EDUCATION
Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago , English, January 1998
Dissertation: “Penitents or Prostitutes?: Narratives of Fallen Women in Eighteenth-century English Fiction.”
M.A., Arizona State University , English, December 1988
Masters Thesis: “Tobias George Smollett’s The Adventures of Roderick Random: A Critical Edition.
B.A., Goshen College , English Education, 1983
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Goshen College Goshen , Indiana
Professor of English, 2004-present
Associate Professor of English, 1998-present
Assistant Professor of English , 1993-1998
Illinois Benedictine College Lisle, Illinois
AAC&U Preparation for Future Faculty Teaching Fellow , 1992-1993
Loyola University English Department Chicago , Illinois
Teaching Assistant, Tutor, and Teaching Fellow , 1989-1992
Arizona State University English Department Tempe , Arizona
Teaching Assistant, and Research Fellow, 1987 -1988
Christopher Dock High School Lansdale , PA
English Teacher , 1983-1987
COURSE EXPERTISE
Literature:
British Literature to 1800
Shakespeare
International Literature: Post-colonial Studies
Genre Studies: History of the Novel
Victorian Novel
Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
Literature & Writing
Introduction to Literature
Writing:
Freshman Composition I and II
Expository Writing
Basic Composition for ESL Writers
Language Skills: Remedial Writing Instruction
Women’s Studies:
Introduction to Women’s Studies
Women in Text & Image: Gender and Popular Culture
Women in Literature
Film Studies: Gender, Race, and Class in American Film
PUBLICATIONS
Edited with Maria Yoder. Bethinking Beck: Honoring Ervin and His Work. Design by Matt Mullet. Goshen , IN : Pinchpenny Press, 2003.
“‘Sloughing off Ribs’: Revealing The Second Sex in Julia Kasdorf’s Poetry.” Mennonite Quarterly Review, 7.4 (October 2003): 589-611.
“Katherine Anne Porter’s ‘The Grave’: Women’s Writing and Re-visioning Memory,” Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering (Fall/Winter 2002).
“When Flesh becomes Word: Creating Space for the Female Body in Mennonite Women’s Poetry.” Mennonite Quarterly Review, 72.4 (October 1998): 677-688.
“Preface.” Greeting the Dawn: An Anthology of New Mennonite Writing. Ed. Steven Yutzy. Goshen , IN : Pinchpenny Press, 1998.
“Afterword.” Voices from the Sea. Eds. Amber Friesen and Janneken Smucker. Goshen , IN : Pinchpenny Press, 1997. A collection of student essays from my Women in Literature class, Spring 1997.
“New Interest: Technology Invigorates Programs.” Goshen College Bulletin. 19 Sept. 1996 : 6-7.
PRESENTATIONS
National Women’s Studies Association, Orlando , FL , June 2005
Coordinator for session titled, “Bridging Academics and Student Life: Women’s Studies and Gender Programs in Christian Higher Education,” with Sylvia Shirk Charles, Carol Jarvis, and student Katie Hochstetler
Trans /positions: A Conference on Feminist Inquiry in Transit, Purdue University , April 2005
Paper titled, “Relational Storytelling: Edwidge Danticat and Transcultural Engagement” \
Convocation, Goshen College , March 2005 Presentation titled, “Gender and the Media”
Transforming a Culture of Violence Against Women Conference, Goshen College , March 2005
Workshop titled, “Women’s Self-Esteem and the Media”
Midwest Modern Languages and Literature Conference, St. Louis , MO , November 2004
Paper titled, “Memory and Story: Edwidge Danticat and Relational Narrative.”
American Association of University Women, Goshen chapter, Goshen , November 2004.
Moderator for session titled, “Issues Facing Women Today.” Panel made up of Karen Jacob, Director of WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions); Karen Lehman, AAUW President; and Sophie Charles and Katie Hochstetler, Steering Committee members for GSWA (Goshen Student Women’s Association).
National Women’s Studies Conference , Milwaukee , WI , June 2004
Paper titled, “Warring Women in Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood: Feminist Rebellion and the Igbo Women’s War in Nigeria .”
Coordinator for session titled, “Telling Our Stories: Women’s Studies and Gender Programs in Christian Higher Education,” with Ann Hostetler and Pat McFarlane, Goshen College, and Beth Graybill, MCC Women’s Concerns Desk
American Association of University Women, South Bend and Goshen chapters, Goshen , March 2004.
