Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship in Multimodal Composition and Technical Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2013-June 2015.
Seminars: Teaching Multimodal Composition, Teaching Technical Communication, Research Methods in Technical Communication
Ph.D. in English, University of Florida, May 2013. Defended: 3/11/2013.
Focus: Participative Digital and Children’s Media
Dissertation: Interfacing Childhood: Intermediation, Participation, and Knowledge in Children’s Media
M.A. in English, University of Florida, May 2007.
Thesis: Playing Adolescent: Choose Your Own Adventure and the Subject of Participatory Media
B.A. in English and Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, May 2005.
Minors: media studies; information science and technology
Associate Professor of English, Georgia Southern University, August 2023-Present.
Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University (formerly Armstrong State University), August 2020-2023.
Assistant Professor of Professional Communication, Georgia Southern University (formerly Armstrong State University), August 2015-July 2020.
Assistant Director of Writing and Communication, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology, January 2014-May 2015.
Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2013-May 2015.
Online Instructor, Flexible Learning, University of Florida, August 2012-May 2015.
Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, August 2005-May 2007 and July 2008-May 2013.
Humanities Preceptor (Teaching Fellow), University of Florida, August 2010-May 2011.
Temporary Writing Instructor, English Department, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL. Fall 2008.
Writing Tutor, Reading and Writing Center, University of Florida, August 2007-May 2008.
Advanced Business Writing for Accountants, Fisher School of Accounting, University of Florida, Fall 2009, Summer 2011, Fall 2011. (graduate only)
Children’s Literature (online), English Department, Georgia Southern University, Fall 2023, Summer 2025. (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Literature for Adolescents (online), English Department, Georgia Southern University, Summer 2026. (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Plain Language in Workplace Writing, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University, Spring 2020. (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Promotional Writing: Strategic Social Campaigns, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University, Spring 2016 (F2F), Spring 2017 (online), Spring 2018 (online). (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Social Media Management (online), Writing and Linguistics/English Department, Georgia Southern University, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Fall 2026. (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Writing Strategies for Game Design: Interactive Fictions, co-taught with Robert Terry. Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University, Fall 2016. (mixed graduate/undergraduate)
Advanced Exposition, English Department, University of Florida, Summer 2012.
Business and Technical Communication, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University, Fall 2015 (3 sections), Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016 (2), Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017 (2), Spring 2018.
Digital Storytelling, Writing and Linguistics/English Department, Georgia Southern University, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2025 (online sync).
Senior Portfolio, English Department, Georgia Southern University, Spring 2024 (2), Fall 2024 (2), Fall 2025 (online), Spring 2026 (online), Fall 2026 (online).
Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University, Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
Introduction to Communication, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017 (2), Spring 2018 (2).
Professional and Technical Editing, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022.
Professional Writing (Online Course), Distance and Continuing Education, University of Florida, Fall 2012-Spring 2015.
Technical Communication, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Fall 2013 (3), Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014.
The Golden Age of Children’s Literature, English Department, University of Florida, Spring 2010.
College Composition, English Department, Santa Fe College, Fall 2008.
Coming of Age: 20th Century American Adolescent Literature (Issues in American literature), English Department, University of Florida, Spring 2009.
Introduction to Argument and Persuasion, Writing Program, University of Florida, Spring 2007.
Introduction to College Writing, University Writing Program, University of Florida, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Summer 2009.
Introduction to Humanities: What is the Good Life?, Undergraduate Affairs, University of Florida, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013.
Survey of American Literature, English Department, University of Florida, Spring 2012.
Technical Communication, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University, All Terms 2019, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, All Terms 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023.
Technical Writing, English Department, University of Florida, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Summer 2006, Summer 2008.
Writing for Social Media, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2026.
Dusenberry, Lisa, Beth Howells, and Amanda Konkle. “Cocurricular Connectivity and Mentoring Momentum: Reimagining Professional Development in a Consolidated English Department.” ADE Bulletin 162 (2025): 21–33. https://doi.org/10.1632/KGBA5128. Refereed.
