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personal profile
My research demonstrates a commitment to focused interdisciplinary engagement across digital rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, composition pedagogy, and administration. Specifically, I am interested in how identity and representation play out through digital and cultural rhetorics. In particular, I am interested in storytellingin the ways in which visual, oral, aural, alphabetic, and digital texts are composed through/with multimodal means of production along with the social, political, historical, and cultural contexts in which they are created. My research projects all relate to storytelling as an embodied rhetoric and involves different institutional venues. My work in research, administration, teaching and service all provide synergistic impetus for examining storytelling in different settings. Selected research projects include: expanding my archival research on Edward H. Davis, the cornerstone collector for the Heye Foundation, Museum of the American Indian, to produce an historiography that contextualizes his work with Native communities; exploration of professional development and mentoring aspects of administration resulting in an edited collection of graduate student professional development narratives, as well as a coauthored article with one of my undergraduate Veteran students; extending and expanding upon a special topics course I developed in social content curation, a colleague and I are developing an article on the theoretical and pedagogical implications of this form of multimedia storytelling also offering a case study of the Pinterest site.
education
PhD in Rhetoric & Writing
Michigan State University 2009
MA in English
California State University, San Bernardino 2005
Composition
Director: Jacqueline Rhodes. Combined thesis: The Literacy Event Horizon: Examining Orality and Literacy in Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony.
MA in English
California State University, San Bernardino 2005
BA in English Literature
California State University, San Bernardino 2001
English Literature
Cum Laude departmental honors: Shakespeare: The Authorship Question
Specializations
Digital rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, teaching with technology, multimodal composition, composition pedagogy, technical and professional writing, and writing program administration.
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Andra d. Davis
Washington State University 2009 - present
academic appointments
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Department of English (includes WPA appointment)
In addition to my administrative role, I teach graduate level courses in Rhetoric & Professional Writing ; undergraduate level courses in Composition and in Rhetoric & Professional Writing; and undergraduate level courses in the Digital Technology and Culture Program. Teaching these courses includes curriculum development, text selection, schedule planning, syllabus preparation, and assignment design, as well as assessment and guidance. Additionally, I meet with students for individual conferences on writing projects and design and implement critical peer review processes in class. Most courses are taught in computer mediated environments.
Department of English
The graduate TA position in the Masters program was based on a competitive application process for one-year appointment teaching pre-college writing to English Language Learners as well as teaching Freshman Composition. As teacher of record, I was solely responsible for the development of course syllabi and assignments, planning and scheduling, facilitating conferences and peer reviews, as well as assessment and guidance.
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Writing Program Administrator
Washington State University 2009 - present
administrative experience
Department of English, Tri-Cities Campus
Assessment Oversee Tri-Cities placement exams and University Writing Portfolios; collect and assess Senior English portfolios; determine programmatic needs; review and evaluate [M] course proposals; work with and compose reports for the Academic Director, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs and other stake holders. Writing Center Develop mission statement, outcomes, and strategic goals; train, supervise, and collaborate with Interim Director to oversee the day-to-day operations; hire, train, supervise, and assess peer consultants; plan and implement events and workshops; schedule and supervise facilitators of English 102, 107, and UColl 302 tutorials; maintain and update information for catalog, website, and campus notices. Composition Program Serve as liaison on the Composition Committee and the All University Writing Committee to ensure consistency of composition program between Pullman and Tri-Cities; Implement campus-specific initiatives to support Tri-Cities student body such as diagnostic essays to verify placement. Professional Development Provide specialized workshops and events for Writing-Across-the-Curriculum and Writing-In-the-Disciplines; consult with faculty regarding academic integrity issues and coordinate campus-wide events such as Awareness Day; (see also Faculty & Staff below). Advocacy & Mentoring Leading the ongoing advocacy for just and equitable teaching loads for Tri-Cities English clinical faculty; continue to pursue administrative course releases for WPA and Writing Center Director; ongoing mentoring of students; (see also Faculty & Staff below).
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Edited Volumes Edited Journals
Co-Editor. (2009-present). Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. Praxis Section. (Assistant Editor from 2006-2009).
Book Chapters
Davis, A. (forthcoming). Introduction: Exigency and Unintended Consequences, in Davis, A. & Webb, S. (Eds.) Metamorphosis: The Effects of Professional Development on Graduate Students. Under contract with Fountainhead Press in the X Series on Professional Development. Davis, A. (accepted). Leeroy Jenkins! What Computer Gamers Can Teach Us About Visual Arguments, in Eyman, D., & Davis, A. (Eds.) Play and Pedagogy: Video Games and Writing Instruction [Edited collection in preparation, but chapter complete and accepted]. Davis, A., DeVoss, D.N., Lackey, D. & Webb, S. (2010). Remix, Play, and Remediation: Undertheorized Composing Practices, in Urbanski, H. (Ed.) Writing and the Digital Generation: Essays on New Media Rhetoric. McFarland Press.
Grant Scholarship
(2011 - not funded). Book Project: The Contribution of Edward H. Davis Ethnological Collecting and Storytelling to Understanding California Native Tribal Cultures. National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship, Washington, DC. $37,800 [external].
