SONIA KHATCHADOURIAN CURRICULUM VITAE Formal Education Degree: Master of Arts, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, December 1987 Area: Creative Writing Thesis: What They Were Desperate For, collection of short fiction Degree: Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August 1984 Majors: Philosophy; English: Creative Writing concentration Academic and Professional Positions Held Senior Lecturer: English Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August, 2002-present (with 50% Indefinite Status appointment granted January 2012) (Senior Lecturer Status granted in 2002) Lecturer: Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August 2014-March 2015 Lecturer: English Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, September 1988-May 2002 Lecturer: Department of Learning Skills and Educational Opportunity/ Academic Opportunity Center, College of Allied Health-Health Care Opportunities Summer Program, Bridge Program, Upward Bound Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, August, 1988-August-1994 Visiting Lecturer: Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Justus Liebig Universitat, Giessen, Germany, September 1994-August 1996 Lecturer: Milwaukee Institute of Arts and Design, August-December, 1996 Visiting Lecturer: Indiana University-Bloomington/Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities at Institut Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia, January-June 1991 Lecturer: English Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, January 1989-December 1991 1 Copyeditor: Department of Religion, Buddhist-Christian Studies scholarly journal, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI. January-May 1988 Professional Tutor: Learning Center, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, January-May 1988 Graduate Teaching Assistant: English Department, University of Hawaii-Manoa, August 1984-December 1987 Freelance Writer: August 1988-Present Awards, Research Grants, Honors, Certificates UWM Certificate in Online and Blended Teaching: April 2013 Learning Technology Center Open Education Resource Grant: Fall 2013. Funds used for pilot project on Ginkgotree instructional software for English 207: Health Science Writing course. Leslie Whitaker Memorial Fund Grant: Inaugural Recipient, 2012-2013. Funds used to organize and cover expenses related to a presentation on Bob Dylan’s music by Bob Reitman and to develop a course on Bob Dylan’s lyrics. Academic Staff Professional Development Award: Approved April 2011. Funds used for Global Education Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, October 2011 College of Letters and Science Online Course Development Grant: English 261: Introduction to the Short Story (Subtitle: Raymond Carver), Summer 2010 UW-System Office of Professional and Instructional Development Grant: “Writing for Translation” Project, 2009-2010 Global Studies Development Grant: English 214/Global Studies 205: Global Business Communication (three-credit elective course), January, 2004 Finalist, Teaching Excellence Award: English Department, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 1992-1993 Honorable Mention, Philo Awards: Environmental music video, Against Our Interests, sponsored by Milwaukee Access Telecommunications Authority, 1999 Sigma Tau Delta (National English Honor Society): Inducted 1984 Phi Beta Kappa (National Honor Society): Inducted 1983 2 Publications Published Arpine´ Khatchadourian’s book, David of Sassoun: An Introduction to the Study of the Armenian Epic (Wipf and Stock), July 2016 Published Haig Khatchadourian’s article, “The New Design Argument and God” in Wisdom (published by the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kachatur Abovyan, Yerevan, Armenia), 1, 6 (2016): 46-66. Listed below are the feature articles that I wrote for Living Blues magazine, published by the University of Mississippi Center for Southern Culture. A complete list of published articles, which includes feature articles based on research and interviews, album reviews, concert previews, concert reviews, a book review and liner notes for an album, is in the Other Publications section. “A Ray of Sunshine in the Blues: The story of Sonny Payne, longtime deejay for ‘King Biscuit Time’.” Living Blues May/June 1991: 36-39. “Eb Davis: Wandering Around for the Blues.” Living Blues September/October 1999: 32-37. “Deitra Farr: It’s a Soul Thing.” Living Blues May/June 1997: 22-27. “Larry Garner: A Trailblazer Gets More Scars.” Living Blues January/February 1999: 18-27. (Note: This article was the cover story.) Courses Taught The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: • English 699-022: Independent Study with a focus on The Counterculture of 1960’s America and its Influence by the Beat Movement of the 1950’s (for student from the University of