Dusenberry, Lisa and Joy Robinson. “Building Psychological Safety through Training Interventions: Manage the Team, Not Just the Project.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 63.3 (September 2020): 207-226. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2020.3014483. Refereed. [IRB approval #1407]
Cooke, Laquana, Lisa Dusenberry, and Joy Robinson. “Gaming Design Thinking: Wicked Problems, Sufficient Solutions, and the Possibility Space of Games.” Technical Communication Quarterly (forthcoming in 29.4 or 30.1 but available online since 3/2020). Refereed.
Robinson, Joy, Lisa Dusenberry, Liz Hutter, Halcyon Lawrence, Andy Frazee, and Rebecca Burnett. “State of the Field: Teaching with Digital Tools in Writing and Communication.” Computers and Composition 54 (December 2019). Refereed.
Terry, Robert and Lisa Dusenberry. “Serious Interactive Fiction as a Productive Constraint for Creative Writing Pedagogy.” Journal of Creative Writing Studies 3.1 (2019): 1-25. Refereed.
Robinson, Joy, Lisa Dusenberry, and Halcyon M. Lawrence. “Collaborative Strategies for Distributed Teams: Innovation Through Interlaced Collaborative Writing.” 2016 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). 1-9. Refereed (2 rounds).
Dusenberry, Lisa, Liz Hutter, and Joy Robinson. “Filter. Remix. Make. Cultivating Adaptability Through Multimodality.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 45.3 (July 2015): 299–322. Refereed.
Dusenberry, Lisa (managing editor and contributor). WOVENText: Georgia Tech’s Custom Bedford Book of Genres. Macmillan/Bedford St. Martin’s, August 2015. Shared textbook for composition 1101/1102 courses with multimodal composition sections written by GT faculty. Editorial Review.
Burnett, Rebecca, Lisa Dusenberry, Andy Frazee, Joy Robinson, and Rebecca Weaver. “Communicating as a Professional.” Humanistic Perspectives in a Technological World. Ed. Richard Utz. Atlanta, Georgia: School of Literature, Media and Communication, 2014. Editorial Review.
Dusenberry, Lisa. “Epic Nostalgia: Narrative Play and Transmedia Storytelling in Disney Epic Mickey.” Game On, Hollywood!: Essays on the Intersection of Video Games and Cinema. Eds. Gretchen Papazian and Joseph Sommers. McFarland. April 2013. Refereed.
Dusenberry, Lisa. “Reader-Players: The 39 Clues, Cathy’s Book, and the Nintendo DS.” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 35.4 (Winter 2010): 443-449. Refereed.
Dusenberry, Lisa and Cathlena Martin. “Wiki Lore and Politics in the Classroom.” Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom. Eds. Robert Cummings and Matt Barton. U of Michigan P, 2008. 204-215. Refereed.
Dusenberry, Lisa. Review of Elisabeth Wesseling’s The Child Savage, 1890-2010: From Comics to Games for The Lion and the Unicorn. 42(2) (2018). 238-242.
Dusenberry, Lisa. "From Virtuality to Actuality: The Power, Wealth and Ambivalence of Video Games." Reviews in Cultural Theory 1.2 (October 2010). http://www.reviewsinculture.com/?r=32
Dusenberry, Lisa. Review of Kathryn Montgomery's Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet for Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies, April 2009. http://rccs.usfca.edu/bookinfo.asp?ReviewID=577&BookID=414
Dusenberry, Lisa. "Paddington Bear." Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society. Vol. 2. Rodney P. Carlisle, ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2009. 465-466.
Dusenberry, Lisa. "Snakes and Ladders." Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society. Vol. 2. Rodney P. Carlisle, ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2009. 646-647.
Dusenberry, Lisa. "Sonic the Hedgehog." Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society. Vol. 2. Rodney P. Carlisle, ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2009. 668-669.
Dusenberry, Lisa. “Those Tenacious Cooties.” Recess! WUFT, Gainesville, FL. August 1, 2006. http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2006/0816.shtml
Dusenberry, Lisa. “Ranger Rick.” Recess! WUFT, Gainesville, FL. August 16, 2006. http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2006/0801.shtml
“‘Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Done This Yet’: A Think-Aloud Study of AI-Assisted Writing” Submitted to CCCC 2026 – Conference was suspended.
“Navigating the ‘Jagged Technological Frontier’: A Meta-Synthesis of AI Research” Association of Business Communication Conference. Virtual. October 26-27, 2026. Refereed.
