Disciplinary Interests: American
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel
The Society of Multi-Ethnic Studies of the United States (MELUS), National Association of English Teachers, Modern Language Association, Association of Writing Professionals, Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel has recently obtained her MFA in Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Composition from CSU Fresno. She will be teaching English Composition at Fresno City College in the fall as a part-time instructor. While a graduate student, she was the past president of Students of English Studies Association and the San Joaquin Literary Association. She was the creative nonfiction editor for the 2005 issue of the San Joaquin Review. She also served on the Campus Advisory Fees Committee and Task Force for Graduate Culture. Her essay "Mystery Spot" aired on local Fresno radio station KVPR's Valley Writers Read, 89.3 FM, on Jan. 7, 2009 and is available online.
Rachel Payne
“Re-evaluating Our Roots: Contemporary Latin American Women’s Writing and the Bildungsroman”, “Effectively Using YouTube in a Differentiated Foreign Language Classroom”
Rachel Payne is a Doctor of Modern Languages candidate at Middlebury College
David Thompson
teaching practices in language instruction, VoiceThread in language instruction and in digital storytelling
David Thompson is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)
Taimi Olsen
ISSOTL, ACA (Appalachian College Association), FAHE (Friends Association of Higher Education), MLA (Modern Language Association), and E. E. Cummings Society
Faculty development on teaching and learning and assessment, Greek Religion (participating in ACA-Mellon three-year grant for faculty development), research on E. E. Cummings and on George Herriman (20th century cartoonist), use of Sakai project pages for course review, assessment, and departmental business.
Dr. Taimi Olsen is a Professor of English at Tusculum College. She obtained her doctorate from UNC-CH and is the author of Transcending Space: Architectural Places in the Works of Henry David Thoreau, E. E. Cummings, and John Barth. She is also author of several articles on E. E. Cummings, has done presentations on African American cartoonist George Herriman, and regularly conducts faculty development workshops on teaching and learning at the annual Appalachian College Association Summit.
Lynne Adrian
Member, American Studies Association. Member., Member Southeast American Studies Association., Treasurer, Southeast American Studies Association, Executive Committee, Southern American Studies Association, 1992 to present., President, Southern American Studies Association, 1997 to 1999., Representative, Southern American Studies Association, on Regional Chapters Committee, American Studies Association, 1997 to 1999., Vice President, Southern American Studies Association, 1996 to 1997
"Active and Collaborative Learning in a large introductory American Studies Class.", Reprinting with introduction the "Hobo News/Review" 1915-1930, book manuscript., "The Gulf Coast Disaster and the Values of America, " book manuscript.
Lynne M. Adrian is Chair of the Department of American Studies, and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama. She was a principle investigator in both the American Studies Crossroads Project, 1995-1998 and the Visible Knowledge Project, 2000-2005.
Jeremy Hoffman
Will be updated soon
Brian A Bremen
American Literature Association, American Studies Association, Kenneth Burke Society, Modern Language Association, Modernist Studies Association, William Carlos Williams Society
I am currently working on a book that examines the ways in which popular music and populist politics intersect in the songs of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen, as well as on one tentatively entitled, What Was Modernism (And Does It Still Matter)?
Brian A Bremen teaches English at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jo B. Paoletti
American Studies Association, Popular Culture Association, Costume Society of America, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Jo Paoletti is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland.
Elizabeth Ross
bi-monthly online literary journal, maintaining online writer mentoring program, literacy program support project, creating archive by topic of journal content for educational use
Elizabeth Ross is the chairman and founder of River Walk Journal, Inc. - a non-profit charitable educational organization incorporated in Pennsylvania with a full-volunteer telecommuting staff.
Carol Ann Wald
Society for Literature, Science and the Arts, Modern Language Association, Society for the Social Studies of Science, Association for Integrative Studies
Carol Ann Wald is program assistant for the Electronic Literature Organization, and a doctoral candidate in English at UCLA.
Chris Kimball
Chris Kimball is Provost and Dean of Augsburg College.
Dustin M. Wax
Dustin M. Wax is an adjunct anthropology instructor at the Community College of Southern Nevada and a contributor at Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology.
langwidge@erols.com
Michelle Glaros
American Association of University Professors, University Film and Video Association, Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Michelle Glaros is an Assistant Professor of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana where she teaches video production and media studies. Her research interests include experimental film and video, new media arts, and academic labor studies and she has published in frAme: Journal of Culture and Technology, Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments, and Academe. Currently, she is conducting research for an experimental documentary about the cultural identity of Shreveport, Louisiana.
