EDUCATION

2007 - Ph.D. English Language and Literature, University of Washington

Areas of Specialization: Discourse Analysis, Composition & Rhetoric, Narrative Analysis, Discourse of Trauma & Recovery
Dissertation: Virtual Recovery: Governing Mental Health and Self-Improvement Online

2002 - M.A. English Language and Literature, University of Washington

1996 - B.A. English, University of Washington

1996 - B.A. Business Administration, University of Washington

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Interdisciplinary Arts & Science, University of Washington-Tacoma

TCORE 101 -- Introduction to Composition

TWRT 211 - Research & Argument Wtiting

TWRT 272 -- Intermediate Academic Argument

TCXG 272 -- Writing Effectively

TWRT 330 -- Written & Visual Rhetoric

TCXG 374 -- Argument & Research in Writing

TCXG 464 -- Teaching Writing

TIAS 514 --Teaching Writing: Theory & Practicum

English Department, University of Washington Seattle

English 104 -- Introduction to Composition-CIC

English 105 -- Introduction to Composition-CIC

English 131-- Composition, Exposition

English 197 -- Interdisciplinary Writing

English 281 -- Intermediate Expository Writing

OTHER TEACHING AND TEACHING-RELATED POSITIONS

Guest Workshop Leader: English 301- Writing Studies (Winter 2005)
Western Washington University

Workshop Facilitator (2005)
UW TA Conference on Teaching and Learning
“Motivating Students to Learn: Applying Principles of Learning to Teaching” and
“Responding to Student Writing”

Placement Test Scorer (2004, 2005)
Educational Opportunity Program, UW

Admissions Writing Test Scorer (2004, 2005)
Placement Office, School of Business, UW

TRIO Online Writing Lab Tutor (Summer 2004)
Office of Minority Affairs, UW

Instructor: English as a Foreign Language (EFL) (1996-1997)
English Training Center and Kyungsang National University, South Korea

PUBLICATIONS

Thompson, R. (forthcoming). Looking Healthy: Visualizing Disorder & Wellness Online. Visual Communication.

Thompson, R. Furman, R, Enterline, Enterline & Sharfi, Noel. (in press). Poetry, masculinities & disability. Journal of Poetry Therapy -- 25(3).

Furman, R.,  Enterline, M., & Thompson, R. (in press) Poetry matters: A case study for poetry in social work. Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice -- 21(1).

Thompson, R. & Lee, M. (2012) Talking with students through screencasting: Experimentations with video feedback to improve student learning, Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy -- 1(1).

“Bilingual, Bicultural and Binominal Identities: Personal Name Investment, (Bi)Cultural Identity Negotiation & the Imagination in the Lives of First Generation Korean-Americans,” in Journal of Language, Identity and Education – 5.3 (2006)

“Understanding Trauma & the Rhetoric of Recovery: A Discourse Analysis of Virtual Healing Journals of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors,” in JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory- Special Issue, Part 2: Trauma & Rhetoric – 24.3 (2004)

“Text, Talk, and Writing in Recovery: Implications for Composition Studies,” Review of A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery (Beth Daniell) and Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Rhetorical Analysis (George H. Jensen),” in Journal of Teaching Writing– 20.1/2 (2002)

PRESENTATIONS

CONFERENCES

“Considering the Digi: Questions the Writing Class Faces in the Digital Age”
Oregon Rhetoric and Composition Conference. (May 2010)

“Virtually Thinking Out Loud in the Electronic Classroom:  Metacognition and Issues of Audience, Frequency, and Medium for Reflection”
CCCC- Conference on College Composition and Communication (March 2009)

"The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Writing in the Web 2.0 World: Negotiating Writing & Technology in the Digital Age"
Thomas R. Watson Conference- The New Work of Composing (October 2008)

“Responding to the Online Journal Interest Form: “Screwed up, but working on it””
Rhetoric Society of America (May 2008)

