Kristin Winet

PH.D. | RHETORIC & COMPOSITION

152 SANTA ANA AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90803 | KRISTINWINET@GMAIL.COM
WWW.KRISTINWINETCV.COM

Education

PhD | Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, summa cum laude, August 2015
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Dissertation: Toward a Feminist Travel Perspective: Re-thinking Tourism, Digital Media, and the Gaze
Committee: Drs. Anne-Marie Hall (Chair), Ken McAllister, Judy N. Temple
MFA | Creative Writing (Nonfiction), summa cum laude, August 2009
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Thesis: Object and Memory: A Travel Writing
Chair: Prof. Ander Monson
BA | Comparative Literature & BA | Spanish, cum laude, May 2005
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA & La Universitt di Valencia, Spain

Research & Teaching Interests

writing program administration & assessment
basic writing pedagogy
technical & professional writing

feminist & womens rhetorics

tourism & leisure studies
rhetorics of digital media

Academic Appointments
2015

Director of the Writing Program | Assistant Professor of English

Marymount California University, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

2007- Graduate Assistant/Associate in Teaching

2015 The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2005- Visiting English Instructor
2006 Universidad Tecnolgica de Bolvar, Cartagena, Colombia

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2015 Three Ways In: Approaches to Teaching Visual Rhetoric through Web-Based Infographic Programs.
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. With Marisa S. Lamb and Jenna P. Sheffield. 19.3
(2015). Web.
Chapters in an Edited Collection
2015 From Street Food to Digital Kitchens: Toward a Feminist Rhetoric of Culinary Tourism
(Or, How Not to Devour Paris and Eat Your Way through Asia). In Food, Feminisms, and Rhetorics, edited
collection with Dr. Melissa A. Goldthwaite (under contract with Southern Illinois University Press,
forthcoming 2015).

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Pico Iyer: 1957-, in British Writers XXII, edited collection with Dr. Jay Parini (under contract with
Charles Scribners Sons, forthcoming 2015).
2014

If Not a Mother and Not a Maid, Then What? How Feminist Pedagogy Works (Or Doesnt) for First-Year
Teaching Assistants, in Feminist Challenges, Feminist Rhetorics: Locations, Scholarship, and Discourse, edited
collection with Dr. Kirsti Cole. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2014. Print. 127-144.
Susan Orlean: 1955-, in American Writers Series XXV, edited collection with Dr. Jay Parini. New York:
Charles Scribners Sons, 2014. Print. 157-167.

Edited Collections
2014 A Students Guide to First-Year Writing. 35th Ed. With Brad Jacobson and Madelyn Tucker. Plymouth:
Hayden-McNeil, 2014. Print.
2013

A Students Guide to First-Year Writing. 34th Ed. With Gina Szabady and Stephen Pallas. Plymouth: HaydenMcNeil, 2013. Print.*

Non-Peer Reviewed, Multiple-Author

2012 1Bullying in Tucson public schools: Rates, reasons, prevention programs, and recommendations. With
R.J. Watson, S.D. Snapp, A.C. Licona, S.T. Russell, and the Crossroads Collaborative. Crossroads Connections
1.1 (2012): 1-4. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona.
2009

Global Green Teaching: EE Collaboration in the US-MX Border Regions. With Jose Marcos-Iga and
Kristina Erny. Green Teacher 85 (Summer 2009): 30-34. Print.*

Book Reviews
2013 Review of Deborah Ellis No Safe Place. Arizona English Bulletin (Fall 2013): 37-38. Print.*
2012

Review of Peter Mayos Gramsci and Educational Thought. Composition Studies (Spring 2012): 128-131.
Print.*

Textbook Contributions
2014 A Spatial Approach to Style: Using Tag Clouds for Revision in Narrative Writing. The Write Book:
Classroom Exercises for the Composition Instructor, edited collection with Dr. Russ Brickey (under contract
with McFarland Books, forthcoming October 2014).
2013

Improving Reading Comprehension. The University of Arizona Edition: Rules for Writers. 7th Ed. Ed. Kristin
L. Little. Bedford/St.Martins, 2013. Print. 60-63.*

