Ph.D. in English, Emphasis in Creative Writing: Fiction
Special Emphasis in Writing Pedagogy and Administration University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anticipated 2020
Dissertation Title: The Company of Animals
Committee: Valerie Laken (Chair), Liam Callanan, Lane Hall
MFA in Creative Writing: Fiction
University of Alaska Fairbanks 2012
BA in English, Minor: Creative Writing
University of Alabama 2004
WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
English 102 Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2019 - 2020 English 102 Mentor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2018 - 2020
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Fall 2015 - Present English 101: Introduction to College Writing English 102: College Writing and Research English 233: Introduction to Creative Writing
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fall 2007 – Spring 2010
English 111: Introduction to Academic Writing English 211: Introduction to Writing about Literature English 213: Introduction to Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences English 271: Introduction to Fiction (Graduate Assistant, Small Group Leader)
Writing Center Tutor. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016 - 2019. Bridge Program Tutor. Summer 2018. Writing Center Tutor. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2007 - 2010. English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor. University of Alabama, 2003.
COORDINATOR EXPERIENCE Coordinator, Eat Local :: Read Local. November 2016 – 2020.
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE Editorial Board. Digital Commons for UWM’s First-year Writing Program. 2019-2020. Fiction Editor. cream city review. 2016 – 2018. CV Jenni Moody 2
Art Editor. Permafrost: A Literary Journal. 2008 – 2010.
Co-Editor. 40 Below: A Journal of Writing about Teaching Writing. 2007 – 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
Fiction “Wingspan.” Crab Orchard Review. Volume 23, No. 2. October 2018. “Great and Small.” ink&coda. Issue 4.1. Winter 2017. “How to Break Up with Your Zombie Boyfriend.” Strangelet. Issue 1.2, July 2015. “The Standing Part.” Gingerbread House. December 2014. “Sister Winter.” The Colored Lens. Summer 2014. Audio version published in Cast of Wonders. April 2015. “Helpline.” Mason’s Road. July 2013. “Libration.” Booth. Issue 5. June 2013. “Peter Rabbit.” Missing Links and Secret Histories: A Selection of Wikipedia Entries from Across the Known Multiverse. Ed. L. Timmel Duchamp. Aqueduct Press. July 2013. “In Miniature.” River Oak Review. Vol.2, Issue 8. June 2013. “Traffic Jam.” SpringGun. Issue 7. 2012
Graphic Narrative “Tesseract,” Aquifer: The Florida Review Online. 2017.
Visual Literature Installations
“Bee Eater: An Erasure.” Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC). Milwaukee, WI. February 2017.
Poetry “Sally”, “If I Were a God.” Lowe Mill Out Loud Anthology. Hypertrophic Press. January 2016. “Sight.” Amaze: The Cinquain Journal. Vol. 4, No. 2. Spring 2006.
Book Reviews “Ruminations of the Living Dead Author.” Review of In the Memorial Room by Janet Frame. Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/ New Zealand Literature. June 2015.
“Fragments of the Past and Present.” Review of Inherited by Amanda Curtin. Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/ New Zealand Literature. December 2012.
Academic Articles “The Quiet Story: Re-centering Power in Personal Statement Tutoring Sessions.” The Dangling Modifier. Issue Theme: Power, Access, Privilege. Spring 2019.
{Under review}. “ ‘Into the Fire’: Animist Vitality and Object Intermediaries in Angela Carter’s ‘The Company of Wolves’ “.
{Under review.} “Object Death in Olive Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm.” CV Jenni Moody 3
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Accepted. Workshop Speaker. "Teaching and Learning Access Advocacy: Creating Cultures of Access Across Institutional Contexts." Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Milwaukee, WI. 2020.
Accepted. “Art-Making and the Teaching of Writing.” Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning (AEPL) sponsored session. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Milwaukee, WI. 2020.
Accepted. “Carving, Digging, Writing: Materiality and Printmaking as Strategies for Artistic Writing Center Tutoring.” IWCA-NCPTW, Columbus, OH. 2019.
Accepted. “Writing WITH Animals.” Association for the Study of Literature & the Environment (ASLE). Davis, California. 2019.
