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JAMES P. AUSTIN

781 Acacia Walk #F The Gevirtz School
Goleta CA 93117 Graduate School of Education
Telephone: (805) 618-8567 University of California, Santa Barbara
Skype: jamesp50014 Santa Barbara CA 93106-9490
Twitter: @zithereen E-mail: jaustin@education.ucsb.edu
Website: www.jamespaustin.com

EDUCATION

PhD Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015
Language and Literacy Emphasis
Dissertation: The Literacy Learning Experiences of Public High School Graduates
at Two Private Universities in the Middle East
Committee: Charles Bazerman (Chair), Karen Lunsford, Dwight Reynolds, Jason
Raley

MA Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2012
Thesis: The Development of an Independent Writing Department at the American
University in Cairo (Egypt)
Committee: Charles Bazerman (Chair), Karen Lunsford, Dwight Reynolds, Jason
Raley

MFA English (Fiction), University of California, Irvine, 2004
Thesis: Document: Stories
Committee: Geoffrey Wolff (Chair), Michelle Latiolais, Mark Richard

MA English (Creative Writing Emphasis), Iowa State University, Ames IA, 2002
Thesis: Boys Dancing With Men: Fiction
Committee: Debra Marquart (Chair), Constance Post, Donald Hackmann

BA English, Wittenberg University, Springfield OH, 1998


RESEARCH & TEACHING AREAS

Literacy Studies, International Education, American-Style Universities Abroad, Global Englishes, Academic
English Abroad, Education in the Middle East, Creative Writing Pedagogy, Fiction Writing


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Faculty Teaching Appointments

2012-14 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Arizona
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Courses
English 107First-Semester English Composition for International Students
English 108Second-Semester English Composition for International Students
English 102/108English Composition for International and Domestic Students
English 107 BridgeIntensive English Composition for International Students

2006-10 Instructor, American University in Cairo (Egypt)
Courses
Rhetoric 101Approaches to Critical Thinking
Rhetoric 102Effective Argument
Rhetoric 201Research Writing
Rhetoric 345Life Stories: The Writers Workshop (Creative Nonfiction)

2004-05 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Courses
English 101Academic Reading and Writing
English 234The Modern Tradition in Literature (non-major literature course)

Graduate School Teaching Appointments

2014 Reader/Grader, University of California, Santa Barbara
Engineering 103

2011-14 Summer Teaching Associate, University of California, Santa Barbara
Courses
Education 125Equity, Democracy and Schooling in the U.S.
Education 125Schooling in the U.S.

2011-15 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara
Courses
Education 125Equity, Democracy and Schooling in the U.S.
Education 125Schooling in the U.S.

2011 Reader, University of California, Santa Barbara
Courses
Chicano Studies 138Barrio Popular Culture

2002-04 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Irvine
Courses
Writing 39CResearch and Argument
Writing 31Beginning Fiction Writing

2000-02 Teaching Assistant, Iowa State University
Courses
English 101First Semester Freshman Composition
English 102Second Semester Freshman Composition


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TUTORING & ADVISING

Graduate Student Tutoring & Mentoring

2011-15 M.Ed Facilitator, Teacher Education Program, University of California, Santa Barbara

2010-11 International Graduate Student Writing Tutor, University of California, Santa Barbara

2010-11 Online Writing Tutor, MEXUS Grant. University of California, Santa Barbara

2006-07 Coordinator and Tutor, Writing Center Graduate Open Lab, American University in
Cairo

Undergraduate Student Tutoring & Mentoring

2001-02 Student-Athlete Writing Tutor. Iowa State University Athletic Department.

1995-98 Peer Writing Advisor. Writing Center, Wittenberg University.

Youth & Community Teaching

2011 Teen Programs Writing Consultant. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

2001-06 Housemaster and Instructor. Summer Institute for the Gifted.

1997-98 Inmate Writing Instructor. Clark County (OH) Jail.


PUBLICATION

Edited Collection Chapters

2014 Omar Has a Question: Writing the Past into the Future. In Toward, Around and
Away From Tahrir (Eds. Emily Golson, Loubna Youssef, Amanda Fields),
Newcastle UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Peer-Reviewed Edited Collection Chapters Under Review

2015 Revising Official Literacy: A Transnational Analysis of Writing Department
Identity and Curriculum Development at the American University in Cairo. In
Writing Research and Pedagogy in the MENA Region (Eds. Lisa Arnold, Anne
Nebel, Lynne Ronesi), The WAC Clearinghouse/Parlor Press





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Fiction

2013 First Flood. Short story. Moon City Review 2013

2012 Mentors. Short story. Mid-American Review 32.1

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

2009 Mark Richard. Scribners American Writers Supplement XIX, ed. Jay Parini

2008 C.L. Rawlins. Dictionary of Literary Biography: 20
th
Century American Nature Poets,
ed. Scott Bryson

2005 Redmond OHanlon. Scribners British Writers Supplement XI, ed. Jay Parini

2003 Raymond Carver. Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, ed. Jay Parini

2003 John OHara. Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, ed. Jay Parini

2003 On the Road. Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, ed. Jay Parini

2003 Slaughterhouse-Five. Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, ed. Jay Parini

2003 A Separate Peace. Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, ed. Jay Parini

2003 Patrick McCabe. Scribners British Writers Supplement IX, ed. Jay Parini

Radio

2004-5 Scriptwriter, The Writers Almanac


INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

Scholarly Presentations & Participation

2015 Many Englishes, One Classroom: Developing Critical Literacy in International
Students at a North American University. Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Tampa FL (accepted)

