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<strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>Vitae</strong><br />
<strong>MARY</strong> <strong>TRACHSEL</strong><br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Address</strong>: <strong>Department</strong> of Rhetoric<br />
171 English-Philosophy Building<br />
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242<br />
Phone: 319-335-0185<br />
E-mail: mary-trachsel@uiowa.edu<br />
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY<br />
Higher Education<br />
University of Texas, Austin 1981-1987 English--Rhetoric/Composition PhD 1987<br />
Penn State University 1976-1980 English--Am. Lit. MA 1980<br />
University of Iowa 1971-1975 English BA 1975<br />
Professional and Academic Positions<br />
Chair, Rhetoric <strong>Department</strong> 2004-2008 University of Iowa<br />
Associate Professor, Rhetoric 1996-present University of Iowa<br />
Assistant Professor, Rhetoric 1989-1996 University of Iowa<br />
Writing Lab Director, English 1988-1989 University of Texas<br />
Graduate Instructor, English 1981-1987 University of Texas<br />
Part-time Instructor, English 1980-1981 Penn State University<br />
Graduate Instructor, English 1976-1980 Penn State University<br />
Honors and Awards<br />
Collegiate Teaching Award, Fall 2008<br />
Arts and Humanities Initiative Grant, Summer 2008<br />
CLAS Summer Fellowship for tenured faculty, Summer 2003.<br />
Irish American Cultural Institute Research Fellowship, Dept. of Irish Studies, University<br />
College, Galway. Galway, Ireland. Fall 1993.<br />
Professional Development<br />
International Travel Grant ($500), Summer 2012 to attend conference in Oslo, Norway.<br />
CROSSROADS Worksop on Democratic Dialogues, Summer 2010-ongoing<br />
CLAS <strong>Curriculum</strong> Development Award ($4000) to design and pilot service-learning Global Awareness<br />
Rhetoric curriculum, Summer 2007<br />
I-SCHOOL Workshop on Teaching and Learning, Summer 2006<br />
International Travel Grant ($675), Summer 2006 to attend conference in Entebbe, Uganda<br />
Center for Teaching Service Learning Workshop, Summer 2006<br />
Obermann Interdisciplinary Research Seminar: Articulating the Animal. Fall 2005<br />
International Travel Grant ($450), Summer 2005. To present paper in Nijmegen, Netherlands.<br />
International Travel Grant ($500), Summer 2004, to present paper in Havana, Cuba<br />
CLAS Instructional Technology Grant ($21,000) to purchase equipment to facilitate multimedia<br />
instruction in Rhetoric classes, Spring 2004 (with Will Jennings).<br />
Directorship of Summer Faculty Workshop on writing instruction in large classes, Summer 2002<br />
Faculty Fellowship, Center for Teaching 2001-2002.<br />
Office of Interdisciplinary Programs seed money for new interdisciplinary undergraduate course, Rhetoric<br />
of Scientific Inquiry. ($2500) for developing course taught in Fall 2002, Fall 2003<br />
NTitle Technology workshop and grant, Summer 1999<br />
NEH Summer Seminar, “Responsibility and Social Identity,” Dept. of Philosophy,<br />
University of Colorado, Boulder. Summer 1995<br />
NEH Summer Institute, “Telling Tales.” Dept. of Anthropology, University of<br />
Wisconsin, Madison.. Summer 1994<br />
Memberships<br />
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International Primatological Society<br />
International Society for Anthrozoology<br />
Society and Animals Institute<br />
Iowa Humane Alliance<br />
TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA<br />
(since tenure)<br />
Classroom teaching<br />
Spring, 2013 Honors General Education Interp. of Literature 20 undergraduate students<br />
Fall, 2012 Honors Rhetoric (10:003) 20 undergraduate students<br />
Honors First-Year Seminar: Dogs Inside & Out 18 undergraduate students<br />
Spring, 2012 Honors General Education Interp. of Literature 18 undergraduate students<br />
Fall, 2011 Honors Rhetoric (10:003) 20 undergraduate students<br />
Professional Development Colloquium (10:350) 10 graduate students<br />
First-year Honors Seminar: Dogs Inside and Out 16 undergraduate students<br />
Spring, 2011 Interpretation of Literature (8G: 001) 19 undergraduate students<br />
Fall, 2010 Honors Rhetoric (10:003) 20 undergraduate students<br />
Professional Development Colloquium (10:350) 12 graduate students<br />
Independent Honors Research 1 undergraduate student<br />
First-year Honors Seminar: Animal Homelessness 7 undergraduate students<br />
Spring 2010 Interpretation of Literature (8:001) 20 undergraduate students<br />
Ethics of Care (8:340) 7 graduate students<br />
Fall 2009 Honors Rhetoric (10:003) 23 students<br />
Colloquium: Teaching Rhetoric (10:350) 12 students<br />
Spring 2009 Career Development Assignment<br />
Fall 2008 Career Development Assignment<br />
