Resume

• 2004

  Master’s Degree

  Exam Areas: African American Literature

  Narratives of Racial Passing

  Transhistoric Narrative Innovation in Black Diasporic Texts

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Rutgers

  The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Minored in Africana

  Puerto Rican and Latino Studies\nGraduated Magna Cum Laude

  English/Thomas Hunter Honors Program

  Phi Beta Kappa

  Golden Key International Honor Society

  Hunter College

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation Topic: Twentieth Century Narratives of Racial Passing

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Rutgers

  The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

• Community Outreach

  Literature

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Student Affairs

  Proofreading

  University Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Tutoring

  Academic Writing

  Editing

  Grant Writing

  Research

  Teaching Writing

  Higher Education

  Public Speaking

  “Incidents of ‘Signifying’ in Kindred: Comparing Octavia Butler’s and Harriet Jacobs’s Depictions of Slavery”

  “Incidents of ‘Signifying’ in Kindred: Comparing Octavia Butler’s and Harriet Jacobs’s Depictions of Slavery”

  “‘You’re Neither One Thing (N)or the Other’: Philip Roth

  Nella Larsen and the Passing Trope”

  Review of Sinead Moynihan

  Passing into the Present

  “In Despair and Contemplating Suicide”: A Critique of Passing In Alice Dunbar-Nelson’s ”The Stones of the Village”

  Specialties: African American Literature

  teaching writing and literature

  Donavan L.

  Ramon

  Ph.D.

  Hunter College

  Rutgers University

  Huntington Learning Center

  Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

  William Paterson University

  Kentucky State University

  Wayne

  NJ

  Assistant Professor of English

  William Paterson University

  New Brunswick

  NJ

  Teaching Assistant

  Black Novel and Music (ENG 370): Fall 2012\nTeaching Assistant

  1960s Black Writers (ENG 369): Spring 2012

  Spring 2011\nTeaching Assistant

  Early American Literature (ENG 227): Fall 2011\nInstructor

  Introduction to Expository Writing (ENG 101): Fall 2010 – Spring 2011

  Instructor

  Rutgers University

  New York

  NY

  Instructed students one-on-one in grades K-12 in the areas of math and English

  following the Huntington Learning Center curriculum.\n\tEnsured that students practiced all areas of English

  including phonics

  spelling

  and writing. \n\tDescribed ways to excel in school

  by modeling effective study habits and test taking practices.

  Tutor

  Huntington Learning Center

  New Brunswick

  New Jersey

  ·\tMentored under-represented students interested in pursuing doctoral studies in literature.\n·\tConducted workshops each year on writing statements of purpose and personal statements for graduate school applications.\n·\tLed a question-and-answer session focusing on the ways to achieve success in graduate school and beyond.\n·\tProvided feedback on students’ daily response papers and graduate school admissions portfolios.

  Graduate Assistant: Rutgers English Diversity Institute (REDI)

  Rutgers University

  New York

  NY

  ·\tConducted a two-week seminar for senior undergraduates of color aspiring to graduate study.\n·\tWrote a syllabus consisting of readings about race and faculty diversity.\n·\tLectured on the graduate school application process

  focusing on admission essays.\n·\tAssisted students with writing annotated bibliographies for their conference essays.\n·\tEscorted students to museums and archives in New York City.\n·\tInvited guest speakers to discuss their experiences as graduate students of color.

  Summer Coordinator -- Hunter College

  Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

  Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies

  Lexington

  Kentucky Area

  Kentucky State University

  New York

  NY

  Improved the writing capability of undergraduate and graduate students

  both ESL learners and native speakers.\n\tAssisted pupils in clarifying assignments

  generating sources for assignments

  reviewing rough drafts for organization and development

  and proofreading.\n\tExplained formal elements of writing

  including essay structure and literary devices.\n\tEdited essays of ESL students

  with strong emphasis on essay development

  organization and grammar

  in preparation for the ACT Writing Exam. \n\tDescribed ways to excel on the CUNY Proficiency Exam

  by analyzing questions

  demonstrating annotation and summary

  and utilizing practice exams.

  Tutor -- Reading and Writing Center

  Hunter College