GWEN E. SULLIVAN
Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION
May, 2013 Ph. D., English
Washington State University, Pullman
Dissertation: “Whatever The Day Shall Bring”: The Lives of Women in a North Idaho Timber Community Revealed Through History and Stories
May, 2002 M. A. English
University of Idaho, Moscow
Thesis: Guides for the Lost and Wandering: Functions of Riddles and
Music in The Hobbit and The Lord of the
Rings
May, 1992 B. A. English/Secondary Education
Biology Minor
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho
EXPERIENCE
August, 2017 Lewis-Clark State College
Associate Professor, English
Writing Center Director
Teach First Year Writing classes,
introductory literature class, and
English 386: Teaching Composition for
Secondary Education English Majors;
Oversee FYW curriculum in
conjunction with FYW faculty;
Hire, train, and evaluate Writing
Center interns; Establish schedule;
Manage budget; Write annual
assessments; Coordinate English 103
remediation efforts in conjunction with
faculty; Promote and publicize Writing
Center services;
August, 2016 Lewis-Clark State College
Associate Professor, English
Writing Center Director
Hire, train, and evaluate interns;
Establish schedule; Manage budget;
Write annual assessments; Coordinate
English 103 remediation efforts in
conjunction with faculty; Promote and
publicize services
August, 2014 Lewis-Clark State College
Assistant Professor, English
Writing Center Director
Hire, train, and evaluate interns;
Establish schedule; Manage budget;
Write annual assessments; Coordinate
English 103 remediation efforts in
conjunction with faculty; Promote and
publicize services
July-August, 2014 Spring International Language Center
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Director and Teacher of Pre-Academic Program for International Fulbright
Scholars
August, 2011-August, 2014 Lewis-Clark State College
Assistant Professor, English
Coordinator, Writing Center
Program Leader, Developmental Comp
Member, State General Education
Reform Task Force
July-August, 2013 Spring International Language Center
Co-Director and Teacher of Pre-
Academic Program for International
Fulbright Scholars
July-August, 2013 Spring International Language Center
Co-Director and Teacher of Pre-
Academic Program for International
Fulbright Scholars Program
June-August, 2012 Spring International Language Center
Co-Director and Teacher of Pre-
Academic Program for International
Fulbright Scholars Program
June-August, 2011 Spring International Language Center Curriculum Director and Teacher
Iraqi Young Leaders Entrepreneur
Program
January, 2011-August, 2011 Lewis-Clark State College
Lecturer, English
Coordinator, Writing Center
Taught Developmental Writing, Intro
to College Writing, Research Writing,
Intro to Literature
August, 2008-January, 2011 Lewis-Clark State College
Adjunct Faculty, English
Developmental Writing, Intro to College
Writing, Research Writing, Intro to
Literature
August, 2005-May, 2009 Washington State University
Teaching Assistant
Freshman Composition, Research
Writing, Film and Literature
June-August, 2006-2009 Spring International Language Center
ESL Faculty in Special Programs
International Fulbright Scholars’
Program: U. S. State Department’s
Study of U. S. Institutes for Student
Leaders from Kenya, Nigeria, and
South Africa
June, 2002-July, 2005 Spring International Language Center
ESL Faculty
Reading/Writing; Listening/Speaking;
Reading/Vocabulary; Grammar/Writing
September, 2002-July, 2005 Spring International Language Center
ESL Faculty
Pronunciation, Listening/Speaking;
Reading/Writing to undergrad and
Graduate students; Private ESL
tutoring for corporate employees
August, 2000-May, 2002 University of Idaho
Teaching Assistant
Freshman Composition
June, 2001-August, 2001 Spring International Language Center
ESL Faculty Intern
August, 2000-May, 2002 Inland NW Council of Teachers of English
Board Member and Newsletter Editor
Designed and wrote quarterly
newsletter; Co-planned yearly local
conference
July, 1998-July, 2000 Nishinomiya, Japan, School District
Assistant English Language Teacher
Taught for three- and six-month periods
in four junior high schools; Developed
lessons in written and spoken English
September, 1992-May, 1998 Clearwater Valley High School
Kooskia, Idaho
English and Reading Teacher
Freshman to senior literature and
writing; Freshman reading; Developed
“Literature of the American West”
which fulfilled SBOE graduation
requirements
September, 1997-August, 1993 Lewis-Clark State College Outreach Site
Kooskia, Idaho
G. E. D. Instructor
September, 1992-August, 1993 Lewis-Clark State College
Administrative Assistant, Registrar’s
Office
