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Gregory B. Zobel
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Current Position
Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, College of Education, Western Oregon University. 2012—present.
Education
Ph.D., Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University (December 2011).
Dissertation: Improving Humboldt County Mobile Visitors’ Experiences through an Assemblage Approach to Usability Testing.
Chair: Dr. Brian Still; Members: Dr. Amanda Booher and Dr. Sean Zdenek.
M.A., English, Humboldt State University (May 2006).
Emphases: Teaching of Writing; Literature.
B.A., English, Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon (December 1995).
Instructional Experience
Assistant Professor, Educational Technology; Western Oregon University, 2012—present.
Associate Faculty, English; College of the Redwoods, 2006—2009.
Lecturer, English; Humboldt State University, 2008.
Writing Center Tutor, Writing Center, English; Humboldt State University, 2006.
Writing Lab Tutor, English; Humboldt State University, 2004—2005.
Other Academic Experience
Moodle Technology Assistant, English; Texas Tech University, 2010—2011.
Doctoral Fellow, Technical Communication & Rhetoric; Texas Tech University, 2009—2011.
Management Experience
Co-Owner, Das Romanie Booksellers & Gallery; Eugene, OR, and online, 1995—2011.
Teller Coordinator, US Bank; Eureka, CA, 2002—2003.
Assistant Manager, Goodwill Industries; Eugene, OR, 2001—2002.
Manager, Euphoria Chocolate Company; Eugene, OR, 1998—2000.
Operations Manager, Eugene Mailbox Center; Eugene, OR, 1992—1998.
Publications & Book Reviews
[forthcoming] Andrews, C., Burleson, D., Dunks, K., Elmore, K., Lambert, C. S., Oppegaard, B., Pohland, E. E., Saad, D., Scharer, J., Wery, R., Wesley, M., & Zobel, G. (2012). A New Method in User-Centered Design: Collaborative Prototype Design Process (CPDP). Journal of Technical Writing and Communication.
[forthcoming] Response to C. Duerringer’s “Choosing a Committee” (2012). In R. Skinnell, J. Holiday, C. Vasset & T. Skeen [Eds.], What We Wish We’d Known: Negotiating Graduate School. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.
“The Adjuncts’ Mandate.” Inside Higher Ed.com. 5 January 2009.
Bousquet, Marc. How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation. New York University Press: New York, 2008. Review appeared in CPFA News [Santa Monica], Volume 9, #2, pg. 3.
“Fearless Joy” published by Forum Vol 11.1 (2007): in the September, 2007, issue of CCC. Vol 59, #1, A10-A12.
Conference Presentations
“Poking and prying with a purpose”: Questioning Our Methods, Developing Better Researchers" presenting with Dr. Carole Clark-Papper and Dr. Rebecca Rickly. Led session “Doctoral Student Research Confidence and Research Challenges.” CCCC. Atlanta. 7 April 2011.
"Doctoral Student Research Confidence and Research Challenges." CPTSC. Boise. 1 October 2010.
“Adjuncts & Allies.” CCCC. San Francisco. 11 March 2009.
"WPA-Lazarus: Resurrecting the Mentor." WPA Conference. Denver. 12 July 2008.
"What's Queer Got To Do With It?" CCCC. New Orleans. 2 April 2008.
“Survival Skills for Graduate Students.” Northcoast Educational Summit. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 4 February 2006.
“Queer Dirt.” Northcoast Educational Summit. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 4 February 2006.
“Educational Reform: Gutting Itself.” Fall English Studies Conference. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 1 October 2005.
Invited Lectures and Presentations
“Visual Organizers in the Writing Classroom.” Redwood Writing Project. Arcata, California. 14 July 2010.
"Captioning Web-based Videos with Subtitle Workshop," with Dr. Sean Zdenek. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 30 October 2009.
"Captioning Web-based Videos: An Introduction," with Dr. Sean Zdenek. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 16 October 2009.
“Ten Dos; Ten Don'ts: Reflections on a Conference.” College of the Redwoods. Eureka, CA. 30 April 2008.
"Giving Appropriate Positive Feedback in the Classroom." College of the Redwoods. Eureka, CA. 23 April 2008.
"Adjunct as Public Intellectual.” College of the Redwoods. Eureka, CA. 26 March 2008.
Workshops and Working Groups
Participant, Critical Code Studies Working Group, 2012. Develop readings and methodologies of Critical Code Studies that "examines the extra-functional significance of computer source code." http://haccslab.com/?page_id=174
Participant, ATTW Research Methods Workshop: Building Conceptual Structures from Qualitative Data with Dr. Christina Haas and Dr. Chad Wickman. 5 April 2011.
Awards, Grants, and Recognition
Recipient, $840 WOU Foundation Board Competitive Grant. "Open Source Software Training" to purchase six months online training in open source content management systems for ten WOU faculty, students, and staff. Notified February 14, 2012.
