Curriculum vitae
ACADEMIC Appointments
Albright College, Reading, PA | Director of Writing
March 2024 - PRESENT
Develop curricula appropriate for first-year writing courses.
Hire, train, observe, and evaluate instructors in the first-year writing program.
Design research studies to inform writing curricula at Albright.
Albright College, Reading, PA | Assistant Professor of English
August 2024 - PRESENT
Teach first-year writing courses in face-to-face and online modalities;
Courses taught include ENGL 101 (English Composition) and ENGL 102 (Writing with Texts).
Albright College, Reading, PA | Lecturer of English
August 2022 - August 2024
Teach first-year writing courses in face-to-face and online modalities;
Courses taught include ENGL 101 (English Composition) and ENGL 102 (Writing with Texts).
Ventura College, Ventura, CA | Adjunct Lecturer
August 2015 - Present
Teach online first-year writing courses;
Courses taught include ENGL V02 (Fundamentals of English Composition); ENGL 1A (English Composition), and ENGL 1B (Critical Thinking, Composition, & Literature).
California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA | Lecturer
August 2012 - May 2022
Teach first-year, upper-division, and interdisciplinary writing courses in face-to-face, online, and hybrid modalities;
Courses taught include ENGL 102 (Strategies of Successful College Writers); ENGL 105 (Composition & Rhetoric); ENGL 107 (Advanced Composition & Rhetoric); ENGL 299 (Writing with Clarity and Power); ENGL 399 (Upper Division Editing Studio); & ENGL 330 (Interdisciplinary Writing).
California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA | Multiliteracy Specialist
January 2016 - May 2022
Collaborate with faculty from various disciplines on designing effective writing assignments and activities for writing-intensive courses;
Train and mentor student tutors to work within writing courses; communicate with faculty about needs and ideas related to integrated tutoring; develop and oversee the administration of end-of-term surveys;
Coordinate integrated tutoring services for first-year writing courses for campus Writing and Multiliteracy Center;
Collaborate with Director and Assistant Director on initiatives to grow the integrated tutoring program.
EDUCATION
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA — Doctor of Philosophy in English (Composition & Applied Linguistics Emphasis)
May 2016 - May 2021
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA — Masters of Arts in English
August 2010 - May 2012
CSU Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA — Bachelors of Arts in English (Secondary Education Emphasis)
August 2005 - December 2007
Citrus College, Glendora, CA — Associate of Arts in English
August 2002 - May 2005
professional development & teaching awards
2021 - Undocumented Ally Training Participant - CSUCI
2021 - Faculty Inquiry Project Participant: Becoming Antiracist - CSUCI
2020 - THRIVE Online Teaching Training Participant - CSUCI
2020 - Ventura College Womens’ Basketball Team Favorite Professor Award
2018 - EOP Faculty Mentor of the Year Award - CSUCI
2018 - Ventura College Online Teaching Training Course Certification
2017 - EOP Award of Excellence Nominee - CSUCI
2016 - Autism Society of Ventura County Educator of the Year (Integrated Classroom) - CSUCI
2015 - SAFE (Student, Administrators, & Faculty for Equality) Training Certified - CSUCI
2014 - ALAS Faculty Fellow - CSUCI
Publications
DeLoach, S., and Michelini, A. (2022). A Victory, A Trial, or Something More Complex. Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics, 6(2). http://journalofmultimodalrhetorics.com/6-2-michelini-and-deloach
DeLoach, S., Breaux, E., Angel, E., Keebler, K., & Klompien, K. (2014). Locating the Center: Exploring the Roles of In-Class Tutors in First-Year Composition Classrooms. Praxis: A Writing Center Journal, 12(1), http://www.praxisuwc.com/deloach-et-al-121
PRESENTATIONs
March 2024 - “A Surplus of Ethos: Curriculum Design that Values Our Students’ Lived Experiences” - Northeast Modern Language Association Convention - Boston, MA
March 2023 - “Provocative Resilience: Considering the Role of Disequilibrium as Developmental Catalyst” - Northeast Modern Language Association Convention - Niagara Falls, NY
March 2020 - “We’re In This Together: The Learning Partnership Model and CSU Students” - California State University Symposium - Fullerton, CA (*Conference canceled due to COVID-19)
October 2015 - “Yours, Mine, and Ours: Fostering Inter-institutional Relationships Between ‘Community’ Colleges” - Two Year College Association Conference, West Region - Salt Lake City, UT
March 2014 - “Locating the Center: Exploring the Roles of In-Class Tutors in First-Year Composition Classrooms” - International Writing Centers Association Collaborative at CCCC - Indianapolis, IN
professional references
Lawrence Morris | english department chair | Albright College
lmorris@albright.edu