José A.

Aparicio Curriculum Vitae 1

José Antonio Aparicio, Ph.D.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Bellevue College
3000 Landerholm Circle S.E, R230G Bellevue, WA. 98005
Bellevue, WA. 98004 Ph.# 786-543-0781
Jose.aparicio@bellevuecollege.edu http://joseaaparicio.weebly.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. English 20th-21st Century American Literature/emphasis in Latina/o, 20th-21st Dec 2019
Literature Century British, and Critical Theory.
Dissertation: “Remembrance of a Wound:” Ethical Mourning in the Works of
Ana Menéndez, Elías Miguel Muñoz, and Junot Díaz
Director: Dr. Susan Mooney
University of South Florida

Comparative Graduate Certificate 2013

Literature University of South Florida

M.A. English American Literature and Critical Theory 2008

Literature Florida International University

B.A. English Minor: Philosophy 2005

Literature Florida International University

A.A. English General Education 2004

Education Miami Dade College

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor Bellevue College 2018 - Present

(I have taught all these classes face to face and online)

ENGL112: Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 092: Introductory College Reading & Writing
ENGL 101: English Composition
ENGL 201: The Research Paper
ENGL 271: Expository Writing
ENGL 111: Introduction to Literature
ENGL 111: Introduction to Literature: Latinx focus
ENGL 211: Popular Literature: American Dream

Instructor Lee College 2015 - 2018

(I have taught all these classes face to face and online)

ENGL 1301: English Composition One

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ENGL 1301: English Composition (Dual Enrollment)

ENGL 1302: English Composition Two
ENGL 1302: English Composition (Dual Enrollment)
HUMA 1301: Introduction to Humanities
ENGL 2322: British Literature: Beowulf to Romantics
ENGL 2323: British Literature: Romantic to Present

Graduate Teaching Associate University of South Florida 2011- 2016

Instructor of Record: ENC 1101: First Year Composition One (Face to face and online)
ENC 1102: First Year Composition Two (Face to face and online)
LIT 2010: Introduction to Short Stories
LIT 2020: Introduction to Fiction

Co-Taught: ENL 4303: Selected British Authors: James Joyce/Ulysses

ENL 3273: British Literature 1900-1945

Teaching Assistant: ENG 4674: Film and Culture

LIT 3301: Cultural Studies and Pop Art

Graduate Teaching Assistant Florida International University 2006-2008

Courses: ENC 1101: Writing and Rhetoric One

ENC 1102: Writing and Rhetoric Two
ENC 1101: Writing and Rhetoric Hybrid Course
LIT 4930: Modernism and Postmodernism in American Literature

Tutor University of South Florida 2010-2012

Writing Center

Adjunct Instructor Miami Dade College 2008-2010

Courses: ENC 1101: English Composition 1
ENC 1102: English Composition 2

Adjunct Instructor Florida International University 2008-2010

Courses: ENC 1101: Writing and Rhetoric One
ENC 1102: Writing and Rhetoric Two

Tutor Florida International University

Centers: Student Athletic Academic Center 2009-2010
On-Line Writing Lab 2006-2007

Miami Dade College 2005-2010

College Prep Lab

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

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Curriculum Development
• ENGL 111: Introduction to Literature: Latinx Lit and Culture Bellevue College 2022
• ENGL 101 & 201: Puente Cohort Bellevue College 2020
• ENGL 101: Composition 1 Bellevue College 2019
• ENGL 1301: English Composition Puente Program Lee College 2016
• LIT 3301: Cultural Studies and Pop Art On-line Development University of South Florida 2014
• ENC 1101: First Year Composition Course Development University of South Florida 2010
• ENC 1102: First Year Composition Course Development University of South Florida 2010
• LIT 4930: Modernism and Postmodernism in American Lit. Florida International University 2007
• ENC 1101: Hybrid Writing and Rhetoric Florida International University 2007

