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David P. Ornelas Jr. (Pronouns: He/Him/His)

Curriculum Vitae
dornelas@sdsu.edu

I. EDUCATION

2023 Masters of Arts, Rhetoric & Writing Studies, Specialization in Teaching of Writing
Thesis: Falsely Depicting Queer Culture: The History of Digital and Visual Rhetoric
Within Gay Centered Media and Gender Studies
Committee: Dr. Consuelo Salas (Chair), Dr. Jenny Sheppard, Dr. William Nericcio
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2023 Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality, LGBTQIA+ Studies

San Diego State University, CA

2021 Master of Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences

Exam: Part 1: Mirrors and Subjectivity in World Literature and Cinema, Part 2: The
Circulation of Power in the Writing Classroom, Part 3: Visual Rhetoric Criticism in
Media
Committee: Dr. William Nericcio, Dr. Jennifer Sheppard, Professor Richard Boyd
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2017 Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric & Writing Studies

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

II. ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2021 - 2023 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record

Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2022 - 2023 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record
Department of General Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2019 - 2021 Writing Fellow Program
Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2019 - 2020 Graduate Student Assistant
Department of English
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2020 - 2022 Graduate Student Assistant
Department of History
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2020 - 2022 Graduate Student Assistant
Department of History

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Grossmont Community College, San Diego, CA

III. TEACHING & ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

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2021 - 2023 Graduate Teaching Associate, San Diego State University (Instructor of Record)
RWS 200: Rhetoric of Written Argument in Context
RWS 100: Rhetoric of Written Argument
GEN S 100C: University Seminar: Living Learning Community, San Diego
2019 - 2022 Graduate Student Assistant, San Diego State University (Undergraduate Courses)
ENGL 157: Comics & History
ENGL 220: Introduction to Literature
HIST 100: World History
HIST 109: American History to Reconstruction
HIST 445: California History
2020 - 2022 Graduate Student Assistant, Grossmont College (Undergraduate Courses)
HIST 101: Modern World History
HIST 109: Modern American History
2011 - 2018 Teaching Assistant, Mira Mesa High School, San Diego, CA (Circle of Friends)
Assistance with Students with Learning Disabilities

IV. PUBLICATIONS

2023 Ornelas, David. (Accepted, In Press, Forthcoming 2023). “The Emergence of Jambord
Usage as a Technical Communication Tool In a Covid-19 Zoom Classroom.” Design
and Design Thinking in Technical and Professional Communication: Examining
Our Pedagogies, Practices, and Perspectives, Special Issue of Programmatic
Perspectives, 14(2).

V. UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT SERVICE

2022 - 2023 Vice President

Rhetoric Society of America, Student Chapter
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2021 - 2022 Lead Social Media Coordinator
Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2020 - 2021 San Diego State University Writing Center, Tutor
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

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VI. PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

2019 - 2021 Editorial Research Associate

San Diego State University Press
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2015 - 2016 Grant Writer
The Worldview Project (Non-Profit Organization)
San Diego, CA

VII. GRANTS & HONORS & AWARDS

2019 - 2022 Graduate University Grant

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Fall 2013 & Spring 2015 Dean’s List
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2012 - 2017 Undergraduate University Grant
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

VIII. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2024 Ornelas, David. “Exclusion of Queer Abundance in Societies Conventional Teaching

Within University Curricula” Conference on College Composition and Communication
(CCCC). Queer Caucus. Spokane, Washington. (Sponsored Panel)
2023 Ornelas, David. “Queer Theory and Rhetoric Implementation in Youth Schooling
Curriculum” Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference (FemRhet). Atlanta, Georgia.
(Virtual)
2023 Ornelas, David. “Subtractive Schooling: Providing and Examining Hope for Cultural
Ethnic Students.” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).
Chicago, Illinois. (Virtual)
2022 Garcia. G, Florendo. E, Ornelas, David. “Creating Equitable Classrooms: Inclusivity,
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, and Labor-Based Grading.” National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE). Anaheim, California. (Panel)
2022 Ornelas, David. “False Body Images: Analysis of Preconceived Notions and Digital
Rhetoric Within Gay Male Dating Apps.” 20th Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric
Society of America (RSA). Baltimore, Maryland. (virtual)

IX. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP)

American Studies Association (ASA)
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
● Queer Caucus

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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Rhetoric Society of America (RSA)

X. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

English - Native proficiency

Spanish - Intermediate working proficiency

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