EXPERIENCE
J C Graduate Research Assistant
JULIE CHRISTEN
DOCTORAL STUDENT
QUALITATIVE RESEARCHER
PROFILE
Second year Ph.D. student with an emphasis
on mixed-methods research and study
design. Research interests include UX and
technical and professional communication,
especially among underrepresented groups
in STEM and creating inclusive, accessible
technologies. Strong background in data
analysis.
COURSEWORK
UX Research Methods
Innovating Legal Services
Social Justice in Technical Communication
Research Methods in Rhetoric & Composition
SYSTEMS & SKILLS
Qualtrics • Dedoose • Adobe XD • Adobe
Spark • Brightspace • LaTeX • Qualitative
Research • Project management • Online
Course Design • Curriculum Design •
Curriculum Development
CONTACT
360.921.9003
juliechristen@email.arizona.edu
christen-j.weebly.com
Tucson, Arizona, USA
University of Arizona
08/2019 to present
• Designing and implementing a qualitative and quantitative study with Dr.
Susan Miller-Cochran on writing across general education curriculum and
requirements at UA
• Examining connections between curriculum in first-year writing and
writing in students’ disciplines as upperclassmen
Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record 08/2018 to present
University of Arizona
• Using student-centered design of curriculum and assignments by
soliciting feedback from students to improve course and assignment
designs (including surveys, conferences, and class discussion)
• First-Year Writing (English 101A, 101, and 102)
• Technical Writing (English 308)
Curriculum Investigator 08/2017 to 07/2018
Montana State University
• Designed an IRB-approved mixed-methods study of curriculum in first-
year writing courses; designed and tested qualitative codes to analyze data
• Measured the impact of an element of the curriculum on students’
learning and understanding of course outcomes using surveys, long-form
reflections, and interviews
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record 08/2016 to 05/2018
Montana State University
• Managed five groups of students working on writing projects with
nonprofit organizations in Bozeman, MT
• Designed and implemented a service-learning course for WRIT 221
• First-Year Writing (WRIT 101)
• Technical Writing (WRIT 221)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, & the Teaching of English Expected 2023
University of Arizona
M.A. in English 2018
Montana State University
B.A. in English & Creative Writing 2014
University of San Diego
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
J. Christen.“Learning to Feel: Engaging Emotions, Narratives, Values, and Commitments in Composition.”
Peter Lang Publishing, 2019. To appear.
Refereed Conference Presentations
J. Christen, D. Downs, and J. Henan. Performing Feedback and Revision: Feedbacking Drafts,
Drafting with Feedback, and the Role of Draft Ratings. In Conference on College Composition and
Communication, 2019.
M. Schlenz, J. Christen, and A. Rives-Engler. Cases of writing development: reports on longitudinal study
of learning transfer from writing-about-writing curricula. In CCCC, 2018.
D. Downs and J. Christen. Contingent research-active faculty as PIs in programmatic research: Agency,
community, and exploitation. In Council of Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference, 2017.