Spring 2008 First-year seminar (XXX:029) 15 students<br />
Interpretation of Literature (8:010) 20 students<br />
Fall 2007 First-semester Rhetoric (10:001) 23 students<br />
Fall 2006 Professional Development Colloquium (10:350) 12 students<br />
Spring 2006 Honors seminar: Humans and Other Primates 6 students<br />
Spring 2005 First-year Seminar (610:029 ) 15 students<br />
Feminist Pedagogy (131:21) 15 students<br />
Fall 2003 Rhetoric of Scientific Inquiry (10:005) 15 students<br />
Writing Fellows Seminar (143:102) 15 students<br />
Spring 2003 Feminist Ethics (10:340) 10 students<br />
Invention (8:140) 15 students<br />
Fall 2002 Rhetoric of Scientific Inquiry (10:005) 15 students<br />
Fall 2001 First-year seminar (10:029) 14 students<br />
Summer 2001 Research Writing in Biological Sciences (10:042) 7 students<br />
Spring 2001 Poroi Seminar: Invention (160:200) 8 students<br />
Fall 2000 First-year seminar (10:29) 13 students<br />
Colloquium: Teaching Rhetoric (10:350) 12 students<br />
Summer 2000 Research Writing in Biological Sciences (10:042) 5 students<br />
Writing Dissertations (160:400) 16 students<br />
Spring 2000 Poroi Seminar: Invention (160:200) 7 students<br />
Fall 1999 Colloquium: Teaching Rhetoric (10:350) 11 students<br />
Feminist Pedagogy (131:210) 11 students<br />
Summer 1999 Rhetoric (10:003) 6 students<br />
Spring 1999 First-year seminar (10:029) 15 students<br />
Feminist Ethics (10:340) 10 students<br />
Poroi Seminar: Invention (160:200) 10 students<br />
The Book in Society & Culture II (4-wk) 11 students<br />
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Fall 1998 [Developmental Leave]<br />
Summer 1998 Rhetoric (10:001) 8 students<br />
Spring 1998 First-year seminar (10:029) 17 students<br />
Feminist Ethics (10:340) 9 students<br />
Fall 1997 Nonfiction Writing (8W:100) 17 students<br />
Spring 1997 Politics of Literacy (7E:154; 7S:154) 16 students<br />
First year seminar (10:029) 11 students<br />
Fall 1996 Colloquium in Teaching Rhetoric (PDP) (10:350) 11 students<br />
Independent Studies<br />
Fall 2011 10:199 Honors Project 1 student<br />
Fall 2007 10:198 1 student<br />
Spring 2006 Special Instruction: Graduate 1 student<br />
Fall 2001 Special Instruction: Graduate 1 student<br />
Fall 1999 10:550 Special Instruction: Graduate 1 student<br />
10:199 Special Project: Undergraduate 1 student<br />
Spring 1996 10:550 Special Instruction: Graduate 1 student<br />
Saturday and Evening Program<br />
Spring 2008 10:2 22 students<br />
Fall 2007 10:3 23 students<br />
Spring 2007 10:2 21 students<br />
Fall 2006 10:1 23 students<br />
Spring 2006 10:2 20 students<br />
Spring 2005 10:2 20 students<br />
Fall 2004 10:1 20 students<br />
Spring 2004 10:2 22 students<br />
Fall 2003 10:1 20 students<br />
Spring 2003 10:2 22 students<br />
Fall 2002 10:1 15 students<br />
Spring 2002 10:2 20 students<br />
Fall 2001 10:1 15 students<br />
Fall 2000 10:2 16 students<br />
Fall 1999 10:2 10 students<br />
Fall 1997 10:4 9 students<br />
Non-classroom Teaching<br />
ICRU student, Summer/Fall 2012<br />
Writing Center Tutor, Fall 2010-present (enrollment, appointment & online)<br />
Writing Workshop, Iowa Medical Classification Center. 2009-present<br />
Guided Correspondence Rhetoric 10:3 (2005-2008)<br />
Advising Rhetoric Instructors (every semester)<br />
Mentoring Writing Fellows (Since Fall 2003)<br />
Graduate student committees since tenure<br />
Degree Name Program Years Outcome<br />
Objective<br />
PhD Sang Uk Joo Sports Studies 2012 comp exam<br />
PhD Nik Dickerson Sports Studies 2012 dissertation<br />
PhD Lauren Whitehead English Ed. 2011 comp. exam.<br />
PhD Laura Capp English 2010 dissertation<br />
PhD Vicki Krajewski English Ed. 2010 comp. exam<br />
PhD Jo Morrisey Sports Psych. 2010 comp. exam.<br />
2011 prospectus<br />
2012 dissertation<br />
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PhD Samuel VanHorne English Ed. 2008 comp. exam<br />
2011 dissertation<br />
PhD Seon No English Ed. 2008 comp. exam<br />
2009 prospectus<br />
2011 dissertation<br />
PhD Kathi Griffin English Ed. 2008 dissertation<br />
PhD James Patterson English Ed. 2007 prospectus<br />
2012 dissertation<br />
PhD Courtenay Bouvier English Ed. 2006 comp. exam<br />
2008 prospectus<br />
MFA Marilyn Knight English 2005 thesis<br />
PhD Gary Jarvis History 2005 prospectus<br />
2008 comp. exam<br />
PhD Abby Ruby Interdisc. 2005 comp. exam<br />
2006 prospectus<br />
2008 dissertation<br />
PhD Shell Fiejo Interdisc. 2005 comp. exam<br />
2005 prospectus<br />
2008 dissertation<br />
PhD Jacque Smith English Ed. 2006 comp. exam<br />
PhD Soonyoung Lee English Ed. 2005 comp. exam<br />
2006 prospectus<br />
2007 dissertation<br />
PhD Sarah McCaughey English Ed. 2005 comp. exam<br />
PhD Deirdre McMahon English 2004 dissertation<br />
