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Resume:
Ashley Boswell, M.F.A., M.L.S.T., B.A.
425-***-**** (c) *******.******@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-boswell-m-f-a-m-l-s-t-b-a-a6a3a212
Education
Arizona State University
Master of Liberal Studies (M.L.S.T.) with a Gender, Culture, and Religion emphasis
Eastern Washington University
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing with a focus in poetry
University of Nevada, Reno
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English with an emphasis in Writing; minor in Art History
Work Experience
Instructor
Arizona State University
Creating and facilitating a variety of classes, responding to students in online discussion forums, answering student questions in online discussion forums and via e-mail and
phone, submitting grades in a timely manner, attending online training sessions
Online Adjunct Instructor
Ivy Tech Community College
Facilitating online classes, responding to students in online discussion forums, answering student questions in online discussion forums and via e-mail and phone, submitting grades in a timely manner
Online Adjunct Instructor
Upper Iowa University
Creating and facilitating a variety of classes, responding to students in online discussion forums, answering student questions in online discussion forums and via e-mail and
phone, submitting grades in a timely manner, attending online training sessions
Online Adjunct Instructor
South University
Facilitating a variety of classes, responding to students, answering student questions via e-mail and phone, submitting grades in a timely manner, attending training sessions, participating on faculty committees
Adjunct Instructor
Truckee Meadows Community College and Western Nevada College
Creating and teaching a variety of classes, responding to students in in-class and in telecast classroom settings, submitting grades in a timely manner, attending a multitude of faculty committee meetings
Tester
Silver State Housing Authority
Conducting phone and in-person tests to check for discriminatory practices in Reno-
Sparks apartment housing complexes
Reading and Math Tutor
Sure Prep Learning
Tutoring students in K-8 settings in a variety of environments and disciplines
Substitute Teacher
Washoe County School District
Teaching grades K-12
Writing Tutor
Truckee Meadows Community College (and other area locations)
Conducted writing conferences with students from all areas of the college; worked extensively with English as a Second Language learners; tutored in Reading
Comprehension, Writing, and SAT Preparation
Bookseller
University of Nevada, Reno and Eastern Washington University Bookstores
Provided customer service; answered multi-line phones; shelved a multitude of book titles and authors; shipping and receiving a variety of titles; entered inventory maintenance of titles
Event Coordinator
GetLit! Eastern Washington University Spokane, WA
Organized reading events; participated in Q & A sessions for readings by authors; participated in publicity and marketing; attended readings by a variety of authors
Formal Teaching Experience
Courses Taught and/or Created
In-person and Telecast:
English 093, English 095, English 098, English 099,
English 100, English 101, English 102, and English 201
(English 095, English 098, English 100, English 101, and English 102 taught and created)
Online (or Hybrid) using
Pearson Learning Studio, Bright Space, Canvas, and/or Blackboard 9.1:
English 099, English 101, English 1001, English 1100, English 111, English 201, English 1200, English 1300 (Literature), English 102, English 210 (American Literature), English 365 (Women and Literature), English 301, English 311, English 317, English 323
(English 099, English 101, English 1100, English 111, English 1200, & English 1300 taught; English 101, English 102, English 210, and English 365 taught and created)
Familiarity of Technologies
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Adobe, Microsoft Power Point, Google Docs, Zoom Presentations, Go to Meetings, WebEx Meetings, Pearson Learning Studio, Blackboard, Bright Space/Desire 2 Learn, Canvas, Class Live, Skype, and Vimeo
Internships
Poetry Teacher
Writers in the Community Eastern Washington University Spokane, WA
Taught poetry in an Advanced Placement Creative Writing class at Mead High School
Publishing Intern
Eastern Washington University Press Spokane, WA
Attended weekly meetings; assisted with various facets of publishing including production, marketing and publicity; created press kits, sell sheets, and author
biographies; participated in the selection process for the Spokane Prize; scheduled visiting writers for writing workshops and other events
Publishing Intern
Willow Springs Literary Magazine Eastern Washington University
Reviewed incoming manuscripts for potential publication; transcribed poems for publication; attended monthly meetings to discuss final publication decisions for national literary magazine
Research Summary
My MFA thesis is entitled: Long Sidewalks that is a collection of 100 pages of poems that encompass a fragmented and experimental style. At the current time, I am in the process of submitting my chapbook entitled: A Fragmented Recollection for publication. I have been published ten times for individual poems in various publications.
