RACHEL DORTIN

5057 Woodward Ave, #9306 Phone: (724)456-6113

Detroit, MI 48202 rachel.dortin@wayne.edu

EDUCATION

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; anticipated May 2020

Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition

The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH; April 2016

M.A. in Rhetoric and Writing
Thesis: From Silent Spring to #SilentActivism: Environmental Communication and
Rhetorical Strategy in the Digital Public Sphere
Committee: Ron Tulley, Ph. D., Christine Denecker, Ph. D., Megan Adams, Ph.D.
Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH; May 2014
B.A. in Literature
Minor in Spanish

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI August 2017-Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant in the English Department

Institute of Reading Development, Detroit, MI March 2017-Present

Teacher

The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH August 2015-April 2016

Teaching Assistant in the Doctorate of Education Program

The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH August 2014-April 2016

Teaching Assistant in the Graduate Writing Center

PUBLICATIONS

Review. (Forthcoming Fall 2018). Haters: Harrassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. Computers and
Composition Online.

Review. (Fall 2017). Genre and the Performance of Publics. Computers & Composition Print, 45, pp. 21-24.

Article. (Spring 2015). “From Print to Screen: Best Practices for Online Tutoring.” Co-authored
with Stephanie Ries. East Central Writing Center Association Newsletter, pp. 6-8:
https://ecwcatest.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/ecwca-spr-15_interactive.pdf

Review. (Fall 2014). The Available Means of Persuasion: Mapping a Theory of Multimodal Public Rhetoric.
Computers & Composition Online: http://casit.bgsu.edu/cconline/fall14/reviews/Dortin/Home.html

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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Paper. Rhetoric Society of America. Minneapolis, MN. Forthcoming June 2018. “When the City Speaks:
Reinventing Space by Restoring Place.”

Panel. Conference for College Composition and Communication. Kansas City, MO. Mar. 2018.
“Rewriting the City: Marginalizing Memories through the Rhetoric of Restoration.”

Panel. College English Association. Denver, CO. Apr. 2016. “Strange Places, Faces, & Spaces: Public
Rhetoric(s) & 21st Century Social Activism.”

Panel. International Writing Center Association. Pittsburgh, PA. Oct. 2015. “Taking to the Digital
Frontier: A Writing Center Journey.”

Workshop. International Writing Center Association. Pittsburgh, PA. Oct. 2015. “Tutor Training Manual
Makeover.”

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

Invited Talk. Introduction to the Field of Rhetoric and Writing. Findlay, OH. Sept. 2017. “Pursuing a Ph.D.
in the Field of Rhetoric and Composition Studies.”

Invited Talk. Rhetoric Society of America, Rhetorical Cats chapter. Findlay, OH. Apr. 2017. “This Land is
Our Land: Native American Resistance in the #NoDAPL Protests.”

INSTITUTIONAL

Paper. Classical Rhetoric Conference. Findlay, OH. Mar. 2016. “All’s Fair in Love and Rhetoric: An
Exploration of the Male and Female Use of Love as Representative of Rhetoric in Ancient Greek
Writings.”

Paper. Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity. Findlay, OH. Apr. 2015. “A Webtext for Tomorrow:
Implications of Digital Media on the Environmental Movement.”

COURSES TAUGHT OR FORTHCOMING

Department of English, Wayne State University, August 2017-Present

English 1020: College Writing II (Fall 2017-Winter 2018)
English 3010: Intermediate Writing, online (Spring/Summer 2018)
English 3050: Technical Communication I: Report Writing, online (forthcoming Fall 2018)
English 3020: Community Writing (forthcoming Winter 2018)

Institute of Reading Development, Detroit, MI, March 2017-Present

Speed Reading and Comprehension
Speed Reading and Study Skills
Basic Reading Skills

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COURSES ASSISTED

Doctorate of Education, University of Findlay, 2015-2016

Education 700: Writing as a Doctoral Scholar
Education 790: Dissemination of Research

Department of English, University of Findlay, 2014-2015

English 490: Advanced Studies in English—Writing Tutor Training

AWARDS

Albert Feigenson Endowed Memorial Scholarship April 2018

Department of English, Wayne State University

Graduate Student Professional Travel Award February 2018

Department of English, Wayne State University

Teaching Assistantship in the Department of English 2017-Present

Wayne State University
Stipend, Tuition Reimbursement, and Medical Coverage

Thomas C. Rumble Recruitment Fellowship 2016-2017

Wayne State University
Stipend, Tuition Reimbursement, and Medical Coverage

Teaching Assistantship in the Doctorate of Education Program 2015-2016

The University of Findlay
Stipend and Tuition Reimbursement

Teaching Assistantship in the Writing Center 2014-2016

The University of Findlay
Stipend and Tuition Reimbursement

Highest GPA in English Courses for the Literature Major 2014

Sigma Tau Delta

Departmental Honors in Literature 2014

Ohio Northern University

MEMBERSHIPS

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society 2016-Present
Rhetoric Society of America 2015-Present
College English Association 2014-Present
International Writing Center Association 2014-2015
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society 2013-Present

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 INSTITUTIONAL

Office of Teaching and Learning Pedagogy Club 2018-Present

Wayne State Rhetoric Society 2017-Present
Wayne State Rhetoric Reading Group 2017-Present
University of Findlay Rhetorical Cats 2015-2016

SERVICE

Community Writing Committee, Member March 2018-Present

Wayne State Rhetoric Society, Treasurer 2017-Present
Pop Culture in/as Speculative Resistance Conference, Volunteer February 2018

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