Selected Journalism & Photography (print & digital)

For a complete list of bylines, please see my Portolio page online.
2015

The Alternate Universe of Soviet Arcade Games. Atlas Obscura. 1 Sept. Web. Also published on
technology/gaming sites i09 and Kotaku
Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive? Atlas Obscura. 24 June.
Web. Also published on Jezebels Pictorial series
The Art of Bargaining: How to Strike a Deal While on the Road. EnVoyage: EVA Airs in-flight magazine.
Feb. 38-39. Print.
An Atlas in Cloth: Captain Cooks Rarely-Seen Fabric Book. Atlas Obscura. 21. Jan. Web.

1 Publications indicated with an * were published under my maiden name, Mock.

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2014
2013

Of Shipwrecks and Wristbones: The Story of St. Pauls Remains. Atlas Obscura. Oct. 6. Web.
Adventurous Romance in Costa Rica. TravelWorld International Magazine. Jan.-Feb. 14-22. Print.*
Xiao Liuqiu: Taiwans Coral Island. EnVoyage: EVA Airs In-Flight Magazine. Aug. 40-49. Print.*
The Mona Lisa of the East. USA Today Travel. June 26. Web.*

Presentations

National Conferences
2015 Conversations from Food, Feminisms, and Rhetorics: Exchanging Recipes for Gender and Food Politics.
Collaborative/Interactive Presentation. Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference. Tempe, AZ. 28 Oct.
An Invitation to Revise: A Round-Table Workshop for Writers. Women in Travel Summit. Boston, MA.
March 28.
2014

Three Ways In: Exploring Infographic Software for Teaching Visual Design in Professional Writing
Contexts. Computers and Writing Conference. Pullman, WA. June 6.

From an Editors Perspective: Opening Up Our Understanding of Graduate Student Professional

Development Positions. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Indianapolis, IN.
Mar. 20.
2013

Womens Bodies in Motion: Constructing a Nomadic Ethos in Feminist Travel Blogs. Feminisms and
Rhetorics Conference. Stanford, CA. Sept. 28.
Collaborative Blogs as Public Work: Possibilities for the Maker Subculture in Digital Spaces. Conference
on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Las Vegas, NV. Mar. 27.

2012

Producer, Consumer, or Collaborator?: Reconsidering the Travel Writers Role(s) in Writing for Digital
Environments. Computers & Writing Conference. Raleigh, NC. May 18.
Concealed Figures: Rhetorical Parallels in the Creative Writing Craft Class. Research Network Forum
(RNF). Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). St. Louis, MI. Mar. 21.

2011

If Not a Mother and Not a Maid, Then What?: How Feminist Pedagogy Fits (or doesnt) in the 21 st
Century, Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference. Mankato, MN. Oct. 13.
Travel Writing 2.0: Writing in the Digital Age. With Tim Leffel. North American Travel Journalists
Association (NATJA) Conference. Anaheim, CA. Sept. 13.
Emergent Feminizations: A History of Rhetorica in the Writing Classroom. Research Network Forum
(RNF). Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Atlanta, GA. April 6.

2010

A Spatial Approach to New Journalism: Writing Wordle. Nonfiction Pedagogy Forum. Association of
Writers and Writing Program Conference (AWP). Denver, CO. April 9.

Regional Conferences
2012 Rewriting Genres, Rethinking Knowledges: Fiction, Lived Experience, & Fairy Tales (Panel Moderator). New
Directions in Critical Theory Conference. Tucson, AZ. April 14.
Writing as Travel, Writing as Transformation: The Malta Reunion. New Directions in Critical Theory
Conference. Tucson, AZ. April 14.

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2011

Bras and Backpacks: (Re)Defining Feminist Travel Writing, The Western States Rhetoric and Literacy
Conference. Tempe, AZ. Oct. 22.
An Evolving Guidebook: A Practical Examination of Travel Writing in the New Media Landscape. New
Directions in Critical Theory Conference. Tucson, AZ. April 29.

