Digital

Environments, Public Writing, and Student Needs: Using Instructional Assistants to Facilitate Learning in Online Classes. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, NV, March 2013.

Johnson, Yvette, Sherry Rankins-Robertson (respondent), and Keith Miller (respondent). From the

Composition Classroom to Tribeca: How Writing Family History Helped Heal a Student, a Family, and the Nation. Featured Session. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, NV, March 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Education as a Basic Human Write presenter in workshop Making

Lives Behind Bars Visible: Literacy Programs and Activism. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, NV, March 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Shelley Rodrigo, Barry Maid, and Charlie Lowe. Digital Branding of the

CWPA Presented at Writing Program Administrators Conference. Albuquerque, NM, July 2012. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Framework for Success in Post-Secondary Writing Presented at Little

Rock Writing Project. Little Rock, AR, June 2012. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Tiffany Bourelle, and Duane Roen. Collaboratively Redesigning First-

Year Composition in Digital Environments: A Gateway for Student Success Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication, St. Louis, MO, March 2012.



Roen, Duane, Sherry Rankins-Robertson, Shirley Rose, Chris Elders, and Margaret Munson. Using

the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing. Presented at Two-Year College Association-West Conference, Mesa, AZ, October 2011.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Not Your Average Internship: Reaching the Un-Reachables. Presented

at Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, GA, March 2011. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Duane Roen, and Shelley Rodrigo. Developing a Framework for Success

in First-Year Writing. Presented at Two-Year College Association, Las Vegas, NV, October 2010. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Writing about Family History in the Basic Writing Classroom.

Presented at Two-Year College Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2009. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Composing the Sights and Sounds of Our Histories: A Multimodal

Approach to Family Writing. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, CA, March 2009.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Family Writing in First-Year Composition and Beyond. Presented at Two-Year College Association Conference, Cottonwood, AZ, October 2008.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Family Writing in the Composition Classroom." Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Ed White, Sally Crisp, and Claire Lauer. Family Writing. Special Interest Group Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Writing about Family in First-Year Composition Courses. Presented at

Research Network Forum at Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. History of Composition Textbooks. Presented at Research Network

Forum at Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, NY, March 2007. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. "Making CCCC More Useful and Accessible to Contingent Faculty."

Special Interest Group. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, CA 2005 & Chicago, IL, March 2006.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Writing and Healing. Presented at Arkansas Association of Two-Year

College Conference, Hot Springs, AR, October 2003. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Carla McDaniel. Assimilation or Pluralism. Presented at Arkansas

Association of Two-Year College Conference, Hot Springs, AR, 2003.



Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Sounding the DepthsOr Not. Presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, NY, March 2002.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Preparing Twenty-First Century Writers. Presented as daylong

professional development workshop for newly develop Composition program at University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX, August 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Redesigning Curriculum with the WPA Outcomes Statement and

Habits of Mind: Using the Framework for Success in Curriculum Design Two-part professional development workshop for concurrent high school teachers and administrators and colleges teachers and administrators. Presented as daylong professional development workshop at Lee College, Houston, TX, January 2014.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Enhancing 21st Century Digital Literacies through Multimodal

Instruction in Online Classes Presented at Online Committee Workshop at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Little Rock, AR, December 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Enhancing Digital Literacies through Multimodal Instruction Presented

at Digital Technologies, Digital Literacies sponsored by for Cengage Learning. Dallas, TX, November 2013.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Jeff Andelora. Designing Effective Writing Assignments Presented

as Professional Development at Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ, May 2012. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Composition Going Digital Presented at 5th Annual English Workshop

sponsored by McGraw Hill Higher Education. Birmingham, AL, October 2012. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Using Multimodal Composition Presented at Writing Programs

Orientation for Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ, September 2011. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Juggling Identify at Work, Home and School.