“Against the Scan: Critical Reading and Investigative Play in The Roottrees are Dead” The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture. Virtual. Feb. 16-17, 2026. Refereed.
“English Degrees That Work: Embedding Career Readiness into the Curriculum” (roundtable) South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 5-8, 2025.
“(Re)Constructing Memory through Play: Absence, Exploration, and Emergent Narrative in Blue Prince and The Roottrees are Dead” Literature Film Association Conference. Savannah, GA. Sept. 25-27, 2025. Refereed.
"Procedural Futures: Enhancing Computational Literacy through Storytelling” Children’s Literature Association Conference. Virtual. June 9-14, 2025. Refereed.
“Digital Resource Use in the Writing Classroom Post-Covid 19” Computers and Writing Conference. Athens, GA. May 15-18, 2025. Refereed.
“Looking Back to Look Forward: Reflective Portfolios and Career Prep in an English Senior Portfolio Course” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference 2024. Jacksonville, FL. Nov. 15-17, 2024.
“Digital Pedagogy and Habits of Mind: Pre- and Post-Covid Comparisons.” Computers and Writing Conference. Fort Worth, TX. June 21-23, 2024. Refereed.
“Coding and Computational Thinking: A Key to Success in Business and Professional Communication.” Association for Business Communication International Conference. Denver, CO. October 25-28, 2023. Refereed.
“Telling Stories, Crafting Mindsets: Using Picture Books to Embody Computational Thinking.” The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture. Louisville, KY. February 23-25, 2023. Refereed.
“Coding to Compose” with Joy Robinson. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh, PA. March 13-16, 2019. Refereed.
“Problem Solving, Adaptability, and Mediation.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Birmingham, AL. November 2-4, 2018.
“Implementing Psychological Safety Training to Address Workplace Trends in Collaboration” with Joy Robinson. 2018 Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Conference. Minneapolis, MN. October 4-6, 2018. Refereed.
“Coding Meaningful Actions in Children's Digital Citizenship Web Games.” Children's Literature Association Conference. San Antonio, TX. June 28-30, 2018. Refereed.
“Contextualizing Research Through Serious Game Design.” Computers & Writing 2018. Fairfax, VA. May 24-27, 2018. Refereed.
“Serious Communication: Quandary, Complexity, and Decision Making.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 3-5, 2017.
“The Future in Code: Blending Narrative and Instruction in Coding and Programming Stories for Kids.” Children's Literature Association Conference. Tampa, FL. June 22-24, 2017. Refereed.
“Why Should English Majors Learn to Code? Teaching Writing Strategies and Game Design in English/Professional Communication.” Computers & Writing 2017. Findlay, OH. June 1-4, 2017. Refereed.
"Sustainable Collaborations: Training Teams in Psychological Safety." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Conference. Portland, OR. March 15, 2017. Refereed.
“Producing Games in the Writing Classroom: A Writing Workshop Approach.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Jacksonville, FL. Nov. 4-6, 2016.
“Collaborative Strategies for Distributed Teams: Innovation through Interlaced Collaborative Writing.” Presented with Halcyon Lawrence. IEEE Pro Comm 2016. Austin, TX. Oct. 2-5, 2016. Refereed.
“Nancy Drew, Vampire Slayer and Bella Swan, Vampire Lover: Drawing Out Emotions in Graphic Novel Adaptations.” Children's Literature Association Conference. Columbus, OH. June 9-11, 2016. Refereed.
"Valuing Empathy: Technical Communicator as Storyteller” as part of the panel A Values-Based Approach to Technical Communication: The Umbrella of CAPE (Community, Awareness, Passion, and Empathy). Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Conference. Houston, TX. April 6, 2016. Refereed.
"Teaching Technical Communication as Storytelling: Using Infographics to Teach 21st Century Competencies." Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA). Albuquerque, NM. February 10-13, 2016.
“Instruction through Narrative: The High Stakes of Technical Communication Narratives for Youth.” Children's Literature Association Conference. Richmond, VA. June 18-20, 2015. Refereed.
“Strategic Learning through Alternate Reality Games: The Reward of Risking a Semester with Linked Multimodal Projects.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Tampa, FL. March 18-21, 2015. Refereed.
"Information Storytelling: Blending Narrative and Data." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Conference. Tampa, FL. March 18, 2015. Refereed.