Workshops
2014 Integrating Poetry into Business and Technical Writing. Invited Speaker, Professional Development
Sessions at the Poetry Center, University of Arizona. Sept. 11.
Teaching Technical Writing. Invited Speaker, Summer Training. University of Arizona. May 8.
2012

Teaching with Technology. Invited Speaker, Brown Bag Workshops. University of Arizona. Nov. 6.

2011

Teaching Grammar to Native Speakers. Invited Speaker, Brown Bag Workshops. University of
Arizona. Oct. 23.

Invited Guest Lectures

2015 Career Day Speaker. Black Mountain Middle School. San Diego, CA. Mar. 20.
Local Author Series. BASIS Oro Valley Charter School. Tucson, AZ. Feb. 24.
Whats the Role of Travel Writing Today? Humanities in Context: The Southwest course (HNRS212)
with Prof. Jennifer McStotts. Jan. 27.
2014

The Rhetoric of Food across Genres. Guest Lecture. Honors Environmental Rhetoric course (HRNS212)
with Prof. Jennifer McStotts. April 1.

2013

Guest Lecture. First-Year RCTE Colloquium (ENGL595A) with Prof. Ken McAllister. Oct. 30.
Place-Based Writing with a Travel Writer. Guest Lecture. Honors Humanities course (HRNS212) with
Prof. Jennifer McStotts. Oct. 17.
Writing About Place. Guest Lecture. Honors Humanities course (HRNS212) with Prof. Jennifer
McStotts. Oct. 17.

Teaching Experience

2015- Marymount California University, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Lower-Division Undergraduate Courses
Developmental College Composition: ENG108 (2 sections)
Developmental Reading: ENG106 (1 section)
2007- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2015 Graduate Courses
Gender (B)lending Rhetorics: ENGL696 (research/planning) (1 section)
Upper-Division Undergraduate Courses
Technical Writing (+Service-Learning): ENGL308 (6 sections)
Lower-Division Undergraduate Courses
Textual Analysis + Studio Component: ENGL101A (1 section)

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Genre Analysis: ENGL101 (1 section)

Textual Analysis: ENGL101 (4 sections)
Rhetorical Analysis and Research: ENGL102 (4 sections)
Rhetorical Analysis and Research (+Wildcat Writers Service-Learning): ENGL102 (4 sections)
Second-Semester Spanish: SPAN102 (4 sections)
Arts & Politics of Latin America: TRAD103 (4 sections)
2010- University of Phoenix Online
2015 Lower-Division Undergraduate Courses
Effective Essay Writing: ENG101 (4 sections)
Introduction to College-Level Writing: COM155 (19 sections)
Introduction to College-Level Writing II: COM156 (8 sections)
2006- Lassiter High School, Atlanta, GA
2007 Spanish language and literature classes (variety)
2005- Universidad Tecnolgica de Bolivar, Colombia
2006 ESL for Novice Speakers (2 sections)
ESL for Advanced Speakers (1 section)
Professional Speaking and Writing - ESL for Professors (1 section)
2004

English Centre for English Language Studies (EC), Malta

Full immersion ESL classes for international high school students (variety)

Research Experience
2012

Research Assistantship with Dr. Adela C. Licona

Designed a graduate-level curriculum on gender and rhetorics (taught Spring 2013), copyedited Zines in
Third Space: Radical Cooperation and Borderlands Rhetoric, and proofread issues of Feminist Formations.

Writing Program Administration Experience

Marymount California University

Curriculum Development
2015 Core Redesign Task Force | WAC/WID Development
Research and implement a second-semester FYC course, Writing in the Majors, in tandem with the
Universitys core curriculum redesign initiatives.
University of Arizona
Retention & Outreach
2014 New Start Summer Bridge Program, Office of Academic Success & Achievement
Developed curriculum and collaborated with in-class tutors for students in this summer bridge
program designed to help first-generation incoming students succeed at the University of Arizona.
Editorships
2012- A Students Guide to First-Year Writing
2014 Revised, edited, and solicited material for the Writing Programs FYC textbook. Worked with
contributors, held focus groups, facilitated communication with Hayden-McNeil, and directed the
annual cover art and student essay contests.
Curriculum Development
2015 Holistic Scoring for Nogales High School Senior Exit Essays

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Participated in a two-day holistic scoring session in which high school seniors essays were assessed
according to levels of competence, clarity, and argumentation.
2013

English 101 Pilot Curriculum

Developed and piloted FYC curriculum focused on genre awareness and multimodal composing under
the direction of Dr. Anne-Marie Hall. Conducted focus groups, attended monthly meetings, and
assessed student work. Program will have widespread implementation by 2015.

