Michelle Resene

Michelle Resene 2522 W 41st Street #339, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | (860) 455- 8622 | [email protected]

EDUCATION University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Ph.D., English, to be conferred University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT M.A., English-Literature, May 2014 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD M.A., English-Creative Writing, May 2012 Wayne State College, Wayne, NE B.S., English Education, May 2008, summa cum laude

DISSERTATION Disabling Genre: Representations of Autism in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Telling stories from the perspective of a person with intellectual disability presents unique challenges to the author, particularly in terms of framing and sign-posting. The author must decide to what degree they will favor their protagonists’ unique way of seeing the world versus their neurotypical readers’ desire for a recognizable narrative structure. Oftentimes, this issue is circumvented through the use of genre fiction, which promises a recognizable plot structure with a confirmed resolution. The choice of genre is particularly interesting in this study since popular choices such as detective fiction can and do empower children with autism, but can also limit their autonomy as narrators in unexpected ways. In addition to exploring the intersection of genre and disability from a literary perspective, this project also proposes to incorporate the viewpoint of children as readers, as well as their instructors, in order to present a balanced view of disability literature and its uses and limitations in the classroom.

Dissertation Advisor: Kate Capshaw; Associate Advisors: Victoria Ford Smith, Anna Mae Duane

PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Articles “‘Replacing Fear with Love’: A Closer Look at Disney’s First Disabled Princess.” Disability Studies Quarterly 37.2 (2017): n. p.

“‘A Curious Incident’: Representations of Autism in Children’s Detective Fiction.” The Lion and the Unicorn 40.1 (2016): 81-99. Book Reviews Review of The Secret Life of Stories: From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disability Transforms the Way We Read, by Michael Bérubé. The Lion and the Unicorn 40.2 (2016). Articles Under Review

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

*I designed and was the sole instructor of record for each of the following courses English 201: Composition II Online (University of South Dakota, 2 sections) English 201: Composition II: Composition II (University of South Dakota, 2 sections) English 1011: Seminar in Writing through Literature (University of Connecticut, 3 sections) English 1010-S: Seminar in Academic Writing - Supported (University of Connecticut, 1 section) English 1010: Seminar in Academic Writing (University of Connecticut, 2 sections) ENGL 201: Composition II (University of South Dakota, 4 sections) ENGL 210: Introduction to Literature (University of South Dakota, 2 sections) ENGL101: Introduction to Composition (University of South Dakota, 1 section)

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Childhood Studies; Disability Studies; Gender & Sexuality; Composition and Rhetoric; Community-Based Writing; Creative Writing

AWARDS AND HONORS Commendation on Teaching from Dean of Arts & Sciences (2014) CLAS Dean Summer 2016 Fellowship Award in the amount of $2,156 (2016) 2016 Spring Graduate Travel Award in the amount of $1,000 (2016)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Presentation titled “Replacing Fear with Love: A Closer Look at Disney’s First Disabled Princess.” Children’s Literature Association International Conference, Columbus, OH, June 2016 Presentation titled “Alice as Outlaw: Feminist Revisions of Lewis Carroll’s Beloved Character in Disney’s Live-Action Alice in Wonderland and Frank Beddor’s The Looking Glass Wars.” Annual John R. Milton Writer’s Conference, Vermillion, SD, October 2011 Presentation titled “Is It Really the Shrew Shakespeare Is Seeking to Tame? The Shifting Dynamic of the ‘Sister’ Pair in Shakespeare’s Early to Middle Comedies.” The 54th Annual Conference of the Languages and Cultures Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota, Fargo, ND, September 2011

R E S E N E | 2 OTHER CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Panel Chairperson, Children’s Literature Association Annual Conference, 2016.

SERVICE Institutional Service Connecticut Writing Project—Storrs, Assistant Director, Aug 2015-July 2016

Institutional Presentations Participation on Panel “What is Disability Studies?” Invitation to Speak at Professional Development Panel at UCONN, Storrs, CT, March 2014 Presentation titled “Representations of Autism in Children’s Detective Fiction.” Invitation to Speak at Colloquium for Ongoing Research at UCONN, Storrs, CT, October 2013 Presentation titled “Developing Your Teaching Persona.” Invitation to Speak at Summer TA Workshop at University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Summer 2011. Committee Participation Member of Judging Committee. “AETNA Children’s Literature Award” (Spring 2015)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Children’s Literature Association Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

RELATED EXPERIENCE 9-12 English, Sibley-Ocheyedan School District, Sibley, IA 2008-2010 Designed and taught freshman through senior English courses which aligned with state-wide standards Assistant Education Specialist, Northeast Upward Bound, Norfolk, NE 2006-2008 Mentored minority and under-privileged students in Math and English on the Winnebago Reservation in Winnebago, NE

REFERENCES Dr. Katharine Capshaw Dr. Victoria Ford Smith Professor of English Assistant Professor of English University of Connecticut University of Connecticut 215 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4025 215 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4025 Storrs, CT 06269 Storrs, CT 06269 (860) 486-4048 (860) 486-3959 [email protected] [email protected]

R E S E N E | 3 Dr. Jason Courtmanche Dr. John Dudley Director, Connecticut Writing Project Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences University of Connecticut University of South Dakota 215 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4025 414 E. Clark Street Storrs, CT 06269 Vermillion, SD 57069 (860) 486-5772 (605) 677-5221 [email protected] [email protected]

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