Chris Drew Assistant Professor Department of English Indiana State University [email protected] ______

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, PhD in English, 2014 Dissertation: We Eat This Gold: A Novel Committee: Liam Callanan, George Clark, Michael Wilson, Jason Puskar, and Patricia Richards

Oregon State University, MFA in English/, 2007 Thesis: Patoka: Four Stories of Southern Indiana Committee: Tracy Daugherty, Marjorie Sandor, Lisa Ede, and Douglas Warrick

Oakland City University, MA in Teaching, 2000 Thesis: An Examination of the State of Fine Arts Education in Southern Indiana Committee: Bernard Marley, Linda Marley, and Patricia Swails

University of Evansville, BS in Theatre, magna cum laude, 1999 Minor: Writing

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Indiana State University: Assistant Professor, 2014–present • English 305: Advanced Expository Writing • English 219: Introduction to Creative Writing • English 239: & Human Experience

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee: English Department Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2007–2013 • American Indian Studies 276/English 276: Introduction to American Indian Literature: The American Indian Novel • English 263: Introduction to the Novel: The Rural American Novel • English 261: Introduction to Short Stories: American Short Stories • English 234: Writing Fiction: Structure and Technique • English 233: Introduction to Creative Writing • English 215: Introduction to • English 102: Research Writing • English 101: College Writing

Cardinal Stritch University: College of Business and Management Adjunct Instructor, 2011–2014 Drew Vita 2

• MGT 301: Critical Thinking and Writing • ASB 282: Introduction to Literature: Fiction • ASB 245: Humanities II • ASB 240: Humanities I • ASB 101N: Writing and Reading with a Purpose • ASB 101: Introduction to Written Communication Other positions: • Writing Across the Curriculum Program: Writing Coach, Fall 2013-present • Primary Course Designer for ASB 245N: Humanities for 21st Century Leaders

DeVry University: Visiting Professor, 2010–2014 • English 147N: Advanced English Composition (online course) • English 135: Advanced Composition (online course)

Oakland City University: Education Department Adjunct Instructor, 2008–2009 • Education 575: Reading Problems in the Content Area • Education 510: Psychology of Teaching

Oregon State University: English Department Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2005–2007 • Writing 224: Introduction to Fiction Writing • Writing 121: English Composition

Mater Dei High School, Evansville, Indiana: English and Theatre Arts Teacher, 2002–2005 • 9th and 11th Grade English • Theatre Arts • Film Studies

Heritage Hills Middle School, Lincoln City, Indiana: Language Arts Teacher, 2000–2002 • 7th and 8th Grade Language Arts

PUBLICATIONS

Academic Books and Articles:

• Dispatches from the Classroom: Graduate Students on Creative Writing Pedagogy (co-edited with David Yost and Joseph Rein), Continuum Books, December 2011 • “Composing Creatively: Further Crossing the Composition/Creative Writing Boundaries” (with David Yost) Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association 42.1, Spring 2009

Fiction:

• “Achilles’ Last Stand” Wild Violet, Fall 2013 • “Miller’s Field” Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley 9.1, Fall 2009 • “Chromosome Four” The Bellevue Literary Review 8.2, Fall 2008 Drew Vita 3

Reprinted in The UWM Anthology, forthcoming • “The Challenged” The Evansville Review 9, 1999

Creative Nonfiction:

• “Four by Eight” Quarterly West 78, Spring 2013 • “Detour” The Literary Circular 2, Spring 2009 • “Marking Time” Red Wheelbarrow 9, 2008 • “Bringing Up the Markers” Concho River Review 22.1, Spring 2008 • “Sustenance” The Sycamore Review 20.2, Summer/Fall 2008

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• “Dealing at the Crossroads: Creative Writing in the Composition Classroom” Conference on College Composition and Communication, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2012 • “Sound and Voice in the Creative Writing Classroom: Practice-Based Pedagogies” (Session Chair) Modern Language Association Conference, Seattle, Washington, January 2012 • “Composing Creatively: Further Crossing the Composition/Creative Writing Boundaries” Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2008 • “Essays and Stories: The Composition/Creative Writing Connection” Those Who Can, Teach: First-Year Composition Conference, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 2007 • “Using the 6+1 Traits of Writing” Evansville Diocese Summer Teacher Conference, Evansville, Indiana, July 2003

READINGS

• Dispatches from the Classroom reading/release event, Boswell Books, Milwaukee, January 2012 • “Four by Eight” Student-Faculty Reading Series, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, October 2011 • “The Rough Side” (excerpt) Student-Faculty Reading Series, University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee, January 2010 • “Marking Time” and “Bringing Up the Markers” Student-Faculty Reading Series, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, January 2009 • “Chromosome Four” Oregon State University MFA Graduate Reading, Oregon State University, June 2007 • “Miller’s Field” The Magic Barrel: A Reading to Fight Hunger, Oregon State University, October 2006

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

• Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2014-2015 Drew Vita 4

• Ellen Hunnicut Prize in Creative Writing, for We Eat This Gold (excerpt), University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2013 • AWP Intro Journals Project Award Winner in Nonfiction, for “Four by Eight,” 2012 • Golda Meir Library Scholar Award Finalist, 2012–2013 • Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2011–2014 • Ellen Hunnicut Prize in Creative Writing, for “The Rough Side,” University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee, 2011 • Graduate School Fellowship, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2010–2011 • Sheila Roberts Memorial Award in Creative Writing, for “Miller’s Field,” University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2010 • Bontly-Hunnicut Fiction Award first runner-up, for “Chromosome Four,” University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2009 • Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2007–2008 • Phi Kappa Phi Induction, Oregon State University, Spring 2007 • President’s Award, Harlaxton College, Grantham, England, Spring 1998

SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee • cream city review Editor, 2010–2012 • Campus Connect Suicide Gatekeeper Training Program, 2011 • cream city review Assistant Editor, 2009–2010 • Creative Writing Student Coalition Officer, 2008–2010 • Fundraiser Participant, UWM Panther Prowl, 2007–2009

Oregon State University • Graduate Policy Committee Member, 2007 • ROTC Blackhawk Flight Faculty Representative, 2007 • Writing Consultant, Oregon State Center for Writing and Learning, 2005

Mater Dei High School • Director of Theatrical Production, 2002–2005 • School Improvement Committee Member, 2003–2005 • EF Educational Tour Leader, 2003–2005 • District Instructor for 6+1 Traits of Writing, 2004–2005

Heritage Hills Middle School • Theatre Club Sponsor, 2000–2002 • Peer Counseling Faculty Sponsor, 2001–2002 • Faculty Development Committee Member, 2001–2002 • Washington, D.C. Field Trip Committee Member and Supervisor, 2001