Swenson1
Kirk R. Swenson
108 Lankford Rd.
Tucker, GA 30084(770) 274-5505
Education
Ph.D. in American and English Literature, Dec. 1994
Washington State University, Pullman
Examination fields (4 required): American literature to 1865, American literature since 1865, British literature since 1885, Twentieth-century critical theory.
Dissertation: “Satire and Masculinist Ideology in John Dos Passos’ U.S.A.”
M.A. in TESOL, May 1989
Washington State University, Pullman
ESL Teaching Internship: Intensive American Language Center, WSU
M.A. in English, Aug. 1986
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
B.S. in English/Secondary Education, Dec. 1981
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Honors: Cum Laude; Minor: History
Student Teaching: Coconino High School, Flagstaff
Earned certification to teach English in Arizona secondary schools.
Professional Employment
Aug. 2008-Perimeter College, Georgia State University, Atlanta (formerly Georgia present Perimeter College)
Position: Associate Professor of English
Courses taught: World Literature I; American Literature I; English 1101, 1101 Honors, 1101 for International Students (formerly 1101E ); English 1102; English 0098 (Basic Composition, no longer offered).
Aug. 2001-ParadiseValley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
May 2008Position: Adjunct Instructor: Taught at least four three-credit classes every semester from fall 2003 to spring 2008. Taught every summer, 2002-2007.
Courses taught: Introduction to Literature, World Mythology, English 101 Honors, English 102 Honors, English 101 and 102, Basic Writing Skills for ESL.
Feb. 2001-Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona
July 2001Position: Adjunct Instructor
Courses taught: English 107 and 108 (First-year Composition for ESL)
Aug. 1995-Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida
July 2000Position: Professor of English (tenured)
Courses taught: First-year Composition (ENC 1101 and 1102), American Literature to 1865, American Literature Since 1865, Fundamentals of Composition (ENC 0021)
Jan. 1995 –Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
July 1995Position: Adjunct Instructor
Courses taught: Composition for ESL (ENG 105)
Aug. 1990 -Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
May 1995Position: Teaching Assistant
Courses taught: English 101 and 102, American and British Literature Since 1800
Aug. 1989 -English Training Center, Seoul, Korea
July 1990Position: ESL Teacher and (beginning Jan. 1990) Evening Class Coordinator
Courses taught: ESL Immersion (from beginning to advanced), ESL Composition, TOEFL Preparation
Aug. 1987 -Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
May 1989Position: Teaching Assistant
Courses taught: English 101, Composition for ESL (ENG 105), English Grammar for ESL
Aug. 1986-Shonto Boarding School, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Reservation,
June 1987Arizona.
Position: English Teacher, grade 8
Aug. 1982 -Ganado High School, Ganado, Navajo Reservation, Arizona
June 1985Position: English Teacher, 9th grade “remedial” English, 9th and 10th grade English; JV Baseball Coach, 1983-84;
Community Service: Emergency Medical Technician and Firefighter, Ganado Fire District
Academic Service at Perimeter College, GSU / Georgia Perimeter College
Fall 2011 – present: Instructor of ENGL 1101 International Classes on Dunwoody Campus
Fall 2008 - present: Member,Polishing Cloth Editorial Board
Fall 2008 - present: Member, ENGL 1101-1102 Curriculum Committee
Fall 2014 – present: Member World Literature Curriculum Committee
Spring 2015 – Spring 2016: ALGGrantRecipient and project member,Affordable Learning Textbook Transformation Grantawarded January 2015 for revising ENGL 1101 E-textbook
Spring 2015: Chair of Search Committee for two GPC English Lecturer positions
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015: English Dept. co-representative, GPC Assessment Strategy Committee headed by Dr. Susan Finazzo
Spring 2014 - Spring 2015: Chief Editor, 20th edition of The Polishing Cloth (Assistant Editor for 19th and 21st editions)
Spring 2014 – Spring 2015: Member Subcommittee to develop Core Concepts for Early Alerts, ENGL 1101-1102.