“Performing Social Justice Work of Gender, Race, and Identity in Creative Writing Pedagogy.” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Pittsburgh, PA. 2019.
“The Lifeblood of Regional Literary Celebrations.” Association of Writers and Writing
Programs (AWP). Portland, OR. 2019.
“Engaging Memory Alpha: Emotional Labor in Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA). Milwaukee, WI. 2018.
“Creative Writers, Composition Teachers.” Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Tampa, FL. 2018.
“The Situation: Embodiment, Visual Literature, and Agency in the Creative Writing Classroom.” Creative Writing Studies Organization (CWSO) Conference. Asheville, NC. 2017.
“Short Fiction Panel.” Association for the Study of Literature & the Environment (ASLE) Conference. Detroit, MI. June 2017.
“Where to Find and Why We Need Activist Protagonists in Fiction.” Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) North American Conference. Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. April 2015.
“Residential Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Workshops.” NerdCon. Huntsville-Madison
County Public Library, Huntsville, AL. October 2014. CV Jenni Moody 4
CAMPUS TALKS “Universally Designed Teacher Training and Curricular Design.” Engaging the Whole Student. UWM Teaching and Learning Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. January 2019.
“No Time to Think: Composing Spaces of Silence and Contemplation in the Classroom.” Cultivating Communities of Deeper Learning. UWM Teaching and Learning Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. January 2017.
“Building Community Through Multimodal Composition.” UWM Professional Development
Forum: Milwaukee, WI. 2016.
“After the Blackbird Sings: Creating Quiet Spaces of Participation in the Composition Classroom.” Those Who Can, Teach: Theory and Practice in Composition. UWM First-Year English Graduate Student Conference: Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. 2015.
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Sewanee Writers’ Conference, 2018 Center for the Study of Science Fiction, Novel Workshop, 2012 Clarion West Writers Workshop, 2011
AWARDS AND HONORS
2019: Distinguished Dissertator Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2018: James A. Sappenfield Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2017: Frederick J. Hoffman Award, Best Academic Essay, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2016: Sheila Roberts Prize, Best Short Story, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2015: Chancellor’s Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2013: Winner, Mason’s Road Spring Literary Award 2013: 3rd Place, Southern Writers Symposium Emerging Writers Contest 2010: 2nd Place, Farthest North Fiction Contest, University of Alaska Fairbanks 2005: Thomas Wolfe Award, Best Undergraduate Creative Writer, University of Alabama
READINGS Forthcoming. Poetry FEST. July 2019. Forthcoming. Lit Fam. July 2019. Forthcoming. ASLE Cultural Crawl. June 2019. United We Read. Material Studios + Gallery. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 2019. Reading Group: “Even Lonelier Monsters.” WisCon 41. Madison, Wisconsin. May 2017. Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC) Creative Showcase. February 2017. Ghost Stories at UWM Golda Meir Library. October 2016. Reading Group: “Lonely Monsters.” WisCon 40. Madison, Wisconsin. May 2016. Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC) Creative Showcase. February 2016. United We Read. Boswell Books. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 2015. NerdCon. Huntsville-Madison County Public Library. 2014. MFA Reading Series. University of Alaska-Fairbanks. 2010. CV Jenni Moody 5
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
LGBT Inclusivity Workshop. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2016.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE Virginia Burke Awards Planning Committee. Spring 2019. English 102 Volunteer Mentor, Fall 2017. English 102 Working Group. Spring/Fall 2017. Volunteer, Woodland Pattern’s 36th Anniversary Gala. November 2016. Mentor, Incoming Creative Writing Graduate Students. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2016. Guest Speaker. Creative Writing Camp for Teens. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. August 2016. Judge. Furrow Contributor’s Prize for Fiction. 2016. Judge. Virginia Burke Writing Contest. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. March 2016. Host. United We Read. Woodland Pattern. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 2016. Volunteer. Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC). February 2016. Volunteer. Center for 21st Century Studies Annual Conference: Landbody. 2016.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Creative Writing Studies Organization (CWSO) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) Modern Language Association (MLA) Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)
