Resume

• 2004

  Ph.D

  Modern British Literature

  University of Maryland College Park

  Inbound Certification

  HubSpot

• 2001

  MA

  British Literature

• 1998

  Italian

  B.A

  English; Literature and the Arts

  Honors College

  Michigan State University

• Agriculture Forward at Maryland

  Agriculture Forward at the University of Maryland (Ag Forward) is an accelerated program that provides first-time University of Maryland students the opportunity to earn dual credentials from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR). Ag...

  Agriculture Forward at Maryland

  New Academic Journal Wants Your Brilliant Sci-Fi Thoughts

  Out there

  just beyond the edges of the solar system

  float worlds built of academic sci-fi discourse. But

  unless you hang your hat inside a Georgian building with ivy scaling the walls

  it's possible you can't spot them in the curled up softcovers you call a telescope.

  Interview with Inverse

  Indexing

  Copy Editing

  Literature

  Teaching

  Academic Writing

  Editing

  dissertation editing

  College Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Lecturing

  Research

  University Teaching

  Social Media

  Writing

  Teaching Writing

  English Literature

  Higher Education

  The Strange Experiment of Victoria Waterfield

  This essay offers a reexamination of the 1960's Doctor Who companion Victoria Waterfield (played by Deborah Watling).

  The Strange Experiment of Victoria Waterfield

  Review of the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas special

  \"Twice Upon a Time

  \" in the SFRA Review

  #323

  pages 23-25.

  Review of Doctor Who

  \"Twice Upon a Time\"

  In this Letter from the Editor for the Journal of Science Fiction (volume 2

  issue 3)

  I discuss the legacy of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.

  On Mary Shelley (Letter from the Editor

  JOSF 2.3)

  A review of Series 8's \"Mummy on the Orient Express\" from The Terrible Zodin

  Issue 17

  Summer 2015 (pp. 33-36).

  Review of Doctor Who

  \"Mummy on the Orient Express\"

  Why Pope Francis Is Graham Greene's Pope

  Some thoughts on the state of science fiction from my last issue as editor of the Journal of Science Fiction.

  On Modern Sci-Fi (Letter from the Editor

  JOSF 2.4)

  Review of the Doctor Who episode \"The Empress of Mars\" (series 10) in The Terrible Zodin e-zine (Issue 20

  Fall 2017

  pp. 17-18).

  Review of Doctor Who

  \"Empress of Mars\"

  I'm a college teacher and advisor

  teaching communication and writing courses. Every person has a voice; it's my job to help students discover what those voices sound like and how to reach their listeners or readers. I tailor messages to their audiences and teach my students to do the same--whether the goal is a scholarly article

  a sci-fi novel

  or a tweet. \n\nIn my volunteer work as managing editor of the Journal of Science Fiction

  I help authors improve their written arguments and promote science fiction criticism. \n\nIn my free time

  I'm writing a book about the television series Doctor Who--so drop me a line if you need an editor or if you want to chat about important Whovian questions!

  Heather

  McHale

  University of Maryland University College

  University of Maryland

  Department of English

  University of Maryland University College

  Georgetown University

  Georgetown University

  Journal of Science Fiction (volunteer)

  Institute of Applied Agriculture

  College of Southern Maryland

  College Park

  Maryland

  I teach academic writing and oral communication at the University of Maryland

  and I serve as the academic advisor for IAA students enrolled in our Ag Forward program.

  Senior Lecturer/Advisor

  Institute of Applied Agriculture

  •\tModern and Postmodern Literature (27 students). \nCourse title: The Political Body\no\tSolely responsible for organization and teaching of this course

  which examines the concepts of modern and postmodern literature by examining writers from Henry James and James Joyce to William Goldman and Don Delillo

  as well as theorists such as Jameson

  Benjamin

  and Said. \n•\tCritical Reading and Writing (20 students).\nCourse title: Political Engagement as Moral Responsibility\no\tSolely responsible for teaching and organizing this course

  which uses the idea of political involvement as a springboard for reading and writing critically. Includes such writers as Rebecca West

  Joseph Heller

  and Graham Greene. Assignments prepare students to read in a multidisciplinary context and examine the products of their own culture.

  Georgetown University

  Instructor

  •\tIntroduction to Critical Methods and Introduction to Academic Writing (2013; also Fall 2007

  Summer 2007)\no\tFull responsibility for the course in an accelerated six-week format.\no\tCovered basic writing concepts as well as critical reading.\no\tTaught a group of non-traditional students from a variety of backgrounds.

  University of Maryland University College

  Managing Editor

  The Journal of Science Fiction (sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction) is a peer-reviewed academic journal launched in 2016. \n\nIn my capacity as editor

  I have ensured the academic quality of the journal by selecting articles and guiding the peer review process; provided substantive editorial feedback to authors whose work has been accepted

  sometimes over several drafts; and copy edited and prepared articles for publication.\n\nAs I have moved up to the role of Managing Editor

  I also oversee the general organization of JOSF staff; communicate with authors on behalf of the JOSF; make final determinations about whether to publish pieces; obtain cover art; oversee copy editing; compose and/or edit calls for papers; coordinate marketing efforts for the JOSF; assemble finished articles

  reviews

  and other elements of the issue and make them available in various file types; and supervise layout of the final issue.

  Journal of Science Fiction (volunteer)

  Senior Lecturer

  Independent courses include: \n* literature of science and technology \n* British Literature

  Romantic to Modern \n• Introduction to Drama \n• Introduction to Academic Writing \n\nI also served as a teaching assistant in large lecture courses conducted by other professors

  including: \n* Introduction to Drama\n• Introduction to Literature by Women \n• American Literature 1865 to the Present\n* Introduction to the Novel

  University of Maryland

  Department of English

  College of Southern Maryland

  La Plata

  MD

  Taught Introductory Composition.

  Adjunct Instructor

  Washington

  D.C.

  Teach the Writing and Culture Seminar--a thematic

  rhetoric-based writing course.

  Lecturer

  Georgetown University

  Writing Advisor for online writing center.\nDiscussed student papers in an online-only environment.\nMade suggestions for improvement of writing and for assignment management to students in all majors and levels of proficiency; helped students with global writing problems as well as specific difficulties such as research documentation.

  University of Maryland University College