Birmingham, England) • Global 699-003: Advanced Independent Study with a focus on the Global Studies Capstone course goals of Global 551: Globalization and Emerging Technologies • Professional and Technical Communications (English 435) • Topics in Advanced Writing: Global Business Communication (English 431) • The Art of Poetry: A Voice without Restraint-The Poetry of Bob Dylan (English 360) 3 • The Art of Fiction: Raymond Carver (English 325) • Writing in the Professions: Global Business Communication (English 214)/Global Studies 205 • Health Science Writing (English 207) (classroom and online versions) • Technical Writing (English 206) (classroom and online versions) • Business Writing (English 205) • Strategies for Academic Writing (English 201) • Freshman Seminar: African-American Culture: The Blues (English 192) • College Writing and Research (English 102) • Writing and Critical Thinking (English 112) • Introduction to College Writing (English 101) • Basic Writing (English 095) • Grammar, Writing, Literature (Pre-College Summer Programs) Writing Coach • Business Management 738: Critical and Analytical Thinking in Business Justus Liebig Universitat, Giessen Germany: • Cultural Studies (‘Landeskunde’): African-American Culture in the Twentieth Century: The Blues • Cultural Studies (‘Landeskunde’): The Minority Experience in Twentieth Century America • Cultural Studies (‘Landeskunde’): Two Decades in America: The 1920’s and 1930’s • Cultural Studies (‘Landeskunde’): 1950’s America • Writing I • Writing II • Listening Comprehension and Discussion I 4 • Listening Comprehension and Discussion II • English Language and Contemporary American Culture (30 hour/one week intensive course) • Administered and evaluated oral language exams for non-native speakers of English • Devised topics and evaluated essays for intermediate, B.A.-equivalent, and M.A.- equivalent exams The Milwaukee Institut of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI: • Advanced Composition Institut Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam Malaysia for Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, sponsored by Indiana University-Bloomington: • Expository Writing Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI: • Modes of Discourse I (Writing/Literature) • Modes of Discourse II (Writing/Literature) University of Hawaii-Manoa: • American Literature • Expository Writing Tutor • English Department Writing Center at University of Hawaii-Manoa • Chaminade University of Honolulu Tutoring Center Course Innovations • Global Business Communication (English 446) • Topics in Advanced Writing (English 431): Global Business Communication • The Art of Poetry (English 360): A Voice without Restraint: The Poetry of Bob Dylan • The Art of Fiction (English 325): Raymond Carver 5 • Introduction to Cultural Studies (English 268): The Roots of British Blues and Rock Music (for London Study Abroad Program) • Writing in the Professions: (English 214/Global Studies 205): Global Business Communication • Writing Argument: Theory and Practice (English 209) • Health Science Writing (English 207): Classroom and Online versions • Business Writing (English 205): International Focus sections • Freshman Seminar (English 192): African-American Culture: The Blues • Cultural Studies (‘Landeskunde’) and other courses taught in Germany • Courses Taught for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education Cultural Studies-Music Courses Taught for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education: • Coffeehouse Blues (2012) • The King’s Blues (2011) • The Jumpin’ and Swingin’ Blues (2010) • Devil at the Crossroads (2010) • West Side Chicago Blues (2010) • Blues Finger Style Guitar (2009) • The Blues from Diamond Head to the Delta (2008) • The Harmonica and the Blues (2006) • British Blues (2005) • The Blues: Piano Music Since the 1920’s (2003) • The Blues All Over (2002) • Blues Music: A Thematic Exploration (2001) 6 • Women of the Blues (2002) • The Emergence and Evolution of Modern Blues Music (2000) • The Blues: Yesterday and Today (2000) Conferences • Facilitated panel presentation on “National Identity and Colonialism” for Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Student Conference, March 23, 2016 at Marquette University • Attended UW System Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) Spring 2013 Conference on “The Value of Inquiry into Student Learning in the 21st Century,” Madison, WI, April 18-19, 2013 • Participated in “Writing for Translation” team presentation on “Teaching Business Writing Students to Write for a Global Audience” at the Association of Business Communication Conference, Chicago, IL, October 2010 • Participated in “Writing for Translation” team presentation at UW President’s Summit Conference on Teaching Excellence, Madison, WI, April 2010 • Participated in Business Writing