Danah Hashem

EDUCATION:
M.A. English, M.A. Teaching
Salem State University, Salem, MA
GPA of 4.0
Expected completion Spring 2016
Thesis: Modern Arab Women Countering Wartime Metanarratives
Advisor: Stephenie Young
B.S. Chemical Engineering, minor in Business Administration
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
GPA of 3.65
Completed 2011
HONORS & AWARDS:
2011
2010
2009
2007

Graduated College of Engineering and Physical Sciences magna cum laude

Shuttlesworth Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Chemical Engineering Achievement Award
Certificate of Achievement for completing the US EPA Region 1s Community
Energy Benchmark Challenge
2006-2010 UNH Presidential Scholarship
2006-2010 Deans List High Honors

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY/PARTICIPATION:
Papers Presented:
Using the Digital Writer/Reader Relationship to Teach Writing as a Social Act. Re-presented at
Writing Vertically: Salem State University Writing Pedagogy Conference. May 14, 2015.
Using the Digital Writer/Reader Relationship to Teach Writing as a Social Act. Engaging Practices:
A UMass Boston Conference on the Teaching of Composition. March 28, 2015.

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Campus Talks:
Using Digital Writing Activities in the Classroom. A Salem State University Writing Intensive
Curriculum Program Brown Bag Lunch Event. February 17, 2016.
Contemporary Scheherazades: Arab Women Narrate Their War Stories. A Salem State University
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Research Conversation. December 3, 2015.
Writing a Thesis in the Digital Age. A Salem State University English Department Writing
Workshop Panel. November 5, 2015.

PUBLICATIONS:
Scholarly Webtexts:
(Forthcoming) Navigating the Soundscape, Composing with Audio. Kairos (with Tanya Rodrigue,
Kate Artz, Julia Bennett, M.P. Carver, Megan Grandmont, Anne Mooney, Michael Rand, Amy
Zimmerman).
Research/Scholarly Articles:
2015 Teaching Writing in the 21st Century Classroom Write to Learn, Learn to Write. Salem
State University, December 2015.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
High School:
2014-2015
Building-Based Educator
Humanities and Leadership Development High School, Lawrence, MA
Tutored, substituted, and co-led community support groups for students; implemented lesson plans
left by classroom teachers; provided additional academic and management support in the classroom;
and worked one-on-one with students struggling academically
Other:
2015-2016
Graduate Assistant
Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Program, Salem State University, Salem, MA
Facilitate and lead writing pedagogy events for faculty and graduate students throughout the
academic year; gather and compile research on various topics relating to the teaching of writing
including plagiarism, feedback on student papers, digital and multimodal writing, and assessment
methods; assemble and edit the biannual WIC newsletter

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August 2014 Volunteer Teacher Mentor
New Theological College Primary Schools, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Traveled with a team of teachers of record to present professional development workshops for
Dehradun elementary school teachers on interdisciplinary lesson planning, multiple intelligences,
differentiated learning, and alternative assessment styles
2013-2014
High School Youth Leader
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Topsfield, MA
Designed lessons and facilitated discussions for topical Bible studies with groups of high school
students, met regularly with individual students to discuss their goals and lives, coordinated and led
large group meetings
LANGUAGES:
English native
Spanish proficient
Arabic conversational
CERTIFICATIONS:
Preliminary License, English (8-12), Massachusetts Office of Educator Licensure
MEMBERSHIPS:
2015-present Pi Lambda Theta
2010-present Tau Beta Pi
REFERENCES:
Theresa DeFrancis
English Department Chair and coordinator of the Master of Arts in Teaching/English program
Salem State University
Salem, MA 01970
Stephenie Young
Associate Professor, English Department
Salem State University
Salem, MA 01970
Tanya Rodrigue
Associate Professor, English Department
Salem State University
Salem, MA 01970

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Roopika Risam
Associate Professor, English Department
Salem State University
Salem, MA 01970
Edward Lombardi
Principal for Humanities & Leadership Development High School
Lawrence Public High Schools
Lawrence, MA 01843