Justin J. Bain
PhD Student in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric
Syracuse University
315-443-1412
jjbain@syr.edu


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Justin J. Bain
Curriculum Vitae
Syracuse University
The Writing Program
239 HB Crouse Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244
315-443-1412
(315) 443-1220 (fax)
109 Alpine Drive, Apt 10
Dewitt, NY 13214
315-446-3405
jjbain@syr.edu
writing.syr.edu/~jjbain

Education

     
2004 Ph.D.

Syracuse University
Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR)
Certificate in University Teaching

Dissertation: “Dwelling in/on Writing Centers: Built Environments and the Spatial Practice of Writing"
Directed by Collin Gifford Brooke

Comprehensive Exams [Passed--May 2003]:
Postmodern Turn in Composition Theory
Discursive Geographies of Composition
Writing Center Theory and Administration

     
2000 M.A. California State University, Fresno
English: Emphasis in Composition Theory
summa cum laude

Thesis: "Marginalizing Instructors: Student Accountability and the Road to Collaboration"
Directed by Scott Stevens
     
1998 B.A. California State University, Fresno
English Literature
summa cum laude

Academic Employment

2001-2003 Teaching Associate/Assistant, Writing Program
Syracuse University
2001-2002 Writing Consultant, University College
Syracuse University
1999-2000 Special Instructor, Extended Education
California State University, Fresno
1998-2000 Teaching Associate, Department of English
California State University, Fresno
1998-2000 Instructor, Young Writer’s Conference
California State University, Fresno
1996-2000 Writing Tutor, Writing Center
California State University, Fresno

Teaching and Research Areas

Composition Theory and Pedagogy
Literary Theory/Critical Theory
History of Rhetoric
Social Class, Literacy, and Work
Interdisciplinary Theories of Social Space
Postmodernism/Poststructuralism
Writing Center Theory and Administration
Creative Non-Fiction

Publications

"Students and Authors in Writing Centers." The Heinle Introduction to Authorship. Ed. Tracy Hamler Carrick and Rebecca Moore Howard. New York: Heinle, forthcoming.

"Coming into the Field: Intersections of the Personal and the Professional in Graduate Student and Faculty Narratives." Co-authored with Susan M. Adams, Damian Baca, Paul Butler, Amy E. Robillard, and Eileen E. Schell. Dialogue: A Journal for Writing Specialists 8.1 (2000). 5-34.

"When Our Spaces Are Not Our Own: Architecture Theory for Composition." ERIC Educational Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. 2002.
 
In-House:
 
"Theories/Events/Contexts: Sentence Level Pedagogies in Contexts." Reflections in Writing 23. A Publication of the Writing Program. Syracuse University. Fall 2003.

"Tutors Online: Making Email Into Learning," Writing Revolutions. California State University, Fresno, 1999.

"Dyslexia: A Case Study," Writing Revolutions. California State University, Fresno, 1998.

"Near the Office," What's Going Down in the W.C.? California State University, Fresno, 1998.
 
Under Consideration:
 

 “Learning Hard Lessons: Plagiarism in Writing Centers.” Sites of Plagiarism, Sites of Pedagogy. Ed. Rebecca Moore Howard.

“Growing Out: What I Leave Behind.” Fourth Genre.

“Finding Space, Negotiating Place: Built Environments and Composition Studies.” JAC.

“From Advice to Advocacy: Diversifying Writing Centers.” Writing Center Journal.

Conference Presentations

“Collaborators and Cheaters: Who’s Writing (in) the Center?” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Antonio, March 2004. [Accepted]

“From Advice to Advocacy: How Diversity Theories Transform the Writing Center.” Joint Conference of the International Writing Center Association and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. Hershey, PA, October 2003.

“Permeable Boundaries: Planning for the Future of Interdisciplinary Work.” Community Day. Syracuse University Writing Program, August 2003.

“Diversity in Teaching.” TA Orientation. Syracuse University Writing Program, August 2003.

"Architectural Theory for Composition: Adapting Methods from Afar." Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York, March 2003.

"Authorship, Collaboration, and Texts: Fresh Models for Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Pedagogy in Composition Studies." Workshop. Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York, March 2003.

"Authorship Theories and the Construction of Writing Centers." Theory Day: Authorship and Composition. Syracuse University Writing Program, 2002.

"When Our Spaces Are Not Our Own: Architecture Theory for Composition." Conference on College Composition and Communication
. Chicago, 2002.

"Public Offerings: Representing Ourselves in and Around Composition." Community Day. Syracuse University Writing Porgram, 2002.