Presentation titled, “Looking at Gender in Popular Culture.”
Morning Song, College Mennonite Church , Goshen , February 2004.
Homily titled, “Forgiving is Hard to Do.”
National Women’s Studies Conference , New Orleans , LA , June 2003
Paper titled, “‘Let us gather here’: Edwidge Danticat and the Post-colonial Reader.”
Co-coordinator with Linda Beail, Point Loma Nazarene University , for session titled, “Striving or Thriving: Women’s Studies and Gender Programs in Christian Colleges and Universities.”
Educating Women in the New Millennium, Indiana University-South Bend, Mishawaka, IN, April 2000.
Paper titled, “Is Women’s Studies Dead?: Revitalizing the Women’s Studies minor at Goshen College.” with Dr. Judith Davis, and Jeanne Liechty.
Intercollegiate Women’s Conference , Goshen College , October 22-23, 1999
Moderator and Presentor for session titled, “Women and Depression,” with Betty Hochstetler and Dr. Jeanne Liechty.
Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S. Conference, Goshen College , October 1997
Paper titled, “When Flesh becomes Word: Creating Space for the Female Body in Mennonite Women’s Poetry.”
Panel participant, “Teaching Mennonite Literature.”
Goshen College Lunch & Learn, Elkhart , IN , September 1997
Presentation titled, “Resources for Revision.”
Indiana College English Association Conference, October 1994
Paper accepted titled, “Seducing the Reader in Moll Flanders: The Fallen Woman’s Narrative and Defoe’s ‘amorous Chain of Story.’”
Nappanee Public Library, “Let’s Talk About It” series, Nappanee , IN , February 1994
Presentation titled, “Bharati Mukherjee’s The Middleman and Other Stories: A Voice for ‘Altered America.’’
Midwest Association for the Society of Eighteenth Century Studies Conference, Milwaukee , WI , October 1993
Paper titled, “Penitents or Prostitutes: Narratives of Fallen Women in Fielding’s Amelia”
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Mininger Scholarship Grant: UK Women’s Studies Conference in Scotland , Goshen College, 2005-2006
Mininger Scholarship Grant: Women’s Internships in Costa Rica , June 2005, Goshen College, 2005-2006
Mininger Conference Grant: MMLA Attendance, Goshen College, 2004-2005
Mininger Conference Grant: NWSA Attendance, Goshen College, 2003-2004
Mininger Scholarship Grant: Women’s Internships in Costa Rica , May 2004, Goshen College, 2003-2004
Faculty Research Grant , Goshen College, 2000-2001: MMLA, 2002-2003: NWSA
Multicultural Education Course Enrichment Grant, 1996-97, 2002
Goshen College Women's Faculty Research Grant, Goshen College, 2001
Lilly Foundation Recruiting Grant, Goshen College, 1997-1998
Lilly Foundation Technology Grant, Goshen College, Spring 1997
Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship, Loyola University, 1993
Preparation for Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship, Loyola University, 1992-1993
University Teaching Fellowship, Loyola University, 1991-1992
Loyola Graduate Research Assistantship, Loyola University, 1990-1991
Arizona State Research Fellowship, Arizona State University, 1988
Menno Simons Scholarship, Goshen College, 1979-1983
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Goshen College , Administrative Positions
English Department Chair, 2002-present
Director, Study Service Term in Costa Rica , March-August 2001
Women’s Studies Director , Fall 2001-present
General Education Director, Spring 1999-2003
Summer Programs Coordinator , 1998-2000
Coordinator of Writing Tutor Program, 1996-2001
Goshen College , Committee and Institutional Service
Faculty Chair, 2005-2006
Master Calendar Committee, Chair, 2004-2005
Academic Affairs Committee, Humanities Division Representative, 2003-2006
Teacher Education Advisory Board, 2002-present
NCA (North Central Accreditation) Committee, 2002-2005
Rank & Tenure Committee, 2002-2004
Mennonite/s Writing: An International Conference, Conference Committee, 2002-2003
Assessment Committee, 1999-present
General Education Advisory Committee, Chair, Spring 1999-2003
Humanities Course Task Force, Chair, Spring 1999-2003
Media Task Force for Communication Department, Spring 1999
Women’s Studies Advisory Committee, 1998-present, Chair 2001-present
Integrated Arts Committee, Chair, 1998-2000
Fee & Rental Committee, Chair, 1998-2000
