service and professional development
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING
THATCamp Pacific Northwest 2010. With Paige Morgan. University of Washington (2009-2010). Date of Event: October 22-24, 2010 (forthcoming).
COMMITTEES
Steering Committee, Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) (June 2009-June 2010).
Application Review Committee. University of Washington Amgen Scholars Program (March 2009).
Advisory Committee, Public Humanities Institute for Doctoral Students, Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington (December 2008-June 2009).
Editorial Committee, e.g.: The UW’s Online Journal of 100-Level Writing. University of Washington (September 2007-Present).
Application Review Committee. Mary Gates Endowment for Students Research Scholarship (October 2005, February 2006, February 2009, November 2009).
MENTORING
Invited. “Applying to Graduate School” Panel. Comparative History of Ideas Program, University of Washington (1 September 2009).
Undergraduate Research Mentor of Record. 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Presenters: Andrew Battenburg, Gretchen Cook, William Damon, Claire Fox, Sohroosh Hashemi, Seungwha Lee, Jennifer Mao, Nichole Poinski, and Sarah Wang. University of Washington (15 May 2009).
Undergraduate Research Co-Mentor. “Googling Race and Gender: Decoding the Digitization of Asian Women.” By Seungwha Lee, Mary Gates Research Scholar, University of Washington (June 2008-June 2009).
Undergraduate Research Co-Mentor. “New Directions for the Non-Directive: Integrating Technology into Writing Centers.” By Nichole Poinski, Mary Gates Research Scholar, University of Washington (June 2008-June 2009).
Mentor, Undergraduate Publication. “Picture Frame: An ENGL 121 e-Portfolio.” Ainsley Bourque. e.g.: Online Journal of 100-Level Writing (September 2007- June 2008).
Mentor, Undergraduate Award. 2007 Electronic Portfolio Contest. Nina Tan, Finalist. Learning and Scholarly Technologies, University of Washington (2007).
Mentor, Undergraduate Publication. “A More Mobile Campus: A Proposal for a New Mobility Map at the University of Washington.” Jessica Vu. e.g.: Online Journal of 100-Level Writing (June 2006-June 2007).
Graduate Student Mentor. University of Washington English Department (September 2005-Present).
HUMANITIES ADVOCACY
Delegate and Advocate. “National Humanities Alliance Humanities Advocacy Day 2008.” With Raymond Jonas and the University of Washington, Washington, D.C. (4 March 2008).
Participant. “National Humanities Alliance 2008 National Conference.” National Humanities Alliance, Washington D.C. (3 March 2008).
WORKSHOP FACILITATION
Organizer, “What Does Digital Scholarship Do?” HASTAC Scholars at the UW Conversation Series, University of Washington (2009-2010).
Invited. “Responding to Longer Student Essays and Assigning Grades.” Annual Teaching Assistant Conference, Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington (22 September 2009).
Invited. “English 111 Orientation for New Teaching Assistants.” Expository Writing Program, Department of English, University of Washington (17-19 September 2008).
Invited. “English 131 Orientation for New Teaching Assistants.” Expository Writing Program, Department of English, University of Washington (18-24 September 2007).
COLLOQUIA AND FORA
Invited Participant. “Peer-to-Peer Pedagogy (P3): Workshop on Collaborative Learning Across Disciplines, Ages, and Institutions in Higher Education.” Duke University (September 10, 2010, forthcoming).
Invited Moderator. “The Digital Humanities and Technology-Focused Cultural Research.” 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Washington (15 May 2009).
Participant. Keywords for American Cultural Studies Keyword Collaboratory Project. With Bruce Burgett, Glenn Hendler, and Deborah Kimmey. Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington (November 2007-March 2008).
Participant. Science Studies Network. Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington (October 2007-June 2009).
Member. Modernist Studies Group, University of Washington (Winter 2006-Present).
Founder, Officer, and Webmaster. Postmodernist Studies Group, University of Washington (Spring 2005-December 2007).
ONLINE COLLABORATIONS
Co-Organizer and Co-Facilitator. “Democratizing Knowledge in the Digital Humanities: Making Scholarship Public, Producing Public Scholarship.” With Edmond Chang, Bridget Draxler, and Peter Likarish. HASTAC Scholars Discussion Forum (September 2009).
Co-Organizer and Co-Facilitator. “Mapping the Digital Humanities.” With Matthew W. Wilson. HASTAC Scholars Discussion Forum (April 2009).
Participant. Project Bamboo. On behalf of the University of Washington (December 2008-June 2009).
CONTINUING EDUCATION
“Out-of-the-Box Text Analysis for the Digital Humanities.” With David Hoover. Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria (June 2010, forthcoming).
“Digital Tools for Literary History.” Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria. With Susan Brown and Stan Ruecker (June 2009).
“Being Mentored, Becoming a Mentor” Huckabay Teaching Program Graduate Seminar, University of Washington (January-March 2009).
“Engaging and Guiding Undergraduates in Research and Scholarship.” Faculty and Graduate Student Workshop. With Janice DeCosmo and Jennifer Harris. UW Teaching Academy, University of Washington (October 2008).
“Race in the Classroom.” Faculty and Graduate Student Workshop. With Rick Bonus and Betty Schmitz. UW Teaching Academy, University of Washington (February 2008).
“Community and Practice-Based Course Design.” Graduate Student Development Workshop. With Ron Krabill, Georgia Roberts, and Becky Rosenberg. Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington (October 2007).
“Leading Effective Discussions.” Faculty and Graduate Student Workshop. With David G. Allen. UW Teaching Academy, University of Washington (February 2007).
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
New Media Consultant. City of Lynwood Arts Commission (January 2008-July 2009).
Conversation Partner. University of Washington SK Conversation Partner Program, University of Washington Business School (April-August 2006).