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AMANDA SLADEK
Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. Room 3001A Lawrence, KS, 66045 asladek@ku.edu
EDUCATION
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis

Dec. 2016 (expected)

Midland University, Fremont, NE

B.A. in English, Psychology

2011

Summa cum laude

Minor: History
Thesis: Human Capital: Economic Undercurrents in Death of a Salesman and Fences

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Composition and Basic Writing Pedagogies

Literacy Studies
English Language Studies and World Englishes
Rhetorical Genre Studies

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
Assistant Professor, Department of English
Composition and Basic Writing
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English

Beginning Jan. 2017

Aug. 2012-May 2016

Instructor of Record
ENGL 101 (Intro. to Composition): Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Summer 2014, Fall 2015
ENGL 102 (Critical Reading and Writing): Spring 2013, Spring 2014
ENGL 203 (Literacy, Identity, and Social Justice): Fall 2014
ENGL 362 (Foundations of Technical Writing): Spring 2015, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant
ENGL 359 (English Grammar), Dr. Amy Devitt: Spring 2015

Graduate Writing Consultant, KU Writing Center

Jan. 2014-Aug. 2014

ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Dissertation-Stage Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Assistant, KU Center for Teaching Excellence

Beginning Aug. 2016

Aug. 2014-present

Writing Partner, Collaborative Humanities Redesign Project

Planning Assistant, Studies in the History of the English

Language (SHEL) Conference
Summer Passages Workshop Writer, KU Center for
Educational Testing and Evaluation

Aug. 2014-May 2016

Dec. 2015-Jan. 2016

July 2015-Aug. 2015

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KU Core Summer Assessment Reviewer, 200-level English
KU Core Summer Assessment Reviewer, ENGL 101 and 102
English Dept. FSE Summer Assessment Reviewer
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
Testing Technician

May 2015-June 2015

May 2015-June 2015
June 2013-Aug. 2013

Mar. 2011-July 2012

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
The New Literacies Narrative. Writing on the Edge 26.1 (2015): 63-72.
Constructing the Crisis: Audience Perceptions of For-Profit Education and Institutional
Integrity in the Closure of Dana College. International Journal for Educational Integrity
10.2 (2014): 60-70.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
HBW Emerging Scholars: Toussaint LOuverture and the Slave Narrative Genre. Project on
the History of Black Writing. University of Kansas, 23 Feb. 2015.
World Englishes for Composition Studies. 7 Jan. 2015. Web.
https://sites.google.com/site/worldenglishesforcomposition/.
Surviving Your First Conference Application. The Doctoral Road: An Honest Take on
Graduate Education in the Humanities. 23 July 2013.
EDITORIAL WORK
Editorial Team Member: Exploring Pedagogies for Diverse Learners Online. Ed. Mary Frances
Rice. Emerald Group Publishing, 2015.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Crossing the Threshold: Identifying Threshold Concepts for Students, Teachers, and the
University through Assessment
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC),
April 9, 2016
Houston, TX
The Great Type and Pattern of Negro Excellence: Genre, Audience, and Text Construction in
J.R. Beards 1863 Translation of The Memoir of General Toussaint Louverture
Dictionary Society of North America (DSNA)/Studies in the History
June 6, 2015
of the English Language (SHEL) Joint Conference, Vancouver, BC
(Il)Literacy, (Dis)Ability, and (In)Justice: Literacy Studies as a Lens for Exploring Social Justice
Issues in the English Classroom
KU Professionals for Disability Graduate Research Conference,
Mar. 6, 2015
Lawrence, KS

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Crisis and Community: Audience Invocation in Response to the Closure of Dana College
Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference, Reno, NV
Nov. 7, 2014
Rewriting the Formula: Making Literacy Narratives Work for Transfer
Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)
Conference, Normal, IL

July 19, 2014

Conceptions of Community: Literacy Narratives as a Locus for Transfer

Research Network Forum at the Conference on College
Composition and Communication (CCCC), Indianapolis, IN

Mar. 19, 2014

From Rented Rooms to Global Genres: Rethinking Compositions Extracurriculum and its
Connection to the Writing Classroom
Michigan College English Association Annual Conference,
Oct. 25, 2013
Dearborn, MI
WORKSHOPS AND GUEST LECTURES
Genre and Writing Knowledge Transfer from High School to College
Guest lecture, C&T 533: Curriculum & Instruction in Middle &
Secondary English/Language Arts Classrooms, Dr. Heidi Hallman,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Creating Writing Assignments
Guest lecture, C&T 533: Curriculum & Instruction in Middle &
Secondary English/Language Arts Classrooms, Dr. Heidi Hallman,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

April 4, 2016

Mar. 30, 2016

Helping Students Read Course Materials

Guest lecture, ECON 805: Teaching Methods in Economics,
Dr. Elizabeth Asiedu, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Oct. 27, 2015

World Englishes in Action

Guest lecture, ENGL 387: Intro to the English Language,
Dr. Amy Devitt, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Oct. 8, 2015

English or Englishes: Understanding Global Dialects

Guest lecture, ENGL 387: Intro to the English Language,
Dr. Amy Devitt, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Oct. 6, 2015

Updating the Literacy Narrative

Research presented at English Dept. Coffee with Colleagues,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Feb. 16, 2015

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Motivating Students and Using Active Learning
Workshop, New GTA Orientation, Center for Teaching
Excellence, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Jan. 13, 2015

Effective Syllabus Design

Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS

Nov. 21, 2014

Working with Graduate Students

Workshop, Greater Kansas City Writing Project Tutor Retreat,
Kansas City, MO (co-led with Amanda Hemmingsen and
Chelsea Murdock)

Aug. 23, 2014

AWARDS AND HONORS

Selden Lincoln Whitcomb Fellowship, University of Kansas English Department, 2016

Outstanding Instructor Award, University of Kansas English Department, 2016
William Albrecht Memorial Scholarship (2nd place), University of Kansas English
Department, 2016
Bernstein Award for Future Faculty, University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence,
2016
James A. Gowen Memorial Award for Achievement in Rhetoric, Composition, or English
Language Studies, University of Kansas English Department, 2015
Outstanding Instructor Award, University of Kansas English Department, 2015
Omaha Czech Cultural Club Scholarship, Omaha, NE, 2015
Angela Jones Award, University of Kansas English Department, Lawrence, KS, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, Michigan College English Association, 2013

UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Student Association of Graduates in English (SAGE)

2012-present

Secretary
First- and Second-Year English Committee
FSE Awards Subcommittee
Textbook Selection Subcommittee
Social Media Committee

2014-2016
2013-2016
2014-2016
2013-2015
2012-2014

ARS Rhetorica Rhetoric Society

2012-present

Secretary

2014-2015

PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

National Council of Teachers of English
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society in English
President, Mu Nu chapter

2013-present
2010-present
2010-2011