About Jamie Watson:
I love talking about writing and considerating the nuances and beauty of language, so I pursued a PhD in English. I've served as a writing center tutor and peer writing consultant--helping others clarify their arguments and express their ideas in a supportive, encouraging way.
Currently, I teach at Penn State, where I teach first-year composition courses to eager, inquisitive students. My favorite part of teaching is helping others find their voice through pre-writing strategies, conferencing, peer review, collaborative editing, and self-reflection. I thrive in fast-paced, self-motivated environments where I can exercise my creative problem-solving skills.
Experience
Assistant Teaching Professor (August 2022-Present)
Department of English, The Pennsylvania State University
Face-to-Face Courses Taught
- ENGL 15, Rhetoric and Composition (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Instructor of Record (Fall 2017-Spring 2022)
Department of English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Face-to-Face Courses Taught
- ENG 101, College Writing I (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
- ENG 102, College Writing II, Speaking-Intensive (Spring 2019)
- ENG 105, Introduction to Narrative (Fall 2018, Summer 2019)
- ENG 106, Introduction to Poetry (Fall 2021)
- ENG 108, Special Topics Course: 19C Women Writers of the Gothic (Spring 2020)
- ENG 215, Literature and Film (Spring 2022)
Online Courses Taught
- ENG 101, College Writing I (Fall 2020, Fall 2021)
- ENG 105, Introduction to Narrative (Summer 2019)
- ENG 108, Special Topics Course: American Short Stories (Fall 2020)
Writing Center Consultant, University Writing Center (Fall 2015 - Spring 2019)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- conducted face-to-face and online peer writing consultations with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and alumni
- helped students brainstorm ideas, compose, revise, and reflect on written work--including rhetorical analyses, creative writing, and resumes.
Writing Center Tutor (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)
University of North Carolina Wilmington
- conducted asynchronous online tutoring sessions and synchronous face-to-face peer writing sessions with undergraduate peers and graduate students.
- supervised the writing center's writing lab, in which students could drop in for quick questions about word choice, citations, style, and other concerns outside of the typical session.
Editor-in-Chief of Honors College Student Media Board (Fall 2013 - Spring 2015)
University of North Carolina Wilmington
- arranged meetings with student writers to compose UNC Wilmington's Honors College newsletter showcasing achievements of students, faculty, and alumni
- edited newsletter using Adobe InDesign
Editor, Explorations (Spring 2015)
University of North Carolina Wilmington
- copyedited submissions for Explorations, UNC Wilmington Honors College's in-house undergraduate journal, using the Adobe inDesign and referencing the Chicago Manual of Style.
Education
PhD, English (May 2022)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dissertation: “Writing the Body: Sentimental Rhetoric in Nineteenth-Century Southern Women Writers’ Fiction”
Committee: Nancy Myers, Scott Romine, Maria Carla Sanchez (chair), Anne Wallace
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (May 2020)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MA, English (May 2017)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Thesis Papers: “‘A Disembodied Listener’: Hawthorne’s Mesmeric Narrator in The House of the Seven Gables” and “Man-Made Menopause and Architectural Embodiment in Herman Melville’s ‘I and My Chimney’”
BA, English (May 2015)
The University of North Carolina Wilmington
Honors Thesis: “‘Many a Mighty Birth’: Maternal Imagery and the Male-Authored Womb in Moby-Dick, Edgar Huntly, and Dracula.”
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