Experience

• University of Michigan

  Research Assistant

  Responsibilities:
  - Co-authored an article with a faculty lead and a fellow graduate student.
  - Researched undergraduate students’ online writing practices using quantitative survey methods.
  - Developed survey questions and articulating results in relation to secondary research.

• University of Michigan

  Graduate Student Instructor (Instructor of Record)

  Teaching Responsibilities:
  - English 225: Academic Argumentation

• University of Michigan

  Graduate Student Instructor (Instructor of Record)

  Teaching Responsibilities:
  - English 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry

• University of Michigan

  Graduate Student Consultant

  Responsibilities:
  - Assisting instructors with best practices for technology, lessons, teaching philosophy statements, and classroom management.
  - Conducting midterm student feedback sessions with instructors.
  - Leading teaching and technology workshops.

• University of Michigan

  Research Assistant

  Responsibilities:
  - Researched coding (HTML, CSS, Javascript) and web designs for a digitally-native publication about disability studies and online pedagogy.
  - Coded a sample template that incorporated elements for navigation, progress, adaptive text, and readability.

• University of Michigan

  Research Associate

  Responsibilities:
  - Extracted figures and tables and placed callouts in the manuscript for Developing Writers, a book released in early 2019.
  - Developed textual and interactive content for a website related Developing Writers.
  - Interviewed participants about the importance of writing in their lives.
  - Created screencasts of study participants' e-portfolios for the data layer.
  - Collaborated on several technical documents including webpage infrastructures, organizational charts, video editing plans, and instruction sets.

• University of Michigan

  Summer Intern

  Responsibilities:
  - Integrated print materials from the Graduate Student Instructor Guidebook into the CRLT website.
  - Wrote targeted emails for incoming instructors related to common teaching issues and directing them to related resources.
  - Reviewed and updated research for an occasional paper about technology use in the classroom.

• University of Michigan

  PHD Candidate

  Jathan worked at University of Michigan as a PHD Candidate

• University of Michigan

  Summer Intern

  Responsibilities:
  - Researching practices and gathering resources related to online teaching from other institutions.
  - Developing curriculum modules for online courses for learning how to teach online.
  - Offering suggestions for online teaching materials for the CRLT website.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Adjunct Instructor

  Teaching Responsibilities:
  - Preparatory English 108: Introduction to College Writing
  - English 111: Methods of Written Communication
  - English 111 Online: Methods of Written Communication
  - English 212: Technical Writing
  - English 212 Online: Technical Writing
  - English 213: Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences
  - English 214: Persuasive Writing

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Assistant Director, Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric

  Responsibilities:
  - Assisted the conference director with primary tasks.
  - Scheduled spaces for conference presentations and events.
  - Created and distributed nametags for conference presenters and guests.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Teaching Responsibilities:
  - English 111: Methods of Written Communication
  - English 111 Online: Methods of Written Communication
  - English 213: Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Tutor, Reading and Writing Center

  Responsibilities:
  - Tutored students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines in writing and formatting practices.
  - Supported students’ digital literacies through basic computer operations.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Tutor, Digital Composition Studio

  Responsibilities:
  - Tutored students in the use of computer programs, third-party authoring technologies, and digital rhetorical practices.
  - Created video tutorials for Adobe Photoshop and GarageBand.
  - Composed independent projects with iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand, and Adobe Photoshop.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Tutor, Reading and Writing Center

  Responsibilities:
  - Tutored students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines in writing and formatting practices.
  - Supported students’ digital literacies through basic computer operations.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Technical Writer, CAS Self-Assessment Committee

  I served on a committee that evaluated the standards and facilities of the UAA Learning Resources Center according to guidelines set forth by the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) for Higher Education. During this time, I compiled and edited drafts of the CAS Self-Assessment Report, as well as coordinated schedules, deadlines, and task lists for contributors to the report.

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Director, Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric

  Responsibilities:
  - Organized events, presentations, and schedules for the conference.
  - Created faculty-led workshops for writing conference proposals and presenting.
  - Managed the budget for keynote speakers, advertising, and catering.
  - Communicated with keynote speakers, faculty, and other parties involved directly in the conference.
  - Wrote agendas and led meetings for the conference committee.

• Alaska Center for the Book

  I negotiated event opportunities with Alaskan authors, booksellers, publishers, librarians, teachers, and other participants; designed text and video marketing and outreach materials for participants and the community; wrote and updated texts on the Alaska Book Week website; promoted via Facebook and YouTube; and wrote agendas and led meeting meetings for the Alaska Book Week Committee.
  

• Alaska Center for the Book

  I selected and coordinated judges for a writing contest for Alaskan students, communicated with the national coordinator in Washington, D.C. about winners and honorable mentions, and sent out award letters for winners and honorable mentions.