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conference presentations
Davis. A. (2012 accepted). Re/Framing the NMAI: Storytelling and the Invisible Influence of Institutional Memory. Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Pennsylvania. Muhlhauser, P., Davis, A. & Cozza, V. (2012 accepted). Shaping TEXTure(s): Memory, Identity, and Pedagogy. Computers & Writing Conference, North Carolina. Kelly-Riley, D., Bell, N. & Davis, A. (2011). On-going issues of curriculum and writing placement validity: Adapting an ESL first-year composition program to a multi-lingual campus. WPA 2011 (Writing Program Administration), Louisiana. Davis, A. (2011). Contested Space, Contested Knowledge: Exploring Storytelling as Embodied Rhetoric. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Georgia. Davis, A. (2010). The Visual Culture of Edward H. Davis: Discursive Contexts of Ethnographic Photographs. Visual Culture & Global Practices: 45th Annual Comparative Literature Conference, California. Davis, A., Lindquist, J. & Smith, L. (2008). Toward A Culturally Responsible Rhetoric: Attending to Everyday Narrative Practices. Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Washington. Gossett, K., Lamanna, C., & Davis, A. (2008).Rhetorical Memory and Delivery 2.0: Changing Realities of the Future through Writing Realties of the Past. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Louisiana. Davis, A. (2007). Leeroy Jenkins! What Computer Gamers Can Teach Us About Visual Arguments, 2007 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference: Digital Games, Massachusetts. Eyman, D., Davis, A. & Whittemore, S. (2007). Play and Pedagogy: Games, Gaming, and Teaching Writing, Conference on College Composition and Communication: Computer Connection, New York.
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Composition (undergraduate level) English 101: Introductory Writing
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English 101: Freshman Composition
professional activities
Workshops & Institutes
Presenter. (2008). Demystifying the ANGEL Course Management System. Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures, Michigan State University. Presenter. (2008). Davis, A., Walls, D., DeVoss, D.N., Wirtz, J. & Kripintiris, K. Teaching Writing in Computer-based Environments: Issues, Advice, and Materials. Rhetoric & Writing Technology Workshop, Michigan State University. Presenter. (2008). Writing in the Disciplines, A workshop for College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Tier II Instructors, Michigan State University. Presenter. (2006). ESL Writers in the Composition Classroom. Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures TA Orientation Workshop, Michigan State University.
Special Training
Participant. (2010). Information Literacy and the Teaching of Writing Conference, Washington State University, Spokane. Participant. (2008). TWILS: Teaching Writing in the Life Sciences. Intensive 10-day workshop on teaching writing across the curriculum (WAC/WID), Michigan State University. Participant. (2007 and 2008). Michigan Writing Program Administration Annual Meeting, Michigan State University. Participant. (2005). WritingTech 2005: A Faculty Technology Workshop for Writing Teachers. Rhetoric & Writing, Michigan State University.
mentoring
Graduate level
Washington State University Dissertation committee member for Pam Chisum. Becoming Visible in Invisible Space: How the Cyborg Trickster is (Re)inventing NDN Identity. Expected completion May 2012. Michigan State University Teaching Assistant Mentor. (2005-2008). Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures Program. Michigan State University Founding Chair and mentor. (2006-2008). Writing, Rhetoric & Praxis (WRAP), Graduate Student Organization.
Undergraduate level
California State University, San Bernardino Sigma Tau Delta officer mentor. (1998-2000). Graduate mentor to undergraduate officers of Sigma Tau Delta local chapter. curriculum vitae | page 8 2710 Crimson Way Richland, WA 99354-1671 phone: 509/372.7182 fax: 509/372.71118 andrea_davis@tricity.wsu.edu www.digitalcelt.com
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service
Campus/Department
Committee Chair. (2011-2012). Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Committee (Writing Center Director, Rhetoric & Composition). Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Committee Member. (2011-2012). Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Committee (Digital Technology and Culture Director). Washington State University, TriCities. Committee Chair. (2010-2011). Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Committee (Writing Center Director, Rhetoric & Composition). Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Committee Co-Chair. (2010-2011). Tenure-Track Faculty Hiring Committee (Multilingual Composition). Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Faculty Advisor. (2009-2010). Equality, Vision, Empowerment (EVE) student organization. Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Faculty Advisor for Undergraduate English Majors. (2009-present). Department of English. Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Committee Member. (2009-present). College of Liberal Arts Visionary Subcommittee. Washington State University, Tri-Cities.
University
Committee Member. (2010-present). All-University Writing Committee. Washington State University. Committee Member. (2009-present). Composition Committee. Washington State University. Department Representative. (2006-2007). Council of Graduate Students, Michigan State University. Project Team Member. (2006-2007). Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions, Michigan State University Museum.
NATIONAL
Reviewer. (2010). Conference on College Composition and Communication, Georgia. Reviewer. (2009). 7th Biennial Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference, Michigan. Conference planner. (2007-2009). Expanding Literacy Studies, an International, Interdisciplinary Conference for Graduate Students spring 2009 event at Ohio State University. Graduate Research Network Executive Committee. (2006-2009). Computers & Writing. Reviewer. (2006). Studies in American Indian Literatures (SAIL).
Community
Writing Contest Judge. (2005, 2006, and 2008). Montcalm Community College, Michigan.
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knowledge & skills
Mac and Windows platforms MS Office Suite
Windows 3.1 - Windows 7; Mac OS X (including Lion) All versions - MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS Entourage Web design including layout, color, typography, navigation, graphic elements, and multimedia Intermediate level image design and editing Document design and content creation for print and web Intermediate to advanced level web development Intermediate to advanced level ability to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files for print and web
HTML & CSS Design Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Dreamweaver
memberships
American Culture Association American Society for the History of Rhetoric Coalition of Women Scholars In the History of Rhetoric Conference on College Composition and Communication Council of Writing Program Administrators DigiRhet Research Collective Modern Language Association National Council of Teachers of English Rhetoric Society of America TechRhet
Varg-Sullivan Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Achievement in the Arts and Letters
2008 Program Nominee. Michigan State University Graduate students in the College of Arts and Letters are eligible to be nominated for the award by their major unit. Recipients are selected based on best presentation at a national or international event or best published article in the Letters.
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