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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Director of Composition, George Mason University, starting Spring 2023
Assistant Professor of English, George Mason University, 2017-Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), George Mason University, 2014-2017
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, George Mason University, 2017
Thesis: Little Islands
Chair: Susan Shreve
B.A. in Language and Linguistics, Brandeis University, 2012 Minor in Italian Studies
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Department of English, George Mason University, 2017-Present
Fully Online Hybrid ENGH 101: Composition
ENGH 101: Composition
Community Engaged ENGH 101: Composition
Hybrid ENGH 101: Composition
ENGH 302-B: Advanced Composition (Business)
Hybrid ENGH 302-B: Advanced Composition (Business)
Hybrid ENGH 302-M: Advanced Composition (Multidisciplinary)
Fully Online Hybrid ENGH 302-M: Advanced Composition (Multidisciplinary)
ENGH 302-M: Advanced Composition (Multidisciplinary)
Assisting Instructor, Department of English, George Mason University, 2017
ENGH 302-B: Advanced Composition (Business)
Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), Department of English, George Mason University, 2015-2017
ENGH 101: Composition
ENGH 201: Reading and Writing About Texts
ENGH 396: Introduction to Creative Writing
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Fitzpatrick, B., Fernandez, L., Goldenthal, A. M., Matthews, J., Wooten, C.A., and Biller, B. (2022). When communities of practice fail to form: Perceptions of peer-to-peer networks and developing competence in hybrid course design. WPA: Writing Program Administration 46(1).
Goldenthal, A.M., Matthews, J., Adams Wooten., C., Fitzpatrick, B., & Fernandez, L. (2022). Feedback practices in hybrid writing courses: Instructor choices about modality and timing. Journal of Response to Writing 8(2), 40-72. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol8/iss2/3/
Adams Wooten, C., Fitzpatrick, B., Fernandez, L., Goldenthal, A.M., & Matthews, J. (2022). “Drown[ing] a little bit all the time”: The intersections of labor constraints and professional development in hybrid contingent faculty experiences. Academic Labor: Research and Artistry 6, 1-26. https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=alra.
CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS
Fernandez, L., Goldenthal, A.M., Folan, K., Matthews, J., & Adams Wooten, C. (2023). Research is a team sport: A collaborative PARS approach to sustainable hybrid and online writing instruction development. In PARS in charge: Resources and strategies for online writing program leaders edited by Jessie Borgman and Casey McArdle (The WAC Clearinghouse).
EXTERNAL GRANTS AWARDED
Conference on College Composition and Communication Research Initiative Grant. “Student Perceptions of Learning Experiences in Hybrid Writing Courses.” With Courtney Adams Wooten, Lourdes Fernandez, Brian Fitzpatrick, Kerry Folan, and Sheri Nicole Rain. January 2022.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“‘All That Jazz’: Flexibility and Improvisation in Hybrid Writing Classrooms.” With Courtney Wooten, Shyam Patel, and Christina Grieco, Global Society of Online Literacy Educators Conference. Virtual 2 February 2024.
“Resources and Strategies for Writing Program Leaders with Online Programs and Courses.” Council of Writing Program Administrators workshop. Virtual. 17 November 2023.
“Remixing Teaching Tools for Collaboration in Hybrid Classes.” With Christina Greico, Shyam Patel, and Suzy Rigdon. The Future of Writing Symposium. Virtual. 1 May 2023.
“Rethinking Assumptions: Student-Informed Hybrid Writing Course Design.” With Courtney Adams Wooten and Kerry Folan. Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention. Chicago, IL. 16 February 2023.
“Problem-Solving Hybrids: Developing Teaching Resources for Equitable and Inclusive Hybrid Composition Courses.” With Courtney Adams Wooten, Lourdes Fernandez, and Jessica Matthews. Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention. Virtual. 12 March 2022.
“Crafting Antiracist Practices at the Institutional and Classroom Levels, Especially When It Is Inconvenient.” National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Virtual. November 2021.
“Connecting with Hybrids: Developing Teaching Resources for Integrating Synchronous and Asynchronous Parts of Hybrid Composition Courses.” Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention. April 2021. Cancelled Due to Move Online.
“New Perspectives on Evaluating Quality Online Teaching and Learning.” EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. With Billy Howell and Jessica Matthews. Virtual. October 2020.
“Charting the Unknown Regions of Hybrid Composition Instruction: Supporting Faculty Teaching an Under-Researched Course Format.” Council of Writing Program Administrators National Conference. Virtual. July 2020, Cancelled due to COVID-19.
“‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’: A tale of two approaches for developing and implementing online and hybrid composition courses.” With Jessica Matthews and Jennifer Messier. Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention. Pittsburgh, PA. 14 March 2019.
LOCAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
“Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom.” With Amanda Bryan, Sharon Doetsch-Kidder, and Dean Taciuch. Virtual. George Mason University. 3 November 2023.
“Strategies for Collaborative Research in Teaching and Learning.” With Courtney Adams Wooten, Lourdes Fernandez, Kerry Folan, and Jessica Matthews. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Virtual. 30 September 2022.
Re-orienting Students in the Classroom Brown Bag. With Carlos Chism, Lourdes Fernandez, and Stephanie Liberatore. Virtual. George Mason University. October 2021.
“Transparency in Your Course and Assignments: Making the ‘Hidden Curriculum’ Visible.” With Carla F. Burns, Janet M. Ha, Debra A. Stroiney, and Colleen Sweet. Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Virtual. 23 September 2021.
Hybrid/Synchronous Online Workshop. With Lourdes Fernandez and Kerry Folan. Virtual. George Mason University. January 2021.
“Creating and Adapting Instructor Resources for Teaching Hybrid Courses.” Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Virtual. 21 September 2020.
“Reimagining outlines as visual representations of essay structure.” Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 14 September 2018.
“Scaffolding visual learning for argument and critical reading.” Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 14 September 2018.
“Tutor and Tutee Perspectives on Tutoring, Teaching, and Scholarship: Are We Playing the Same Game?” With Stephanie Arhin and Monica Boothe. Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association Conference. Reading, PA. 1 April 2017.
“Scaffolding visual learning in the classroom for increased engagement.” Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference. Fairfax, VA. 16 September 2016.
DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Faculty Senate Technology Policy Committee, 2023-Present
Linguistic Awareness Committee, 2022-2023
English Composition Assessment, George Mason University, 2022
ENGH 615 Teaching Assistant Mentor, George Mason University, 2018-2022
Hybrid Task Force Committee Member, George Mason University, 2019-2020
English 100/101/122 Assessment Committee Member, George Mason University, 2019
Adjunct English Composition Search Committee Member, George Mason University, 2018
English Composition Assessment, George Mason University, 2018
Dream-Catchers Mentor, George Mason University, 2017-2020