“Provoking Choice: Defamiliarizing Presentations with Multimodal Demonstrations.” 130th Modern Language Association Annual Convention. Vancouver, Canada. January 8–11, 2015. Refereed.
“Engage, Collaborate, and Empathize: Using ARGs to Promote Communication Competencies.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Atlanta, GA. November 7-9, 2014.
“Diversifying the Medium: Are Scholastic’s Storia E-books Enhancing the Reading Experience?” 41st Children's Literature Association Conference. Columbia, SC. June 18-21, 2014. Refereed.
“Demonstrating Adaptability: Creating Savvy Technical Communicators through Multimodal Software Demonstrations.” Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media. DeKalb, IL. March 28-29, 2014.
“Creating Adaptable Communicators: Using Software Demonstrations to Teach Process as well as Product and Performance.” Stephen C. Hall Annual Spring Colloquy. Atlanta, GA. March 12, 2014.
“The ‘Possibility Space’: Reading or Playing the Book App?” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Atlanta, GA. November 8-10, 2013.
“Tempering Terror: Jack Prelutsky's Chilling Poetry for Children.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Durham, NC. November 9-11, 2012.
“Schooled in Marriage: Revising and Negotiating Female Identity in Daddy-Long-Legs.” Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture Since 1900. Louisville, KY. February 23-25, 2012. Refereed.
"Disarming Play: The Teen Hacker, Social Protest, and Traditional Knowledge in Little Brother." Children's Literature Association Conference. Roanoke, VA. June 23-25, 2011. Refereed.
"Reader-Players: Negotiating Childhood through Recent Game Books." Children's Literature Association Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. June 10-12, 2010. Refereed.
"The Handheld Sleuth: Mystery Series, HerInteractive, and the Nintendo DS." South Atlantic Modern Language Association Convention. Atlanta, GA. November 6-8, 2009.
"Playing in the Archive: Game Books and the Reader-Player." Children's Literature Association Conference. Charlotte, NC. June 11-14, 2009. Refereed.
"The Girl Sleuth in the Archive: Redeploying Nancy as a ‘New Story for Today’s Readers.’" Modern Critical Approaches to Children's Literature Conference. Nashville, TN. March 26-28, 2009. Refereed.
“St. Nick's Conflicted Child: Negotiating Knowledge and Power Through Gossip.” Children’s Literature Association Conference, Normal, IL. June 12-15, 2008. Refereed.
“A Space Between: St. Nicholas’s Normal Child.” Graduate Student Council Research Forum, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. April 14, 2008.
“A New Teacher’s Real-World Experience in the Mentoring Program.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA. April 2-5, 2008. Refereed.
"Captive within 'You': Illusory Choice and the Choose Your Own Adventure Format." English Graduate Organization (EGO) Conference. Gainesville, FL. Nov. 2-3, 2006.
Poster: “Teachers and Technology: Access to and Use of Digital Tools in the Classroom” with Joy Robinson. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, Virtual, June 9, 2021.
Poster: “Managing the Team to Manage the Project” with Joy Robinson. Computers & Writing 2019. East Lansing, MI. June 20-22, 2019.
Roundtable: “Design Thinking and Game Design: A Productive Relationship for Writing Pedagogy?” Computers & Writing 2018. Fairfax, VA. May 24-27, 2018.
Poster: “Keywords and Concepts in Technical and Professional Communication.” Computers & Writing 2018. Fairfax, VA. May 24-27, 2018.
Poster: “Digital Mix: The Landscape of Digital Pedagogy in the Writing and Communication Classroom.” Poster session. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Houston, TX. April 6-9, 2016.
Poster: “Mind the Gap: Practice and Preference in Digital Pedagogies.” Digital pedagogy poster session. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Tampa, FL. March 18-21, 2015.
“Gemini Notebook for Faculty.” Workshop facilitator with ENGL 4999 instructors for English Department Fall PD day 2026.
“ENGL 4999 Senior Portfolio: Teaching Strategies and Lessons.” Workshop facilitator with ENGL 4999 instructors for English Department Spring PD day 2025.
“Intelligent Agents: Automating Folio for Student Success.” Invited workshop for Georgia Southern’s Department of English. January 5, 2023.