Student Assessment
• English Program Assessment Bellevue College 2019

• English Program Assessment Lee College 2016

• AP Reader English Educational Testing Services (ETS) 2015, 2017 - 2020

• Student Learning Outcome Assessor Florida International University 2010

Global Learning for Global Citizenship QEP

• Exit Exam Assessor Miami Dade College 2007- 2010

College Prep Department

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Puente Training Summer 2022

UC Berkley Summer Institute
• It Starts and Ends with Feedback Summer 2022
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Antisemitism 101: From the Ancient World to the Internet Spring 2022
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Cultural Responsiveness: A Reflective Process of Assessing Your Course Spring 2022
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Workshop Series (three sessions) with Felicia Rose Chavez Spring 2022
Student Success Center, SBCTC
• Antiracist Curriculum Initiative Training Spring 2022
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
• Puente Training Winter 2022
UC Berkley Winter Faculty Conference
• Puente Training Fall 2021
UC Berkley Fall Faculty Conference
• Puente Training Summer 2021

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UC Berkley Summer Institute

• Instructor’s Presence: Strategies to increase instructor presence in online classes Fall 2021
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Puente’s Approach to Teaching English Fall 2021
Puente Project
• Equity is a Journey: Understanding Race, Identity Fall 2021
& Bias as Culturally Responsive Educators, Puente Project
• How to be an Antiracist Fall 2020
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Why Black Lives Matter 101 Fall 2020
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Quality Online Pedagogy Summer 2020
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Increasing Student Success in Virtual Learning Through Innovative Course Design Summer 2020
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Teaching Squares Winter 2020
Bellevue College
• Preparing for the First Week of Class Fall 2019
Bellevue College
• Assessment, Teaching, and Learning (ATL) Retreat Fall 2019
Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges
• Climate Justice Online Faculty Learning Community. Fall 2019
Bellevue College
• Educational Equity Workshop Spring 2019
Bellevue College
• Canvas 101: Theory and Practice Winter 2019
Bellevue College eLearning Department
• Student Engagement Workshop Series Fall 2018
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• Book Club on Equity: “So You Want to Talk About Race” Fall 2018
Faculty Commons, Bellevue College
• New Faculty Institute Aug 2018
Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
• Puente Training 2017, 2018
Texas Spring Institute
• Puente Training July 2017, 2018
Texas Summer Institute
• Puente Training April 2016
Cath the Next, Inc.
• On-line Teaching Certification Feb 2016
Lee College
• ENC 1101 Digital Training Aug 2016
University of South Florida
• Merging PowerPoint with Camtasia Workshop Oct 2014

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University of South Florida, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence

• TO101: On-Line Teaching Certification Sept 2014
University of South Florida, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence
• Preparing for College Teaching Certificate May 2014
University of South Florida, Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/GOVERNANCE

• TES Committee for Tamara Boynton Howard, Bellevue College 2022

• Latinx Workshop Presentation, Co-Lead, Bellevue College Faculty Commons 2022
• Puente Program, Co-Coordinator 2021
• Antiracist Teaching and Assessment Workshop, Co-Leader, Bellevue College Faculty Commons. 2021
• Counselor, Temp. Full-Time Faculty Hiring Committee, Bellevue College Puente Program 2021
• Adjunct Review, Bellevue College English Department 2021
• Teaching to Transgress Book Club Co-Leader, Bellevue College Faculty Commons 2021
• Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecology (AWAE) Grant Team, Bellevue College 2020
• English Temporary, Full-Time Hiring Committee, Bellevue College 2020
• First Year Experience (FYE) Committee, Bellevue College 2020 - Present
• Reviewer, The Explicator, American Literature 2019 - Present
• ENGL 101 Coordinator, English Department, Bellevue College 2019 - Present
• Pathways Committee, Bellevue College 2019 - Present
• English Articulation Committee, Bellevue College 2019 - Present
• English Department Hiring Committee, Lee College 2017
• Distance Education Committee, Lee College 2016 - 2018
• Puente Composition Instructor, Lee College 2016 - 2018
• Puente Program Mentor, Lee College 2015
• Literature Program Review, Lee College 2015
• Vice-President of the English Graduate Student Association, University of South Florida 2013 - 2014
• Faculty Advisor, Read-A-Bull Book Club, University of South Florida 2012 - 2014
• Graduate Recruitment Committee, University of South Florida 2012 - 2014
• Writing Center Blog Contributor 2013
• Award Committee Member. Bullitzer Award, University of South Florida 2012
• Treasurer of the Graduate English Association, Florida International University 2006, 2008