2012

Graduate Course Curriculum Development

Worked alongside Dr. Adela C. Licona to research, design, and plan a graduate-level rhetoric course
entitled Gender B(l)ending Rhetorics and the Rhetorical Canon. Course was taught in Spring 2013.
Baseline Study of Writing Data Collection
Gathered samples of student writing for use by the General Education curriculum assessment team.
Superior and Experienced GAT Pilot Program
Selected to participate in a pilot supervisory program for superior-ranked graduate associates in
teaching based on self-assessment and reflection.
WIRe Redesign Project
Recruited to solicit and organize new materials for the University of Arizonas teaching resource
website (WIRe), used by all instructors. Contributed English 102 curriculum for modeling/adapting.

2011

Graduate Teacher Preceptorship Curriculum Redesign

Researched, developed, and presented a revised graduate student teaching-preparation curriculum to
panel of judges, Faculty Supervisors, and Writing Program Administrators.
Writing as Revision (4th Edition) Proofreading
Contracted to proofread and suggest final edits for the University of Arizonas FYC anthology textbook.
Pedagogy Quick Reference Guide
Selected to develop four of my in-class lesson plans for teaching research into a quick reference guide.
Holistic Scoring for Critical Assessment Project, Office of Instruction and Assessment (OIA)
Participated in a holistic scoring project in which essays from upper-level history students were
assessed for levels of critical thinking and writing across disciplines.

Event Coordination
2014 Co-Chair, New Start Summer Program Academic Conference
Planned, designed materials, and organized New Start Summer Programs annual Academic
Conference. Developed theme, promoted event, conducted abstract-writing workshops, selected and
organized panels, and coordinated with Room Scheduling to ensure a seamless experience.
2013- Co-Chair, Writing Program Awards Ceremony
2014 Planned the undergraduate portion of annual Awards Ceremony for the UA Writing Program. Solicited
and organized over 100 student submissions, planned department-wide student essay judging contest,
invited speakers, and created and performed the script.
2011- Co-Chair, New Directions in Critical Theory Conference
2012 Developed and executed the English Departments annual graduate student conference. Secured
enough funding to invite national keynote speakers, hold welcome event, organize two-day conference,
and host a fully-catered reception for over 100 people.

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Grants & Awards

Writing Fellowships
2013 Tilly Warnock Fellowship for Summer Writing. University of Arizona Writing Program. $3000.
Journalism Awards
2014 Gold Award, Online Travel Magazine, North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA).
Silver Award, Special Focus Travel Articles Internet: Sports & Recreation, NATJA.
Finalist, Special Focus Travel Articles - Internet: Resorts, NATJA.
Finalist, Travel Tips & Advice. NATJA.
2013 Bronze Award, Special Focus Travel Articles Internet: Personality Profiles. NATJA.
Silver Award, Food and Travel. Travelers Tales North American SOLAS Annual Awards.
2011 Finalist, Dzanc Books International Literary Program (ILP) International Literature Award.
Teaching Awards
2014 Professional & Technical Writing Teaching Award. University of Arizona. $200.
2011 Wildcat Writers Service-Learning Teaching Award. University of Arizona. $200.
Teaching Grants
2013 Wildcat Writers Service-Learning Grant. University of Arizona. $300.
2012 Student/Faculty Interaction Grant, Student Affairs. University of Arizona. $250.
Wildcat Writers Service-Learning Grant. University of Arizona. $290.
Travel Grants
2015 Professional Development Travel Grant. Marymount California University. $750.
Graduate & Professional Student Council (GPSC) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $750.
English Graduate Union (EGU) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $325.
2014 English Graduate Union (EGU) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $325.
2013 English Graduate Union (EGU) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $325.
2012 Computers & Writing/Graduate Research Network Travel Award. $140.
English Graduate Union (EGU) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $325.
2011 Graduate & Professional Student Council (GPSC) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $500.
English Graduate Union (EG) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $325.
2009 Graduate & Professional Student Council (GPSC) Travel Grant. University of Arizona. $500.
Other Grants
2012 Graduate & Professional Student Council (GPSC) POD Funding Grant. $1,500.
Academic Scholarships
2011 Minnesota State University, Mankato Graduate Student Scholarship. $250.
2001 Georgia Hope Scholarship. University of Georgia. Full tuition and fees.
Presidential Scholar. University of Georgia.