“Communication & Collaboration: Creating Stronger Office Collaborations.” Invited workshop for Georgia Southern’s Center for Teaching Excellence. February 8, 2019.
“Expanding Academic Job Options: Building a Bridge from Literature to Professional Writing and Communication.” Invited panel presenter for Writing and Communication Program’s Professional Development Committee. Georgia Institute of Technology. February 20, 2018.
“Tutoring Multimodal Assignments.” Presentation for Armstrong Writing Center Tutors. Armstrong State University. February 3, 2017.
“Designing & Grading Multimodal Writing Assignments.” Presentation and workshop with faculty. Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. October 21, 2016.
Co-writer of “English@Work: Creating Pathways to Student Success, Community, and Careers” with Laura Valeri, Amanda Konkle, and Christy Mroczek. MLA Pathways Step Grants for $10,000. Submitted 10/4/2023. Not awarded.
Second writer (30%) of “Affordable Materials Grant: OER Textbook Creation for Digital Storytelling” with Robert Terry (70%). Affordable Learning Georgia Transformation Grant for Round 23. Submitted 1/27/2023. Not awarded.
Co-writer of “Psychological Safety Training Intervention for Improving Team Climate” with Joy Robinson for the 2017 University of Alabama at Huntsville Individual Investigator Distinguished Research Program Grant of $24,610. Submitted 3/2017. Not awarded.
Volunteer Grant Writer for $10,000 Independence Center Fund Grant on behalf of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind to provide students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Blind/Visually Impaired with new uniforms and equipment. Submitted 8/2015. Awarded $10,000 to CSDB.
Co- writer for “Attitudes, Preferences, and Practices of College Writing Instructors Toward Digital Pedagogy,” a research study supported by a 2014-2015 CCCC Research Initiative Grant. Grant received 2/2015. Awarded $6,000.
Co-writer for Georgia Tech Fire Grant, "Embedded Artists in Multimodal STEM Communication." Requested $40,000 for course development. Submitted 2/2015. Not awarded.
Co-writer and editor for “Using MOOCs to Create a Collaborative Community for Global STEM Communication,” a proposal for a NSF Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies Development and Implementation Grant of $1.35 million. Submitted January 2015. Not awarded.
Principal investigator for “Exploring Student Writing Processes with AI Tools” with Annie Mendenhall (co-PI). Georgia Southern University IRB approval #H26006, July 27, 2025.
Principal investigator for “Teaching with Digital Resources in Writing and Communication Classes” with Joy Robinson (co-PI). Georgia Southern University IRB approval #H23338, July 18, 2023.
Co-principle investigator for “Keywords and Concepts in Technical and Professional Communication” with Joy Robinson and Kevin Smith. Georgia Southern University IRB approval #H18302, March 12, 2018. (Also approved at the University of Alabama at Huntsville and Indiana Tech.)
Co-principle investigator for “Influence of Psychological Safety Training on Student Collaboration” with Liz Hutter, Halcyon Lawrence, and Joy Robinson. Armstrong State University IRB approval #1407, January 6, 2017. (Georgia Tech approval H16487; University of Alabama at Huntsville approval EE2016137).
Co-principle investigator for “Perspectives of Procedural Rhetoric in Creating Serious Games” with Robert Terry. Armstrong State University IRB approval #1396, September 23, 2016.
Co-principle investigator for “Attitudes, Preferences, and Practices of College Writing Instructors Toward Digital Pedagogy” with Rebecca Burnett (P.I.) and other Co-PIs. Georgia Institute of Technology IRB approval H15075, March 24, 2015.
English Department Executive Committee Member, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2023-present.
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2023-present.
Comprehensive Program Review Committee, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Summer and Fall 2025.
Joint Department Executive Team Member, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2022-Spring 2023.
Undergraduate Transition Team Co-Chair, Department of English (prospective), Georgia Southern University. Co-Chair: Fall 2022-Spring 2023.
Armstrong Faculty Advisor for M.A. Professional Communication and Leadership, Communication Arts and Writing and Linguistics Departments Partnership, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2022-Summer 2024
Strategic Planning Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2019-Fall 2022.
Professional and Technical Writing Area Coordinator, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2019-Present.
M.A. Professional Communication and Leadership Coordinator for WRIT, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2018-Present.
