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Degrees

  • Iowa State University, 2004–2009, PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, 2009
  • Northeastern University, 2001–2003, Masters in Technical and Professional Writing, 2003
  • University of Wisconsin Madison, 1985–1989, Bachelor of Arts in English, 1989

Teaching Experience

  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2009–present, Assistant Professor, Department of English
  • Iowa State University, 2004–2007, Graduate Assistant, Department of English
  • Northeastern University, 2002–2003, Graduate Assistant, Department of English

Professional Experience

  • Iowa State University, 2006–2009, Research Assistant, Virtual Reality Applications Center
  • Nonprofit Finance Fund, Program Assistant, 1998–2002, Boston, MA
  • Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Curator of Programs, 1993–1997, Madison, WI
  • Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Research Consultant, 1991–1993, Madison, WI

C. Courses taught at UMass Dartmouth

    ENL 257: Introduction to Rhetorical Studies

ENL 266: Technical Communication

    ENL 350: Report and Proposal Writing
    ENL 360: Advanced Thinking & Writing
    ENL 453: Advanced Writing Workshop, Writing for Workplace Audiences
    ENL 453: Advanced Writing Workshop, Style
    ENL 600: Technical and Business Writing

Publications

“Articulating the Rhetorical Situation: The Terms of Technology Transfer,” Proceedings from the 74th Annual Convention, Association of Business Communicators

Grants

  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Fall 2010), $1,000
  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Spring 2010), $1,000
  • IBIS Grant Program, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Summer 2010), $2,000

Conferences

  • “Articulating the Rhetorical Situation: The Terms of Technology Transfer.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 26, 2010.
    “Revising the Technical Communication Course with Limited Technological Resources.” The Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. March 17, 2010.
    “WikiWho? Using Wikis to Teach Audience in the Classroom.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 12, 2007.
    “Positioning Business Communication Programs and Students in Emerging Global Networks: Textualizing Globalization.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 28, 2006.
    “Student Journals as Middle Ground: Excavating the Middle Ground.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 2006.
    “The Orange Journal: An Online, Peer-reviewed Publication for Graduate Student Scholarship.” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing Conference. April 15, 2005.

  • Invited Lectures

  • “Tools and Tips for Improving Student Interactions in the Digital Classroom.” AgComm Workshop. Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural Education and Studies. April, 2007.
    “Considering Attendance Policies.” Presented with Matthew Search. Advanced Communication 2006 Workshop. Iowa State University, Department of English. August 2006.
    “Using the Moodle Content Management System in the Classroom.” ISUComm E-Fair. Iowa State University, Department of English. March 2006.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

  • Member, English Department Curriculum Committee, 2010–2011
  • Member, English Department Graduate Committee, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Member, English Department Technology Committee, 2009–10
  • Reader of student submissions to Corridor, the department’s e-journal of the best student work in the foundation courses, 2010
  • Member, English Department discussion group to revise the technical communication course for undergraduates, 2009–10
  • Assisted with search committee and visiting candidates, 2009
  • Book discussion leader, First Year Book Project, September 1, 2010
  • New Faculty Orientation Q & A Session participant, New Faculty Institute, August 27, 2010

Membership in Professional Societies

  • Association for Business Communication
  • Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
  • Modern Language Association
  • IEEE Professional Communication Society
  • Society of Technical Communicators

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Managing Editor. VRTech, a bi-annual newsletter for the Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State University: http://vrtech.iastate.edu/
    Web content writer. The CyberInnovation Institute, www.cyberi.iastate.edu
    Web content writer. Emerging Technologies Conference 2007, 2008, & 2009, www.vrac.iastate.edu/ETC09 , Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State University
    Contributing writer. Locker, K. O. & Kienzler, D. (2008). Business and administrative communication (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
    Web content writer. Battlespace Immersive Command and Control, www.vrac.iastate.edu/uav/ , Battlespace project, Virtual Reality Applications Center, Iowa State University
    Managing Editor. All for the Union: Wisconsin and the Civil War by Richard H. Zeitlin. Madison: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation, 1998.
    Managing Editor. The Flags of the Iron Brigade by Howard Michael Madaus and Richard H. Zeitlin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.

Service

  • Great Plains Computers & Writing Conference planning committee, Iowa State University, 2008
  • Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program website redesign committee, Iowa State University, 2007
  • Rhetoric and Professional Communication program’s online editorial committee, Iowa State University, 2004–2005