MEGAN WEAVER

mweav003@odu.edu | meganmweaver.weebly.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Department of English, Old Dominion University In-Progress

Emphases: Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Studies and
Applied Linguistics

M.A. Department of English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2013

Emphasis: Linguistics
Masters Project: Appalachian English Curriculum

B.A. Department of English, Mars Hill College, summa cum laude 2011
Concentration: Secondary Education
Thesis: Eliminating Misconceptions of African American Vernacular English

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016-present Graduate Assistant, Writing Program Administration

Old Dominion University

2013-2015 Instructor of English and Rhetoric, Lees-McRae College

First Year Composition, Honors Composition, Peer Tutoring in Writing,
Advanced Grammar/Linguistics, American Literature: Major Authors,
First Year Experience Seminar (Theme: Memoir Writing)

2012-2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

First Year Composition

2012 English Instructor, Upward Bound, Mars Hill College

Literature, Grammar, and Creative Writing (10th-12 grade)

2011-2012 Graduate Assistant, Writing Resources Center

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2011 Student Teacher, Enka High School

AP Literature (12th grade), World Literature (10th grade)
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Weaver, M. (2017, July). Designing and facilitating professional development with

contingent writing faculty. To be presented at the Council of Writing Program
Administrators conference, Knoxville, TN.

Sloggie-Pierce, J., Weaver, M., Mize, M., & Cox. D. (2017, July). ePortfolio implementation:

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 Transforming faculty anxiety into advocacy within a general education writing
program. To be presented at the Council of Writing Program Administrators
conference, Knoxville, TN.

Weaver, M. (2017, June). (De)composing appropriateness-based approaches to linguistic

diversity in composition classrooms. To be presented at the College Composition and
Communication Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Richmond, VA.

Weaver, M., & Matheson, K. (2017, March). Scaffolding assignments. Presented at the
Spring Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Norfolk, VA.

Armstrong, A., & Weaver, M. (2017, February). Conversation: Respondingreally

respondingto peer review processes. Presented at the Conference on Higher Education
Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.

Weaver, M. (2017, February). Linguistics 101: Essential language diversity knowledge for
higher education pedagogy. Poster presented at the Conference on Higher Education
Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.

Weaver, M., & Fahle, K. (2016, October). Reframing Success in Literacy through Language
Diversity Awareness. Presented at the Virginia Association of Teachers of English
conference, Hampton, VA.

Weaver, M. (2016, July). College composition instructors perceptions of African American

English in education. Presented at the Council of Writing Program Administrators
conference, Raleigh, NC.

Weaver, M. (2016, April). Instructors real world perceptions of a non-standard language

variety. Presented at the Humanities Unbound conference, Norfolk, VA.

Weaver, M. (2016, March). Engaging writers linguistic self-perceptions through dialect

analysis of TV commercials. Presented at the Spring Conference on the Teaching of
Writing, Norfolk, VA.

Weaver, M. (2016, March). Resistance and potentiality in literacy narrative assignments.

Presented at the Student Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, GA.

Weaver, M. (2014, April). Education needed for educators: High school teachers respond to
language variation education lesson plans. Presented at the Southeastern Conference on
Linguistics, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Weaver, M. (2013, January). Pledges and promises: A genre analysis and comparison of
wedding vows. Presented at the UNCC English Graduate Student Association
Conference, Charlotte, NC.

Weaver, M. (2010, September). The Bascom Lamar Lunsford festival: A festival for the

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 musicians. Presented at the ACA-UNCA Undergraduate Research Symposium,
Asheville, NC.

INVITED SPEAKER

2017 Obstacles in the Research Process. ENGL 7/840: Research Methods

(February 28th)
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AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2015-2016 Graduate Fellowship, Old Dominion University, $15,000

2013 Blair Rudes Award for Excellence in Linguistics, UNC-Charlotte, $500

GRANT EXPERIENCE

2017-2018 Co-Investigator. Mind the Gap: Bridging the Writing Gap between
English General Education and University Upper-level Writing Courses
Using ePortfolios. Improving Disciplinary Writing Action Project, Old
Dominion University. $19,700.

2016-2017 Graduate Student Researcher. ODUReads, Improving Disciplinary

Writing Action Project, Old Dominion University. $19,900.
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SERVICE

PROFESSION

2016-present Mentoring Strand Committee, WPA Graduate Organization

2016-present Research/Writing Group Committee, WPA Graduate Organization

INSTITUTION

Old Dominion University

2016-present Composition Committee, WPA Assistant
2016-present English Graduate Organization President
2016 eP3 Assessment Summit Scorer
2015-2016 English Graduate Organization Vice-President

Lees-McRae College
2014-2015 Early Intervention Team
2014-2015 Quality Enhancement Plan Committee
2014-2015 Writing Council Committee
2013-2014 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Committee
2013-2015 Honors Committee
2013-2015 Stephenson Center for Appalachia Committee

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2012-2013 English Graduate Student Association Co-President
2012-2013 English Learning Community Mentor
2013 Conference Coordinator for 13th Annual EGSA Conference

COMMUNITY

2015 Avery County Special Olympics, Volunteer

2014 Cranberry Middle School Heritage Day-Clogging Instructor
2014 Mountain Day of Service, Lees-McRae College

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Facilitation

2017 Critical Language Awareness Culture Circles, Writing Faculty

The culture circle provided space for writing instructors to reflect on and challenge assumptions
and ideologies about language and teaching and to collaborate on ways to include diverse student
voices in their classrooms.

Participation

2015 Publications Workshop, Old Dominion University

2014 Assessment Training and Implementation, Lees-McRae College
2014 Integrating Meaningful Writing Assignments, Lees-McRae College
2014 Managing the Grading Process, Lees-McRae College
2013 Webinar: Teaching Unprepared Students, Lees-McRae College
2013 Advisor Training, Lees-McRae College

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Alpha Chi, Honor Society

American Educational Research Association
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Linguistic Society of America
National Council of Teachers of English
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society

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