Brad Gambill Curriculum Vitae 2000 W. University St., Box 3075 210 E. Franklin Street John Siloam Springs, AR 72761 Siloam Springs, AR 72761 (479) 220-8446 (479) 524-7121 [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Associate of English (2009-present) and Department Head (2013-present), John Brown U, AR

Director, Honors Scholars Program (2005-2012) and Assistant/Associate Professor of English (2005-present) John Brown U, AR, 2005-2012 Responsible for administering all aspects of a 250-student honors program, including scheduling, recruitment of students and faculty, budgeting, advising student government, strategic planning and assessment

Director, Creative Writing and Assistant Professor of English, Waynesburg C, PA, 2001-2005

ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES

 Coordinator of Office of Undergraduate Scholarship and Prestigious Fellowships (2007-2009, 2012-present)  Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies, John Brown U, Fall 2007 Responsible for managing the many facets of the undergraduate college, including scheduling, core curriculum, academic assistance, and student discipline  Facilitator, Faculty Learning Community on Undergraduate Research, John Brown U, 2007-2008  Founding Director, Leader Scholars Institute, John Brown U, 2006-2007  Coordinator, Giving Voice: A Festival of Writing, John Brown U, 2006-2008  Founding Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Waynesburg C, 2004-2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Creative Writing; American and Native American Literature; & Service Learning

PUBLICATIONS & PERFORMANCES

“Three One-Act Plays by Brad Gambill,” Dir. Jan Lauderdale, Eureka Springs Festival of the Arts, May 2015.

The Word in the English Classroom: Best Practices of Faith Integration. Eds. Brad Gambill and Jamie Dessart. Abilene: Abilene Christian UP, 2009. (Refereed Publication)

“Indian Humor” & “No Parole Today.” The Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature. Eds. Alan R. Velie and Jennifer McClinton-Temple. Facts on File, Inc. (Spring 2007)

The Great Plains: Writing Across the Disciplines. Ed. Brad Gambill, et al. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Custom Publishing, 2001. Responsible for Native American, African American, fiction, and poetry selections; wrote headnotes and apparatus.

“Goin’ Down Home: An Interview with Rilla Askew.” Cimarron Review. 134 (Winter 2001): 101-120.

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

 Faculty Research Mentor Award, John Brown U, 2012 Curriculum Vitae Brad Gambill page 2

 Levon Balzer Lectureship, John Brown U, 2007  Alpha Chi Professor of the Year, John Brown U, 2006  Lucas-Hathaway Teaching Excellence Award, Waynesburg C, 2004  NEH Summer Institute, “Working from Community: American Indian Art and Literature in a Historical and Cultural Context,” Dir. Gail Tremblay, Evergreen State U, 2003  Service-Learning Grant, Waynesburg C, 2002, and Oklahoma State U, 2000  Phoenix Award Finalist for Best Graduate Student, Oklahoma State U, 2001  Award for Teaching Excellence and Service, English Dept., Oklahoma State U, 2000

IN-SERVICE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS

“Promoting Prestigious Fellowships and Undergraduate Scholarship,” New Faculty Institute, John Brown U, December 2016 “Fools for Christ: Wisdom at ” (Proverbs 1), Chapel Message, John Brown U, April 2008 “Furthering the Kingdom with the Prophetic Imagination,” Keynote Address at Theta Alpha Kappa Awards Ceremony, John Brown U, May 2006 “Reclaiming the Imagination,” Keynote Address at SW PA Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Waynesburg C, February 2006 “Why Tell Stories: The Role of the Christian Artist” (Mathew 13:10-17), Chapel Message, Waynesburg C, November 2004 “The Art of Juggling and Faculty Development,” Faculty Orientation, Waynesburg C, August 2004 “An Introduction to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Art & Writing Awards,” Presentation to the Waynesburg C Board of Trustees, May 2004 “Getting Your Feet Dirty” (Luke 9:1-6), Chapel Message, Waynesburg C, November 2002

