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MARÍA ISABEL ÁLVAREZ

Department of English
Arizona State University
Language and Literature
P.O. Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287 / 1825 West Ray Road
#2123
Chandler, AZ 85224
(480) 313-0413

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts.Creative Writing, with emphasis in fiction. Expected: May 2017.

Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ.

Bachelor of Arts. English Literature. May 2011.

Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ.

Certificate in Writing.

Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. May 2011.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant. Writing Programs. Arizona State University. 2014–present.

ENG 101: First Year Composition. 1 section.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Program Coordinator.Executive Education. W.P. Carey School of Business. Arizona State University. November 2013 – April 2014.

Assisted in the planning and management of program logistics including admissions, program events, materials, and processing student requests while prioritizing tasks of varying stages of multiple programs simultaneously.

Administrative Assistant. Art and Illustration Department. Pearson. May 2013–November 2013.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Creative Writer. World Nutrition Incorporated. June 2011–September 2011. Drafted original online content for company website, revised clinical lab studies

for readability, wrote original copy for marketing brochures, pamphlets, packaging labels.

Fiction Editor. Hayden’s Ferry Review. Arizona State University. January 2011–May 2011.

Assessed fiction submissions and helped to select winning pieces, utilizing submissions system Submittable to help expedite reading process.

Fiction Editor. Superstition Review. Arizona State University. August 2010–December 2010.

Identified appropriate manuscripts that adhered to the standards of Superstition Review’s

fictionacceptances. Provided administrative and operations support to editorial staff

during final revision process before publication.

Editorial Intern. Southwest Meetings and Events Magazine. Tempe, AZ. June 2009–December

2009.

Interviewed reps from the Scottsdale Conventions & Visitors Bureau as part of investigative research and had several articles regarding the economic state of the meetings and tourism industry published.

Tutor. Writing Center. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. August 2009–May 2011.

Connected with a diversity of international and multilingual students (many of whom were second language learners) in revising academic essays, dissertations, and lab and business reports.

Tutor. University Bridge Program. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. June 2010–August

2010.

Assisted departmental faculty in facilitating writing workshops, leading classroom discussions, and organizing evening study groups based on class assignments.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tin House Winter Workshop. Sylvia Beach Hotel. Newport, Oregon. January 2014.

Multicultural Education Conference: An Approach To Educational Equity. The Mesa Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee.East Valley NAACP and Chandler Gilbert-Community College. Chandler, AZ. September 2013.

Received four (4) Continuing Education Credit (CEU) hours in Multicultural Education.

Desert Nights, Rising Stars Creative Writers’ Conference. The Virginia G. Piper Centerfor Creative Writing. Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. March 2011.

Participated in Fiction Masters Class with authorJem Poster.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

20th Annual Southwest English Symposium. Arizona State University. February 6-7, 2014.

PRESENTATIONS

“I’m Not Changing my Last Name: A Feminist View on International Naming Culture.” 20th

Annual Southwest English Symposium. Arizona State University. February 7, 2014.

PUBLICATIONS

Alvarez, Maria Isabel. “The Road to Redemption.”Southwest Meetings + Events Fall 2009: 40-41

Print.

Alvarez, Maria Isabel. “Ready, Set, Pet!” Arizona Parenting Nov. 2009: 12-13. Print.

Alvarez, Maria Isabel. “Ask Us Anything.” Arizona Bride Spring/Summer 2010: 80-82. Print.

Alvarez, Maria Isabel. “Lite Bites.”Southwest Meetings + Events Winter 2010: 20-21. Print.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Master Class Fellowship. Desert Nights, Rising Starts Creative Writer’s Conference. Arizona State University. February 2011.

Dean’s List.College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Arizona State University. Spring 2011.

Dean’s List.College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Arizona State University. Fall 2011.

Dean’s List.College Of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Arizona State University. Spring 2010.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

AWPAssociation of Writers and Writing Programs

GSEAArizona State University Graduate Scholars of English Association

GPSAArizona State University Graduate Professional Student Association