SAVANNAH A. BROWN

savannah.brown@sju.edu

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

English Studies; Writing Studies; Rhetoric and Composition Studies; Feminist Rhetorical Theory; Writing Center Pedagogy; Rhetorical and Sociological Criticism (Interdisciplinary Study); Creative Nonfiction Writing; Multigenre and Autoethnographic Veteran Writing; Fiction Writing; Multimodal Digital Storytelling Writing; Archival Research

EDUCATION

M.A.    Writing Studies; Saint Joseph’s University; Philadelphia, PA; Expected Spring 2018

B.A.  English major, sociology minor, and writing arts certification; magna cum laude; Moravian College; Bethlehem, PA; May 14, 2016

PUBLICATIONS

Newspaper Articles

2015    Brown, Savannah A. “Struggling with ADHD.” The Comenian. Oct. 2015: 4. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “From War to Peace Conference.” The Comenian. Apr. 2015: 1. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “A Veteran’s Perspective of American Sniper.” The Comenian. Feb. 2015: 1, 6. Print.

2014   Brown, Savannah A. “The Bethlehem Health Bureau’s Quit Smoking Program.” The Comenian. Oct. 2014: n.p. Print.

Edited Collection Contribution

2016   Brown, Savannah A. “The Princess and the Lost Tail: The Journey to Happily Ever After.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2016. 15-19. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “Forevermore.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2016. 70. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “My Anchor.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2016. 79-80. Print.

2015   Brown, Savannah A. “Burned.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2015. 30-33. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “Love Story.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2015. 64-65. Print.

Brown, Savannah A. “When Love Dies.” The Manuscript. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian College, 2015. 131-33. Print.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

Conference Presentations

2016  “Living in the Past: Reflections on Moravian College Female Alumni.” Moravian College Scholarship and Creative Arts Day; Moravian College; Bethlehem, PA; April 20, 2016

“Living in the Past: Reflections on Moravian College Female Alumni in the 1930s-1950s.” Reeves Library Lunch and Learn focusing on archival research and incorporating artifacts into the program LibGuides; Moravian College; Bethlehem, PA; April 7, 2016

“Understanding Learning Disabilities Within Writing Centers: Strategies to Encourage Students.” Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference; Philadelphia, PA; March 18, 2016 

2015   “A Bitch or a Slut: Reflections on the Gender Assumptions and Routine Sexism that were Part of My Experience in the Air Force.” From War to Peace: Drawing on the Power of Narrative and Dialogue to Build a Just Society in the Lehigh Valley; LVAIC Conference; Bethlehem, PA; March 27, 2015

“Happily Never After: A Princess’ Guide to Reality.” LVAIC Undergraduate Women’s Studies Conference; Bethlehem, PA; February 21, 2015

2014  “The Influence of Miranda in The Tempest.” Ninth Undergraduate Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies; Bethlehem, PA; December 6, 2014

TUTORING

Graduate Writing Center Tutor, Saint Joseph’s University, Fall 2016-Present

Writing Center Tutor, Moravian College, Fall 2014-Fall 2015

Peer-Review Workshop Advisor for First-Year Writing Seminar Classes, Moravian College, Fall 2014 and Fall 2015

ADVISING

Student Advisor for Dr. Crystal N. Fodrey, First-Year Writing Seminar: Analyzing Public Spaces, Mapping Public Arguments, Moravian College, Fall 2015

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Digital Storytelling Workshop; Led by Dr. Bryan Alexander, author of The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media; Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA; January 26, 2016

Cultural Competence Workshop; Led by Dr. James Braxton Peterson Associate Professor of English and Director of Africana Studies at Lehigh University; Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA; November 10, 2015

Feminist Rhetorical Research Conference; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; April 17, 2015

Student Advisor Training; Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA; May 2015

RELEVENT COURSEWORK

Writing Across the Curriculum: “Plagiarism for Professors.” Contributed an article that provides helpful points of consideration regarding teaching students about plagiarism in to the Writing @ Moravian website dedicated to faculty development resources on curriculum development related to the teaching and assessment of writing and other multimodal composing; Moravian College; Spring 2015

Writing and Tutoring: Created a Plagiarism Workshop for the Writing Center; Professor Meg Mikovits; Moravian College; Spring 2015

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

Independent Study: Female Veteran Exclusion from Current Veteran Discourse and Societal Views; Advisor: Dr. Crystal N. Fodrey; Spring 2016

Independent Study: Understanding Learning Disabilities Within Writing Centers: Strategies to Encourage Students; Advisor: Meg Mikovits; Moravian College; Spring 2016

Internship with Librarian Kim Demyan: “Living in the Past: Reflections on Moravian College Female Alumni in the 1940s-1950s”; Creating a multimodal compositional website that encompasses digital storytelling through the curation of oral history, images, and other artifacts using commentary writing, analysis, and captions to portray what it was like to be a student at Moravian College during the 1940s-1950s; Moravian College; Spring 2016

Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR); “Encouraging Emergence/Writing the Women of Moravian College Past and Present,” Advisor: Dr. Crystal N. Fodrey; Summer 2015

Independent Study: Veterans Writing Workshop; Advisor: Dr. Joyce Hinnefeld; Moravian College; Spring 2015

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Sigma Tau Delta; Sigma Chi; International English Honor Society; Secretary

Alpha Kappa Delta; Alpha Gamma of Pennsylvania; International Sociology Honor Society

Iota Iota Iota (Triota); Gamma Xi; National Women’s Studies Honor Society

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association (MAWCA) Conference Scholarship ($250); “Understanding Learning Disabilities Within Writing Centers: Strategies to Encourage Students”; Advisor: Meg Mikovits; Drexel University; March 18-19 2016

Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Summer Research Grant ($3000); “Encouraging Emergence/Writing the Women of Moravian College Past and Present,” Advisor: Dr. Crystal N. Fodrey; Summer 2015

Veterans Grant for Book Fees ($250); funded by a Moravian College alumni; Moravian College; Fall 2015