PhD Kats Mendoza Wom. Stud. 2004 prospectus<br />
2005 comp. exam.<br />
PhD Brenda Boleyn English Ed. 2004 prospectus<br />
2005 dissertation<br />
PhD Cynthia Miller English Ed. 2004 prospectus<br />
2007 dissertation<br />
PhD Darcie Davis-Gage Couns. Ed. 2004 comp exam<br />
PhD Sukritaya Jukping Soc. Found. 2004 comp. exam<br />
2004 prospectus<br />
2007 dissertation<br />
PhD Sheila Benson Eng. Ed. 2004 comp. exam<br />
2005 prospectus<br />
2006 dissertation<br />
PhD Jason Ranker Eng. Ed. 2003 2002 prospectus<br />
2003 comp exam<br />
2004 dissertation<br />
PhD Christine Johnson Sports Psych. 2004 comp. exam<br />
2005 prospectus<br />
2006 dissertation<br />
PhD Sarah Odland Journalism 2003 comp exam<br />
2005 dissertation<br />
2003 prospectus<br />
PhD Kevin Quirk Am. Studies 2003 dissertation<br />
PhD Bruce Taylor English Ed. 2002 comp. exam<br />
2003 prospectus<br />
2004 dissertation<br />
PhD James Sprengelmeier English 2002 prospectus<br />
2003 dissertation<br />
PhD Bonnie Sonnek English Ed. 2002 prospectus<br />
2003 dissertation<br />
PhD Jennifer Getting Wom. Stud 2002 comp. exam.<br />
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MFA Ann Bauer Nonfiction 2002 thesis<br />
MFA Courtenay Bouvier Nonfiction 2002 thesis<br />
PhD Elizabeth Pearce Journalism 2002 comp. exam.<br />
2003 prospectus<br />
2004 dissertation<br />
PhD Amy Schoultz English Ed. 2000 comp. exam<br />
2001 prospectus<br />
2002 dissertation<br />
PhD Jillian Duquaine Wom. Stud. 2000 comp. exam<br />
2003 prospectus<br />
2005 dissertation<br />
PhD Pam Coke English Ed. 1999 comp. exam.<br />
2001 prospectus<br />
2002 dissertation<br />
PhD Mary Moran English 1999 comp. exam<br />
2001 prospectus<br />
2006 dissertation<br />
PhD Yolanda Majors English Ed 2001 dissertation<br />
PhD Taylor Lake Am. Studies 2001 dissertation<br />
PhD Elizabeth Henry English 1998 comp. exam<br />
1999 prospectus<br />
PhD Jeonghee Choi English Ed. 2001 comp. exam<br />
2003 prospectus<br />
2004 dissertation<br />
PhD Elizabeth Clark English 2001 dissertation<br />
PhD Jill Heinrich English Ed 1999 comp. exam, prospectus<br />
2001 dissertation<br />
PhD Anne Zalenski Soc. Found. 2001 dissertation<br />
PhD Anne Stapleton English 1996 comp exam<br />
2001 dissertation<br />
MA Galen Reddin Comm. Ed 2001 comp. exam<br />
PhD Rose Peterson English Ed 2000 comp. exam<br />
PhD Fiona Young Wom. Stud. 1999 comp. exam<br />
2000 prospectus<br />
PhD Monie Hayes English Ed 1997 comp. exam<br />
2000 prospectus<br />
2004 dissertation<br />
PhD Kara Schmadeke English Ed. 1998 comp. exam<br />
1999 prospectus<br />
2003 dissertation<br />
PhD Carol Tyx English 1998 prospectus<br />
2000 dissertation<br />
Cert. Rebecca Tomas Cntr for Book 1999 certificate<br />
PhD. Traci Kyle English 1999 comp. exam<br />
PhD. Kai-Lin Wu English Ed. 1998 prospectus<br />
1999 dissertation<br />
PhD Elmar Leuth English 1997 prospectus<br />
1999 dissertation<br />
Cert. Karri Harrison Cntr for Bk 1999 certificate<br />
PhD. Katherine McInerney English Ed. 1998 dissertation<br />
MFA Marie Nasta English 1998 thesis<br />
MFA Mary Jones English 1998 thesis<br />
MFA Megan Knight English 1998 thesis<br />
PhD. Katherine Prince English 1998 comp. exam<br />
1999 prospectus<br />
PhD Nancy Hayes Comp. Lit. 1997 dissertation<br />
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MFA Ann Franzenburg English 1997 thesis<br />
PhD John Price English 1997 dissertation<br />
PhD Anne Flammang English 1995 prospectus<br />
1997 dissertation<br />
PhD Arlie Willems Math Ed 1997 dissertation<br />
MFA Will Jennings English 1997 thesis<br />
PhD Michael Clarke English 1996 comp. exam<br />
Other Contributions to Instructional Programs<br />
Honors student research project accepted to Undergraduate Research Forum, Depauw University, 2011<br />
Scholarship Selection Committee, Honors Program 2011<br />
Center for Teaching/International Programs Brown Bag meeting on international undergraduate student<br />
instruction, 2011.<br />
Panelist for Oakdale Prison Choir presentation, Graduate Engaged Scholarship & Teaching Program, 2011<br />
Working group on Undergraduate Writing Certificate, 2010<br />
Paper and discussion leader, Introduction to POROI graduate class, 2010<br />
Took 2 first-year Honors Seminar students to International No More Homeless Pets Conference, Oct. 2010<br />
Democratic Dialogues Continuing Discussion Group (CROSSROADS), Cntr, forTeaching, Curric. &<br />
Instruction, 2010<br />
Implemented and co-direct Oakdale Prison Writing Workshop 2009-Present<br />
Member of mock interview team for Rhodes Scholar nominees, Honors Program. October 2008.<br />
Honors ACES—class presentation and individualized instruction on personal statements, March &<br />
April, 2008.<br />