Department Curriculum Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2018-Spring 2020.
Department Marketing Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2018-Spring 2018.
Professional and Technical Writing Tenure Track Search Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Fall 2018.
Lecturer 3rd Year Review Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Spring 2019.
Department Chair Search Committee, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Member: Spring 2018.
Professional Communications Committee, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. Member: 2015-2018.
Professional Communications and Leadership Graduate Program Committee, PCL Program, Armstrong State University. Member: 2015-2017.
Tenure and Promotion Requirements Revision Committee, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. Member: Summer 2016-Fall 2016.
Ad Hoc LLP Communications Committee, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. Member: 2015-2016.
Film/Theater Job Search Committee, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. Member: 2015-2016.
WOVEN Text Composition E-Textbook Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Chair: 2014-2015.
Technical Communication Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member: 2014-2015.
Grants Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member: 2014-2015.
Writing and Communication Program Advisory Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member: 2014-2015.
Brittain Fellows Hiring Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member: 2014 and 2015.
Research and Development Lab Committee, Writing and Communication Program, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member: 2013-2014.
Children's Literature Discussion Circle, South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
Chair: 2012-2013 and 2010-2011. Secretary: 2009-2010.
Children's Culture Study Group, University of Florida. Co-Chair: 2008-2010. Webmaster: 2007-2010.
English Graduate Organization, University of Florida. Co-President: 2007-2008. Webmaster: 2007-2008.
Game Studies Group, University of Florida. Treasurer: 2006-2007. Secretary: 2005-2006.
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2023-present. (2 terms)
ENGL 2101 Guest Lectures on Infographics and Career Pathway in TPC. In-person visit to Dr. Joyce White’s course.
Organizer for Thought Bubbles: An Asynchronous WordPlay Event, Organize and implement the event, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Sept 2025.
STEAM Basecamp Speaker for CAH/CBSS STEAM Basecamp, on behalf of the Department of English, Georgia Southern University. August 2025.
Organizer for "Working Writers" Presentation with Lindsey Galloway. Department of English, Georgia Southern University. February 26, 2024 (2 presentations).
Job Search Committee Member for Assistant Professor of English in Professional Writing and Media Studies, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2023-Spring 2024.
ENGL 2101 Guest Lectures on Infographics and Professional Communication. In-person Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. Video lecture for Fall 2024. For Dr. Amanda Konkle.
ENGL 4999 Working Group, Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Spring 2023.
Review of Review, Tenure, and Promotion Packets. Department of English, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2023-present.
Task Force: School of English/Department Merge, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2021-Spring 2022.
Professional Communication and Leadership Program Graduate Capstone Presentations and Assessment, Georgia Southern University. Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023.
Curriculum Inventory Management Coordinator, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. Fall 2019-Spring 2021.
Portfolio Assessment, Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University. August 2019, May 2021, May 2022.
Student Advising, Writing and Linguistics/Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Georgia Southern University/Armstrong State University. Fall 2016-Spring 2019.
Guest lecture for Christopher Garland’s Writing Studies course about my research and “Epic Nostalgia.” 4/9/2019 and 11/12/20.
Majors Fair and Eagle Preview, Armstrong Campus Writing and Linguistics Representative, Georgia Southern University. 2/16/2019, 10/8/2019, and 11/9/2019.
Department Open House, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. 3/27/3019 and 10/30/2019.
Coordinator for Writing and Linguistics Armstrong Campus Open House, Writing and Linguistics Department, Georgia Southern University. October 2018.
English Student Capstone Presentation Evaluator, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. December 2015; April 2016; December 2016; April 2017.
CLEP Exam Evaluator, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. August 2016.
LLP ENGL 1101 Writing Awards Evaluator, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. April 2016; April 2017.
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Applying to Grad School” Panel Participant, Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. March 9, 2016.
Technology Support for Skype Interviews. Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Department, Armstrong State University. Fall 2015; Spring 2017.
Co-chair of the Academic Standards Committee. Georgia Southern University. August 2021-June 2022, August 2024-present.
University Undergraduate Committee. Georgia Southern University. August 2026-present.
CAH Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Georgia Southern University. August 2025-present.
CURIO Faculty Judge. Georgia Southern University. April 2026.