Applicant, NEA Foundation's Leadership & Learning $2,000 grant. "Resources to Develop Curriculum for and Promote Open Source to K-12 Teachers." Response expected by April 15, 2012.
Co-recipient, $1,500 research grant with Dr. Rebecca Rickly from Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication for “Doctoral Student Research Confidence and Research Challenges.” May 2010.
Recipient, $1,000 honorarium as a Fellow/Teacher Consultant, Redwood Writing Project. 2010-2011.
Co-Recipient, $10,311 research grant from the Office of Technology Commercialization for eye tracking technology research with Dr. Brian Still and Nathan Jahnke. June 2010.
Recipient, $25,000 Presidential Doctoral Fellowship from Technical Communication & Rhetoric Department at TTU. August 2009—December 2011.
Recipient, $1,000 in sponsored travel and lodging from Bedford/St. Martin's to attend the WPA conference in Denver, Colorado. July 10-13, 2008.
Finalist, Eugene Portugal Award for Faculty, College of the Redwoods. April, 2008.
Recipient, $500 Faculty Development Award from College of the Redwoods to Attend the Conference on College Composition and Communication. April, 2008.
Recipient , $250 Professional Equity Project Grant from the Conference on College Composition and Communication to attend CCCC. April, 2008.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa. 1996—present.
Graduated Cum Laude from the Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1996.
Undergraduate Senior honors thesis, “Future Beat: The Life and Artistic Process of Genesis P-Orridge,” passed with honors in 1995.
Courses Taught/Developed
Western Oregon University
LIB 686: Emerging Information Technology
College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University
English 1A: Analytical Reading/Writing.
English 150: Precollegiate Reading/Writing.
English 350: Reading & Writing Skills.
English 100: First Year Reading & Composition.
English 100A: Intensive Reading & Composition.
English 1A: Health; I developed a Health-themed 1A course for nursing students.
Professional Association Memberships
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing: 2009—present.
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication: 2009—present.
Council of Writing Program Administrators: 2007—present.
National Council of Teachers of English: 2005—present.
National Writing Project: 2010—present.
Society for Technical Communication: 2009—present.
Usability Professionals' Association: 2010—present.
Service to Professional Associations
Member, CPTSC Committee for Diversity, 2010-present.
Contributions: proposed changes to scholarship applications for LGBTQ inclusive language--changes were approved and implemented by the committee; reviewed CPTSC applications for graduate scholarship competition; created content for CPTSC website and newsletter to encourage greater graduate student participation. 2010—2011.
Fellow/Teacher Consultant with the Redwood Writing Project. Spring 2010—Spring 2011.
Contributions: attended Invitational Summer Institute 2010; co-organized Writing the World conference. 2 April 2011.
Community Service Officer, Student Chapter of STC at TTU. August 2009—August 2010.
Organized and recruited WPA list-serv members to sponsor adjuncts' attendance at the annual WPA Breakfast at the CCCC in New Orleans. 2008.
Service to the University
Western Oregon University
Member, IT WOU WOO Task Team. 2012--present.
Member, Grants WOU WOO Task Team. 2012--present.
College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State University
Member, Associate Faculty Committee at College of the Redwoods, September 2006—2009.
Member, College of the Redwoods Faculty Organization's Negotiation Council, April 2007—June 2007.
Organized, recruited, coordinated, and organized eight presentations for the Northcoast Educational Summit, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. February 3-6, 2006.
Service to the Division/Department
Division of Teacher Education
Evaluator, Comprehensive Exams for MS: Education & Information Technology. 2012-- present.
Department of English, Texas Tech University
Co-Organized NVivo for Technical Communicators Website with Dr. Ryan Hoover.
October 2009—August 2010.
http://sites.google.com/site/nvivo4tc/
Co-Organized Deleuze & Guattari Reading Group with Andrew Husband.
September 2009—June 2010.
Organized CR adjunct social events fostering community among associate faculty.
August 2007—May 2008.
Service to the Community
Volunteer, Humboldt Literacy Project, February 2007—May 2008.
Member, Advanced Seminar in Grassroots Postmodernism, Arcata, CA. August 2005—May 2006.
Research Interests
Usability Testing Open Source Educational Software
Integrating Open Source into K-12 Teacher Training
Usability Testing and User Experience
Information Design & Mobile UX
Complexity
Grant Writing
Research Methods Training in Technical Communication & Usability
Deleuze's Assemblage Concept
Editing Experience
Editor and Primary Author, Adjunct Advice blog (http://blogs.bedfordstmartins.com/adjunctadvice/). I co-conceived and developed the project with Nick Carbone and Bedford/St. Martin’s New Media Department as an online professional resource to provide meaningful advice, support, and resources to adjuncts. 2007-2010.