Invited presentation on teaching writing for Journalism Graduate Seminar. March 2006.<br />
Workshop & editorial assistance—writing for publication. IBA seniors. Fall, 2003.<br />
Co-initiator of Writing Fellows program and Honors Peer Tutoring course, 2003.<br />
Discussion facilitator, Plagiarism Conference. January 2003.<br />
Member of committee to revise 10:003 correspondence course, 2002-2004.<br />
Workshops, discussion groups and consultations with faculty and teaching assistants from various colleges,<br />
departments, and programs. Center for Teaching 2001-2002.<br />
Participated in planning session hosted by Admissions for revising First-year at Iowa course. December<br />
2001.<br />
Invited presentation on Research and Professional Development for Women’s Studies Graduate<br />
Colloquium, November 2001.<br />
Designed Rhetoric of Scientific Inquiry course, funded by Office of Interdisciplinary Programs, 2001.<br />
Course to be taught in 2002 & 2003.<br />
Designed and taught Writing for Biological Sciences course for Iowa Advantage Program 2000; revised<br />
2001<br />
Colloquium presentation on Feminist Pedagogy. Journalism Dept. October 1999.<br />
Faculty leader of interdisciplinary group of graduate students writing dissertations and writing for learned<br />
journals--through Poroi. Fall 1999<br />
Presentation to General Education Literature Program Committee Orientation for New Teaching Assistants.<br />
“Bridging Rhetoric & Gen. Ed. Lit.” Fall, 1997 1999, 2000<br />
Presented 3 lectures to Honors Rhetoric. Fall, 1996 & 1997<br />
Designed & Presented 3-wk mini-course for Center for the Book seminar, The Book in Society and Culture<br />
II. Spring 1999<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Refereed Publications<br />
Book<br />
Institutionalizing Literacy: The Historical Role of College Entrance Examinations in English. Carbondale,<br />
IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.<br />
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Edited Collection<br />
Against the Grain: A Volume in Honor of Maxine Hairston. Ed. David Jolliffe, Michael Keene, Mary<br />
Trachsel, Ralph Voss. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. 2002.<br />
Chapters and Articles<br />
“Reviving Biophilia.” In Proceedings. Animality in Culture, Science and Everyday Life. University of<br />
Warsaw Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Artes Liberales. 2013<br />
“How to Do Things Without Words: Whisperers as Rustic Authorities on Interspecies Dialogue.” In Jason<br />
Black and Greg Goodale, Eds. Arguments about Animal Ethics. Lexington Press. 31-52. 2010.<br />
“Human Uniqueness in the Age of Ape Language Research.” Society and Animals18:4 (2010) 397-412.<br />
**** “Theories of Specialized Discourses and Writing Fellows Programs.” Across the Disciplines, 2008.<br />
(with Carol Severino).<br />
*** “Panopticism? Or Just Paying Attention?” In Michelle Eble & Lynee Gaillet, Eds. Stories of<br />
Mentoring: Theory and Praxis. Lauer Series, Parlor Press: West Lafayette, IN, 2008. 276-288. (with<br />
Cinda Coggins)<br />
“Husserl’s Intersubjectivity and the Possibility of Living with Nonhuman Persons.” Analecta Husserliana.<br />
Yearbook of the World Society for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning. Volume XCIII.<br />
2007, 33-51.<br />
“Starting a Writing Fellows Program: Crossing Disciplines or Crossing Pedagogies?” The International<br />
Journal of Learning. Proceedings of the 11 th Annual Learning Conference. 2005. With Carol Severino.<br />
“The Give and Take of Mentoring.” Against the Grain: A Festshcrift in Honor of Maxine Hairston. Ed.<br />
David Jolliffe, Michael Keene, Mary Trachsel, Ralph Voss. Hampton Press, 2002. 159-171.<br />
“Institutional vs. Personal Ethics.” The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice. Ed.<br />
Michael Pemberton. Ablex Perspectives on Writing: Theory, Research, Practice Series. Brian Huot &<br />
Kathleen Yancey, series editors. 2000. 167-90.<br />
“Horse Stories and Romance Fiction: Variants or Alternative Texts of Female Identity?” Reader 39, spring<br />
1998, 1-22.<br />
“Nurturant Ethics and Academic Ideals: Convergence in the Writing Center.” Writing Center Journal 16:1<br />
(Fall, 1995) 24-45.<br />
“Literate and Oral Constructs of ‘Authentic’ Irish Music.” Eire/Ireland 30:3 (Fall, 1995) 27-46.<br />
“What I Learned at School.” Echoes. McGraw-Hill, Custom College Series, 1994. Reprinted in 2nd<br />
edition, 1996.<br />
***“Windmills and Workbooks, Abstractions and Alternatives: Formal and Functional<br />
Approaches to Literacy.” Language Arts 64 (1987) 855-868.<br />
**”Literacy and Writing Assessment: A Diachronic Perspective.” Writing Assessment: Issues and<br />
Strategies. Karen Greenberg, Harvey Weiner & Richard Donovan, eds. White Plains, NY: Longman,<br />
