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Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSIONAL ​INFO​​

I have included the highlights of my education, research, and scholarship on the page below.

 

My teaching experience and portfolio documents can be found on the Teaching Page of this website.

 

Please refer to the downloadable version of my full curriculum vitae for specific information on my work. 

"I learned this, at least, by my experient: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

 

                                   H.D. Thoreau

EDUCATION
2015-Present​
North Carolina State University
Ph.D.

Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media, PhD (in progress)

  • Digital Pedagogy and Multimodal Composition as primary research

  • Expected graduation date, May 2019

2011-2014
University of North Carolina at  Charlotte
M.A.

Masters of Arts in English, August 2014

  • Concentration in Composition and Rhetoric

  • Full-time faculty member during program completion, 4.0 GPA

1998-2005
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A.T./B.A

Masters of Arts in Teaching, English, June 2005

  • Post-graduate study in English, January 2003-May 2004

 

Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages, Spanish, May 2002

  • North Carolina Teaching Fellow, 1998- 2002

  • Study Abroad in Sevilla, Spain, August 2001-December 2001

SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH
Research Interests
  • Digital Pedagogy in First-Year Composition

  • Multimodal Composing Processes

  • Crossroads of Classical and Digital Rhetoric

  • History of Composition Studies

  • 21st Century Literacies & New Media

  • Writing Program Administration

Overview:

I have been a dedicated composition teacher for over a decade and my research interests are a reflection of my passion for students, for writing, and for the construction of knowledge.  

Presentations,  Lectures, and Workshops
  • Proposal Accepted. “Archiving Social Media, Video Games, and Electracy: bridging disciplines and promoting literacies in first-year composition.” Computers and Writing Conference 2016: Crossing Wires.” May 2016.

 

  • Panel Chair, “Power, Politics, and Accreditation: Effecting Culture Change with Writing-focused QEPs.” Conference on College Composition and Communication 2016: Taking Action. NCTE. Houston, Texas. April 2016.

 

  • Workshop Participant, “Evocative Objects Workshop: Re-imagining the Possibilities of Material Objects and Multimodal Composing.” Directed by Dr. Jody Shipka. CWSP Workshops. North Carolina State University, April 2016.

 

  • Presenter, “Composition 2.0: Critical Approaches to Teaching Writing in the 21st Century.” CRDM Symposium 2016: Critical Invention--Media, Engagement, Practice. NC State, March 2016.

 

  • Presenter, “Approaches to Inquiry—Participatory Composition: Inquiry, Invention, and Electracy.” UNCC University Writing Program Fall Conference: Print <-->Digital: Connecting Convention, Tradition, and Innovation, UNC Charlotte, October 2015.

 

  • Attendant, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Risk and Reward, Tampa, Florida, March 2015.

 

  • Guest Lecturer, Dr. Joan Mullin’s class, ENGL 6195—Teaching College Writing, “Using Multimodality and Digital Composition in the Classroom,” UNC Charlotte, January 2015.

 

  • Presenter, “Using Digital Composition to Give Student Writing a Purpose: How taking a digital approach in the writing classroom creates engagement, empowerment, and authority for student writers.” NCETA Fall Conference: Pedagogies of Now, NC State University, October 2014.

 

  • Presenter, “What is Good Writing?” UNCC NWP Spring Conference: Conventional Wisdom—Becoming Mechanically Inclined, UNC Charlotte, April 2014.

 

  • Presenter, “Social Constructs of ‘Good’ Writing: the ‘Hows’ and ‘Whys’ of Genre Theory.” NCETA Fall Conference: Connect and Reflect—Creating the Commons, UNC Wilmington, October 2013.

 

  • Guest Lecturer, Dr. Lil Brannon’s class, ENGL 4200—The Teaching of Writing, “Writing assessment—what is ‘good’ and what do we value?” UNC Charlotte, December 2013.

 

  • Presenter, “Wixcraft and Wixary: Dispelling the apprehension and skepticism surrounding website builders and meme generators as effective modes of reflection.” UNCC NWP Fall Conference: Participatory Media—Digital Literacy in the Community, Imaginon Library, September 2013.

 

  • Participant, Summer Institute for National Writing Project, ENGL 6062, UNC Charlotte, Summer 2013.

 

  • Presenter, “Bob Dylan: Raconteur or Rhetorician? A Digital Essay.” CDRM Research Symposium: Emerging Genres, Forms, Narratives—in New Media Environments, NCSU, April 2013.

 

  • Attendant, The Shape of Things: The Relationship between Convention and Reality, EGSA Conference, UNC Charlotte, January 2013.

 

  • Attendant, Discursive Ideologies: Reading Western Rhetoric, Dr. Cy Knoblauch, UNC Charlotte, January 2012.

 

  • Attendant, Digital Technologies and Reflective Writing in First Year Writing Workshop, UNC Charlotte, November 2011.

Publications and Grant Work
  • Proposal Andrews, Kendra L. “An Introduction to Multimodal Composition.” Chapter introduction for new edition of InterTEXTS. 2016. In process of revision/submission.

  • NSF Collaborative Institutional Grant on Peer Response. Directed by Dr. Chris Anson.

  • “Talking about Writing: Mining Key Concepts in Students’ Reflections on Drafts in Progress.” CCCC Grant. Directed by Dr. Chris Anson.

Program Participation & University Service
  • Graduate Assistant Director, First-Year Writing Program, NCSU, 2016-2017.

 

  • Co-Chair, Carolina Rhetoric Conference Committee, 2015.

 

  • CRDM English Department Program Representative-elect, to begin in Fall 2016.

 

  • Chair and Member, Faculty Development Committee, Academic Year 2014-2015.

 

  • Curriculum Development Team, 1103+ Model (hybrid and combined course sequence) for University Writing Program, 2015.

 

  • Teacher Consultant, National Writing Project at UNC Charlotte, since July 2013.

 

  • Presenter, Faculty Lunch-n-Learn, Multimodal Composition, UNC Charlotte, 2014-2015.

 

  • Mentor, English Graduate Students Shadow Program, UNC Charlotte, 2014-2015.

 

  • Advisor, Club Tennis, UNC Charlotte, 2013-2015.

 

  • Member, First Year Writing Awards Committee, University Writing Program, UNCC, 2013-2014.

 

  • Member, Ad Hoc Social Committee, First Year Writing Program, UNC Charlotte, Fall 2012

     

Professional Affiliations
  • HASTAC Scholar, 2015-2016

  • Rhetoric Society of America, 2015-2016

  • National Council of Teachers of English, 2004 and currently

  • North Carolina English Teachers Association since 2013

  • North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program since 1998

  • North Carolina Standard Professional II Continuing Teaching License, English (9-12)

  • North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Executive Board, 2009-2010

  • AP Language and Composition certified since 2008

     

  • HASTAC Scholars Program, 2015-2016

  • Recognition for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, NCSU Graduate School, 2016

  • University Graduate Fellowship, NC State University, 2015-2016

  • HASTAC Scholar Travel Grant, 2015-2016

  • CRDM Funding and Teaching Assistantship, NC State University, 2015-2019

  • PEP Travel Grant to attend CCCC, Cengage Learning, 2015 and 2016.

  • Course Release for Pilot-Course/Curriculum Design, UNC Charlotte, 2015.

  • North Carolina Teaching Fellow, 1998-2002.

Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Please see the "Teaching" Page for more information on my teaching experience.
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