"Mapping the Profession." A Meeting of the Minds: Syracuse, Penn State, RPI. Syracuse University Writing Program, November 2000.

"Workshop Questions: A Rhetorcial Analysis Checklist." Invited Presentation to WRT 670. Syracuse University Writing Program, September 2000

."How Others Read: A Compromising Conversation." Reading Students/Reading Ourselves. University of New Hampshire at Durham, October 1999.

"Tutors Online: Making Email Into Learning." National and East Central Writing Centers Association Conference. Indiana University at Bloomington, April 1999.

"The Mummers' Plays: Medieval Times and Modern Perspective." 2nd Annual Ronald E. McNair Conference, Penn State, August 1998.

"Preparing Your Vita." English Graduate Students’ Association Professional Development Seminar. California State University, Fresno, August 1998.

Courses Taught

Syracuse University:    
Summer 2003
Spring 2003
Spring 2002
Fall 2001
Writing 110, Practice in Reading and Writing
Writing 307, Professional Writing
Writing 205, Critical Research
Writing 105, Academic Writing
1 section
1 section
1 section
2 sections
     
California State University, Fresno:    
1998-2000
1998-2000
Summer 1999
English A, Fundamental Writing Skills
Seminar in Creative Non-Fiction
English A for Extended Education
7 sections
3 sections
2 sections

Administration

2002-2003
1999-2000
1998-2000
Assistant Director of the Writing Center, Syracuse University
Supervisor, Writing Center, California State University, Fresno
Director of Colloquium Series, Department of English, California State
University, Fresno

Leadership

2003-2004

2003-2004

2002-2003

2002-2003

1999-2000

Senator, CCR Graduate Students' Organization (elected), Syracuse University
Representative, University Promotions and Tenure Committee (appointed), Syracuse University
President, CCR Graduate Students' Organization (elected), Syracuse University
Graduate Committee, CCR, (elected), Graduate Student Representative, Syracuse University
President, English Graduate Students' Association, California State University, Fresno

University Service

2003-2004
2002-2003

2002-2003

2002-2003

2002

1998-1999

1998

Consultant, Writer’s Guild, Syracuse University
Committee for Self-Assessment/Learning Outcomes, Syracuse University Writing Program
Copyeditor, Landscape Journal, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Graduate Student Representative, Minnowbrook Future Professoriate Conference

Consultant, ESL/EFL Conversation Groups, Syracuse University Writing Center
Upper Division Writing Exam Reader. California State University, Fresno.
Panel Chair for Critical Theory, Annual English Graduate Students' Association Spring Conference, California State University, Fresno

Community Service

Spring 2001

1999-2000

1998-1999

1995-1998
Writing Consultant for Adult Learners, The Learning Place East, Community Literacy Center, Syracuse, NY
Writing Tutor and Supervisor, University Extension Writing Center, Fresno High School
Interview Judge Trainer, Academic Decathlon, Fresno Unified School District
Academic Decathlon, Speech Judge, Fresno Unified School District

Grants

2002-2003


2002-2003
Co-administration of Vision Fund Instructional Grant: “Diversity and Academic Writing: Extending the Work of the Writing Center.” With the Syracuse University Writing Center. ($25,000)
Member, Syracuse University Inter-Departmental Grant and Proposal Writing Group

Honors

Syracuse University:  
2003-2004
2003
2002
2001-2003
2000-2001
2000-2001
University Fellow
Certificate in University Teaching
Summer Fellowship
Future Professoriate Program
University Fellow
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Fellow
   
California State University, Fresno:  
2000
1999
1998-1999
1995-1999
1995-1999
Graduate Dean's Medallist
Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Ronald E. McNair Scholar
Rodman Presidential Scholar
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholar

Organizations

Conference on College Composition and Communication
National Council of Teachers of English
Modern Language Association
Phi Kappa Phi

References

Collin Gifford Brooke
Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
Syracuse University Writing Program
(315) 443-1912
cgbrooke@syr.edu

 

Rebecca Moore Howard
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
Syracuse University Writing Program
Work: (315) 443-1620
rehoward@syr.edu

 

Eileen E. Schell
Director of Graduate Studies
Syracuse University Writing Program
(315) 443-1067
eeschell@syr.edu

 

James Thomas Zebroski
Associate Professor of English and Writing
Capital University Department of English
(614) 236-6974
jzebrosk@capital.edu

 

Bruce Pegg
Director of the Writing Center, 2000-2003
Syracuse University
(315) 762-5234
bpegg@twcny.rr.com

 

 
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