“(Re)Gendering Depression as a Problem for “Real Men”: Narrative and Governing Mental Health through Public Service Announcements”
GURT - Georgetown Linguistics Department Conference on Narrative (March 2008)

"Picking up the (Online) Thread: Answering the Call to Converse on Mental Health Forums”
New Zealand Discourse Conference (December 2007)

“Resisting Traditional Self-Help: Discursive Constructions of (Un)Wellness and Healing Online”
Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference (October 2005)

“Personal Names and Transnationalism: Identity Construction in the Lives of Korean-Americans”
American Association for Applied Linguistics (May 2004)

“Genre Analysis in the “Extracurriculum”: The Healing Journal as the Site of Genre Evolution in Discourse Community”
Western States Composition Conference (October 2002)

“African American Vernacular English and Dialect Awareness in English Departments”
Society of Caribbean Linguistics Conference (August 2002)

“Understanding Trauma & the Discourse of Healing: A Discourse Analysis of Virtual Journals of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors”
Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences (June 2002)

“Dialect Awareness and African American Vernacular English in English Departments”
Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences (June 2002)

“Loss and Reclamation of Self through Child Sexual Abuse Narratives of Women: The Power of Language to Silence and ‘Break the Silence’”
Lancaster, UK, Second International Gender and Language Association Conference (IGALA 2) (April 2002)

“Dialect Awareness and AAVE in English Departments”
SW Texas Popular Culture Conference (February 2002)

UNIVERSITY COLLOQUIA

“Technology in the Classroom: The Benefits & Limits of Discussion Boards”
Practical Pedagogy Roundtable (November 2004)

“Personal Names and Transnationalism: Identity Construction in the Lives of Korean-Americans” Language Use and Acquisition Colloquium (April 2004)

“Discourses of Telling”
Language Use and Acquisition Colloquium (March 2002)

PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE & EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant and Instructional Consultant (2007)
Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR), University of Washington

Managing Editorial Assistant (2001-2003, 2005-2006)
positions: east asia cultures critique, University of Washington

Graduate Internship (2002)
Washington Commission for the Humanities (Humanities Washington)
“Humanities Response: Funding Community Programs for Current Events”

SERVICE

UNIVERSITY

Writing Council (2007- present)
Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy
Foundations of Excellence - Teaching Dimension (2008)
Hiring Committee-Director: General Education (2008)
Sustainability at UWT-Student Project Exhibition Coordinator
General Education, Core Curriculum Faculty

PROGRAM

Task Force- Teaching & Asssessment (2008)
Hiring Committee-Composition/Rhetoric (2008)
Interview Committee-Communication (2007, 2008)
Peer Teaching Observations

TRI-CAMPUS

Guest Speaker - Preparing Future Faculty (GRDSCH 630) (2007, 2008)
Washington State Achievers Scholarship Program

Practical Pedagogy Colloquium & Lecture Series Steering
Committee Chair (2005-2007)
Steering Committee Co-Chair (2004-2005)
Web Designer (2004-2007)
Steering Committee Member (2003-2004)

Language and Rhetoric Colloquium
Steering Committee Chair (2004-2005)
Steering Committee Member (2002-2004)

PROFESSIONAL

Conference Proposal Reviewing (2006)
Second Language Research Forum (SLRF)
Manuscript Reviewing (2006)
positions: east asia cultures critique

COMMUNITY

Mentor and Tutor, K-12 at-risk students in Bellevue Public Schools (1993-1996)
Bellevue Success Program, Bellevue, WA

GRANTS & AWARDS

Office of Academic Affairs, University of Washington Tacoma
Founders Endowment Grant (2008)
“Writing in the Web 2.0 World”

Center for Instructional Development & Research (CIDR)
Lead TA Award (2005)

Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington
Grant to fund Practical Pedagogy Lecture Series (2004-2005)

RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS

Composition and Rhetoric Studies
Discourse Analysis and Narrative Theory
Language & Gender Studies

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Conference on College Composition and Communication
National Council of Teachers of English
American Association of Applied Linguistics
International Gender & Language Association

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