2014 Landscapes of Language and Literacy: Arab Students (Re)Writing Egyptian Context(s)
with Translingual English at the American University in Cairo. International Writing
Across the Curriculum Conference, Minneapolis MN

2014 Session Chair. WAC Goes Digital. International Writing Across the Curriculum
Conference, Minneapolis MN

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2013 Omar Has A Question. New Directions in Critical Theory Conference, University of
Arizona, Tucson AZ

2013 Revising Literac(ies) Abroad: Disciplinary Adaptability at the American University in
Cairo. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Las Vegas NV

2012 Session Chair. Resisting, Reflecting, Re-Envisioning: Writing Research across
Contexts. Conference on College Composition and Communication, St. Louis MO

2011 Volunteer. Writing Research Across Borders II, George Mason University, Fairfax VA

2004 Attendant. Associated Writing Programs Conference, Chicago IL

2002 How to Borrow From Your Real Life When Writing Creative Nonfiction. Associated
Writing Programs Conference, New Orleans LA

1999 Attendant. National Writing Centers Association Conference: Writing Center 2000:
Meeting the Challenges of the New Century, Bloomington IN

Workshops & Roundtables

2015 Speaker and Participant. Deep Rewards and Serious Risks: Working Through
International Higher Education Writing Research Exchanges. Conference on
College Composition and Communication, Tamps FL (accepted)
2014 Invited Roundtable Participant. Cengage Learning Writing and Research Across the
Curriculum: Tools and Resources. International Writing Across the Curriculum
Conference, Minneapolis MN

2011 Graduate Student Assistant. Faculty Grant Writing Workshops, University of California,
Santa Barbara

2009 Workshop Participant. Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Squaw Valley CA

2005 Workshop Participant. Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Squaw Valley CA

2002 Seminar Leader. Iowa State University Young Writers Conference, Ames IA

2001 Workshop Participant. Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Squaw Valley CA

Events & Performances

2012 Curator. Behind Bars: Incarcerations of the Body, Heart and Mind. Odyssey
Storytelling, Tucson AZ

2013 Storyteller. Visiting Mt. Sinai. Odyssey Storytelling, Tucson AZ
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WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

2009-10 Coordinator. Rhetoric and Writing Minor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition,
American University in Cairo

Chaired upper-division curriculum committee
Nominated coordinators specific to emphases within minor
Advised associate chair on upper-division course offerings
Coordinated with Core Curriculum to establish and strengthen course enrollments
Established academic advisors for minor
Suggested course revisions and evaluated new course proposals
Consulted with student writing groups to discuss minor
Established long-range plan for minor

2009-10 Chair, Upper-Division Curriculum Committee, Department of Rhetoric and
Composition, American University in Cairo

Reviewed current upper-division offerings
Considered revisions in line with disciplinary approaches to rhetoric and writing
Called for and evaluated new course proposals
Nominated emphasis-specific coordinators


SERVICE

Department Committee Service

2007-09 Chair & Member, Search Committee, Department of Rhetoric and Composition,
American University in Cairo

2007 Subcommittee Leader, New Teacher Induction, Department of Rhetoric and
Composition, American University in Cairo

2007 Assessment Team Member, Writing Center Committee, Department of Rhetoric and
Composition, American University in Cairo

Curriculum Development

Rhetoric 345: The Writers Workshop, American University in Cairo

Co-developed nonfiction writing course for students in the Rhetoric and Writing
Minor and Core Curriculum.



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Literary Organizations Leadership

2003-04 MFA Reading Series, University of California, Irvine

2001-02 Chair, The Writers Bloc, Iowa State University

1997-98 Co-Creator and Organizer. The Writers Reading, Wittenberg University


AWARDS & GRANTS

2014 Dissertation Block Grant ($11,500), University of California, Santa Barbara

2014 Social Science Research Grant ($400), University of California, Santa Barbara

2014 Doctoral Student Travel Grant ($440), University of California, Santa Barbara

2014 Pre-Doctoral Student Travel Grant ($200), University of California, Santa Barbara

2013 Professional Equity Project Grant ($150), Conference on College Composition and
Communication

2013 Block Grant ($12,500), University of California, Santa Barbara

2012 Block Grant ($10,000), University of California, Santa Barbara

2011 Block Grant ($9,750), University of California, Santa Barbara

2010 Block Grant ($25,000), University of California, Santa Barbara

2009 Faculty Conference Grant, American University in Cairo

2009 Faculty Research Grant, American University in Cairo

2008 Faculty Research Grant, American University in Cairo

2007 Faculty Research Grant, American University in Cairo

2004 Elaine and Martin Weinberg Creative Writing Fellowship in Fiction ($1,000), University
of California, Irvine

2003 Humanities Research Grant, University of California, Irvine

2002 Regents Fellowship, University of California, Irvine


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WRITING RESIDENCIES

2009 The Lillian E. Smith Center for the Creative Arts, Clayton GA

2008 The Lillian E. Smith Center for the Creative Arts, Clayton GA

2007 The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research