D.

Shane Combs
252.218.9008
dshanecombs@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English, Anticipated Completion: May 2015
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Thesis or CAP Title: XXXXX
Thesis or Cap Director: Dr. Tracy Ann Morse Committee: Dr. Erin A. Frost, Dr. Michelle Eble
Graduate Certificate, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, May 2015
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, May 2011, 3.7 GPA
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

PUBLICATIONS
Combs, D. Shane, Frost, Erin A., Eble, Michelle F. (Forthcoming Fall 2015) Scientific
Writing: Experimentation and Productive Failure Composition Studies.
Combs, D. Shane. (Forthcoming Spring 2015) Born In/Of the Community College: Birthing
a Pedagogy of Giving a Shit. Community College Moment.
Combs, D. Shane. (2010). Outside Outrageous Fortune.
http://www.mbc.edu/outrageousfortune/flights-of-angels/volume1/poetry/shanecombs/

RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE

Instructor of Record, Foundations of College Writing (English 1100), East Carolina

University, fall 2014 & spring 2015
Constructed syllabus and curriculum content
Taught/Graded Reflection Paper, Rhetorical Analysis, and Argumentative Paper
Conducted one-on-one conferences for each assignment and revisions

Teaching Assistant, Science Writing (English 3820), East Carolina University, spring 2015
Led social media component of course
Constructed midterm
Graded lay papers

Embedded Writing Mentor, Foundations of College Writing (English 1100), East Carolina
University, fall 2014
Led two weeks of class
Taught a conflict writing paper
Conducted one-on-one conferences

Embedded Writing Mentor, Science Writing (English 3820), East Carolina University,
spring 2014
Worked across disciplines with predominately junior-senior Biology students
Conducted one-on-one conferences
Assisted in Peer Review
Helped students beyond semester with statements of purpose and grant writing

Writing Center Consultant, Bate Center, East Carolina University, fall 2013
Assisted English 1100 and 1200 students
Conducted presentations on writing content in classes upon request
Managed the desk at least one hour a week

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Combs, D. Shane (2015). Queering Time and Space: Donald Murray as Introvert
Whisperer. Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA), Boise, Idaho.
Combs, D. Shane. (2015). On Giving a Shit: The Evolution of a Teaching Philosophy from
Theory to Embedded Mentorship to the Composition Classroom. North Carolina
Symposium on Teaching Writing. Raleigh, North, Carolina.
Combs, D. Shane. (2014). A Call to Action and Reaction: The Intimacy of Identifying in
Mentoring and Writing Centers. International Writing Center Association/National
Conference on Peer Tutoring. Orlando, Florida.
Combs, D. Shane. (2014). Negotiating Time, Space, and Personalities as a Graduate Student
and Writing Mentor. Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA), Normal,
Illinois.

PROFESSIONAL / UNIVERSITY / COMMUNITY SERVICE

Passport Event Documenter, Wes Moore speech, Wright Auditorium, 2014
Event Coordination Assistant, Carolina Writing Program Administration Retreat, 2014

ACADEMIC INTERESTS
Composition/Pedagogy/Mentoring
Life Writing/Cultural Dynamics/Queer Theory
Temperament/Identity/Social Constructs
Writing Program Administration