My Resume

Jennifer M. Castillo
3430 Burbank Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(419) 699-1586
jcastil1@emich.edu

Education:
Brigham Young University, 1991-1993. Major: Communications; Minor: Business Marketing. Transferred
Eastern Michigan University, 1997-1999. Major: English Language and Literature; Minor: Writing – emphasis in journalism. Graduated Summa cum Laude. G.P.A.: 3.98
Eastern Michigan University, 2004- 2006. Masters program in Written Communication with a focus on the Teaching of Writing and an emphasis on computer-mediated communication. G.P.A: 4.0

Teaching Experiences:

Visiting Scientist at Eastern Michigan University (Aug. 2006 - Present)

Freshman composition (English 121), Fall 2006, 2007 Theme: Storytelling in Community

Teaching of Writing (English 596), Fall 2006

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Eastern Michigan University (August 2004- April 2006)

Freshman composition (English 121), Winter 2004, 2005 Theme:Storytelling in Community

Freshman composition, (English 120), Fall 2004, 2005, Summer 2005 Theme:Education and Self

Introduction to Drama,(Litr. 103), Fall 2004

Reading of Fiction, (Litr. 101), Winter 2005, Fall 2005

African-American Literature, (Litr. 261) Winter 2006

Teaching assistant in the Literature Center, Fall 2004 to 2006- responsible for tutoring, exam administration, and grading

Administrative Experiences:

Assisted in organizing the Eastern Michigan University English Department Conference on Technology, November 2006

Observed and evaluated the First-Year-Writing Program graduate assistants, Fall 2006

Assisted in organizing The Celebration of Student Writing, Fall 2006, Winter 2007

Compiled the First-Year-Writing Program Newsletter, Fall 2006, Winter 2007

Assisted in the creation of the First-Year-Writing Program Wiki, Fall 2006, Winter 2007

Professional Presentations:

Presented "Promoting Transfer Through a Reflective Curriculum" at NCTE in November 2006

Presented "Using Genre to Promote Transfer" at the Eastern Michigan University English Department Conference, Winter 2006

Presented "Symposium on Reading and Responding to Student Writing" at the Eastern Michigan University Graduate Research Fair, Winter 2005

Writing and Editing Experience:

News writer for The Eastern Echo from 1998-1999

Research assistant and editor for Professor Charles Simmons, 1999

Assistant editor on three text books being developed for business courses focused on a strategic planning style of invention vs. research and development, 1998

Editing intern for The Ann Arbor News, 1990

Professional Associations:

The First-year Writing Committee at Eastern Michigan University- currently restructuring the curriculum for English 120

First-Year-Writing Faculty Development Committee: Analysis, Reflection and Transfer

Member of NCTE and CCC

Member of Golden Key National Honor Society

Employment:

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI: 2006-Present; Visiting Scientist

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI: 2004-2006; Graduate Teaching Assistant

Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Toledo, OH: 2003-2004; Account Executive

Adams Street Publishing Company, Toledo, OH: 2003; Account Executive

Fox Toledo, Toledo, OH: 2000-2001; Account Executive

Professor Charles Simmons, Eastern Michigan University, Department of Journalism, Ypsilanti, MI.: 1999; Research Assistant

Technology Strategic Planning, Ann Arbor, MI.: 1998; Assistant Editor

Awards:
Outstanding Instructor of Composition 2005-6; University Fellowship 2005-6; Outstanding Teaching Assistant in the Literature Center 2004-5; Barton Scholarship 2004-5; Apprentice for Emily Dickinson Lexicon 1994; All-American Scholar 1998-1999; Golden Key National Honor Society 1997-present; Dean’s List 1997-1999; Michigan Competitive Scholarship 1997-1999; Regents Scholarship 1998-1999; References available upon request

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