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

“’What Do I Do with the White?’: Diane Glancy and the Critical Turn Toward Native American Literary Nationalism,” Southwest Conference on and Literature, John Brown U November 2014 “Soul Searching”: High-Achieving Honors Students, Human Flourishing, and the Spiritual Discipline of Sabbath-Keeping,” Spirituality and Honors Education: A Symposium on Holistic Education, Indiana Wesleyan U, IN May 2012 “Beyond Course Scheduling: Honors Advising as Holistic Intervention,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Tempe, AZ November 2011 “The Honors Orientation Course: Framing Student Flourishing Holistically,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, City, KS November 2010 “Foils for Christ: Native Christians in Leslie Silko’s Ceremony and Linda Hogan’s Power,” Levon Balzer Lectureship, John Brown U, September, 2007 “The Shalom Project,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Philadelphia, PA November 2006 “Creative Writing Programs and Service Learning,” (moderator and presenter) Associated Writing Programs Conference, Chicago, IL March 2004. “Rooting the Home Team On: Sandy Sunrising Osawa and the Native American Documentary,” Native American Symposium, Durant, OK, November 2003. “Violence in Contemporary Native American Fiction,” Associated Writing Programs Conference, New Orleans, LA February 2002 “Place and Power in Linda Hogan’s Power,” Kansas State Literature Conference, Manhattan, KS October 1999

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCESS

“Humana Festival of New American Plays,” Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, March 2015 Curriculum Vitae Brad Gambill page 3

“National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” Phoenix, October 2011 “National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” Kansas City, KS, October 2010 “National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” San Antonio, TX, October 2008 “Hearts & Minds II: Honors Education in a Christian Context,” Indiana Wesleyan U, IN, July 2009 “National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” San Antonio, TX, October 2008 “NCHC Workshop on Assessment,” Portland, OR, June, 2008 “Hearts & Minds: Honors Education in a Christian Context,” Calvin C, Grand Rapids, MI, July, 2007 CCCU’s “Faith-Filled Department Chair Workshop,” Gordon C, Wenham, MA, May, 2007 “National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” Philadelphia, PA, November, 2006 “National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,” St. Louis, MO, October, 2005 “Energizing Your Classroom through a Service Learning Transfusion,” Kutztown U, Kutztown, PA January 2005 24th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami U of Ohio, Miami, OH, November 2004 CCCU’s “After Worldview: Christian Education in a Postmodern World.” Cornerstone U, Grand Rapids, MI, September 2004 CCCU’s “Campus-Based Faculty Development Conference,” Abilene Christian U, Abilene, TX, May 2004 8th Annual Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching—East, Towson State U, Towson, MD, April 2004 CCCU’s New Faculty Seminar, , Beaver Falls, PA May 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY (2005-PRESENT) Realism and Naturalism in American Literature (Fall 2013) Playwriting (Fall 2013) Contemporary Native American Literature Gateway Seminar: Introduction to Christian Scholarship Introduction to Creative Writing Introduction to Leadership Studies Introduction to Leadership Theory Composition I & II Honors Experiential Colloquia: MLK’s Rhetoric of Prophecy; American Tragedy: Cherokee Trail of Tears; Organic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright; Benedictine Monastic Life in the 21st Century

WAYNESBURG COLLEGE (2001-2005) Advanced Poetry Writing Literature of War Contemporary Native American Literature and Film Intermediate Fiction Writing Intermediate Poetry Writing Ethnic Literature Environmental Literature Introduction to Fiction Writing Introduction to Poetry Writing Service Learning Composition I & II Basic Writing

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, 2016-present  Member, Undergraduate Council, John Brown U, 2016-present Curriculum Vitae Brad Gambill page 4

 Faculty Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society), John Brown U, 2013-present  Master of Ceremonies, Fall Graduation, John Brown U, 2007-2008  Coordinator, Freshman Reading Program, John Brown U, 2007-2008  Member, Search Committee, John Brown U, English Position, 2006  Member, Taskforce on Student Leadership, John Brown U, Fall 2005  Member, Undergraduate Council, John Brown U, 2005-20011  Coordinator, Creative Writing Scholarship Day, Waynesburg C, 2001-2005  Coordinator, Women’s Association Creative Writing Workshop, 2002-2005  Member, Guest Speaker Series Committee, 2002-2005  Member, Middle States Committee on College Assessment, 2003-2004

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 Member, Advisory Board, CCCU’s Scholar’s Semester in Oxford  President, The Great Plains Honors Council, 2008-2009  Vice President, The Great Plains Honors Council, 2007-2008  Referee, Papers on Language and Literature, Spring 2004  Department Reviewer, Southern Utah U, English Department, Spring 2003

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

National Collegiate Honors Council National Association of Fellowship Advisors Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures

EDUCATION

Ph.D. English, Oklahoma State U, 2001 Dissertation: “Baby’s Blues” (novel) with critical introduction: “Representations of the Bomb by Native American Writers and Artists” Exam Areas: Theory of Fiction & Native American Literature M.F.A. Creative Writing, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, 1996 M.A. English, New Mexico State U, 1994 B.A. English, U of Oklahoma, 1992 Non-Degree: Coursework in Cherokee Culture, History, and Language, 2009-11