Ashley B. Jasper
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- School: St. Petersburg College SPC Downtown
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244 Second Ave. N
St. Petersburg, FL - 33701 - Dates at St. Petersburg College (all campuses): October 2013 - May 2014
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Biography
St. Petersburg College SPC Downtown - English
Program Coordinator at the Evolution Institute | College Professor| President's Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Ashley
Jasper, MLA
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Dedicated, resourceful, Education Professional highly regarded for diverse experience and a strong track record of cultivating learner-centered curriculum for both virtual and in-person instruction. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to examine and understand student needs and deliver innovative instructional approaches for a range of ages, ability levels, and cultural contexts. Combines a background in volunteership and community service with a commitment to helping students achieve their full potential, ready to transition extensive experience in academia and non-profit work to help set strategy and achieve goals in the corporate sector. Motivates students to become dynamic participants in the learning experience, incorporating multifaceted and intellectually appropriate practices to both challenge and stimulate learners in a healthy educational environment both in and out of the classroom. Forges strong alliances between administrators, community stakeholders, parents, and students to deliver program outcomes beyond expectations, consistently promoting excellence and encouraging top-level performance.
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Experience
Education
University of South Florida
Master's degree
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
English Literature
*Finished Bachelor's Program in one year *Overall GPA- 3.9Carolyn Parker Memorial English Award Recipient
University of South Florida
Professor
My research analyzes how mass media, specifically mass media journalism, represents women who are incarcerated and their reproductive rights. Grounded in an ideological rhetorical analysis of articles published from the top fifteen United States news sources on permanent sterilizations that occurred in California women’s prisons from 2006-2010, this paper explores how language both creates and reinforces the segregation of women who are incarcerated from the remainder of society. Drawing on media and sociological theories, this analysis begins by examining the diction choices made by news media to convey how the women were asked to receive sterilizations, as well as how the legal status of the sterilizations is discussed in the chosen articles. The labels applied to these women (both verbally and visually), repetitively naming them as “inmates,” is also discussed. The final part of the analysis provides the historical context to the articles and how the term, eugenics, is used by news media as a framing device. Conclusively—I argue that the focus on the women solely as “inmates,” and the diction choices used by the news media— trivialize the seriousness of the sterilizations, and perpetuates the marginalization of these women from society.Seminole Senior High School
High School Diploma
Basic/ Honors
*Final GPA- 3.96 *Finished 9th in my class in a graduating body of over 800 studentsSt. Petersburg College
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Pre-requisites/ Honors college
Final GPA-3.44St. Petersburg College
Adjunct Writing Professor
•Created innovative and dynamic syllabi and overall course structure for Developmental Writing 1 and 2 and Bridge 2013- 2015 Composition, administering all grades, tracking student performance, and creating interventions. •Maintained a 100% passing rate for students in Bridge Composition courses by motivating students to achieve their full potential, working closely with students at risk of failing, and devising engaging activities and assignments. •Created and implemented appropriate lesson plans, presentations, and e-learning modules, facilitating blended learning in both live and online classrooms, evaluating learning outcomes, and making necessary adjustments. •Generated $8772 in annual savings for the college by designing and developing hybrid Developmental Writing courses that combined bridge courses. •Recognized as a transformational educator, receiving the highest student survey of instruction rating among faculty in the Saint Petersburg English Department for four consecutive semesters.
Publications
Sterilization and the Mass Media: Representations of Women in the California State Prison System (2006-2010)
University of South Florida
My research analyzes how mass media, specifically mass media journalism, represents women who are incarcerated and their reproductive rights. Grounded in an ideological rhetorical analysis of articles published from the top fifteen United States news sources on permanent sterilizations that occurred in California women’s prisons from 2006-2010, this paper explores how language both creates and reinforces the segregation of women who are incarcerated from the remainder of society. Drawing on media and sociological theories, this analysis begins by examining the diction choices made by news media to convey how the women were asked to receive sterilizations, as well as how the legal status of the sterilizations is discussed in the chosen articles. The labels applied to these women (both verbally and visually), repetitively naming them as “inmates,” is also discussed. The final part of the analysis provides the historical context to the articles and how the term, eugenics, is used by news media as a framing device. Conclusively—I argue that the focus on the women solely as “inmates,” and the diction choices used by the news media— trivialize the seriousness of the sterilizations, and perpetuates the marginalization of these women from society.
