amelia chesley

achesley@purdue.edu | amelia23@gmail.com

education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana PhD: Rhetoric and Composition 2013 present Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas MA: Technical Communication and Rhetoric Certificate: Publishing and Editing 2011 2013 Utah State University, Logan, Utah BS: Professional and Technical Writing 2002 2006

teaching experience
Purdue Writing Lab Tutor, Fall 2014 Purdue Online Writing Lab Content developer, Spring-Summer 2014 Introductory Composition at Purdue, West Lafayette, Indiana English 106: Introductory Composition Instructor, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013 Texas Tech University First-Year Writing Program, Lubbock, Texas English 1302: Advanced College Rhetoric Instructor, Spring 2013 English 1301: Essentials of College Rhetoric Instructor, Fall 2012 Russell Ridge Center, Maple Valley, Washington Beginning Web Design Instructor, Spring 2007

other experience
Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, Texas Editorial Assistant, August 2011 August 2012 Salt Lake Community College, South Jordan, Utah Library Specialist, October 2009 August 2011 Kopy It & Scrapbook Supply, Gallatin, Missouri Graphic Designer, May 2006 December 2006 The Parent Help Resource Center, Gallatin, Missouri Writer/web developer, May 2006 December 2006 Isotope A Journal of Literary Nature and Science Writing, Logan, Utah Editorial Assistant and Webmaster, Sept. 2004 May 2006

publications
Review of Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age by Kenneth Goldsmith. Journal of Electronic Publishing 15.1 Summer 2012. Web. The Hows and Whys of Technical Editing. Review of Technical Editing, 5th ed. ISTC Communicator Spring 2012. Print.

presentations
The Open-Sourcing of Tech Comm: DIY Sites and TC Pedagogy. Panel. CCCC. March 2014. Digital Authorship and Voyeurism on Pinterest. Writing Research Across Borders III. Paris, France. Universit Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Dfense. February 2014. Food, Community, and Copyright: Recipes as Invitational, Communal, and Open-Source Argument. 29th Annual All-University Conference: Women and Global Change: Achieving Peace through Empowering Women Part II. Texas Tech University. April 2013. Authorship/Ownership/Curatorship on Pinterest and other social networks. Research Network Forum. CCCC. Las Vegas, Nevada. March 2013. The Forms and Functions of Food Photography on Pinterest. Southwest/Texas Pop Culture and American Culture Association. Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 2013.

relevant coursework
Classical Rhetoric, Spring 2014 with Dr. Richard Johnson-Sheehan Rhetoric, Games, and Play, Spring 2014, with Dr. Samantha Blackmon Institutional Rhetorics, Fall 2013, with Dr. Patricia Sullivan Intercultural Communication, Spring 2013, with Dr. Rich Rice Usability Studies, Spring 2013, with Dr. Brian Still Theories of Argumentation, Fall 2012, with Dr. Amanda Booher and Dr. Joyce Carter Rhetorical Theory, Fall 2012, with Dr. Ken Baake and Dr. Amanda Booher Instructional Development and Design, Spring 2012, with Dr. Craig Baehr History of the Book, Spring 2012, with Dr. Ann Hawkins Visual Rhetoric, Spring 2012, with Dr. Miles Kimball Bibliography & Research Methods, Fall 2011, with Dr. Ann Hawkins and Dr. Jennifer Snead Foundations of Technical Communication, Fall 2011, with Dr. Kelli Cargile Cook

service
TTU English Department Digital Humanities Lab, Lubbock, Texas Transcriber, Fall 2012 Spring 2013 TTU English Department Letterpress Lab, Lubbock, Texas Press Devil, cleaning, organizing, distributing type, Fall 2012 Spring 2013

other skills
Graphic design for print and web using Adobe Creative Suite, Open Office Suite, GIMP Web design using HTML, CSS, some XML, basic scripting in javascript, PHP Audio editing in GarageBand, audio/video production in Adobe Captivate Editing, proofreading, transcription, manuscript preparation, some typesetting Public relations and marketing research for small organizations