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Popular Culture Association 2019 - Present

• Faculty of Color Cross-Institutional Mentoring Partners 2019 - Present
• College English Association 2013 - Present
• League of United Latin American Citizens 2013 - Present
• American Comparative Literature Association 2011 - Present
• English Graduate School Association 2010 - 2015

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• Graduate Student Association 2010 - 2015

• Modern Language Association 2006 - Present

PUBLICATIONS

Scholarly Articles
• “’That is So Funny It Breaks My Heart:’ Melancholy and Heartbreak in Ana Menéndez’s ‘In Cuba I Was a
German Shepherd.’” The CEA Critic: Proceedings 76.3. November 2014: 305-311

• “’Your Heart is My Piñata:’ Chuck Palahniuk’s Unconventional Love Stories” ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of
Short Articles, Notes and Reviews. 20.3. August 2013: 210-215

Book Chapters
• “Style—An Introduction.” Network, Collaborate, Compose: College Writing in the Digital Age. Eds. Joseph
Moxley and Jennifer Yirinec. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Press, 2013. EPUB

Book Review
• Rant: An Oral Biography by Chuck Palahniuk. Back/Slash.V.1. Issue 1. Aug. 2008

Under Review
• “Matilde’s Mourning in Ana Menéndez’s “The Perfect Fruit.” Submitted at: ANQ: A
Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews

AWARDS AND GRANTS

• Antiracist Curriculum Initiative Grant, 10,143 dollars over two years 2022-2024
• Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies Grant, 27,200 dollars 2021
• Carolyn L. Cooley Graduate Award in American Literature, 2,000 dollars 2014, 2015
• Jack B. Moore Memorial Scholarship, 500 dollars 2013, 2015
• Student Government Conference Presentation Grant, 500 dollars 2011, 2014, 2015
• English Graduate School Conference Travel Grant, 200 dollars 2011, 2012, 2013

CONFERENCES

Panel Chair/Organizer
• Re-Envisioning Binaries: Multicultural and World Literature. Moderator. College English Association 50th
Annual Conference: Vision/Revisions. New Orleans, LA. April 2019.

• Vision and Revisions: Hispanic, Latino/a, Chicano/a Literature. Moderator. College English Association 50th
Annual Conference: Vision/Revisions. New Orleans, LA. April 2019.

• Islands in the U.S. Latino/a Literary Culture. Panel Chair. College English Association 48th Annual
Conference: Islands. Hilton Head, SC. March 2017.

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• HisLatChicLit 2: Hispanic, Latino/a, and Chicano/a Literature 2. Panel Chair. College English Association 46th
Annual Conference: Imaginations. Indianapolis, In. March 2015.

• Ethical Mourning and Melancholy. Panel Organizer. Society for Comparative Literature and the Arts: Nuance.
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fl. October 2014.

• Reconfiguring Boundaries between Self and Other. Panel Chair. EGSA Graduate Conference: Re-
conceptualizing Cartography: Space-Time Compression and Narrative Mapping, University of South Florida,
Tampa, Fl. 2012.

Paper Presentations
• “An Impassioned and Original Painting”: Love and Mourning in Elías Miguel Muñoz’s The Greatest
Performance. Southwest Popular/American Culture 41st Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM. Feb. 2020.