Presented at Graduate English Association for Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, September 2009.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Duane Roen. Writing about Family Curriculum Presented at University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, September 2008.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Mapping Your Neighborhood Presented to Northern Arizona Genealogical Society, Prescott, AZ and East Valley Family History Society, Mesa, AZ, September and October 2008.



Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Jason Zingsheim. Knowing Your Audience: Image is Everything Presented at Arizona State University, MBA Program for W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ, August-December 2007.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. The Utilization of APA Format with HealthCare Professionals Presented at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, November 2004.

Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. The Academic Life Presented on Working with Writers Panel for

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, November 2003 & April 2004. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Keynote Speaker for Phi Theta Kappa Induction. Presented at Pulaski

Technical College, North Little Rock, AR, January 2002. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry and Julie Wright. Metacognitive Writing. Presented at Pulaski Technical

College Orientation, Sponsored by Little Rock Writing Project, North Little Rock, AR, October 2001.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Workplace Research: Editing and Technology. Chair at Association of

Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, New York, NY 2007. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Activist Rhetorics. Chair at Conference on College Composition and

Communication, San Antonio, TX, 2004. Rankins-Robertson, Sherry. Designing Composition Courses: Ethics, Contexts and Connections.

Chair at Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, CO, 2001.

STUDENT COMMITTEES Abraham, Kristen. Financial Benefits of Post-Secondary Education in Correctional Facilities Arizona

State University. Barrett Honors College Thesis. Chair. April 2012. Crelia, Jenny. Collaborative Project Theories and Sociocultural Discourse Analysis University of

Arkansas at Little Rock. Chair. May 2014. Duffy-LaBonte, Alice. Pilot Program for a Barrett Center on Arizona State University-Polytechnic

Campus Arizona State University. Barrett Honors College Thesis. Committee Member. March 2011.

Johnson, Joshua. Assignment Design: Developing Writing Projects Using Open Access WWW Tools

for Student Engagement and Learning University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Committee Member. December 2013.



May, Bethany. Podagogy: Teaching Available Means and Rediscovering the Rhetorical Canons

through Podcasting. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Committee Member. May 2014. Navarro, Melissa. A Family Guide to Arizona National Parks and Monuments Arizona State

University. Barrett Honors College Thesis. Committee Member. November 2010. Robinson, Georgia. Family Fun: Companion Memory and Activity Book Arizona State University.

Barrett Honors College Thesis. Committee Member. November 2010.

Watson, Shelley. MA Portfolio. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Chair. May 2014.

EDUCATION-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Seminar Instructor: Certified Public Management Program. Held on the campus of University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2013 & 2014. Redesigned and taught two-day professional development seminar entitled Writing for Business and Government targeted for mid-to-upper-level supervisors and managers who work for state, city, and county government agencies. Consulting Author: Cengage Learning, Boston, MA, 2009-2010. 2014. Revised rhetorical content and added material on multimodal composing for 21st century writers for The Brief Wadsworth Handbook. Worked with authors to recast approach of text and determine permissions content. Revised multimodal content in The Harbrace Guide to Writing. Consulted about Writing Across Curriculum, Argumentation Strategies, and Integration of Technology for range of Rhetorics. Consulting Author: McGraw Hill Publisher, New York, NY, 2010-2012. Developed content in each chapter for the McGraw Hill Guide, 3rd edition for technology textboxes and composing in electronic environments. Revised content in two chapters that cover genre, medium, and incorporation and design of visuals. English Specialist: Cengage Learning, territory Southwestern United States, 2009-2010. Visited post-secondary faculty on more than 100 campuses in eight states in the fields of developmental English, Composition and Literature to determine the best solution, analyzing curriculum, and facilitating presentations. Worked with marketing and editorial to run sales analysis, identify top adoptions, launch products, gather market feedback, and generate ideas for new signings and technology products. In-house Training Specialist: Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ, 2006-2007; 2011. Developed and delivered of curriculum for writing process and team-oriented business communication to 300+ employees within the undergraduate and graduate programs. Additionally, facilitated workshop to more than 150 graduate students.



