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 Curriculum Vitae 2023

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EDUCATION 

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Master of Fine Arts, Creative Nonfiction | San Jose State University, 2018

Master of Arts, Composition, and Literature | California State University, 1998

Bachelor of Arts, English, Creative Writing | Indiana University, 1994

 

Teaching  

                                                                                                                             

San Jose State University, English and Comparative Literature                 2000-Present

 

Global Studies 188 |  Special Topics in International Experiences, Accidental Advocates in Australia

English 2 |  Critical Thinking and Composition                                                                          

1B | Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking

1A | Introduction to Composition

English 71 | Creative Writing, Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction

English 07 | Critical Thinking

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Foothill College, Language Arts                                                                        2000-Present       

 

English 80 | Travel Writing: The Inner and Outer Journey     

English 39A and B | Creative Writing and The Short Story(online and face-to-face)

English 110 | Introduction to College Writing

English 209 | Introduction to College Reading

1A | Introduction to Composition 

1B | Introduction to Literature, Composition, and Critical Thinking 

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Cabrillo College, English                                                                                    2001-2009

1A | College Composition and 100 E Elements of Writing

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Professional Development

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  • Grant Recipient and Participant, Mellon Scholars at University of San Francisco, Humanizing Education with Adobe, Mellon Scholars Program, October 2023

  • Presenter and Speaker, Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Accidental Advocates in Phuket, April 2023

  • Grant Recipient, Mellon Scholars, Humanizing Education with Adobe Spark, and Cultural Travel Experiences, April 2023

  • Speaker, S.O.F.A. FilmFest Winners Circle, November, 2022

  • Student, Refining Course Materials: A UDL Experience, SJSU, August 2022

  • Student, Peer Online Course Review, Foothill College, May 2022

  • Presenter, Becoming an Accidental Advocate, Classes Without Quizzes, San Jose State University, March 2022 

  • Student, Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling, University of Houston, December 2021

  • Presenter, Closing the Big Divide - Covid-19, Adobe Creative Cloud, and New Curriculum Development, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, September 2021

  • Student, San Jose State University, Summer Resilient Course Design Certificate Program, July 2021

  • Content Creator, Digital Literacy and Assessment, SJSU Resilient Course Design Institute with Center for Faculty Development, Adobe Spark for Assessment, May 2021

  • Grant Recipient, Mellon Scholars, Accidental Advocates Work, December 2020

  • Fellow, Adobe Creative Campus, Engaged Education for All: Digital Agility Across Learning Spaces, Modalities, and Disciplines, June 2020 

  • Student, San Jose State University, Teach Online Summer Certificate Program, June 2020

  • Presenter, SJSU Adobe Day, March 3, 2020 

  • Presenter, San Jose State Writing Across the Curriculum, Creating Accidental Advocates: Teaching a Research Project with Adobe Spark, Writing Across the Curriculum, Sept 10, 22, and October 15, 2020

  • Grant Recipient, Adobe Digital Ambassador, September 2019

  • Grant Recipient, Hybridization of Advanced English Study, September 2019-2020 and September 2020-2021

  • Presenter, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, March 2019, All Who Wander Are Not Lost

  • Writer and Photographer, Westways Magazine, Holland America-Oprah Winfrey Girls Cruise, Feb 2019

  • Participant, Travel Writers Conference, Book Passage, August 2022, 2019, 2018

  • Participant, Wanderlust Travel Writers Club, San Francisco, April 2018

  • Graduate Assistant to Lurie Professor Don George, Spring 2018

  • Participant, Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar with Dr. Ryan Skinnell, March 2018

  • Presenter, 2017 CCCC Summer Conference: Making Spaces for Diverse Writing Practice, San José State University, June 2017

  • Participant, Las Dos Brujas Writers Conference, San Francisco, CA August 2017

  • Summer Creative Writing Coach, Foothill College, August 2017

  • Presenter, Conference of College Composition and Communication, San Jose State University, June 2017