1986. 13-34. (With Stephen P. Witte & Keith Walters)<br />
“Learning is Doing: Teaching the Research Paper as a Group Project.” CCTE Proceedings, 1983, 23-33.<br />
Invited Articles and Chapters<br />
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Review Essay. “Observing Animal Agency in Narrative Environments: A Review of Susan McHugh’s<br />
Animal Stories: Narrating Across Species Lines. JAC (forthcoming).<br />
Textbook Chapter. “Writing the Research Paper.” Maxine Hairston, Successful Writing, 6th edition. NY:<br />
Norton Press, 1997.<br />
Opinion Essay. “Research versus Teaching in Professional Roles.” fyi 30:17 (1993) 1,3.<br />
Textbook chapter. “Writing the Research Paper.” Maxine Hairston, Successful Writing 5th edition. NY:<br />
Norton Press, 1986. 387-401.<br />
Textbook chapter. “Writing the Research Paper.” Maxine Hairston, Contemporary Rhetoric, 4th edition.<br />
NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 292-323.<br />
Reviews<br />
Daston, Lorraine & Gregg Mitman, eds. Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism.<br />
H-Network on Animal Studies [H-Animal@H-NET.MSU.EDU]. June, 2007.<br />
Longworth, Polly. The World of Emily Dickinson and Robert McClure Smith, The Seductions of Emily<br />
Dickinson. Southern Humanities Review (Spring, 1998).<br />
J.L. Dillard, A History of American English and Philip Gleason, Speaking of Diversity: Language and<br />
Diversity in Twentieth-Century America. History of Education Quarterly 33:3 (1993) 446-48.<br />
Reprint<br />
“Windmills and Workbooks, Abstractions and Alternatives: Formal and Functional Approaches to<br />
Literacy.” Literacy and Power. Diane Vipond & Ronald Strahl, eds. Lanham, MD: University Press of<br />
America, 1996.<br />
Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations<br />
International (recent)<br />
Keynote <strong>Address</strong>: “Reviving Biophilia: Feeling Our Way with Other Animals. The Experience of<br />
Animality in Science, Culture & Daily Life. University of Warsaw, Poland, October 2012.<br />
Paper. “Writing Animal Studies from the Heartland: A History of Human-Animal Relations on the<br />
University of Iowa Campus.” Rhetorics of Human Animal Relations. University of Oslo, May 2012.<br />
Paper. “The Relational Stance from Field Observation to Laboratory Science: The Case of Ape Language<br />
Research.” Sex, Gender, Species Conference, Wesleyan University, February 2011.<br />
Paper. “Human Uniqueness in the Age of Ape Language Research.” San Diego State Univeristy Darwin<br />
Symposium. San Diego, CA. November 2009.<br />
Paper. “How to Do Things Without Words: Whisperers as Rustic Authorities on Interspecies Dialogue.”<br />
International Society of Anthrozoology Conference. Kansas City, MO. October, 2009.<br />
Poster. “Human Scientist-Animal Subject Relationships in Ape Language Research.” The Primate Mind:<br />
Built to Connect with Other Minds. Erice, Sicily, Italy. June 2009.<br />
Paper. “Relational Minds: Enculturated Apes and the Shared Construction of Identity.” International<br />
Society of Anthrozoology Conference. Toronto, Canada. August 2008.<br />
Paper. “Feminists Without Borders: International Dialogues in the Writing Center.” International Writing<br />
Center Association and Peer Tutoring Conference. Minneapolis, MN. October 2005.<br />
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Paper. “Nonhuman Persons: How Ape-language Research Constructs the Identity of Language Competent<br />
Apes.” 55 th International Phenomenology Congress: Phenomenology of Life: From the Animal Soul to the<br />
Human Mind. Nijmegen, Netherlands. August, 2005.<br />
Paper. “Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries with Writing Fellows.” 11 th International Literacy and<br />
Education Research Network Conference on Learning. Havana, Cuba. June, 2004.<br />
Paper. “Chimps and Children: Development of Language and Identity Across the Species Border.”<br />
Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Research, Theory and Practice. Tempe, AZ. January 2003.<br />
Paper. “Writing Center Practice with Non-native Writers of English.” International Writing Centers<br />
Association Conference. Savannah, GA. April 2002.<br />
Paper. “Critical Thinking Meets Women’s Ways of Knowing.” Third Biennial International Feminism(s)<br />
and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Decatur, IL. October 2001.<br />
Paper. “We Are Not Alone: Human-Animal Relationships in Adolescent Literature.” Modern Critical<br />
Approaches to Children’s Literature. Nashville, TN. March 1999.<br />
Paper. “Horse Stories and Adolescent Female Readers: Alternatives to Romance or Variations on the<br />
Theme?” Modern Critical Approaches to Children’s Literature. Nashville, TN. April 1997.<br />
