Geoffrey Elliott

 GeoffreyB. Elliott

Geoffrey B. Elliott

  • Courses9
  • Reviews17

Biography

Oklahoma State University - English

Administrative Assistant at HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE INC
Writing & Editing
Geoffrey
Elliott
San Antonio, Texas Area
Enjoying full-time, continuing employment as part of an organization committed to long-term stability and investment in its participants


Experience

  • Heart's Desire Stained Glass

    Social Media Consultant

    I manage the online presence of a stained glass shop in the Texas Hill Country.

  • DeVry University

    Visiting Professor II

    DeVry University is a for-profit school that offers accredited programs in many disciplines. Writing is vital to each, and writing is what I there teach.

  • Liberty Tax Service Kerrville

    Social Media Consultant

    A franchise of Liberty Tax Service serving residents of the Texas Hill Country, Liberty Tax Service Kerrville offers tax preparation and related services--including those of an IRS Enrolled Agent (details here: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/enrolled-agents/enrolled-agent-information). I manage the franchise social media presence; initial efforts yielded a 20x increase in post frequency and a concomitant increase in post readership and engagement.

  • HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE INC

    Administrative Assistant

    Working for a non-profit, I conduct regular office functions.

  • Textbroker.com

    Freelance Writer

    Textbroker.com is an online writing clearinghouse connecting clients and those who can meet their content-making needs. I write literature reviews, blog posts, media summaries, and instructional content based on online research and my own experiences, following AP style guidelines and basic HTML markup standards. Look for me under username GElliott.

Education

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

    English Language and Literature, General

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Master of Arts (MA)

    English Language and Literature, General

  • Graduate Student Organization Research and Travel Grant


    Graduate Student Organization Research and Travel Grants are individual awards to defray the costs of research and travel to academic conferences. I was awarded the grant four times.

  • The University of Texas at San Antonio

    Bachelor of Arts (BA)

    English Language and Literature, General

Publications

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "By the Crawl-Space Door"

    One Image: One Hundred Voices

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Prof. Elizabeth S. Gunn of Morgan State University

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "By the Crawl-Space Door"

    One Image: One Hundred Voices

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Prof. Elizabeth S. Gunn of Morgan State University

  • “Shades of Steel-Gray: The Nuanced Warrior-Hero in the Farseer Trilogy”

    Studies in Fantasy Literature

    Reads the character FitzChivalry Farseer as mimetic of the Round Table Knights

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "By the Crawl-Space Door"

    One Image: One Hundred Voices

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Prof. Elizabeth S. Gunn of Morgan State University

  • “Shades of Steel-Gray: The Nuanced Warrior-Hero in the Farseer Trilogy”

    Studies in Fantasy Literature

    Reads the character FitzChivalry Farseer as mimetic of the Round Table Knights

  • Review of How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens, by Benedict Carey.

    Currents in Teaching and Learning, Worcester State U

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "By the Crawl-Space Door"

    One Image: One Hundred Voices

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Prof. Elizabeth S. Gunn of Morgan State University

  • “Shades of Steel-Gray: The Nuanced Warrior-Hero in the Farseer Trilogy”

    Studies in Fantasy Literature

    Reads the character FitzChivalry Farseer as mimetic of the Round Table Knights

  • Review of How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens, by Benedict Carey.

    Currents in Teaching and Learning, Worcester State U

  • One Other Bone in the LotR Online Soup

    UNICORN Cloud Conference and Virtual Museum

    Explicates historical trends informing the Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG

  • "My Revised Plan B"

    How to Succeed in College: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Academic Experience

    Narrates choice of field of study as a case study for future college students' success; submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "My Acquaintance with Katrina"

    Beyond Katrina

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Arts & Healthcare Press in Alexandria, LA; collection edited by Patricia Ellyn Powell

  • "Where Writes Me"

    CCC

    Reads academic office decorations as a site of conflicted authority/uncertainty

  • "Moving beyond Tolkien's Medievalism: Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man Trilogies"

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

    Uses the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies to investigate bias in medievalist studies

  • "Undisregard"

    The View from Here: Poetry to Help You Soar!: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry

    Poem submitted in response to a call for papers issued by Prof. Nancy Riecken of Ivy Tech Community College

  • "By the Crawl-Space Door"

    One Image: One Hundred Voices

    Poem submitted in response to a call for submissions issued by Prof. Elizabeth S. Gunn of Morgan State University

  • “Shades of Steel-Gray: The Nuanced Warrior-Hero in the Farseer Trilogy”

    Studies in Fantasy Literature

    Reads the character FitzChivalry Farseer as mimetic of the Round Table Knights

  • Review of How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens, by Benedict Carey.

    Currents in Teaching and Learning, Worcester State U

  • One Other Bone in the LotR Online Soup

    UNICORN Cloud Conference and Virtual Museum

    Explicates historical trends informing the Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG

  • "Melville's MOBY-DICK"

    The Explicator

    Reads the "Knights and Squires" chapters of MOBY-DICK as an Arthurian court

Positions

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

  • South Central Modern Language Association

    Member

    As part of the SCMLA, I have repeatedly presented research papers and served as the organizer of or presider over research panels. More information can be found at http://southcentralmla.org.

  • National Council of Teachers of English

    Member

  • New Chaucer Society

    Member

  • Medieval Academy of America

    Member

  • Modern Language Association

    Member

  • Tales after Tolkien Society

    President

    I presented a paper on the panel at the 2013 International Congress on Medieval Studies from which the Society began before serving as Vice-President (USA) from 2015 to 2018 and as President beginning in 2018. I also curate the Society's blog. More information can be found at http://www.talesaftertolkien.blgospot.com/.

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