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Edward Santos Garza [email protected] / [email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

I. Academic/Professional Background

A. Educational Background

—Master of Arts, 2016, State University, Rhetoric and Composition, Thesis: The Public Pochx: ​ Rhetorics of American-Born Latinxs —Bachelor of Arts, 2013, University of , English, Senior Honors Thesis: Engine Rooms: Personal and ​ Critical Essays

B. Post-Secondary Experience

—Adjunct Professor, Humanities and English, Houston Community College, Aug 2018–Present —Rhetoric Assessment Affiliate, OnRamps, University of Texas at Austin, Oct 2016–May 2019 —Adjunct Professor, English, San Jacinto College, Aug 2017–Dec 2017 —Adjunct Professor, English, Writing and Rhetoric, St. Edward’s University, Aug 2016–May 2017 —Graduate Teaching Assistant, English, Texas State University, Aug 2015–May 2016 —Instructional Assistant, English, Texas State University, Jan 2015–Jul 2015 —Writing Center Coordinator, Texas State University, Aug 2014–Dec 2014 —Coordinator for Writing Programs, Writing Center, Jul 2013–Jul 2014 —Writing Consultant, University of Houston Writing Center, Aug 2011–May 2013

C. Relevant Professional Experience

—Reader, College Board AP Reading, English Language and Composition, June 2018 —Staff Writer, The Crawfish Boxes, a community, Jan 2014–Sep 2014 ​ ​ —Editor-in-Chief, The Aletheia Literary and Arts Journal, May 2012–May 2013 ​ ​ —Editorial Intern, Arte Público Press, Jan 2012–May 2012

D. Other Professional Credentials

—College Reading & Learning Association, Level II (of III) International Tutor Certification

II. TEACHING

A. Teaching Honors and Awards

—2015 Leonard and Elizabeth Wright Scholarship for Future Teachers Garza 2

B. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development

—Humanities 1301: “Introduction to Humanities” (Houston Community College) —English 1301: “Composition I” (San Jacinto College, Houston Community College) —English Writing 1302: “Rhetoric and Composition II” (St. Edward’s University) —English 1320: “College Writing II” (Texas State University) —English 1310: “College Writing I” (Texas State University)

III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE

A. Works in Print

1. Books a. Edited Volumes

The Aletheia Literary and Arts Journal. Volume 4. (2013). ​

The Aletheia Literary and Arts Journal. Volume 3. (2012). ​

The Aletheia Literary and Arts Journal. Volume 2. (2012). ​

2. Full-Length Focus Articles in Peer-Reviewed, Academic Journals

“Style Makes the Writer: Expanding Considerations of Style in the Writing Center.” Praxis: A Writing Center ​ Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2017, pp. 56–61. ​

3. Book Reviews

“Cómo Soñar.” Rev. of A Mexican Dream and Other Compositions, by Barbara González Cigarroa. Texas ​ ​ ​ Books in Review, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, Fall 2017. ​

Rev. of From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Help: Critical Perspectives on White-Authored Narratives of Black Life, ​ ​ ed. Claire Oberon Garcia, Vershawn Ashanti Young, and Charise Pimentel. Reflections: A Journal of ​ Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service-Learning, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Spring 2017, pp. 206–9. ​

“Celebrating the Hyphen: A Review of Medina’s Reclaiming Poch@ Pop.” Rev. of Reclaiming Poch@ Pop: ​ ​ ​ Examining the Rhetoric of Cultural Deficiency, by Cruz Medina. Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, ​ ​ Writing, and Culture. 2 Jun 2016. ​

“A Ribbon through Swatches of Land.” Rev. of RiverCraft, 2011–12. FUSE Reviews. Forum for Undergraduate ​ ​ ​ ​ Student Writers (FUSE), 15 Aug 2013. Garza 3

4. Other Works in Print a. Sports Journalism

“Here’s why we miss Marwin Gonzalez.” Houston Chronicle. 4 Apr 2019, A15. ​ ​

“I Bet You Haven’t Seen This Image of Dallas Keuchel.” History Earned: Semi-coherent rambling about the ​ Houston Astros. WordPress, 11 Oct 2018. ​

“Astros offseason: What to make of Josh Reddick's terrible playoffs.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 21 Dec 2017. ​

“Astros offseason: Consider Robbie Ray.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB Nation, 4 Jan ​ ​ 2017.

“Ken Giles, Josh Fields, and pitching under pressure.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 4 Aug 2016.

“Roberto Clemente as Hispanic Heritage Month.” YAP Alumni Voices. The Smithsonian Latino Center Young ​ ​ Ambassadors Program, 5 Oct 2015.

“Hooked on Hooks: Prospecting (Again) in San Antonio.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. ​ ​ SB Nation, 10 Sep 2015.

“The 2015 Astros FanFest: A photo essay.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB Nation, 28 ​ ​ Jan 2015.

“On a mission: The Corpus Christi Hooks in San Antonio.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros Community. ​ ​ SB Nation, 1 Sep 2014.