Cybertutor: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, Little Rock, AR, 2005-2008. Reviewed and responded to secondary and post-secondary student work through online writing program.

SERVICE AND COMMITTEE WORK Arizona State University (ASU)

Assessment of First-Year Composition, 2011-2012 o Train all first-year writing teachers on portfolio assessment based on WPA Outcomes

Statement o Collect all portfolios for all sections of first-year composition o Analyze and synthesize data o Develop and submit first-year composition report for college assessment report

Curriculum Development Committee, 2004-2006 o Develop Curriculum for ENG 302: Business Writing o Select textbooks with essential criteria for ENG 302 o Network with College of Business faculty to ensure curriculum o Produce annual reports o Collaborate with administrators in Department of English

Family Writing and Research Committee, Chair, 2006-2012 o Develop Curriculum for ENH 245: Introduction to Writing a Family History & ENH

320: Writing a Personal History o Select textbooks for newly developed curriculum o Collaborate with faculty across the university in multiple disciplines o Manage enrollment for the family writing certificate

Scholarship Committee, 2008-2009 Task Force Committee, 2005-2006

o Homecoming Planning-Strategic, 2005 o Public Relations, 2006

Writers Studio Curriculum Development, 2011-2012 o Develop Curriculum for ENG 101, 102 and 105: First-Year Composition, Writers

Studio o Select textbooks with for all courses o Prepare teachers for teaching in online model with portfolio assessment o Interview, hire and train instructional assistants o Produce annual report



Arkansas Council of Women in Higher Education, 2003-2004

Spring 2004 Conference Campus Coordinator Member of Planning Committee Secretary, 2004

Council of Writing Program Administrators, 2011-Present

Digital Committee, Chair, 2011-2013 Publications Committee, 2014-Present

o Co-editor of WPA: Writing Program Administration journal of the CWPA

Pulaski Technical College (PTC)

Ambassadors Program, 2003-2004 o Participated in selection interviews o Led training session The Attitude of an Ambassador, Ferndale, AR, 2004

Academic Affairs, 2002-2004 o Co-Chair, 2002-2003 o Faculty Handbook Review Committee o Produced standardized forms for NCA accreditation criteria o Collaborated with Gordon Watts with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to

parallel two-year college standards in academic review Academic Grievance Committee, 2002-2004 American Association of Women in Community Colleges, 2004

Pulaski Technical College Chapter o Chartering Ceremony Chair o Founding Member o President-Elect o Scholarship Committee

Phi Theta Kappa, 2001-2004 o Beta Zeta Omega Chapter Advisor o Annual Induction Ceremony Planning committee o Hallmark Essay Coordinator, 2004

Search Committee for Full-Time English Faculty, 2002-2004 Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski County Mentor, on campuses of PTC and UAMS,

2002-2004 University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR)

Assessment Committee (College), 2012-Present Academic Integrity and Grievance Committee, 2000 Charles W. Donaldson Programs, 2013-Present

o Summer Bridge Academy, Literacy Coordinator, 2013-Present



o Scholars Academy, Literacy Coordinator, 2014-Present o Learning Community, 2014-Present

Chancellors Committee on Race and Ethnicity, 2012-Present o Lead development and implementation on fall 2014 student event, A Shot in the

Dark Composition Committee, Chair, 2012-Present

o Visiting Instructor Search Committee, Chair, 2013 Dean for College of Social Sciences and Communication Search Committee, Member, 2014 Graduate Committee, Member, 2012-Present Instructor Search Committee, Member, 2014-Present Online Education Initiative, 2012-Present Persuasive Writing Task Force, 2012-2014 Professional Development Initiative, 2014-Present Work Task Force (University Labor Issues), 2014-Present

PUBLIC SERVICE Volunteer Teacher at Arkansas Department of Corrections-Ouachita Unit, Malvern, AR, 2012-

