WENDY L. CHRISMAN, PH.D                                                                                                                        CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Columbus College of Art + Design

Writing, Literature, & Philosophy

60 Cleveland Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43215-3808

 

EDUCATION

 

The Ohio State University

Ph.D: English (Rhetorical and Critical Theories|Disability Studies) December 2008

MA: English Studies (Critical Theory|feminisms|Literature) December 2000

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University of Central Florida

BA: English (Literature|Critical Theory) May 1996

 

Dissertation:

 

Chrisman, Wendy. "The Rhetorics of Recovery: An (E)merging Theory for Disability Studies, feminisms, and Mental Health Narratives." Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. Ohio State University, 2008. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. 18 Dec 2013.

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1222177511

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Columbus College of Art and Design

 

All CCAD courses taught in computer-mediated classrooms.

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• Liberal Arts 0290/090: Basic Writing. Focus on developing writing skills, grammar, punctuation, and organization. Includes extended essay form and multiple journal responses. Emphasis on "writing the senses" in response to observing various works of art displayed at local museums and galleries. (Autumn 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016)   

  

• Liberal Arts 12090/190: Writing and the Arts. Emphasis on developing an extended argument of students’ choice through rhetorical analysis of digital and visual sources, personal reflection, and intensive research. Requires writing for revision, peer response, multimedia presentations, and process analysis. Incorporates formal expository essays and informal journal response papers. (Twenty-seven sections: Spring 2009 – Spring 2017)

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• Liberal Arts 2203: Art of Persuasion. Intensive course on presentation and research skills. Focus on rhetorical analysis, strategies of activism, visual culture. Driven by research, writing, discussion. (Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017)

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• Liberal Arts 2204: Introduction to Professional Writing. Development of familiarity with communication modes in the art and design professions. Focus on Artist Statements, Bios, and Manifestos, Resumes, Cover Letters, and presentations of Digital Writing Portfolios. (Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017)

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• Liberal Arts 390: Readings in American Literature – Focus on Identity in 20th and 21st Century Literature, Film, Music, and Culture. Emphasis on writing for revision, discourse analysis, collaboration, research, multimedia student presentations, peer reviews, and process analysis. (Three sections: Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2013)

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• Liberal Arts 498: Literary Studies – The Gothic Tradition: Literature, Art, Culture, Film. Explores the historical and cultural progression of the Gothic tradition, from the genre’s precursory Gothic Wars, to current conceptions of Gothic, Southern Gothic, and Gothic counterculture. (Spring 2010)

 

The Ohio State University – Nisonger Center

 

• Leadership Educational Excellence in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (LEND). Invited Lecturer and Curriculum Developer for graduate and postgraduate medical trainees. Focus on disability studies, humanizing the clinic, and cultural competencies. (Autumn 2005 – Spring 2007)

 

The Ohio State University – Department of English

 

• English 110: First-Year Writing. Focus on personal, academic, and public literacies. All 110 sections are research intensive, and emphasize discourse and cultural analysis, visual rhetoric, writing for revision, collaboration, peer response, formal expository essays, journal response papers, and multimedia student presentations. (Nine sections: Autumn 1997 – Winter 2006)

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• English 110 L / 111: First-Year Writing with Literature Focus. Includes American and British poetry, short stories, film, and drama. (Two Sections: Winter 1999, Spring 1999)

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• English 110 C: First-Year Writing in Computer-mediated Classroom. (Five sections: Autumn 2003 – Spring 2004)

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• English 110 LC: First-Year Writing in a Computer-mediated Classroom with Literature Focus. (Two sections: Winter and Spring 2002)

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• English 367.01: The US Experience and Sociocultural Diversity. Topics include literary adaptations, race, class, gender and multicultural literature; race, class, gender, sexuality and the law; disability in America and the Humanities. (Five sections: Autumn 1998 – Autumn 2004)

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• English 562 C: Disability and Illness in Drama and Performance Art in a Computer-mediated Classroom. Teaching Apprentice to Brenda Brueggemann. (Autumn 2001)

 

The Ohio State University – Materials Science and Engineering

 

• Materials Science and Engineering 581.04. Grader for MSE labs, in-class instruction of scientific and technical writing, and co-editor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate and Undergraduate Program Manual: Guidelines for Technical Writing. (Winter 2005 ‒ Spring 2007)

 

The Ohio State University – Office of Minority Affairs Bridge Program

 

• English 109: Basic Writing. Instructor of Intensive Writing and Reading transition course for pre-freshmen minority students. (Summer 2005)

 

University of Central Florida – Writing Tutor

 

• Sigma Tau Delta writing and ESL writing tutor for composition and writing related undergraduate courses. (1994 ‒ 1996)

 

Virtual Learning Environments

 

Extensive experience with Go Studio/Moodle, Web CT, Carmen, IQ Web, or Self Service administration and development for courses in various disciplines. Utilize Turnitin.com for grading and academic integrity. Maintain private collaborative Facebook group for writing students to share ideas and research materials.