Lilly Recruiting Task Force for Arts Division, 1997-1998
Information Technology Committee, 1997-1998
Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S., Conference Committee, 1996-97
Nominating Committee, 1995-97, chair in 1996-97
Affirmative Action Committee, 1994-1999
Library Committee, 1993-1997
Goshen College , Advising and Leadership
Honors Thesis Advisor, Sarah Nelson, Spring 2004
Goshen Student Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series , Program Coordinator , Fall 2002
Goshen College V-Day Campaign, Campus Liaison and Faculty sponsor , February 2002, 2003 and 2005
Goshen Faculty Women’s Research Grant , Program Coordinator, 2000-present
Celebrate Service Day, Faculty Leader, 2000-2003
Indiana Office of Women in Higher Education, Goshen College Representative, May 1999-2001
Intercollegiate Women’s Conference, Faculty Advisor, Spring-Fall 1999
Goshen Student Women’s Association , Faculty Advisor, Fall 1998, co-advisor 2001-present
Pinchpenny PressFaculty Advisor for campus press, 1996-present
Broadside Faculty Advisor to student board for publication of campus poetry, short fiction, and essays, 1993-1996
Academic Advisor , English Department advisor, 1995-present; Generalist advisor for undeclared majors, 1994-1996; colloquium advisor, orientation support for first-year students, 1993-1995, 1997-2000, 2002-2003
Editorial Work
Manuscript Reviewer for Easy Access:The Reference Guide for Writers , July 2004
Manuscript Reviewer for Frontiers: A Journal of Women’s Studies , April 2004
Manuscript Reviewer for SUNY Press : Productive Postmodernism: Consuming Histories and Cultural Studies, Ed. John N. Duvall, 2000.
Text Consultant for drama Preacher/Poet (GC Players) , Spring 1998
English Department Web Page maintenance, 1997-2002
Collegiate Press Editorial Advisory Board, 1997
Community and Board Service
Elkhart County YWCA , 2004-2005
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION
Pitzer College's Summer Health Program in Costa Rica , June 21-27, 2005 , participated in field trip to Nicaragua in course led by Professor Ann Stromberg
CIC Conference for Department Chairs, Chicago , IL , June 2005
Conference on Portfolio Integration: Connecting Learning and Assessment , Northern Illinois University, March 2005
Scholarship and Christian Conference, Messiah College , PA , October 2004.
NCAHigher Learning Commission Annual Meeting, Chicago , IL , March 2004.
NCA Regional Workshop, Columbus , Ohio , February 2004.
Independent Colleges of Indiana, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN, March 2003: “Accreditation and Assessment Strategies for Institutional Effectiveness.”
National Women’s Studies Conference, Las Vegas , NV , June 2002
NCAHigher Learning Commission Annual Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , March 2002.
Association for Research on Mothering Conference, London , Ontario , November 2001.
AAC&U Conference, Dallas , TX , October 2001: “General Education and Assessment.”
International Faculty Development Seminar (CIEE, Council on International Educational Exchange), San José , Costa Rica , June 2001: “The Costa Rican Women’s Movement” led by Dr. Ilse Leitinger.
AAC&U Conference, Providence , RI , March 2001: “ Learning Communities: Strategies for Strengthening Connections, Competence, and Commitment.”
Play of the Mind:Women Driving Change , Notre Dame, IN, January 2001: Workshop of college and university faculty, student life, and women students on leadership issues.
Indiana Network for Women Leaders Annual Conference , Indianapolis , IN , June 2000: “Developing and Enhancing Effective Leadership.” Member of planning committee.
AAC&U Conference, San Antonio , TX , February 2000: “General Education and the New Millennium: Opportunities, Principles, Politics.”
Master Student Workshop, Lisle, IL, July 1998: Resources for teaching and advising special needs students.
The Epiphany Project Conference: Technology and Writing, George Mason University , Washington , D.C. , January, 1997.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Women’s Studies Association
Association of American Colleges & Universities
Midwest Modern Language Association and Women’s Caucus
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