  • Speaker, Undocureading: Intersectional Resistance through Story, Foothill College, May 2017

  • Organizer, Center for Literary Arts Travel Writers Conference, March 2017

  • Presenter, Language Arts Reading Series, Foothill College, February 2017

  • Recipient, Website Development Stipend, San Jose State University, July 2016

  • Outreach Coordinator, American Diabetes Association San Jose, January 2016

  • Curriculum Development Committee, Advanced English, San Jose State University, Fall 2015

  • Curriculum Development Committee, First-Year Experience Program, Foothill College, Fall 2015

  • Grant Recipient, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), SJSU, Spring 2014

  • Poe-fest Developer and Presenter, SJSU, 2010-2019

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

In Good Hands, photo and poetry, Art Ark Gallery, November 2023

Unassailable: photo exhibit, we like small things v6, Filter Photo, Chicago Art Institute, Sept 2023

Accidental Advocates in Phuket, Photographers Without Borders, August 2023

Big Sky, "Summer 5 for $10" Online Art Exhibition, Light. Space & Time, July 2023

Dazzle Me, "Summer 5 for $10" Online Art Exhibition, Light. Space & Time, July 2023

Accidental Advocates in Phuket: A Documentary Film, Best Short Documentary, Best New Screenplay, in S.O.F.A. International Film Festival, November 2022
Accidental Advocates in Phuket: A Documentary Film, Selected for publication at these FilmFests: S.O.F.A Tails, S.O.F.A Film Festival (Animals, Wildlife, Environment, Conservation)(Best Short Documentary), International Social Change Film Festival, June 2022                                                            
Kelp Journal, Derawan Islands, June 2021
Part 3: Borneo, Boundaries, and Borders | Merasa Village | Endangered Species Coalition | May 2021
Part 2: Kutai National Forest: Welcome to the Jungle | Endangered Species Coalition | December 2020
Part 1: The Many Faces of Climate Change | Endangered Species Coalition | March 2020

Triple A Motorclub, Oprah Cruise, Story by Helen Meservey & photos by Sherri Harvey

Not All Who Wander Are Lost: AWP 2019 Video | Association of Writers in Portland | March 2019
One Small Crack | The Literary Traveler | March 2019

The Story of My Life Becomes My Life | Literary Traveler | November 2018

Hungry Eyes | Cargo Literary Magazine | November 2018

Bermuda Triangle | Ragazine | September-October 2018

Cut Loose from Purpose in Tahoe National Forest | The Literary Traveler | August 2018

Between Two Worlds | World Nomads | July 2018

The Mission | Reed Magazine | 2018

Costa Rican Mojo | Wanderlust Journal | May 2018

The Accidental Advocate: A Love Poem to Animals | 3-Minute Movie

The Real King of the Jungle | Wanderlust-Journal | April 2018 | YOUTUBE link 

Belly of the Beast | Dime Show Review |March 2018

Something Special in the Air | Snapdragon: Journal of Art &  Healing | March 2018

Elephants on Parade | Animal Literary Magazine | February 2018 ​

Healie's Fire | daCunha Global Storytelling | January 2017 (no longer published)

How to Learn to Love Your Liquor podcast| Sunday Night Stories | November 2017

How to Learn to Love Your Liquor | Taxicab Magazine | December 2017

2GS |  video | Light Space & Time for Nature: 2017 exhibit

Echo, Peace | 3Elements Literature Review | April 2017

Her Gold Old Gringos | Dime Show Review | November 2017

Matt Brown: East-West | Eventing Nation | 2014

My Weekend in Woodside | Eventing Nation | 2013

Forgiving Onions: A Novel | California State Hayward | 2012

 

 

 

Interviews

 

Bold Journey, October, 2023

Changefest, November 2022

VoyageLA, October 2021

Carbon Radio, September 2021

Kelp Journal, July 2021

Shoutout La, March 2021

Deep Travel, January 2020

Foothill Poppy Magazine, December 2019

Everyday Leaders, November 2019

San Jose State University News, November 2019


 

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