June, 1992-August, 1992 Lewis-Clark State College
Instructor, Intensive English Institute
June, 1992 Lewiston High School
English Teacher, Summer School
September, 1998-May, 1990 Lewis-Clark State College
Peer Tutor, Writing Center
Word Processing Instructor, Student Support Services
COMMITTEES AND SERVICE
Participant and Breakout Session Leader for Dual Credit
Professional Day Fall 2017
Palouse Choral Society Board, Community Member 2017-2019
Idaho State General Education Committee--Faculty Member 2017
General Education English 101 Assessment Committee Fall 2017
General Education English 101 Assessment Committee Spring 2017
General Education Committee Chair Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Education Faculty (Literacy) Search Committee Fall 2017
Education Faculty (Special Education) Search Committee Fall 2017
Created Interim English 101 Placement Guidelines and Prompts Fall 2016
Created English 102 Challenge Test in Conjunction with English Faculty Fall 2016
Idaho Educators Networking About College-Composition Transitions April 2016
General Education English 101 Assessment Committee Spring 2016
General Education Committee Fall 2015-Present
English Faculty Search Committee Summer 2015
Education Faculty (Literacy) Search Committee 2014
English Faculty Search Committee 2013
Science Department Biology Faculty Search Committee 2013
Member, LCSC Competency Area Review Team for Written Communications
Dual-Credit Liaison: Timberline High School, Weippe, 2011-2018
Deary High School, 2013-2014; 2016; 2017
Kamiah High School, 2014-2015
Content Advisory Committee Liaison from English Department
State General Education Reform Task Force
Edited Workforce Training Manual for Certified Nursing Assistants 2012
Student Affairs Committee
Governance and Personnel Committee
PRESENTATIONS
June, 2016 "Meeting in the Shadows, Hiding from the Truth"
Harriet Beecher Stowe Society Conference
May, 2016 “Once Upon a Time. . . What If?. . . Picture This!:
Re-Imagining the English 103 Classroom”
Poster Created for Faculty Showcase
April, 2016 “The Palimpsest of Memory”
PNW American Studies Association Conference
October, 2015 “Multiple Facets of the Writing Workshop: Developing an Effective Model for First-Year Writing Support”
Panel Presentation with LCSC Faculty Members Lauren Connolly, Jennifer Anderson, and Bryce Kammers
Two-Year College Association/Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association Joint Conference
July, 2015 “Teachers of Writing Should Teach the Whole Person: Affective
and Metacognitive Skills in the Writing Classroom”
Conference of Writing Program Administrators
Panel Presentation with Barbara Kirchmeier, UI; Erin Davis,
NIC; Jessica McDermott, UI; Lauren Connolly, LCSC
February, 2015 Presentation: LCSC Women’s History Month
April, 2008 “Collecting Stories: Trauma Therapy in Robinson’s
Housekeeping”
PNW American Studies Association Conference
April, 2006 “The Enduring Spirit: Jack London’s Tale of Eternal Life"
PNW American Studies Association Conference
March, 2006 “Damage Control: Rewriting the Language of Diversity”
Co-authors: Todd Battiscelli, Rose Gubele, and Jim Haendiges
Conference on College Composition & Communication
October, 2005 “Marketing a Panacea: Selling Tobacco to Early Modern England”
Rocky Mountain MLA Conference
April, 2005 “Unquiet Grave: Buried Alive in The House of the Seven Gables”
PNW American Studies Association Conference
September, 2003 “Seeking Water in the Wilderness”
Southwestern Conference on Christianity and Literature
March, 2002 “Myth and Water: The Search for Paradise in Kittredge’s
Hole in the Sky and “Walk This Way” (Personal Essay)
Sigma Tau Delta Conference
PUBLICATIONS
Book Review Mary Austin’s Southwest: An Anthology of Her Literary
Criticism
The Rocky Mountain E-Review @ http://rmmla.org
The Rocky Mountain Review, Spring 2006
Journal Article “Cowboys as Artisans: Learning from Beginning Writers”
Inland: A Journal for Teachers of English Language Arts
Spring/Summer, 2002
Essays in Narrative “Wearing Our Stories” and “Before the Splash: The Use of
Theory Silence and Space in Japanese Poetry and Comics”
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/narrativetheory/
splash_sullivan.htm
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association
Past Member National Council of Teachers of English
Past Member Conference on Christianity and Literature
Past Member Rocky Mountain MLA
Member Pacific NW American Studies Association
Member Harriet Beecher Stowe Society
HONORS
Adjunct Faculty of the Year 2009-2010
Lewis-Clark State College
Humanities Division
Outstanding Graduate 1992
Department of Literature and Languages
Lewis-Clark State College