Summer 2013-Spring 2014: Chair, Subcommittee for ENGL 1101 Assessment
Sept. 2010-2013: Co-chair, ESL-English Transition Committee
Summer 2013–Fall2014: Member, ESL Subcommittee of ENGL 1101E-Textbook Committee headed by Rosemary Cox
Fall 2011–Spring 2014: Humanities Representative, Academic Assessment Advisory Committee headed by Patti Gregg
Nov. 2009- Feb. 2013: Chair/Co-chair, ENGL 1101-1102 Curriculum Committee
(Transition to co-chair in fall 2011)
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013: Member, Subcommittee for ENGL 1102 Textbook Review
Summer – Fall 2012: Co-chair, Subcommittee to develop Grading Rubric and
Benchmark Essays for ENGL 1101-1102
Spring 2012: Co-chair, Subcommittee for ENGL 1102 Common Course Outline Revision
Spring 2012: Co-chair, Subcommitteefor ENGL 1101 Assessment (Assessing essays obtained at end of fall 2011)
Fall 2011- Spring 2012: Member, Subcommitteefor ENGL 1102 Assessment(Assessing
Spring 2012 essays obtained in fall 2011)
Fall 2011: Chair, Subcommittee for ENGL 1101 Common Course Outline Revision
Summer 2010 – Spring 2011:Chair, Subcommittee for ENGL 1101 Assessment (Assessing
essays obtained in fall 2010)
Spring 2011: Chair, Search Committee for tenure track English faculty
Spring 2010: Chair, Subcommittee for Review of Online Instructional Templates, ENGL 1101 and 1102
Spring 2010: Chair, Subcommittee for Assessing ENGL 1101-1102 Transition
Spring 2010: Co-Chair, Subcommittee for Turnitin.com (addressing Tii issues for teachers of ENGL 1101 and 1102)
Spring 2010: Member, Search Committee for tenure track English faculty
Spring 2009: Member, Committee for High School Literary Arts Competition, GPC; Presented at HSLAC awards ceremony, April 17, 2009
Spring 2009: Member,English 1102 Textbook Review Subcommittee
March 2009: Represented GPC at NACADA (National Academic Advising Association) Southeast Region IV Conference, Mississippi State University
Fall 2008: Rater for Regents’ Writing Exam
Academic Service prior to Perimeter College / GPC
Spring 2006-Spring 2008Conducted evaluations of adjunct faculty, Paradise Valley Community College English Dept.
Aug. 2006-May 2008Contributor to Assessment Project, Paradise Valley Community College
Aug. 2004Presenter: “Teaching the Argumentation Essay,” Pilot Program for English Learning Outcomes Seminar, Paradise Valley Community College
May 2002Presenter, “Role-playing an Editor,” at Best Practices Share and Learn Event, Paradise Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty Initiative
June 2000Advanced Technology 2000, Faculty Summer Institute, Gulf Coast Community College
Aug. 1996-July 2000 Chair, ESL Committee, Gulf Coast Community College
Aug. 1998-July 2000Co-chair, Committee for First-year Composition II, Gulf Coast Community College
Feb. 2000Delegate,Issue-framing Workshop on China-U.S. Relations, Gulf Coast Community College Citizen Leadership Institute and Kettering Foundation
Aug. 1997-May 1999At-large Representative, Faculty Council, Gulf Coast Community College
Mar. 1998-Mar. 1999Member, Search Committee for Tenure-track English Faculty Positions, Division of Language Arts, Gulf Coast Community College
Aug. 1996-May 1997Language Arts Representative, Institutional Visioning, Gulf Coast Community College
Oct. 1997Language Arts Representative (Gulf Coast Community College), Articulation Conference, University of West Florida
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Dec. 1994-Mar. 1995Graduate Representative, search committee for professor of American literature, Washington State University
Aug.-Dec., 1991Mentor in English composition teacher training program, Washington State University
Sept. 1987-May 1988 Tutor, Avery Hall Writing Lab, Washington State University
Distinctions
Oct. 29, 2010Honored as faculty mentor at Induction Ceremony for Alpha Zeta Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Dunwoody Campus of Georgia Perimeter College.
