Academic Appointments

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
August 1998-Present; January 1997-December 1997

Research Assistant, Dr. Margaret Hostetler
Department of English, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
July 1998-Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics and Finance
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
January 1998-July 1998

Education

Master of Arts, English
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
In Progress

Bachelor of Arts, English
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri
16 December 1995

University of Missouri--Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
August 1991-December 1992

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
August 1998-Present; January 1997-December 1997

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics and Finance
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
January 1998-July 1998

Relevant Work Experience

Consultant, Department of Economics and Finance
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
May 1998-July 1998
--Conducted background research relevant to the disciplines of economics and finance.
--Produced the 1998 Master of Science in Economics Bulletin and brochure for prospective graduate students.

Document Analyst, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
April 1996-December 1996
-- Analyzed documents generated during the discovery phase of civil litigation.
-- Ensured compliance with court-ordered document production.

Teaching and Research Interests

Medieval English Literature
Medieval Philosophy
Theology
Renaissance Poetry
Romantic Poetry
Rhetoric and Composition
Critical Theory

Courses Taught

Economics 230: Introduction to Macroeconomics
-- Responsible for the writing component, emphasizing the development of professional writing skills, of two sections of the course.

English 095: Writing Workshop
-- A basic writing skills course which emphasizes clear sentence structure and development of ideas in paragraphs and essays. This course is required for entering MSU Community College freshmen. It must be completed before enrollment in English 100 or 101.

English 100: Basic Writing
-- Writing skills course emphasizing paragraph and essay development. This course is required of entering freshmen with ACT English scores of 16 or below and must be successfully completed before enrollment in English 101.


English 111: Fundamental Writing Skills
-- Writing skills course designed as a sequence of individualized instruction in the basics of grammar, punctuation, and composition. Taken concurrently with English 101.


English 112: Fundamental Writing Skills Laboratory
-- A continuation of English 111. Taken concurrently with English 102.

Conference Presentations

"Some Evidence on the Use of Writing Intensive Methods in the Principles of Macroeconomics Courses." Edwin Childers, Jr., Dr. Martin Milkman, and Dr. William Payne. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Education Innovations in Economics and Business (EDINEB) International Conference, September 2-5, 1998. Cleveland, Ohio.

"'Who and what is shee?' The Problem of Identity in Donne's First Anniversary." Paper presented at the 1995 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention. St. Louis, Missouri.

University Service

Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Studies Committee
of the Academic Council;Academic Council.
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

Graduate Honors and Awards

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

Charter Member, Alpha Eta Tau Chapter
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

President, Alpha Eta Tau Chapter
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Undergraduate Honors and Awards

Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Dean's List

Spring 1996

Who's Who at Central
-- Awarded to 39 students selected from the nominees for the Charno Award (given to the two outstanding citizens of the graduating class).
-- Selection is based upon leadership abilities; academic excellence; leadership in extracurricular social and service organizations; service to the University outside of organizations; outstanding work in academic divisions and/or departments; personality and character above reproach.

Fall 1995

Dr. Catharine F. Titus Memorial Scholarship
-- Awarded for outstanding academic achievement in the field of English.


Department of English and Philosophy Achievement Award

Spring 1995

Best Session Paper, Seventeenth Century British Poetry
-- Awarded at the 1995 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in St. Louis, Missouri.


Department of English and Philosophy Writing Award
-- Best Undergraduate Critical Essay


Department of English and Philosophy Achievement Award

Spring 1994

Department of English and Philosophy Writing Award
-- Best Undergraduate Critical Essay


Department of English and Philosophy Writing Award
-- Special Recognition for Poetry


Department of English and Philosophy Achievement Award

Fall 1993

Department of English and Philosophy Achievement Award

Memberships in Professional Organizations

National Council of Teachers of English
-- Conference on College Composition and Communication
Medieval Academy of America
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Professional Development

1998 Rhetoric and Composition Colloquium
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky


1997 Jesse Stuart Writing Symposium
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.


1997 Rhetoric and Composition Colloquium
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.


1995 Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Convention
St. Louis, Missouri.

Other Affiliations

Murray Lodge #105, F&AM
Murray, Kentucky

Murray Chapter #92, RAM
Murray, Kentucky

Murray Council #50, R&SM
Murray, Kentucky

Benton Commandery #46, KT
Benton, Kentucky

Murray Star Chapter #433, OES
Murray, Kentucky

The Philalethes Society

References

Available upon request.

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