Professional Writing & Editing

2012- Writer & Photographer | Freelance | Travel Media

Pitch proposals and articles, write, and publish in a number of print and digital publications including
Atlas Obscura, En Voyage, Perceptive Travel, USA Today, and TravelWorld International. Have been sponsored
by national and international tourism bureaus (Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Tourism Authority of
Thailand, Tourism Malaysia, Costa Rica Tourism, Malta Tourism Authority, Tourism Victoria, Israel

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Ministry of Tourism) and companies (Saeshe, Intertrend, TAM Travels, Viking River Cruises, Ogilvy &
Mather, WEILL (Geoffrey Weill Associates)) for a number of campaigns.
2010- Assistant Web Editor, Al Centro Media
Research, conduct, and publish a weekly interview segment with professional travel writers, editors,
and publishers regarding transitioning to new media platforms. Have published over 150 interviews.
2008

Border Programs Assistant/Translator, Environmental Education Exchange

Organized the first bicultural Border-Wide Environmental Education Conference in Ciudad Jurez,
Mexico. Translated Punto Verdes Escuelas para la Sustentabilidad, a middle-school science curriculum,
and adapted Todava Sirve Para Algo, a Tucson Recycles program, for schools in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Service
University of Arizona Department of English
2015 GRE Verbal Tutor | GRE Workshop, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium (UROC).
Nogales High School Grader, Office of Academic Success and Achievement.
2014 Committee Judge, Wildcat Writers Service-Learning Teaching Award.
Representative, Writing Program Curriculum & Assessment.
2012 Committee Judge, Wildcat Writers Service-Learning Teaching Award.
Representative, Writing Program Advisory Council.
2011 Secretary, English Graduate Union (EGU). (Nominated).
First-Year Student Mentor, RCTE Program.
2009 Nonfiction Editor, Sonora Review.
Essay Judge, Students Guide to First-Year Writing.
Application Judge, GPSC Travel Grant Committee.
University Mentor, State Department. Western Hemisphere Institute.
Community
2015 Hermitage Cat Shelter, Tucson, Arizona.
Worked with Board of Directors to design a curriculum pairing cat shelter and technical writing
students. Local news station, KVOA, did a feature news piece on our collaboration.
2014

Adult Literacy Program, Child-Parent Centers, Head Start. Tucson, Arizona.

Gathered narratives from refugees and immigrants and met with volunteers to help technical writing
students create an engaging website for prospective volunteers.

2011

Writing Center Tutor, VOICES Community Program. Tucson, Arizona.

Mentored high school students on storytelling techniques for KXCIs local radio program.

Professional Memberships

Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Society for Technical Communication (STC)
Chi Gamma Lambda, National Comparative Literature Honor Society member
Delta Epsilon Iota National Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi, National Hispanic Honor Society member

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Languages
English: native writer/speaker

Spanish: advanced writer, ACTFL certified

Technology
basic web design
Microsoft Office Suite

Wordpress (SEO | blog development | social media)

Adobe Creative Suite & Lightroom

References
Dr. Anne-Marie Hall
Professor Emeritus
English Department
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210067
520-971-4801
hall@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Adela C. Licona
Associate Professor
English Department
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210067
520-626-0777
aclicona@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Cristina D. Ramirez

Assistant Professor
English Department
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210067
520-621-7395
cristinaramirez@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Judy N. Temple
Professor Emeritus
English & Gender & Womens Studies
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210438
520-621-3573
jtemple@email.arizona.edu

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