Paper. “Texts and Performances: The Blending of Traditions in the History of Irish Music.” American<br />
Conference on Irish Studies/Canadian Association of Irish Studies. Queens College, Belfast, Northern<br />
Ireland. June-July 1995.<br />
Paper. “Nurture and Conquest: A Narrative Analysis of Academic Labor in America.” International<br />
Conference on Women in Higher Education. El Paso, TX. January 1994.<br />
National and Regional (recent)<br />
Chief Reader’s Report. National Advanced Placement Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. July 2013.<br />
Paper. “The Place of Entry-level College Composition in Developing Academic Writing Skills.” College<br />
Composition and Communication Conference. Las Vegas. March, 2013.<br />
Paper. “Rhetoric of Inquiry: A Model of College-level Literacy.” National Conference of Teachers of<br />
English. Las Vegas,. November, 2012.<br />
Chief Reader’s Report, National AP Conference. Orlando, Florida. July 2012.<br />
Invited Talk. “Rhetorical Analysis and Argument.” Norwalk High School AP English Language Classes.<br />
Norwalk, Iowa. October 2011<br />
Chief Reader’s Report. National AP Conference. San Francisco. July, 2011.<br />
Panel presentation. “Understanding AP and Maximizing its Value.” Iowa Association for College<br />
Admissions Counselors. Des Moines, IA. May, 2011<br />
Paper. “Animal-ness.” Rhetoric Society of America. Minneapolis, MN. May 2010.<br />
Presentation. “Articulating the Animal: Tales from the Lab.” Writing Science at the Writing University<br />
Conference. POROI, University of Iowa. October 2008.<br />
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Paper. “Writing Fellows and the Question of ‘Disciplined’ Academic Writing.” College Composition and<br />
Communication Conference. New York. March 2007.<br />
Paper. “Caring and Coexisting with Nonhuman Persons.” National Communication Association. San<br />
Antonio, TX. November 2006.<br />
Paper. “Who Cares.” Women’s Caucus, South Central Modern Language Association. Ft. Worth, TX,<br />
October 2006.<br />
Keynote <strong>Address</strong>. “Animal Culture is a Human Cultural Question.” Craft, Culture, Critique Conference.<br />
University of Iowa. April 2006.<br />
Paper. “Writing for Different Masters.” College Composition and Communication Conference.” Chicago.<br />
March, 2006.<br />
Paper. “Academic Piece Work as Peace Work.” Midwest Writing Center Association Conference. St.<br />
Cloud, MN. November, 2004.<br />
Panel proposer and moderator. “Fitting Peer Learning into the Academic Hierarchy.” Thomas R. Watson<br />
Conference, “Writing at the Center.” Louisville, KY. October 2004.<br />
Discussion leader. Statewide Articulation Conference. Newton, IA. February 2004.<br />
Paper. “Critical Thinking Texts and Rhetorics of Bad Faith.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference.<br />
Austin, TX. May 2004.<br />
Paper. “Panopticism or Just Paying Attention.” Conference on Composition and Communication. San<br />
Antonio Texas. March 2004.<br />
Paper. “Women’s Literacy, Addiction, and Spirituality.” Conference on College Composition and<br />
Communication. New York, NY. March 2003.<br />
Paper. “WritLarge: Summer Faculty Workshop on Writing-enhanced Large Classes.” Midwest Writing<br />
Center Association Conference. Lawrence, KS. October 2002.<br />
Paper. “Gendered Literacy: Gains and Losses.” Conference on College Composition and Communication.<br />
Chicago, IL. March, 2002.<br />
Co-director. Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference. Iowa City, IA. September 2001.<br />
Paper. “Outside the Center.” Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN.<br />
October 2000.<br />
Paper. “Writing Centers as ‘Safety Zones’ in Academia.” National Writing Center Association<br />
Conference. Baltimore, MD October 2000.<br />
Paper. “Critical Thinking and the Production of Reasonable Students.” Feminist Rhetorics Conference.<br />
Minneapolis, MN. October 1999.<br />
Paper. “Examining Writing Centers as Safe Places in the Hostile World of Academe.” Midwest Writing<br />
Centers Association. Springfield, MO. October 1999.<br />
Paper. “The Spirit of Mentoring in the Ethical Universe of Academe.” American Association of Higher<br />
Education: Faculty Roles & Rewards.” Orlando, FL. January 1998<br />
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Paper. “Navigating the Ethics and Politics of Academic Labor.” National Conference on Women in<br />
Higher Education. Ames, IA. November 1997<br />
Paper. “Another War Between the Sexes: A Gendered View of the Literacy Paradox.” College<br />
Composition & Communication Conference. Phoenix, AZ. March 1997.<br />
Paper. “Authenticity Reconsidered.” Conference on American Pragmatism, John Dewey, and Teaching<br />