Academic Standing / Grade Forgiveness Policy Review Team. Georgia Southern University. December 2025-March 2026.
Consolidation Action Team: Section 300 of Faculty Handbook Discussion. Georgia Southern University. September 2025-March 2026.
Slate Platform Feedback for Student Success Technology and Analytics. Georgia Southern University. November 2025 & February 2026.
Pilot for Harmonize for Learning Tech Support. Georgia Southern University, Summer 2025.
Faculty Representative for SACSCOC QEP Mock Interviews and Consultant Visit, Georgia Southern University, Spring 2025.
Ready Day 1 Committee for CAH. Georgia Southern University, Spring-Summer 2023.
Pilot for Class for Learning Tech Support. Georgia Southern University, Spring 2023.
Review/test CampusESP FERPA Lookup rollout to provide faculty feedback for the Registrar’s Office. Georgia Southern University, May 2023.
Member of the Academic Standards Committee. Elected. Georgia Southern University. August 2020-June 2021.
Momentum Summit Conference Attendee. Academic Standards Committee representative. Georgia Southern University. February 2021.
Consultation with Dr. Mark Whitesel on Faculty Reporting to Dean of Students Office. Dean of Students Office, February 2021.
Consultation on developing Social Media Training for Ft. Gordon. Economic Development and Community Relations. Georgia Southern University. May 2021.
Co-Faculty Advisor to the Armstrong Gamers Guild. Georgia Southern University. Spring 2020-2023.
Mentor for CURIO Symposium Undergraduate Research Project Presentation. Georgia Southern University. Fall 2020-Spring 2021 and Spring 2024.
Member of the Academic Standards Committee. Elected. Georgia Southern University. Fall 2020-Summer 2021.
Alternate to the Faculty Senate for College of Arts and Humanities. Georgia Southern University. Fall 2019-Spring 2020.
Reviewer for SIGDOC, ABC, GCOIL, and BPCQ.
ATTW Communication Strategist, Associated Teachers of Technical Writing Communications Team. August 2019-Present.
TPC Book Series Reviewer. WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado. January 2020.
ChLA Membership Committee, Children’s Literature Association. Appointed Member: 2016-2019.
ATTW Graduate Student Workshop, Associated Teachers of Technical Writing. Faculty Mentor. 2016, 2017.
Reader/Editorial Consultant. Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, March 2009; August 2013; November 2016.
Co-Panel Organizer for “Technical and Professional Communication in Three Keywords” at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference. November 2-4, 2018.
Panel Organizer and Chair for “Serious Games: The Boundaries of Play and Popularity” at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference. November 3-5, 2017.
Panel Organizer and Chair for “Sink or Swim with Long-Term, Linked Projects: Charting a Course Through 21st Century Communication in the Classroom” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 18-21, 2015.
Session Leader and Co-CFP Writer for “Demystifying Multimodality: WOVEN Approaches to Writing Intensive Courses at the Georgia Institute of Technology” at the Modern Language Association Annual Convention. January 8-11, 2015.
Panel Organizer and Chair for “‘Do You Want to Play a Game?’: Games as Part of Writing Pedagogy” at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference. November 7-9, 2014.
Panel Organizer and Moderator for "Entangled Children: Technology, Media-Enhancement, and Storytelling in Children's Culture" at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association's Children's Literature Discussion Circle 2013. November 8-10, 2013.
Panel Organizer and Moderator for “Abiding Disturbance: Dystopias in Children’s Culture” at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association’s Children’s Literature Discussion Circle 2011. November 4-5, 2011.
Conference Co-Chair for "Cultural Currency and Literary Exchange: Cultivating Texts as Commodity." University of Florida English Graduate Organization Interdisciplinary Conference. November 6-7, 2008.
Conference Technology Coordinator for the Florida American Cultures Symposium, February 7-9, 2008.
Conference Events Coordinator for “World Building: Space and Community.” University of Florida Game Studies Conference, March 1-2, 2007.
Conference Technology Coordinator for "Contours of Captivity: Resignifying Expressions of Power." University of Florida English Graduate Organization Interdisciplinary Conference. November 2-3, 2006.
Conference Paper Selection and Event Planning for "Video Games and the Alien/Other." University of Florida Game Studies Conference. April 7-8, 2006.