• “’Years and Years Now and I Still Think About Him:” Yunior’s Ethical Mourning in The Brief Wondrous Life of
Oscar Wao.” College English Association 50th Annual Conference: Vision/Revision. New Orleans, LA. March
2019. Voted best in Panel.

• “’Clinging to You:’ Ethical Mourning in Elias Miguel Munoz's The Greatest Performance.” College English
Association 49th Annual Conference: Bridges. St. Petersburg, FL. April 2018.

• “’Tell Me Again Who Has Died:’ Ethical Mourning in Ana Menedez’s “The Party.” College English Association
48th Annual Conference: Islands. Hilton Head, SC. March 2017.

• “’Memory Like Forgetting:’ Matilde’s Heartbreak in Ana Menéndez’s ‘The Perfect Fruit.’” College English
Association 46th Annual Conference: Imaginations. Indianapolis, In. March 2015.

• “Ethical Mourning and Melancholy in Ana Menéndez’s ‘In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd.’” Society for
Comparative Literature and the Arts: Nuance. St. Petersburg, Fl. October 2014.

• “’That is So Funny It Breaks My Heart:’ Melancholy and Heartbreak in Ana Menéndez’s ‘In Cuba I Was a
German Shepherd.’” College English Association 45th Annual Conference: Horizons. Baltimore, MD. March
2014. Voted best in Panel.

• “’Mr Leopold Bloom Ate with Relish the Inner Organs of Beasts and Fowls:’ Bloom’s Heartbreak and Food.”
AFHVS/ASFS 2013 Annual Meeting: Toward Sustainable Foodscapes & Landscapes. Michigan State
University. Lansing, MI. June 2013.

• “’Useless to go Back:’ How Leopold Bloom's Heartbreak Influences Bloom's Day.” The 2013 International
James Joyce Conference. Hosted by The College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina, SC. June
2013.

• “’Your Heart is My Piñata:’ Chuck Palahniuk’s Unconventional Love Stories.” The 2012 Annual Meeting of
the American Comparative Literature Association. Brown University, Providence, RI. April 2012.

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• “Bloom Likes ‘A Fine Tang of Faintly Scented Urine,’ But He Is Not a Masochist.” Sigma Tau Delta - Xi Alpha
chapter and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 4th Annual Graduate and Undergraduate Student
Conference on Literature, Rhetoric and Composition. Chattanooga, TN. March 2012.

• “’It’s All the Light We’ve Got in All This Darkness:’ Bearing Witness to the Darkness in ‘Sonny’s Blues.’”
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association 64th annual convention Albuquerque, New Mexico. October
2010.

• “’It’s Not Love or Anything…But I Think I Like You:’ Chuck Palahniuk’s Contemporary Love Stories.”
Southeastern Bridges in English Studies Conference sponsored by the Valdosta State University English
Graduate Student Association. April 2009.

• “Chuck Palahniuk’s Character’s Subvert Postmodern Identity.” Sigma Tau Delta - Xi Alpha chapter and The
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 2nd Annual Graduate and Undergraduate Student Conference on
Literature, Rhetoric and Composition. October 2009.

• “Chuck Palahniuk’s Postmodern Characters and Identity.” Florida International University’s English Graduate
Association’s Lecture Series. November 2009.

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

Fluent in Spanish and English

REFERENCES

Dr. Susan Mooney Dr. Jeffery Clayton

Associate Professor of English Division Chair
Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate of Comparative Literature English and Humanities
University of South Florida Lee College
Ph.# 813-974-9504 Ph #832-969-5408
smooney@usf.edu jclayton@lee.edu

Dr. Ylce Irizarry Dr. Richard Schwartz

Assistant Professor of English Professor of English
University of South Florida Florida International University
Ph.# 813-974-7868 Ph.# 305-348-2874
yirizarry@usf.edu schwartz@fiu.edu