Present. Volunteer Teacher at Arizona State Prison, Florence, AZ 2011-2012. Family Writing Workshop Leader: Southeast Family History Society, Mesa, AZ 2007-2008, 2009-

2011; Northern Arizona Genealogy Society, Prescott, AZ 2008; Mesa Historical Society, Mesa, AZ 2009, 2010; Perry Family History Gilbert, AZ 2011

Volunteers in Public School (VIP), National Reading Week, Higley Unified School District, Gilbert, AZ, 2006

Reading Group Tutor at Islands Elementary, Gilbert Public School District, Gilbert, AZ, 2004-2005

Mentor for UALRs Working with Writers Internship, Little Rock, AR, 2004 Riverfest Volunteer, Little Rock, AR, 2004 Volunteers in Public School (VIP), National Reading Week, North Little Rock School District,

2002, 2003, 2004 American Walk for Diabetes Team Captain (PTC), American Diabetes Association, 2002-2003 American Heart Walk Participant, American Heart Association, 2002

HONORS Phi Kappa Phi, Campus Ambassador, 2014-present Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Curricular Innovation, Arizona State University,

2012 Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Arizona State

University, 2007 Professional Equity Project (PEP) Grant, National Council of Teachers of English, 2007



National Chancellors List, 2005-2007 National Deans List, 2005-2007 Whos Who Among College Teachers, 2003, 2004, 2005 Who's Who in Humanities Higher Education, 2005 Nominated for Susan K. Reid Award for Teaching Excellence at Pulaski Technical College, North

Little Rock, AR, 2003 Alpha Epsilon Lambda, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2001-current PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2001-Present Phi Kappa Phi, 2014-Present Council of Writing Program Administration, 2006-Present National Council of Teachers of English, 2001-Present

MANUSCRIPT CONSULTING FOR PUBLISHERS The following works listed are professional reviews of materials. Work contributed to the text is indicated.

2014 o Little Brown Handbook, Pearson Higher Education 2012 o McGraw Hill Guide to Writing (3rd ed.), McGraw Hill 2011 o Document-Based Cases for Technical Communication, Bedford St. Martins o McGraw Hill Guide to Writing (3rd ed.), McGraw Hill 2010 o Harbrace Guide to Writing (2nd ed.), Cengage Learning *Wrote assignment content for text. 2009 o Field Working, (4th ed.), Bedford St. Martins *Provide IM content and student samples for text. o McGraw Hill Guide to Writing (2nd ed.) McGraw Hill *Provided student samples. 2008 o McGraw Hill Guide to Writing, McGraw Hill *Wrote IM content. 2007 o Dynamics in Business and Professional Communication, Houghton-Mifflin 2006 Technical Communication (2nd ed.), Pearson-Longman



Technical Communication in the New Professional Workplace, McGraw-Hill Business Writing Supplement to A Writers Reference (6th ed.), Bedford St. Martin 2005 o Successful Writing at Work (7th ed.), chapter 11, Houghton Mifflin o Excellence in Business Communication (6th ed.), Prentice Hall 2004 o Introduction to Business Communication, Pearson Education o Business Communication, Prentice Hall o Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing (3rd ed.) Instructor Resource Manual and Accompanying

Websites, Houghton Mifflin



REFERENCES Duane H. Roen, Ph.D. Head of Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies Professor of English School of Letters and Sciences Arizona State University University Academic Services Building, Room 228 Tempe, AZ 85287-1901 480.727.6513 [email protected] Charles W. Donaldson, Ed.D. Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 501.413.0570 [email protected] George H. Jensen, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Rhetoric and Writing University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR 72204 501.569.8063 [email protected] Edward White, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar in English, University of Arizona Professor Emeritus of English, California State University, San Bernardino 928.699.6522 [email protected] Keith Miller, Ph.D. Department of English Arizona State University Box 870302 Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 480.965.7893 [email protected]

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