“Astros 8, Rangers 4: Grossman, Keuchy break out the brooms.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 9 Jul 2014. ​

“Mariners 5, Astros 2: Peacock, Houston undone by rocky sixth.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 2 Jul 2014. ​

“Braves 4, Astros 0: Houston’s bats felled by Wood.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 25 Jun 2014.

“Nationals 6, Astros 5: Houston gets swept as ‘pen blows late lead.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 18 Jun 2014. ​

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“Astros 5, D-Backs 1: Keuchy, Carter stomp Arizona.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 11 Jun 2014.

“The 2014 Astros Futures Game: A photo essay.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 11 Jun 2014.

“Angels 4, Astros 0: Houston’s bats quieted by Richards.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. ​ ​ SB Nation, 4 Jun 2014.

“Astros 9, Royals 3: Carter, Springer homer in series sweep.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 28 May 2014. ​

“Angels 2, Astros 1: Houston shut down by Weaver.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 22 May 2014.

“The TCB Daily Boil: The 2014 Anagram Astros.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ ​ ​ Nation, 1 May 2014.

“Blue Jays 7, Astros 3: Houston, Harrell fall again.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ Nation, 10 Apr 2014.

“The TCB Daily Boil: Rotating pitchers, rotating powers.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. ​ ​ ​ ​ SB Nation, 3 Apr 2014.

“Gilded halos: Previewing the 2014 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 28 Mar 2014. ​

“The TCB Daily Boil: Springtime for Robbie Grossman.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB ​ ​ ​ ​ Nation, 26 Mar 2014.

“Three free agents who should have signed with the Astros.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 12 Mar 2014. ​

“Across the Astros board: An interview with Mike Elias, Director of Amateur Scouting (Part 2 of 2).” The ​ Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB Nation, 5 Mar 2014. ​

“The TCB Daily Boil: Two Astros take a swing.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB Nation, ​ ​ ​ ​ 4 Mar 2014.

“Across the Astros board: An interview with Mike Elias, Director of Amateur Scouting (Part 1 of 2).” The ​ Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. SB Nation, 26 Feb 2014. ​

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“Spring Training 2014: Five Astros body parts that will shape the season.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston ​ Astros community. SB Nation, 13 Feb 2014. ​

“The 2014 Bizarro-Astros: Another defense of Houston’s rebuild.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 5 Dec 2013. ​

“Astros offseason: Five free agent relievers for Houston to target.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros ​ community. SB Nation, 23 Oct 2013. ​

“Astros trade rumors: Five destinations for Erik Bedard.” The Crawfish Boxes, a Houston Astros community. ​ ​ SB Nation, 22 Jul 2013. b. Arts Journalism

“Blizard in Houston: An Art Walk.” OffCite. Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston, 25 Oct 2013. ​ ​ ​ ​

“May/June Feature: An Ekphrastic Explosion.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 18 Jun 2013. ​ ​

“A Brilliant (and Totally Unauthorized) May Day Celebration.” OffCite. Cite: The Architecture + Design Review ​ ​ ​ of Houston, 5 Jun 2013. ​

“Aletheia Writers Win Big at 2013 UH English Awards.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 21 Apr 2013. ​ ​ ​ ​

“April Feature: A Conversation with A.P.V. Sutton, Featuring New Poems.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 6 Apr ​ ​ 2013.

“The Human Tour.” OffCite. Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston, 22 Feb 2013. ​ ​ ​ ​

“February Feature: A ‘Quip’ Interview with Caleb Spalding Atwood.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 8 Feb 2013. ​ ​

“‘If you want to become a better philosopher, you need to be comfortable with a lot of uncertainty’: A Conversation with Sam Huang.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 1 Sep 2012. ​ ​

“Super Hilarious Book Trailer.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 13 Jul 2012. ​ ​

“Defending Cursive.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 8 Jul 2012. ​ ​

“Happy Fourth of July from Claude McKay and Us.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 4 Jul 2012. ​ ​

“Congratulations to Robert Cremins.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 27 Jun 2012. ​ ​

“Remembering Ray Bradbury.” The Aletheia. WordPress, 24 Jun 2012. ​ ​

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c. Opinion/Editorial

“Looking inward.” Houston Chronicle. 16 Jun 2016, A18. ​ ​

“End rhetoric.” Houston Chronicle. 5 Jan 2016, B5. ​ ​

“Short-term.” Houston Chronicle. 26 Jun 2014, B6. ​ ​

“Ethnic studies.” Houston Chronicle. 16 Jul 2012, B9. ​ ​

“The Professor’s Country: Reflections on John Evans Atta Mills.” Ujima: The Newsletter of the African ​ American Studies Program at the University of Houston. 19.1 (2012): 5, 17. ​

“Basic right under attack.” Houston Chronicle. 19 Jan 2012, B8. ​ ​

“University of Sardines: UH needs to rethink campus size.” The Venture [Houston, TX]. Oct 2011, 4, 8. ​ ​ d. Literary Criticism

“Veni, Vedi, Vetting.” Celebrating What Is Important to Me. Ed. Thomas Worthen. Logan, UT: Creative ​ ​ Communication, 2009. 22. e. Personal Essays

“Favorite.” No Rompas Más Mi Pobre Corazón: Love, Heartbreak, and Everything in Between. (2018): 14. ​ ​

“Stand-Up.” Story / Houston. Fall/Winter 2013.3 (2013). ​ ​ f. Poetry

“Some Diseases, Ailments, and General Discomforts of Orville McLean, Age 77.” Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure. ​ ​ 4 Jan 2012.

