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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)

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

Goldenthal, A.M., Matthews, J., Adams Wooten., C., Fitzpatrick, B., & Fernandez, L. (forthcoming, 2022). Feedback practices in hybrid writing courses: Instructor choices about modality and timing. Journal of Response to Writing.

Fitzpatrick, B., Fernandez, L., Goldenthal, A., Matthews, J., Wooten, C.A., and Biller, B. (forthcoming, 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. 

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.

PRESENTATIONS

“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. 12 March 2022.

“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.

“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.

Re-orienting Students in the Classroom Brown Bag. Virtual. George Mason University. October 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.

Hybrid/Synchronous Online Workshop. Virtual. George Mason University. January 2021.

“New Perspectives on Evaluating Quality Online Teaching and Learning.” EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. 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, Deferred to July 2021 due to COVID-19.

“Creating and Adapting Instructor Resources for Teaching Hybrid Courses.” Innovations in Teaching &Learning Conference. Virtual. 21 September, 2020.

“‘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.” Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention. Pittsburgh, PA. 14 March, 2019.

“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?” 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.

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Department of English, George Mason University, 2017-Present

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)

ENGH 302-M: Advanced Composition (Multidisciplinary)

WORKSHOPS and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Pivotal Pedagogy Fundamentals, George Mason University, 2020

Hybrid Task Force Committee Member, George Mason University, 2019-2020

Innovations in Teaching & Learning, George Mason University, 2019

English 100/101/122 Assessment Committee Member, George Mason University, 2019

Service-Learning Faculty Learning Community, George Mason University, 2019

Threshold Concepts Learning Community, George Mason University, 2018

SERVICE

Hybrid Task Force Committee Member, George Mason University, 2019-2020

Dream-Catchers Mentor, George Mason University, 2019-2020

Adjunct English Composition Search Committee Member, George Mason University, 2018

ENGH 615 Teaching Assistant Mentor, George Mason University, 2018-2021

Dream-Catchers Mentor, George Mason University, 2017-2018