Literature professor and professional writer available to help students use academic English in their writing. I will also help you with your analysis of literature and other written texts. We will di

Paula's resume

CURRICULUM VITAE



EDUCATION

Ph.D., English, University of California, Davis, 1993. Dissertation: Narrative and Lyric Combined: a Look at Contemporary Poetic Structure. Advisor: Alan Williamson. Second reader: Richard Wollheim.

Master of Arts, Stanford University, English Literature and Creative Writing, 1984. Thesis: Lincoln’s Twin: Poems and Translations. Advisor: Simone DiPiero.

Bachelor of Arts, Pacific Oaks College, Human Development, 1975.


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California, 2003-2016. Taught Collegiate Seminar, prose and fiction (Important 19th-century works), Greek Thought, and Roman Christian Mediaeval Thought. All seminars contain a significant writing component.

Taught English composition courses, including composition for non-English speakers. Oral communication for non-English speakers.

Participation in composition workshops at St. Mary’s College for the purpose of assessing student writing and how it is taught.

Stephen F. Austin State College, Nacogdoches, Texas, spring 1995. Guest taught a graduate seminar in twentieth-century women’s’ poetry. Also conducted poetry writing workshop.

University of California, Davis, September 1993 - 1996. Postdoctoral Lecturer in Advanced Composition (English 103).

University of California, Davis, 1986 through 1992 (a total of 14 quarters). Introduction to Literature, Close Reading of Poetry, English 1, and English A. Participation in conferences concerning writing theory and curriculum design. English composition placement screening for incoming freshman.

Laney College, Oakland, California. English 1.

Chabot College, Hayward, California. Freshman Composition; Introduction to Literature; Writing Laboratory; Spelling and Pronunciation; Technical Writing.

Merritt College, Oakland, California. Remedial English; ESL (beginning conversation).

Vista College, Oakland, California. Intermediate ESL (grammar and conversation); Contemporary Latin American Literature (teaching and curriculum development); Beginning Reading.

California Poets In The Schools (CPITS), 1978 - 1980. Oakland and Berkeley public schools, grades 3 through 8.



PROFESSIONAL WRITING and SCHOLARSHIP

Freelance writer (1995 - present), publishing book reviews and articles on contemporary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction in the following newspapers/journals (partial list):

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
The Austin Statesman
The Boston Review
The Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
The Georgia Review
The Los Angeles Times
The Miami Herald
The New Criterion
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Washington Post

Monthly column ("Way Out West") in The San Diego Union Tribune, 1999 - 2001. Reviewed literature of California and the American West.

Article on the plays of Adrienne Kennedy published in Theater Southwest, October 1990.

Essay and bibliography published in Bulletin of Bibliography on the works of Louise Glück, December 1987.

Poems published in national journals including Prairie Schooner, Michigan Quarterly Review, Columbia Journal, The Berkeley Poetry Review, Tikkun, Southern Poetry Review, and others.

Poetry Chapbook : Unimaginary Landscapes, 2015

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Nineteenth and Twentieth century British and American literature.


HONORS/AWARDS
Postdoctoral Lectureship, University of California, Davis, fall 1993 - spring 1996.
U.C. Regents fellowship, 1993.
Academy of American Poets Competition, University of California, Davis, 2nd place, 1986.


LANGUAGES
Spanish, fluency
French, reading and conversational competency
Hebrew, reading competency, speaking basics