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Education University of Florida Degree: Ph.D. (2010) Field: Rhetoric and Composition, New Media Dissertation: "Delivery-Machines: A Rhetoric of Delivery and (De)Composition in New Media Environments" Dissertation Director: Sidney I. Dobrin University of Florida Degree: M.A. (2005) Field: Rhetoric and Composition, New Media Thesis: "Ecosee: Toward a Visual Rhetoric and Composition of Nature" Thesis Director: Sidney I. Dobrin University of Florida Degree: B.A. (2003) Field: Classical Studies University of Florida Degree: B.A. (2002) Field: English (American Literature) Minors: Classical Studies and Secondary Education Teaching Experience Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida (2003 to present) Taught Advanced Business Writing for Accountants, Advanced Exposition, Professional Writing in Elementary Education, Writing through Media, Technical Writing, Expository and Argumentative Writing. Teaching Interests All levels of composition from basic to advanced, including business, technical and professional writing as well as writing with new media. Publications Books Ecosee: Image, Rhetoric, and Nature. (Co-edited with Sidney I. Dobrin) State University of New York Press (April 2009). Seeing ConneXions. (Co-authored with Clay Arnold). Fountainhead Press (under contract). Articles and Reviews "What the Frell Happened?: Rhetorical Strategies of the Farscape Community." Writing and the Digital Generation: Essays on New Media Rhetoric. Ed. Heather Urbanski (Spring 2010, McFarland). "A Rhetorical Look at Ecosee." Ecosee: Image, Nature and Visual Rhetoric. Eds. Sidney I. Dobrin and Sean Morey (SUNY P, 2009). "Review of Electronic Monuments." By Gregory L. Ulmer. Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge 17 (2008). Presentations "Information Electracy: Developing a Category System for the Image." Georgia Conference on Information Literacy. Savannah, GA (October, 2008). "Phantom Images: Constructing a Metaphysics for Looking." UF English Graduate Organization 7th Annual Conference. Gainesville, FL (October, 2007). "Technical Writing and the MOO: Possibilities for 'Writing' Communities." Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL (March, 2006). "Ecosee: Toward a Visual Rhetoric and Composition of Nature." Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL (March, 2006). "The Shark in Modern Culture: Beauty and the Beast" (with George H. Burgess). American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting. State College, PA (July, 2001). Professional Activities Member. UFF Web site and Communications Committee. July-Present 2009. Met with Web site committee to plan and design new United Faculty of Florida Web site for the University of Florida chapter, and as Web editor for UF-UFF, coded and constructed the draft and final versions of the new Web site. Moderator. "Where Is the Body?" Digital Assembly Group 4th Annual Conference. Gainesville, FL (March, 2009). Moderator. "(Re)Productions: Fan Fiction and Popular Media." UF English Graduate Organization 8th Annual Conference. Gainesville, FL (November, 2008). Co-organizer for Invent-L Conference 2007: Imaging Place. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL. February 22-24, 2007. Member. New Grad Student Orientation Staff (under the auspices of the WPA Advisory Committee). August 2005. Coordinated volunteers for question and answer sessions and concurrent sessions on professionalization. Collaborated with writing program administrators and orientation staff to create sessions on professionalization, life in Gainesville, what to expect from UF students. Writing for Hire Technical Communication for the Twenty-first Century, Second Edition, Second Edition (Sidney I Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, and Christian R. Weisser). Wrote online case studies for the chapters Rhetorical and Technical Communication, Technical Writing and Electronic Technologies, Ethics and the Workplace Writer, Visual Rhetoric and Using Visuals, Layout and Design, Technical Definitions, Technical Descriptions, Websites and Online Environments, Technical Instructions, and Proposals and Requests for Proposals. Technical Communication for the Twenty-first Century, Second Edition, Second Edition (Sidney I Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, and Christian R. Weisser). Revised the Instructor's Manual and created new content for the additional chapter on Transnational Communication. Technical Communication for the Twenty-first Century, Second Edition, First Edition (Sidney I Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, and Christian R. Weisser). Created a comparative chart for the Prentice Hall sales department comparing TCTC with other major market competitors. Wrote online case studies for the chapters on Visual Rhetoric and Manuals. ImageText (Sidney I. Dobrin). Assisted the author by gathering materials for use in the textbook, including print and online materials, and assisted in editing pieces of manuscript. JetPac Owner's Manual (Clay Arnold, Sidney I. Dobrin, Sean Morey). Co-wrote a user's manual for an outboard motor company. Florida Program for Shark Research. Produced various documents, including brochures and marina signage for the Sawfish Recovery Team, and created various logos, such as the Florida Program for Shark Research logo. Web Design/Maintenance Division of Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Currently design and maintain the Web site for the Ichthyology division at the Florida Museum of Natural History, including several other organizations hosted by the Ichthyology division such as the Florida Program for Shark Research, the Southeastern Fishes Council, the Sawfish Recovery Team, and the International Shark Attack File. Past organizations have included the following the American Elasmobranch Society (2000-2007) and the IUCN/Shark Specialist Group (2001-2008). http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish Brooks-Allan. Designed and produced the Web site for Brooks-Allan, a printing business located in Lake Villa, IL. http://www.brooks-allan.com Sidney I. Dobrin's Professional Web site. Designed and produced the Web site for Sidney I. Dobrin, associate professor of Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Florida. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/sdobrin Technical Communication for the Twenty-first Century, First Edition (Sidney I Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, and Christian R. Weisser). Created two mock Web sites for TCTC online assignments related to Web design. UF Faculty of Florida Web site. Maintained and updated the official Web site of the University of Florida faculty union (2008-present). http://www.uffacultycontract.org Sunshine Digital Video. Designed and produced the Web site for Sunshine Digital Video, a video production company located in Gainesville, FL. http://www.sunshinedigitalvideo.com Gemini Advising Web site. Designed and produced the Web site for Michael Leslie, associate professor of Communications at the University of Florida. http://www.geminiadvising.com References Available upon request: Dr. Sidney I. Dobrin English Department, University of Florida Dr. Gregory L. Ulmer English Department, University of Florida Dr. Raúl Sánchez English Department, University of Florida Dr. Joe Hardin, Dean College of Language and Communication University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Cathleen Bester, Education Coordinator Florida Program for Shark Research Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida |