Kevin R. Cassell

Curriculum Vitae

Education

·         Master of Arts in English.  Northeastern University, Massachusetts, 1989

         Concentrations: Composition Theory, Late 19th Century American Literature

·         Bachelor of Arts in English.  University of Maine, Fort Kent, 1986

          Magna Cum Laude.  Minor in French

 

 

Academic / Teaching Experience in the U.S.

 

University of New Mexico.  Lecturer in English

Albuquerque / Taos, NM (2002-2007)

·         Teach a variety of undergraduate courses, both core and elective

·         Teach fully online, hybrid, web-enhanced, as well as classroom courses

·         Served as English Program Director of Lower Division English at UNM’s branch college in Taos (2002-4)

·         Initiated College Mentoring Program (Taos 2005)

·         Revamped Communication and Journalism Program (Taos 2005)

·         Represented UNM-Taos on the UNM Faculty Senate

·         Extensively revised the UNM-Taos Faculty Handbook

·         Served on the Leadership Council, Center for Faculty Development, and committees / task forces concerned with Student Success, Information Literacy, Diversity Issues, and revisions to sections of the Faculty Handbook

·         Received certificate of recognition for significant contributions to UNM-Taos by the office of the Executive Director (August 18, 2005)

 

Courses Taught:

▪ Advanced Expository Writing

▪ Expository Writing

▪ Argument and Analysis

▪ Technical and Professional Writing

▪ Introduction to Film

▪ Surveys in American Literature

 

 

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts

Boston, Massachusetts (1999-2002)

·         Taught undergraduate courses in the Liberal Arts Division

·         Coordinated the Bridge Program, an alternative freshman-year curriculum

Courses Taught:

▪Composition

▪Major Literary Figures

▪Approaches to Academic Writing

▪The Shaping of Western Culture

▪Masculinity and American Cinema

▪Art, Ideology, and American Cinema

 

Northeastern University, Lecturer in English

Boston, Massachusetts (1997-99), T.A. (1993-4, 1986-9)

·         Taught courses in the following programs: Introductory Writing, English as a Second Language, Advanced (Middler Year) Writing Requirement, University College’s Continuing Education.

·         Assistant archivist, Ernest Hemingway Room, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Columbia Point, Massachusetts (1988)

·         Research Assistant to Professor James Nagel, Editor, Studies in American Fiction (1987-8)

Courses Taught:

▪ Writing for the Professions

▪ Business Writing

▪ International English (1 & 2)

▪ College Writing (1 & 2)

▪ Basic Writing

▪ Surveys in American Literature

▪ 20th Century British Literature

 

University of New England.  Adjunct Lecturer.

Westbrook, Maine, (1990-1991)

·         Taught Composition 1 & 2 through the Division of Continuing Education in Arts and Sciences.

 

University of Maine.  Lecturer in Humanities

Fort Kent 1989-1990, 1988

·         Taught four courses per semester, summer term and Elderhostel

·         Served on Environmental Studies Committee, Humanities Division, Admissions and Marketing Advisory Committee, British Literature Search

Courses Taught:

▪ Composition 1 & 2

▪ American Literature 1 & 2

▪ Publish Speaking

▪ Elderhostel

 

 

International Teaching Experience

 

Colegio International de Caracas, Venezuela

Instructor / Director of Theater Arts (2001-2)

·         Taught classes in dramatic arts, 6th-8th grade levels

·         Taught in conformity with International Baccalaureate (IB) and Middle Years IB Program Curriculums

·         Directed dramatic productions, 6th-8th grade levels

 

Fiji College of Advanced Education, Nasinu, Fiji

U.S Peace Corps Volunteer: Teacher Trainer (1995-1996)

·         Served in a lecturer capacity and revised, developed, and taught a wide range of tertiary-level courses through the schools of both Social Science and Language and Literacy.

Courses Taught:

▪ Communication and Study Skills

▪ Sociology

▪ Language and Culture

▪ Creative Writing

▪ Pacific Literature

▪ Introductory Linguistics

▪ Approaches to Textual Interpretation and Criticism

 

Amakusa Senior Secondary School  (Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)

Adjunct Language Teacher (1991-1993)

·         Taught year-round at an academic high school with weekly visits to commercial, oceanographic, and agriculture secondary institutions

·         developed ESOL learning programs in both writing and conversation

·         presented at several regional and national conferences for English language teachers sponsored by the Japan Exchange of Teachers Program.

 

 

Technical and Editorial Skills

 

·         WebCT Vista (Online Instructional Programs)

·         Desktop Publishing (Microsoft Word / Works / WordPerfect)

·         Dreamweaver UltraDev (general familiarity)

·         Dell Picture Studio / MS Picture It

·         Basic knowledge of web design and HTML code

·         Copy-editing skills (according to AP, MLA, APA, and other styles)

  • Experience locating sources using online databases and electronic archives as well as traditional library information systems
  • Excellent organizational skills--thorough and responsible in evaluating, citing, and documenting researched sources
  • Familiarity with journalistic style, including directness, concision, coherence, shape, emphasis, grammar, ethics.

Publications

  • "Still Your Wife" Harwood Anthology, La Alameda Press. April 2006
  • “Slam: Word Warriors of the Wild West,” Five Magazine. May, 2006
  • “My Turn: An Outsider Feeling Close to Home,” Taos News, July 21, 2005
  • Bite (Chapbook, NWP, New Mexico, 2005)
  • "School Boys: Males in Crisis in American Education, "The Horsefly, Nov. 2003
  • " Tails," Venus Envy, March 2003
  • "Discipline-Based Writing" (February 2001) and "Using Internet Newsgroups to Spark Student Discussion" (February 1999) in Teaching Matters (Center for Effective University Teaching, Northeastern University publication);
  • Commentaries in The Taos News (August, 2005); Bay Windows (2000); The Boston Globe (1988), The Boston Phoenix (1989), Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine, 1989), and the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine, 1990-91). Wrote news articles, editorials, and served on the Editorial Board of Our Paper (Portland, 1990-91)
  • Poetry published in The Foxtail (Presque Isle, Maine, 1988), and Gridiron (Humboldt State University, California, 1985

Conferences and Presentations

  • Poetry Cross Training Conference, Selected Delegate Performer. Sponsored by Poetry Slam International.  Oneonta, New York, June-July 2006
  • "Making a 'Real World' of the College Classroom," 2004 Faculty Development Conference, New Mexico Association of Community Colleges/Western States Consortium for Faculty Development, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • "A- or B+?: Grade Inflation at UNM." Teaching Effectiveness Institute (UNM-Taos, 2004)
  • "Learning On-Line: Using Web Course in A Box as A Teaching and Learning Tool," (ACE Program Task Force, Northeastern University, 1999);
  • "Teaching Environment" (U.S. Peace Corps Professional Development Conference, Fiji, 1995);
  • "False Consciousness and Gender Equality" (1995), "The Hidden Curriculum" (1996, Lecturers Forum, Fiji College of Advanced Education);
  • "Team Teaching Effectively," (Japanese Exchange of Teachers Conference, Kobe, 1992); "Effective Use of the Textbook" (JET Conference, Tokyo, 1991); "Teaching Reading to Non-Native English Learners" (Kumamoto JET/AET Conference, 1991).

Affiliations

  • American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • Plain Language Association International
  • Writing Across Communities (WAC Alliance)

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