Resume

• 2013

  PhD in Early Modern English Literature

  Dissertation : “Synthesis as Making: Discriminative Diachronic Collaboration and the Renaissance Hero”

  University of North Texas

  Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

  Sam Houston State University

  Magna Cum Laud

  Master of Arts in English Literature

  Renaissance Literature and the Greco-Roman Tradition

  History and Practicum in Writing Program Administration

  Grants and Proposals

  Pedagogy in Technical Communication

  Pedagogy in English Composition

  CRLA

  College Reading and Learning Association

• Writing

  TEI

  Medieval Literature and Culture

  Adult Education

  Teacher Training

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  16th and 17th Century Literature and Culture

  Teaching

  Digital Humanities

  Management

  Mentoring

  Student Success Programs

  Public Speaking

  Writing Program Administration

  Corporate Education

  Curriculum Design

  Technical Communication

  Grant Writing

  Greco-Roman Literature and Culture

  Higher Education Accreditation

  “To Hange Upon a Tree”: A Didactic Catharsis of Crucifixion through Moral Subversion in Chaucer’s “Physician’s Tale”

  “To Hange Upon a Tree”: A Didactic Catharsis of Crucifixion through Moral Subversion in Chaucer’s “Physician’s Tale”

  ABSTRACT: Almost from the moment they began to circulate

  Machiavelli’s political ideas\nwere met with both praise and scorn. Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy (c. 1585) reflects this complicated reception of Machiavellian ideas

  with Kyd depicting both evil and biblical versions of the Machiavel through Lorenzo and Hieronimo

  respectively. This reading challenges the critical precedent

  which assumes an automatic demonization of all connections with Machiavelli.\n

  Reconsidering the Early Modern Machiavellian: Illicit Manuscripts and Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy

  “The Heroic Struggle: Classical and Christian Heroism in Paradise Lost”

  “Head

  Heart

  and Hand: A Simple yet Powerful Construct for Teaching Homer’s Odyssey”

  Timothy

  Ponce

  PhD

  Sam Houston State University

  University of North Texas

  Starbucks

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bank of America

  Huntsville

  Texas

  Courses Taught \n\n•Developmental Writing \n•English Composition 1\n•English Composition 2\n\nCourses Serving as a Teaching Assistant \n\n•World Literature 1

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Sam Houston State University

  Bank of America

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Arlington

  Texas

  Senior Lecturer and Assessment Coordinator

  Faculty Writing Center Consultant \n\nClasses Taught: \n• English 3376: Business Proposals and Grant Writing \n• English 2338: Introduction to Professional and Technical Comunication \n• English 2303: Monsters and Heroes (World Literature)\n• English 1302: College Writing II (Emphasis in Research)\n• English 1301: College Writing I(Emphasis in Audience and Textual Analysis)

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Store Manager/ Classroom Facilitator

  Starbucks

  University of North Texas

  Denton

  Texas

  Courses Taught:\n\n•English Composition 1\n•English Composition 2\n•World Literature to 1700\n•Senior Level Shakespeare Survey\n\nDuties Pertaining to Writing Program:\n\n• Oversee CORE compliance assessment. Aid in adjusting the curriculum as needed to meet accreditation and compliance standards. \n• Construct writing program class schedule (150+ sections/ 4

  000+ students). Manage teaching preference for all teaching fellows and lecturers while producing a schedule that meets departmental needs.\n• Create various evaluation instruments – both analytic and holistic – for the writing program based upon programmatic goals. \n• Meet with teaching fellows for one-on-one help with lesson planning

  assignment design

  and classroom management coaching. Visit classrooms to provide formative evaluation and provide feedback to instructors.\n• Mentor new teaching fellows by listening to their curricular concerns

  teaching strategies for managing paper load

  advising on the balance of coursework and teaching

  and recommending how to take next steps in the program while maintaining professionalism in their Teaching Fellow duties. \n• Sit on the Writing Program Advisory Committee. Review primary textbooks for adoption (pending contract negotiation with publishers) Take notes in meetings and file them for future reference. Communicate with members of the committee not in attendance.\n• Check all faculty profiles to ensure compliance with SACS/THECB guidelines. Contact instructors who are not in compliance.\n• Construct and maintain Writing Program Archive. Create individual files on all parties connected to the writing program. Unify legacy system of documents from previous administrations with current system. File syllabi and Wild Card units in each folder. Contact instructors who have not submitted these items and maintain contact until submitted.

  Assistant Director of First Year Writing/ Teaching Fellow

  The University of Texas at Arlington

  Society for Technical Communication

  The world's largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication.\n

  Member

  Founded in 1883

  the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy.\n

  Member

  The Modern Language Association

  The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) address issues and concerns affecting Hispanics working in higher education. While the Hispanic population is the largest ethnic minority population in America

  Hispanics are still highly underrepresented in the undergraduate and graduate enrollments and graduation rates. \n

  Member

  American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

  Travel assistance to conduct archival research and/ or attend a conference. Amount of Award - $500\n

  University of North Texas

  American Studies Association Travel Grant

  Travel assistance to present research at the 2014 American Studies Association of Texas Annual Conference.. Amount of Award - $100\n

  American Studies Association of Texas

  Graduate Assistant Tuition Scholarship (GATS)

  Full tuition and fee funding for graduate students who excel in their scholarship and teaching duties as a Fellow or Assistant. Amount of Award - $7

  570\n

  University of North Texas

  The Perla Marquez Prize for Excellence in Renaissance Studies

  A highly prestigious honor awarded for outstanding research in medieval and/ or renaissance studies. \n

  The Knowledgeable Award

  Recognition for excellence and dedication in education and training.\n

  Starbucks Coffee Co.

  Outstanding Scholarly Paper Award

  2014 Critical Voices Conference

  University of North Texas Outstanding Teaching Fellow of the Year 2016

  Selected from across all colleges and schools

  the recipient demonstrates excellence in teaching

  research

  and collegiality. \n

  University of North Texas

  Newberry Travel Grant: Newberry Library

  Chicago

  Travel assistance to conduct archival research. Amount of Award - $350\n

  The Newberry Library

  Newberry Travel Grant: Newberry Library

  Chicago

  Travel assistance to conduct archival research and present research at the 2015 Center for Renaissance Studies Conference. Amount of Award - $750\n

  The Newberry Library

  Graduate Student of the Year - University of North Texas Graduate Students in English Association

  Awarded by one’s piers

  this honor exists to recognize the graduate student who has added the most to the graduate community

  fostering collegiality

  research

  service.\n

  Graduate Students in English Association