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    Austin VanKirk is a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at Wayne State University. He has over 10 years of experience teaching writing and literature courses at the college level. His research focuses on queer representations in early 20th century literature. He has presented his work at several academic conferences and published a novel with Grey Wolfe Publishing.

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    Austin VanKirk is a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at Wayne State University. He has over 10 years of experience teaching writing and literature courses at the college level. His research focuses on queer representations in early 20th century literature. He has presented his work at several academic conferences and published a novel with Grey Wolfe Publishing.

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    Austin VanKirk

    CURRICULUM VITAE
    2525 Meanwell Rd., Petersburg, Mich. 49270
    419.297.5824 | advankirk@me.com | https://advankirk.wixsite.com/profile
    Education
    Ph.D. Rhetoric & Composition | Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. | Expected 2022
    Dissertation: Title forthcoming
    Chairs: Prof. Richard Marback and Asst. Prof. Adrienne Jankens

    MFA Creative Writing | Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. | 2016


    Thesis: Heart’s Desire (Novel)
    Chair: Assoc. Prof. Kathryn Trueblood
    Multi-genre creative writing studies, focusing in fiction with thesis work culminating in the first stages
    of a novel that explores the norm-bending Taos, New Mexico artist colony of the 1930s.

    BA English | Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. | 2012


    Dual majors: English, focus in Creative Writing, and Professional Writing focus in Editing and
    Publishing.
    


    Teaching Experience
    Wayne State University | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Aug. 2017 – Present
    Courses Taught:
    • ENG 1020, Basic Composition
    • ENG 3050, Technical Writing I (face-to-face and online)
    • ENG 3010, Intermediate Writing (online)

    Jackson College | Adjunct Instructor | Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017


    Courses Taught:
    • ENG 091, Basic Writing
    • ENG 131, Composition I
    • ENG 132, Composition II
    • HUM 131, Introduction to the Humanities

    Western Washington University | Graduate Instructor | Apr. 2015 – June 2015


    Courses Taught:
    • ENG 101, First Year Writing
    • SAA 340, Paraprofessional Advising
    • ENG 351, Introduction to Fiction Writing
    • ENG 350, Introduction to Creative Writing (all genres)
    


    Service

    Composition Learning Community, Wayne State Composition Program


    Participating instructor and assisted in the organization of the semester-end showcase where students
    share what they’ve learned with the university community.

    Austin VanKirk | Curriculum Vitae Page 1 of 3


    (service cont.)

    English 1010 Committee Member, Wayne State English Composition Program


    This committee’s major project entails working to propose a Stretch model, where students who’ve tested
    into basic writing can take Composition I over the length of an academic year, as opposed to two classes.

    Composition Program Review, Professional Development Session, Jackson College:


    In effort to normalize syllabi to an extent, I hosted a professional development session for composition
    instructors, to review current college requirements for the composition courses and to strategize new and
    better methods of instruction.

    Teaching Experience for English Masters Students (T.E.E.M.S.) Program, Director & Founder:
    To offer more and varied instructional opportunities for graduate students at Western Washington
    University, and to spark community engagement, I created a program that would allow graduate students
    to design and lead creative writing workshops which were free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the
    university’s surrounding community.

    

    Scholarly & Research Activity
    ACCEPTED — 4C’s 2021 panel proposal

    ACCEPTED — 4C’s 2020 panel proposal

    Health and Wellness research via “Enrollment and Per Capita” program of the Crow Nation | Crow Agency,
    MT | Summer 2018

    Editorial Assistant, Journal of Educational Controversy | Bellingham, Wash. | Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2015

    Content Reviewer, Write Moves Creative Writing Textbook | Summer 2015

    Production Editor, Red Cedar Review | East Lansing, Mich. | May 2011 – Aug. 2012

    Publications & Presentations


    “Liminal Places, Liminal Beings: Orientations in Truman Capote’s Other Voices, Other Rooms” |
    The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 | Presented February 2018,
    University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Conference Presentation.

    “Putting the ‘Queer’ Back in Queer Families: Reconciling Family, Convention, and Queerness in E. M.
    Forster’s Maurice” | 2016 PCA/ACA Conference | Presented April 2016, Seattle, WA. Conference
    Presentation.
    The Stars Care for None, a novel. Grey Wolfe Publishing | March 2014.

    “Home for the Holidays.” Winter Legends 2013, May 2014.


    “Become Who You Are” Monthly column in FLAME Magazine, 2013–2015.
    “Sticks and Stones,” The Offbeat Vol. 12, 2013.
    “Alone on the Subway,” The Offbeat Vol. 11, May 2012.
    


    Austin VanKirk | Curriculum Vitae Page 2 of 3


    Honors & Awards
    2019 Wayne State University Assessment Grant
    In cooperation with other instructors in the composition learning community, I applied for a grant to
    develop and pilot systematic, mixed-methods assessments to evaluate the impact of learning community
    participation on academic success and student retention in Composition.

    The 2015–16 English Department Honorable Mention Award for Teaching Excellence
    Awarded yearly to a second-year graduate instructor of English in recognition for valuable contributions
    to the Western Washington University English Dept.

    Passed with Distinction, Creative Writing MFA Qualifying Exam


    All Creative Writing MFA candidates must pass this written exam to be considered for the degree.

    MSU Creative Arts Scholarship


    Awarded based on the creative merit of a portfolio to an incoming freshman to the College of Arts and
    Sciences at Michigan State University.

    Jim Cash Creative Writing Award


    Granted to a creative writing student at Michigan State University who has submitted a portfolio of
    exceptional work.

    Marcia E. Platt and Douglas L. Ruble Scholarship


    This scholarship is awarded to creative writing students at Michigan State University who’ve a portfolio for
    consideration

    Professional Experience
    BNP Media (SDM Magazine) | Troy, Mich. | April 2014 – October 2014
    Assistant Editor

    FLAME Magazine | Remote | July 2013 – August 2015


    Managing Editor; Columnist

    BNP Media | Troy, Mich. | May 2013 – April 2014; October 2014 – August 2015
    Online Support Coordinator

    Michigan State University Press | East Lansing, Mich. | April 2010 – Aug. 2012
    Marketing Assistant and Editorial & Productions Assistant

    Misc. Skills
    • Limited working proficiency in Spanish
    • Typesetting
    • Editing and copywriting
    • Video game design and basic coding

    Austin VanKirk | Curriculum Vitae Page 3 of 3

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