Nov. 6, 2009Honored as faculty mentor at Induction Ceremony for Alpha Zeta Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Dunwoody Campus of Georgia Perimeter College.
May 2008Recipient of Maricopa County Community Colleges scholarship to attend the Arizona Master Teacher Seminar, sponsored by Gateway Community College, Hosted by Embry Riddle University
1991, 1992, 1993Annual award for best graduate seminar paper, English department of Washington State University
1981Inducted Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Conference Presentations and Professional Activities
“’[A]s they grewsomely were’: George Grosz, German Expressionism, and Dos Passos’ Satirical Vision.” Presentation at South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Durham, North Carolina, Oct 13-15, 2015.
“The Dialectic of Fear and Desire in U.S.A.’s ‘Camera Eye.’”Presentation at First Biennial John Dos Passos Conference, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Oct. 10-11, 2014.
“Who’s Afraid of William Julius Wilson? A Lesson in Style, Strategy, and American Politics.”
Presentation at Georgia-Carolinas College English Association Conference, GPC Clarkston, Feb. 7-8, 2014.
“Engendering Decadence: The Anxiety of Authorship in Dos Passos’ U.S.A.” Presentation at South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Atlanta, Nov. 8-10, 2013.
“Language Variety and Complexity within the Freshman Composition Class: English 1101 for International Students.”Presentation, with Barbara Hall, atTwo-Year College English Association Southeast Conference, Greenville, South Carolina, Mar. 1, 2013.
GPC Representative at “Teaching Through Accelerated Pathways, a Statewide Conference on Transforming Developmental Writing and Reading Instruction,” Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Feb. 15-16, 2013.
“Language Variety and Complexity within the Freshman Composition Class: English 1101 for International Students.”Presentation, with Barbara Hall, at Georgia and Carolinas College English Association Conference at GPC Clarkston, Feb. 1, 2013.
“Teaching Argument and Recovering Community.” Presentation at Georgia and Carolinas College English Association Conference, GPC Clarkston, Feb. 3-4, 2012.
“Words in Other Worlds: Sending Students through the Looking Glass.” Presentation at Two-Year College English Association Southeast Conference, Decatur, Georgia, March 3-5, 2011.
“Up Next: How the News Shrink-wraps Your Brain.” Presentation at South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference (session sponsored by Georgia-Carolinas College English Association), Atlanta, Nov. 5-7, 2010.
Reviewer, July 2010: James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr. Writing Research Papers. 13thed. New York: Longman, 2010. Print.
“Engendering Decadence: The Anxiety of Authorship in Dos Passos’ U.S.A.” Presentation at Two-Year College English Association Southeast Conference, Chattanooga, Feb. 25-27, 2010.
“Revising the Textbook,” Presentation at the Georgia and Carolinas College English Association Conference, Savannah, January 30-31, 2009.
“Termagant Wives and Revolutionary Workers: Women in Dos Passos’ U.S.A.” Presentation at Symposium: “Women in a Globalized Society,” GPC Dunwoody, Georgia, April 7, 2009.
Reviewer, 2007: Anne Frances Wysocki and Dennis A. Lynch. Compose, Design, Advocate. 1sted. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. Print.
“Ad Analysis as Cultural Studies,” Presentation at Florida College English Association, Mt. Dora, Florida, Feb. 6, 1998.
Publications
“’[A]s they grewsomely were’: Satire, George Grosz, and Dos Passos’ U.S.A.”The Speech of the People [newsletter of the John Dos Passos Society] 5.1(April 2016): 2-4. Print.
Teaching Certification
Certified in Arizona community colleges: lifetime certificate issued Sept. 28, 2000. Teaching fields: English, English as a Second Language
Languages
Spanish Immersion Program, Northern Arizona University, 1987
Affiliations
Member National Council of Teachers of English
Member South Atlantic Modern Language Association
Member John Dos Passos Society