“An Invitation.” A Celebration of Poets. Ed. Thomas Worthen. Logan, UT: Creative Communication, 2009. 51. ​ ​ g. Photography

“Through Luling.” Sorin Oak Review, Vol. 27, 2017, pp. 58. ​ ​

“Steps at a Mexican National Park.” Sorin Oak Review, Vol. 27, 2017, pp. 102. ​ ​

B. Works Not in Print

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1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

With Twister Marquiss and Nancy Effinger Wilson. “From Common Reading to a Common Experience: Fostering a Campus-wide Conversation.” 35th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL. 21 Feb 2016. Presentation.

“Renovating the House on Mango Street: Expanding Latinx Literature in First-Year Composition Classes.” Seventh Annual International Research for Graduate Students. Texas State University. Lyndon Baines Johnson Student Center, San Marcos, TX. 18 Nov 2015. Panel presentation.

“…And el Español Did Not Devour Them: Crossing Composition Borders with Latinx Literature.” Trends in Teaching Composition. . Collin Higher Education Center, McKinney, TX. 23 October 2015. Panel presentation.

“Touring the Writing Center: A Resource for Latin@ Developmental Writers.” Student Success Symposium: Research to Practice. Texas State University Doctoral Program in Developmental Education. Embassy Suites San Marcos, San Marcos, TX. 5 Jan 2015. Panel presentation.

“A World of Wonder: Classical Allusions in Thoreau’s Walden.” Sixth Annual International Research ​ ​ Conference for Graduate Students. Texas State University. Lyndon Baines Johnson Student Center, San Marcos, TX. 6 Nov 2014. Panel presentation.

“Engaging the University and Beyond: An Undergraduate Literary Journal and One Honors College.” 47th Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council. National Collegiate Honors Council. Boston, MA. 17 Nov 2012. Panel presentation.

2. Invited Talks, Lectures, and Presentations

“Structures of Higher Education in the .” Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato, Irapuato, GTO, MX. 21 Jul 2015, Invited lecture.

“Perfect Pairings: A Poetry and Prose Reading Series and Open Mic.” Writers’ ReVision. Boheme Cafe and Wine Bar, Houston, TX. 4 Dec 2011. Reading.

“Aletheia in the Garden.” The Aletheia. Avant Garden, Houston, TX. 19 Oct 2011. Reading. ​ ​ ​ ​

3. Workshops

“The Screwdriver and the Swiss Army Knife: Consulting across the Disciplines.” January 2014 In-Service. University of Houston Writing Center, Houston, TX. 17 Jan 2014. Lecture.

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“Eloquence and Argument in Writing.” Political Science 3322: “Introduction to Latin American Politics.” University of Houston Department of Political Science. Charles F. McElhinney Hall, Houston, TX. 16 Jan 2014. Lecture.

“Structuring Paragraphs and Content in Your Essay.” Political Science 3311: “Introduction to Comparative Politics.” University of Houston Department of Political Science. Charles F. McElhinney Hall, Houston, TX. 16 Jan 2014. Lecture.

“Written Communication & Executive Summary Workshop.” University of Houston Bauer College of Business. UH Writing Center, Houston, TX. 18, 25 Oct 2013. Lecture.

C. Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

—2015 Mary-Agnes Taylor Endowed Scholarship —2015 Texas State University Graduate College Scholarship–Liberal Arts —2014–15 Graduate Merit Fellowship, The Graduate College at Texas State University (Fall 2014–Summer 2015) —2009–13 Member of the University of Houston Honors College —2013 University of Houston Honors College Areté Award ​ ​ —2012 Bryan Lawrence Prize in Nonfiction —2012 Jimmie Katherine Morris Gentile Scholarship in Literary Criticism —2009 Houston Astros Grand Slam for Youth Baseball Scholarship —2009 Hispanic Heritage Foundation Scholarship in Journalism–Gold Level —2009 Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals Scholarship —2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Metropolitan Scholarship —2009 Reliant Energy Scholarship for Champions —2008 First-Place Winner, Texas Renaissance Festival School Days Essay Contest

IV. SERVICE

A. Institutional

1. University ​ ​

—Faculty Advisor, Spring 2017, Caribbean Student Organization at St. Edward’s University —Member, 2015 Texas State University Common Reading Program Curriculum Committee