CATHERINE HAUER Curriculum Vitae

www.linkedin.com/pub/catherine-hauer/a8/1b/35b AREAS OF INTEREST 19th Century Studies; African American Studies; Gender and Intersectionality; History of Science; Symbolism and Archetypes; History, Psychology, and Grammar of Literacy; Composition Education OBJECTIVE To complete MA in English, pursue work in a university setting; work with writers to better their writing; uncover, synthesize, and share relevant information

EDUCATION The University of Texas at San Antonio Estimated Graduation December 2017 Master of Arts in English, completed 18 hours, currently enrolled in 6 Current GPA 3.94 The University of Texas at San Antonio May 2007

Bachelor of Arts in English, minor in Humanities Cumulative GPA 3.95, Major GPA 3.90 Summa cum Laude

University of Maryland University College, European Division August 2004

Associate of Arts in General Studies

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION-RELATED SKILLS Developed a syllabus for Freshman Composition course

Graded student essays, giving relevant and effective feedback

Delivered instruction for Freshman Composition course based on own syllabus and lesson plans

Reviewed curricula for middle school years and developed lesson plans for that curricula

Planned and delivered hours of instruction for college level writing and literature analysis

Developed lessons for pre-school age children based on given curriculum

RESEARCH SKILLS

Synthesized pertinent data and ideas from tomes of information in order to create well-documented papers presenting original ideas in field of study

Summarized books read in order to make curricula decisions, lesson plans, and design tests

Excavated manuscripts in large databases for research projects

Read and analyzed books and articles to write annotations

Extracted historical and contextual information to construct summaries and/or reviews

EDITING/PROOFING SKILLS

Reviewed and edited article manuscripts of scientific research for proper use of Standard American English, journal standards and style, and clarity, as many authors are not primary English speakers

Examined and corrected an array of documents, including industrial hygiene reports, and writings for content, organization, grammar, format, information, and consistency

Edited and proofread drafts of a variety of fiction and non-fiction projects

Reviewed scientific documents as well as dissertations and minor projects

Assisted in organizing and proofing the literary journal Sagebrush Review

TUTORING SKILLS

Explained and demonstrated English grammar, essay writing, and organizational skills

Guided students with remedial grammar problems and in writing essays Worked with fellow tutors to develop short, engaging films about writing topics, and to develop handouts

Motivated and encouraged students to achieve their best by relating and discovering their interests and showing how writing well relates to interests

Coached students in developing clearer more concise writing

Created and developed handouts as tools which explain and provide examples of writing, grammar, essay genres, and how to use MLA or APA style

PUBLICATIONS

“Advocating Activisms: Teaching Interracial Political Activist Models in Contemporary College Classrooms,” co-authored with Jamie Burgess and Casey Shevlin, in Readex Report Spring 2016

Book Review, Ethnic Literatures and Transnationalism: Critical Imaginaries for a Global Age, ed. Aparajita Nanda (Routledge, 2015) in Transnational Literature November 2015

Poem, in Borderlands 2007

Poems, in Sagebrush Review 2006, 2007

RECENT COURSEWORK 19th Century Literature Surveyed 19th Century American literature with special attention to romanticism, realism, and naturalism as literary movements. Focused on major and emerging authors, as well as diverse literary critical and historical approaches to research projects. Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition Reviewed intersecting pedagogical theories. Focused on foundational and emerging theories and practices for teaching composition. completed assignments which developed and refined theoretical perspectives and methodologies for teaching composition at a variety of levels.

WORK HISTORY Teaching Assistant II, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX August 2016-present Freelance Editor/ Proofreader, TX January 2004-present Technical Writer/ Editor, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, San Antonio, TX July 2015-August 2016 Teaching Assistant I, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX September 2015-May 2016 Writing Tutor, San Antonio College, San Antonio TX March 2015-August 2015 Writing Tutor, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX March 2015-August 2015 Senior Editor, Cole Technologies, San Antonio, TX June 2004-September 2008 English Tutor, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX September 2005-February 2007 Reader/Grader, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

September 2005-May 2007 Supplemental Instruction Leader, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX January 2005-May 2005 Tutor II, English and Grammar Lab, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX October 2003-May 2005

ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH Student Member 2016-present

MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION Student member 2015-present

SIGMA TAU DELTA, ENGLISH HONORS SOCIETY 2006-present

COLLEGE READING AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION Certified Level 1 tutor 2015-present

STUDENTS FOR THE LITERARY JOURNAL AT UTSA Active member 2007 Historian, then President 2006

CHESHYRE CHEESE CLUB (SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE) President and Founding Member 2004

MAJOR PROJECTS "The Mystery of Dupin" August 2016 Suggests that source scholarship for Poe's Dupin stories is incomplete, since one of the most well-known figures of the day is completely missing from 20th/21st century source studies on Poe literature. Evidence linking literary magazines and newspaper material to Poe's writing and methodology support this thesis.

COLFA Research Conference and Competition “John Keats’s Lamia: Imagination and Gender” March 2016

'“A Few Persian Mutes”: Empire and the Orientalized Other in John Keats’s Lamia" December 2015

SENIOR PROJECT “Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland: Parthenogenesis and the Role of Women in Western Culture” May 2007

Explores the use of parthenogenesis is Gilman’s novel as a lack of recognition, role, and space for women as contributing human beings in 19th century Western culture, especially through an inverse examination of parthenogenesis in Frankenstein, and a look at the male characters in Shelley’s novel.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS CONFERENCE RESEARCH COMPETITION “A Collection of Poetry” 1st Place Spring 2007

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS CONFERENCE RESEARCH COMPETITION “Alias Grace: Orality and Literacy and their Gender-Supporting Constructs” 1st Place Spring 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS

Awarded English Department Teaching Assistantship II 2016-2017

Keith Thomas Memorial Scholarship 2015

Wendy Barker Creative Writing Award, Honorable Mention 2015

Awarded English Department Teaching Assistantship I 2015-2016

Graduated Summa Cum Laude 2007

Ruth Bohn Weissman Creative Writing Scholarship 2006, 2007 English, Classics, Philosophy Department Scholarship 2005, 2006

LANGUAGES

Basic German, speaking, reading and writing

Basic Latin, reading

COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Blackboard Learn, Blackboard collaborate, Internet, Facebook, Google+, Mac applications, Canvas, Mendeley

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Ally Level I Training, am a trained available resource for students of the LGBTQ community June 2016-present

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Teacher, worked with 4-year old children from varying backgrounds, including Burmese refugees, who did not speak English

September 2014- April 2015

Geography Culture Club Leader and Facilitator, organized club meetings for homeschooled K-12 children, which included presentations, projects, and foods from the various locations of study

August 2010-November 2010