Professional Presentations
Visiting Poetry Instructor for Jim Roderick’s
English 200: “Love, Sex, and Death Poetry Class”
(Truckee Meadows Community College)
Publications
Published in Iris Brown Lit Mag for the poems: “Join” and “Quite Quiet”
Published on Straight Forward Poetry Web Site for the poem: “Impressive Child” Published on Electric Rather Web Site for the poem: “California”
Published on Atlas and Alice Web Site for the poems:
“Alone” and “A Pattern that Perplexes”
Published on Red Fez Web Site for the poem: “Feel Better?”
Published on Punchnel’s Web Site for the poems: “Patterned” and “Young”
Published in the University of Nevada, Reno Literary Magazine: The Brushfire for the poem:
“Old Tunes in March, Next to Your Zubaas, with or Without Joshua”
Published in The Writer’s Gazette for the flash fiction: “Broken Records”
Book Reviews
Reviewed Touchstones: A Guided Approach to Writing Paragraphs and Essays
First Edition, Bedford / St. Martin’s 2013.
Reviewed and edited Dreams and Inward Journeys: A Rhetoric and Reader for Writers Eighth Edition, Pearson, 2012.
Reviewed and edited English Brushup, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill 2012.
Marketing
Quote regarding English Brushup for the Sixth Edition used as a blurb on the back of the textbook for McGraw Hill (as well as for other marketing purposes)
Grant Work
I have created a grant for combining the use of Native American storytelling techniques with that of Contemporary poetry components. The notion, here, would be one of related elements (specifically focusing on my local area wherein the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
reside and how cultural traditions can be shared through the verbal and written word.
Additionally, I have met with Tribe Elders, and I have researched this topic.
Researching
Participated in Game Scape Pilot regarding APA formatting and real-world experiences for South University Online
Participated in Roseann Wolak’s Doctoral Study regarding Class Live (Synchronous
Conferencing) for South University Online
Certifications
Ivy Tech Online Certification
Blackboard 9.1 Certification
State/Local Service Activity
Nevada State Wilderness Project Volunteer
University Activities
Participated in theater production of: Fuente Ovejuna as Queen Isabella
(University of Nevada, Reno)
Participated in theater production of: The Herbal Bed as Hester
(University of Nevada, Reno)
University Service
Created Power Point Presentations entitled: “Women & Poetry” for South University Online
Two Sides to Every Story: “The Argument Model and Its Benefit for Writers” for South University Online
Teaching Quality Enhancement Programs (QEP) courses on behalf of South University
Online as per its Accreditation process
Departmental Activities
Attended in-person talk:
“Chaos or Community” (In Memory of Martin Luther King)
(Bellevue College)
Master Class Completion
(Arizona State University)
Attended online Zoom Presentation:
"Civility and Professionalism in the Online Classroom: Issues for Faculty"
(Upper Iowa University Online)
Attended online Zoom Presentation:
"Teaching the Adult Learner: Face-to-Face and Online Teaching”
(Upper Iowa University Online)
University Committees
South University Online
QEP Foundations Committee
C-Scholar Committee
College Committees
Western Nevada College
English 100 Committee
Truckee Meadows Community College
English 101 Assessment Committee
English 101 Faculty Committee
Part-Time Faculty Committee
Professional Development Days
The Meadow Literary Magazine
References
Paul Morris, M.F.A., M.A. / Arizona State University
Founding Director Master of Liberal Studies
Former Professor and Applied Project Advisor
West Hall, Suite 239 1000 South Cady Mall
PO BOX 876505
Tempe, AZ 85287-6505
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Angela Giron, M.F.A. / Arizona State University
Former Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies
West Hall, Suite 239 1000 South Cady Mall
PO BOX 876505
Tempe, AZ 85287-6505
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Cathy Pleska, M.F.A., M.A. / Arizona State University
Master of Liberal Studies Instructor
Former Professor
7592 Teays Valley Road
Scott Depot, WV 25560
*****.******@***.*** or ***********@*****.***
Elizabeth Skinner, Ph.D. / Western Nevada College
Former Collegue
900 Coral Way Carson City Nevada 89703
Reading and English Skills Instructor
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