Administrative Work: Director of Undergraduate Studies
In the spring of 2016, The Director of the School of Writing, Literature, and Film asked me to take on a new role of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the school. Because this position did not exist previously, I was tasked with defining the scope of the position and generating a ranger of administrative and curricular projects. This work lasted from 2016-2019 and included, but was not limited to, the following activities:
- Developed data analysis
- Worked with The Director of the School and the Assistant to the Director to develop a new scheduling method
- Re-assessed and expanded Ecampus offerings
- Helped to create a new professional development course for English majors
- Coordinated with faculty and advisors in the College of Engineering to pilot 2 course/term engineering-only sections of WR 327
- Wrote a program review for the Curriculum Council and the Office of Academic Programs, Assessment, and Accreditation (APAA)
- Assisted in the creation of a school-wide Open House for potential new majors
- Held official meetings with another school about potential school realignment
- Developed a Google AdWords campaign for the English major
- Coordinated Psychology major-only sections of WR 222
- Partnered with the School of History, Philosophy, an Religion on the first-ever Humanities Undergraduate Conference
- Wrote Action Plan in response to Curriculum Council and the Office of Academic Programs, Assessment, and Accreditation (APAA) Report
- Worked with school Advisor and school Public Information Rep to develop webpage for transfer students and timeline for English majors
- Developed school-wide syllabus language and graphic
- Collaborated with school Public Information Rep to create undergraduate extra-curricular calendar and timeline
- Gave undergraduate program presentations to COS, CEAOS, and COF advisors
- Created Writing Minor outcomes
Outreach and Extension
- In 2016-2017, my responsibilities included curriculum oversight for two new courses for OSU’s Professional and Continuing Education program (PACE): Technical Writing and Writing for Business. I worked with the instructional designers of the two courses to develop the syllabuses, ensure consistency, and support the face-to-face and online courses.
- In 2018, I worked with course instructors and PACE employees, in consultation with a Fortune 500 American multinational microprocessor corporation, to design two online courses and one on-site course.
- In 2020 and 2021, I worked with a team of instructional designers, industry experts, and instructors to create an entire technical communication certificate program for PACE. Along with a self-paced introductory course, the sequence includes courses on report writing, single-sourcing, procedural documentation, usability methods, and portfolio creation.
Journal Review
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Reviewer, 2020
- enculturation journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2019 – 2020
- Written Communication journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2018–2019
- Rhetoric Society Quarterly journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2014 – present
- Technical Communication Quarterly journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2017
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2017
- Surveillance and Society journal: Manuscript Reviewer for special issue, 2015 – 2016
- Technical Communication journal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2013
- Harlot of the Arts journal: Manuscript reviewer, 2013 – 2015
- Present Tensejournal: Manuscript Reviewer, 2011 – present
Book Manuscript Review
- Palgrave/MacMillan: Manuscript Reviewer, 2020.
- Routledge book series: Studies in Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Culture: Proposal Reviewer, 2017.
- Kristian Bjørkdahl and Alex Parrish, Eds. Rhetorical Animals: Boundaries of the Human in the Study of Persuasion. Rowman & Littlefield (2017).
- Paulo Mourão. The Economics of Motorsports: The Case of Formula One. Palgrave Macmillan (2017).
Conference Review
- Special Interest Group for Design of Communication (SIGDOC): Student Research Competition Reviewer, 2020
- Special Interest Group for Design of Communication (SIGDOC): Submissions Reviewer, Proceedings Reviewer, 2018; 2020
- Computers & Writing Conference (C&W): Submissions Reviewer, 2011 – 2012; 2019 – 2020
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC): First-Round Submissions Reviewer, 2014 – 2019
- Conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC): Submissions Reviewer, 2015 – 2019
- Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference (ATTW): Submissions Reviewer, 2012 – 2018
- MA Symposium, School of Writing, Literature, and Film: Submissions Reviewer, Fall 2017
- Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference (IARSLCE): Submissions Reviewer, 2012
Textbook Research and Review
- Bedford/St. Martin’s Writer/Worker Reviewer, 2019
- Cengage/4LTR Press Visuals Reviewer, 2015
- Practical Strategies for Technical Communication, 2nd ed. (textbook by Mike Markel): Infographic Reviewer, 2014
- Practical Strategies for Technical Communication, 1st ed. (textbook by Mike Markel): Reviewer, 2014
- Cengage BCOM 7th ed. Visuals Reviewer, 2014
- MyTechCommLab by Pearson: Reviewer, 2013
- Technical Communication, Brief Edition (textbook by Mike Markel): Reviewer, 2012
- Technical Communication Strategies for Today, (textbook by Richard Johnson-Sheehan): Researcher, 2009 – 2010
Judging
- Oregon Lottery Graduate Scholarship, Judge, 2020
- ACM SIGDOC Student Poster Competition, Judge, 2019
- OSU Honors College Thesis Fair poster competition, Judge, 2019
- CCCC Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication, Judge, 2019
- The Janice Lauer M. Award for Dissertation Excellence in rhetoric and composition, Judge, 2017
- The Lisa Ede Award for Excellence in Composition Pedagogy, Committee Member, 2014 – present
- CLA Scholarship and Creativity Fair: 60-Second Lectures Judge, May 29, 2014
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Northwest Student Conference: Technical Paper Judge, 2013