and Learning in a Multicultural Society. Institute for the Study of Postsecondary Pedagogy. SUNY New<br />
Paltz, NY. November 1995.<br />
Paper. “An Ethic of Care: Emotional Labor in Education.” The Politics of Caring III. Atlanta, GA.<br />
November 1995.<br />
Paper. “Safe Places in Hostile Environments.” National Writing Center Conference. St. Louis, MO.<br />
September 1995.<br />
SERVICE<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
Member. Review Committee for Will Jennings. Fall 2012-Spring 2013.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Pat Dolan. Fall 2012-Spring 2013.<br />
Member. Rhetoric Assessment Committee. Fall 2011-Spring 2012.<br />
Chair. Search Committee for STEM lecturer positions. Fall 2011.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Bridget Tsemo. Fall 2010-Spring 2011.<br />
Chair. Search Committee for 2 lecturer positions. Fall 2010-Spring 2011.<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Takis Poulakos. Spring 2010<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Bridget Tsemo. Spring 2010.<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Chair. Summer 2004-Spring 2008.<br />
Reviewer. Will Jennings and Cinda Coggins-Mosher. Fall 2006.<br />
Member. Technology Committee. 2004-2007.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Vershawn Young. Spring 2004.<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Will Jennings. Spring 2004.<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Daniel Gross. Fall, 2003.<br />
Member. Committee on Post-tenure Faculty Review Criteria. Spring 2003<br />
Member. Morphing Textbook Committee. Spring 2003.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Aimee Carrillo-Rowe. Spring 2003.<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Megan Knight. Spring 2003.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Takis Poulakos. Fall 2002.<br />
Associate Chair. 1999-2000, Fall 2002-Spring 2004.<br />
Chair. Five Year Hiring Plan Committee. Fall 200-Spring 2004..<br />
Member. Lecturer Search Committee. Spring 2002.<br />
Contest Judge. Annual Rhetoric <strong>Department</strong> Essay Contest. Every spring.<br />
Member. Program Associate Search Committee. Spring 2002.<br />
Chair. Review Committee for Patrick Dolan. Spring 2002.<br />
Member. Annual Review Committee, Daniel Gross. Spring 2001.<br />
Acting <strong>Department</strong> Executive Officer. Summer 2000.<br />
Member. Annual Review Committee, Melissa Deem. Spring 2000.<br />
Member Textbook Committee. Spring 2000, 2003.<br />
Summer <strong>Department</strong> Chair and Director of Student Affairs. 1999.<br />
Chair. Annual Review Committee, Melissa Deem. Spring 1999.<br />
Elected Member. Executive Committee. Fall 1994-Fall 1996. Spring 1999. Fall 2003-Spring 2004; Fall<br />
2009-Spring 2010<br />
Writer/Editor. Alumni Newsletter for Cleo Martin Fund for Excellence in Teaching Rhetoric. Summer<br />
1998.<br />
Chair. Professional Development Program. 1999<br />
Chair. Annual Review Committee, Diane Davis. Spring, 1998.<br />
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Staffing Supervisor. 1995, 1998, 1999.<br />
Annual Review Committee, Melissa Deem. Spring 1997.<br />
Associate Chair. Spring 1997.<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Representative. Campus Communications Project. Fall 1996.<br />
Committee D. 1996-1998.<br />
Co-leader. Professional Development Program. Fall 1996.<br />
Member. Textbook Committee. 1996, 1997.<br />
Member. Search Committee for Tenure Track Position. Fall 1995-Spring 1996.<br />
Member. Search Committee for Temporary Lecturer Position. Spring 1995.<br />
Director of the Reading Lab. Spring 1995-Fall 1996, Summer 1997.<br />
College<br />
Representative from GECC. AACU Gen. Ed. and Assessment Conference. Seattle. Feb. 2010.<br />
Member. Collegiate Teaching Award Selection Committee. Fall, 2009-Fall 2011<br />
Member. General Education Course Committee. Jan.2004-Jan. 2005, Spring 2008, Fall 2009-2011.<br />
Reviewer. First-year seminar proposals. April 2003.<br />
Member. Educational Policy Committee. 2002-2005. Secretary, 2004.<br />
Discussion leader. Fulbright Grants Workshop for Graduate Study and Research Abroad. August 2001.<br />
Discussion leader. College of Liberal Arts Orientation for New Faculty. August 2001.<br />
Faculty Presenter. Parent Orientation Sessions, “Success in Today’s Classroom.” Summer 2001.<br />
Member. Task force on Interdisciplinary Cooperation among Rhetoric and Writing Disciplines. 2001-<br />
present<br />
Member. Standards for Success Committee. Spring 2001<br />
Member. International Travel Awards Committee. 2000-2003.<br />
Speaker. Graduate Instructor Workshop, English. Fall 2000, Fall 2001.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Art & Art History. Spring 1999.<br />
