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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
PhD - Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English
University of Arizona , (expected May 2006)
Dissertation : “A Rhetoric of Technology: Symbolic Inducement and Intervention in Technology Production and Consumption”
In this dissertation, I argue that rhetoric, viewed as a machinery of meaning-making, creates symbolic technologies that exist parallel with the material technologies they represent. Symbolic technologies are created by inventing and selecting information about a material technology. They are negotiated as material technologies are developed and used, thus opening spaces for rhetorical activity through which technical writers and users may intervene and initiate change.
Committee: Dr. Ken McAllister, Dr. Amy Kimme Hea, and Dr. Edward M. White
MA - English, University of Arizona (2005)
BA - English (Creative Writing), California State University, Long Beach (1993)
Certificate in Applied Linguistics and ESL, San Diego State University (2000)
PUBLICATIONS
Single Author
“Terms for Going Wireless: An Account of Wireless and Mobile Technology for Composition Teachers.” Going Wireless: A Critical Exploration of Wireless & Mobile Technologies for Composition Teachers and Scholars. Ed. Amy Kimme Hea. New Directions in Computers and Composition. Hampton P: (forthcoming).
“The State of Game Studies Programs: The Muddle of Design and Analysis.” The International Digital and Media Arts Association Journal 2.2 (2005): 4-8.
“Cross-Training Teachers for Multiple Computer Spaces.” Kairos 7.3 (2002) (http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/7.3/binder.html?response/techteach/index.htm)
Primary Author
“Appendix D: How to Run a Game Night.” Game Work: Language, Power, and Computer Game Culture. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2004. With Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken McAllister.
Coauthor
“The Game Work.” Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 1.4 (2004). With Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken McAllister.
“Computer Space Configuration for Teacher Technology Training.” Kairos 7.3 (2002) (http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/7.3/binder.html?response/techteach/index.htm) With Amy C. Kimme Hea.
“Administering Teacher Technology Training.” Kairos 7.3 (2002) (http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/7.3/binder.html?response/techteach/index.htm) With Amy C. Kimme Hea, Melinda Turnley, and Teena A. M. Carnegie.
Reference Book Entries
Annotation of Frank Smith’s Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read. 5th ed. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1994 for The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Basic Writing. Ed. Linda Adler-Kassner and Gregory R. Lau. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002.
Submitted
“Technical Work as Rhetorical Activity: The Construction of Symbolic Technologies during Technology Development”
“Rhetoric and Dialectic in HCI: A Consideration of the Ethical Consequences of GUI Design”
“Plato’s Protagoras, Gorgias, and Phaedrus: Advertising the Love in Philosophia”
“From Physical to Virtual Classroom: Assessing the Pedagogy/Technology Fit”
“How the Personal Computer Became the Home Computer: A Discourse Analysis of IBM’s Annual Reports to Shareholders”
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
“Critical Play: Gaming and Media Analysis in the Writing Classroom.” Workshop presented at Computers and Writing 2004: Writing in Globalizations: Currents, Waves, Tides, June 10, 2004.
“So That’s What an Exploded Head Looks Like: The Rhetoric of Computer Game Violence.” Paper presented at the 2004 Joint Conference of the National PCA/ACA and the SW/Texas PCA/ACA, April 7, 2004.
“Playing to Learn: Using Computer Games in the Writing Classroom.” Workshop presented at Computers and Writing 2003: Discovering Digital Dimensions, May 22, 2003.
“Toward the Game-Work: The Art of Computer and Video Game Analysis.” Paper presented at the SW/Texas PCA/ACA, February 14, 2003. With Ken McAllister and Judd Ruggill.
“Administering Tech Training: How to Develop Effective and Ongoing Teacher Training for Your Composition Program.” Workshop presented at Computers and Writing 2002: Teaching and Learning in Virtual Spaces, May 16, 2002.
“Teaching Online with Profcomm and Workplace.” Presented at UofA Writing Program Technology & Innovation in Composition Showcase, April 18, 2002.
“Using Microsoft Word to Teach Revision.” Workshop presented at UofA Writing Program Preceptorship: Workshopping On Line and In Class: Mediated Revision Strategies, April 4, 2002.
“Accidental Teaching: Taking Advantage of (Extra)Ordinary Pedagogical Opportunities.” Paper presented at the 2002 NAU The English Conference at the Peaks: Writing It Over Under Sideways Down in 2002: Continuing Creative Conversations in Language, Linguistics, and Literatures, March 29, 2002.
“Creative Uses of Technology in the Classroom.” Panel presented at the 2002 UofA Writing Program’s Spring Conference, March 2, 2002.
“A Beginner’s Guide to Technology Uses in the Writing Classroom: Practice and Pitfalls.” Workshop presented at the 2001 AETA Annual Statewide Conference: AETA/TYCA-West Tech Fiesta, September 22, 2001.
“The Discipline of Composition.” Paper presented at the Crisis Carnival: 7th Annual College of Arts and Letters Graduate Student Conference, October 9, 1999. (published in conference proceedings.)
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
College of Humanities Dean ’s Fellowship (2005)
Meritorious award for academic excellence, provided a semester-long course release.
Graduate College Minority Fellowship (2000—2001)
Meritorious award for academic excellence, provided a year-long course release.
Ruth Gardener Teaching Award nominee (2001)
Meritorious award ($200 stipend) honoring experienced teachers for excellence.
Dean’s Honor List (1990)
Meritorious award ($50 stipend) recognizing academic excellence.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Lieutenant Commander, United States Coast Guard Reserve (1994—2005)
Drafted numerous documents for Commanding Officer and Flag Officer signature, including emergency regulations (e.g., Safety and Security Zones), Concepts of Operations, Mission Needs Statements, press releases, and correspondence to government and industry entities.
Freelance Writing Consultant, Far Horizon Trading Company (2000-2005)
Ghost writing, editing, proposal and brochure development.
Freelance Writing Consultant, CBR System, Inc. (2005)
Ghost writing, report editing, and presentation development.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Multimedia and Productivity Applications
Adobe – Acrobat, Image Ready, Photoshop, and Premier.
Bioware – Aurora Toolset.
Macromedia – Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FreeHand, and Director.
Microsoft – Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, and Word.
Content Management Systems and Instructional Environments
Altiris Vision, Caucus, Desire2Learn, Mambo, Net School Support, Polis, and Web Demo.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
Conference on College Composition and Communication
International Digital & Media Arts Association
International Game Developers Association
Learning Games Initiative (co-founder)
Modern Language Association
National Council of the Teachers of English
Society for Technical Communication
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association