Jenni Moody

jmoody@uwm.edu

EDUCATION

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)

COMMUNITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Milwaukee Queer Writing Project (MQWP). 2018 – 2020.

WRITING CENTER EXPERIENCE

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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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)