Experienced Editor, Writer, Literature Instructor, Proofreader having taught university courses for 20 years.

Neal's resume

Curriculum Vitae


EDUCATION

PhD August 4, 2012, American Studies, Purdue University
M.F.A. May 2004, Poetry, Purdue University
M.A. 2001, English Literature, Western Washington University
B.A. 1996, Writing and Literature, Naropa University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, Creative Writing Program, Purdue University

• mentoring Teaching Assistants for Introductory Creative Writing
• full responsibility for instruction and lesson plan development
• reading, analysis and discussion of contemporary poetry
• detailed analysis of individual poets
• historical antecedents of contemporary poetic styles
• study of performative aspects of poetry including readings, slams, multi-media and web-based styles
English 407, Poetry Workshop, Spring 2005

Adjunct Instructor, Composition Program, Purdue University
*106I classes for International Students mentored by Dr. Tony Silva

• full responsibility for syllabus design, lesson plans, lectures, grading, conferences
• rhetorical structure of critical analyses and argument
• instruction in use of web-authoring tools, powerpoint, prezi, slide rocket, photoshop, e-books and realtime web dialogues (MOOspace)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2012 (one section)
• English 106I, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2012 (one section)
• English 106I, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2013 (one section)
• English 106I, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2015 (three sections)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Spring 2016 (one section)
• English 106I, First-Year Composition I, Spring 2014 (one section)
• English 106I, First-Year Composition I, Spring 2013 (one section)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Spring 2006 (two sections)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2005 (two sections)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Spring 2005 (two sections)
• English 106, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2004 (two sections)





Adjunct Instructor, Afghan Junior Faculty Development Program

• Full responsibility for syllabus design, in-class instruction and lesson plans
for visiting Junior Faculty in English composition & pedagogy section of
an eight-week intensive educational program. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Department
of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Defense, Spring 2014


Graduate Teaching Assistant, Brian Lamb School of Communication

• responsibility for in-class instruction in speech communication
Communication 114, Introductory Speech, Fall 2011 (one section)
Communication 114, Introductory Speech, Fall 2014 ( four sections)


Graduate Teaching Assistant, Composition Program, Purdue University
*First two semesters mentored by Dr. Samantha Blackmon, Director of Purdue University’s Introductory Composition Program

• full responsibility for syllabus design, lesson plans, lectures, grading, conferences
• focus on methods/means of written, visual, verbal communication
• instruction in methods of conducting scholarly research
• instruction in use of basic computer programs for composition and presentation
Composition
English 102, First-Year Composition II, Spring 2003, Spring 2002 (standard & computer-mediated classrooms)
English 101, First-Year Composition I, Fall 2002, Fall 2001 (computer-mediated classrooms)
English 106, First-Year Composition, Fall 2010, Spring 2011
English 108, Advanced First-Year Composition, Spring 2009
English 106, First-Year Composition, Spring 2009
English 106, First-Year Composition, 2 sections, Fall 2008
English 106, First-Year Composition, Fall 2007, Spring 2008
English 106, First-Year Composition, Fall 2006, Spring 2007

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Creative Writing Program, Purdue University
*Two semesters mentored by Professor Marianne Boruch and Dr. Donald Platt

Introduction to Creative Writing
English 305, Combined Poetry/Prose, Fall 2004
English 305, Combined Poetry/Prose, Spring 2003




Graduate Teaching Assistant, Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University
*Two semesters mentored by Dr. Pat Sullivan of Purdue University’s Rhetoric and Composition Program

• taught technical and organizational aspects of professional writing to advanced students
• used multimedia approaches to assist students in working as small groups
• guided student work groups in solving communication issues for local businesses
Professional Writing
English 420, Advanced Professional Writing, Fall 2009
English 420, Advanced Professional Writing, Spring 2010

Writing Associate, WWU Writing Lab, Western Washington University

• one-on-one tutoring for undergraduate and graduate critical and creative papers
• working with students at all skill levels, including ESL and non-traditional students
• conducted in-class instructional seminars
Writing Lab, Fall 1999-Spring 2001

Instructor, Department of English, Western Washington University

• responsible for syllabus design, assignments, lecturing, grading and conferences
• team-taught clustered learning community program
English 101, First-Year Composition, Spring 2000

Teaching Fellow, Department of English, Western Washington University

• designed lesson plans and conducted lectures in class of 80+ students under
the supervision of Dr. Steven VanderStaay
English 215, Modern British Literature, Fall 2000



PUBLICATIONS

I. Reviews
“Quipu” by Arthur Sze. Sycamore Review, Winter/Spring 2005, Vol. 18, Issue 1
“Back on the Fire” by Gary Snyder. Sycamore Review, Summer/Fall, Vol. 19,
Issue 2

I. Articles
“Teaching Composition in the Computer-Mediated Classroom.” IWP Newsletter.
2002
“Help, There’s a Hole in My Thesis.” Associated Writing Programs,
Pedagogy Papers. 2001.


II. Poetry
has appeared in
Fence, v 6 n 1, 2003-2004; “Signature”
Maize, issue 1, 2002; “To Be a Red Squirrel in Lafayette, Indiana”
Bombay Gin, n 23, 1997; “Middle C”, “Lion on the Ice”
Northwest Review, v 35 n 2, 1997; “The Anthropology of Dance”
Silverfish, n 15, 1986; “Grandfather’s Eyebrows”


SERVICE

Focus group member, Freshman Composition Curriculum Design, Purdue University
• analyzed effectiveness of Freshman Composition classes
Spring 2005

Co-founder and Instructor, Looseleaf, Community Education Classes in Creative Writing, Lafayette, Indiana
• organized and taught free writing classes for adults and children
Spring 2003-Spring 2004


EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Managing Editor, Sycamore Review, Purdue University, 2002-2004
Editorial Assistant, Sycamore Review, Purdue University, 2001-2005
Assistant Editor, Bellingham Review, Western Washington University, 1999-2001
Internship in Literary Editing with Robin Hemley, Western Washington University,
1999-2001
Director, Kavyayantra Letterpress, Summer Semester 1996, Naropa University
(designed and printed broadsides, booklets and chapbook covers)
Co-Editor, Bombay Gin, Naropa University, 1995-1996

INVITED READINGS & AWARDS

MFA thesis performance, Purdue University, May 2004
Thomas Andrews Clapping award for poetry, May 2004
Featured reader, Open Microphone, Purdue University, 2003
Presenter, Graduate Honors Colloquium, “Kaidara, a Mnemonic Device,” a critical
paper on West African Literature, Western Washington University, 2001
Graduate Fellowship in Pedagogy, Western Washington University, 2000
Ensemble performance of poetry and music, Western Washington University, 2000
Inter-Arts stage performance with Anne Waldman and other poets, musicians and
dancers, Naropa University, 1994-1996






CONFERENCES

“Smoking Guns: The Rhetoric of Violence” accepted by 2001 Conference on
College Composition and Communication

“Hypertext and the Poetic Line” presented at 2006 Midwestern Modern Languages
Association Conference

“When We Got Beat” presented at 2011 American Studies Symposium, Purdue University

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