Member. Poroi Executive Committee. Spring 1998-2002.<br />
Member. Faculty Assembly. 1998-2003. Nominating Commmittee, 2002.<br />
Member. Vice President for Research Advisory Committee in the Arts & Humanities. Fall 1997-Spring<br />
1999.<br />
Member. Center for the Book Certificate Program Admissions & Advisory Committee.<br />
Spring 1996-Fall 2000.<br />
Member. Faculty Welfare Committee. 1995-97.<br />
Member. Elections Committee. Spring 1995.<br />
University<br />
Member. University of Iowa Press Editorial Board Advisory Committee. 2012-2015.<br />
Fulbright Review Committee. Fall, 2012.<br />
Faculty adviser. P.A.W.S. Student Organization. 2011-present.<br />
Member. Obermann Seminar Proposal Review Committee. 2010.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Rachel Williams, Teaching & Learning, Education. 2010.<br />
Member. SST Subcommittee on One Community One Book. Spring 2008.<br />
Co-chair. SST Subcommittee on Traditions. 2008.<br />
Member. Review Committee for Office of University Relations. 2007-2008<br />
Member. Student Success Team. 2007-<br />
Member. Provost’s Task Force on The Writing University. 2006<br />
Member. Subcommittee on Undergraduate Writing Major. 2006<br />
Member. Council on Teaching. 2006-2008; 2009-2010; Chair, 2007-2008.<br />
Member. Steering Committee, University Re-accreditation Project. 2006-2008.<br />
Panel speaker. High School to Higher Education workshop on Academic Integrity. April 2004.<br />
Member. Honors Scholarship Selection Committee. 2004-2008.<br />
Faculty member. Council on the Status of Women. 2003-2004.<br />
Speaker representing Center for Teaching. Provost’s Faculty Orientation, August 2001.<br />
Mentor for new faculty member in Education, Betsy Palmer. 2000-2001.<br />
Member. Search committee for Communications Coordinator position. School of Engineering. Spring<br />
2001.<br />
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Member. Student Travel Funding Committee. 2000-2005<br />
Member. Ad Hoc Regents University Committee on Alternative High School<br />
<strong>Curriculum</strong> and College Admissions Standards. Spring 1996-Fall 1998.<br />
Profession<br />
Member. AP English Language Development Committee (College Board), 2010-present.<br />
Member, College Board Advanced Placement Higher Education Advisory Committee, 2011-2013<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Humanimalia. 2012<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Animals and Society. 2010-present<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Journal of Critical Animal Studies. 2009-present<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Hypatia: Journal of Feminist Philosophy 2010-present<br />
Symposium Organizer (with Theresa Mangum). “Apes in Iowa.” Funded, organized, participated in day-<br />
long sharing of research on nonhuman apes with scholars from the Midwest. U of Iowa, April<br />
2008.<br />
Speaker, “College Preparation.” Iowa City Alternative High School & City High. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.<br />
Reviewer, graduating teacher candidates. <strong>Curriculum</strong> & Instruction, Education. U of Iowa. Dec. 2004.<br />
2006<br />
External Reviewer for hiring/tenure case, University of Illinois. Oct. 2004<br />
Manuscript Reviewer, Research in the Teaching of English, 2003-present<br />
Manuscript Reviewer, University of Massachusetts Press, 2004-present<br />
Manuscript Reviewer, National Women’s Studies Association Journal, 2004-present<br />
Co-director. Midwest Writing Centers Conference. September 2001.<br />
Referee. Professing Rhetorics--Composition. Rhetoric Society of America Annual<br />
Conference, 1999.<br />
Speaker. Eighth Annual EICCD English Staff Development Day. Muscatine<br />
Community College. Muscatine, Iowa. Feb. 1999.<br />
Executive Committee Member. Iowa Writing Project. 1993-2000.<br />
Referee. Writing Assessment Division. College Composition and Communication<br />
Conference. 1995.<br />
Referee. National Council of Teachers of English. Annual State Writing Contest for<br />
High School Juniors. 1995-present.<br />
Textbook Reviewer. Allyn & Bacon<br />
Harcourt Brace<br />
Mayfield<br />
Pearson<br />
Test Materials Reviewer ACT reading exams; ACT CLEP (1998-2009); College Board CLEP Exams,<br />
2009. GMAT exam (2011-present)<br />
Range Finding Committee College Board, SAT Written Exam, 2002-present<br />
Test Reader/Rater ETS Advanced Placement English Exam, 2000-2004<br />
Table Leader ETS Advanced Placement English Exam, 2005-2006, 2010<br />
Question Leader ETS Advanced Placement English Exam, 2007, 2008, 2009<br />
Chief Reader Designate ETS Advanced Placement English Language Exam. 2010<br />
Chief Reader ETS Advanced Placement English Language Exam 2011-present.<br />
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