curriculum vitae
- Academic Appointments
- Education
- Publications
- Presentations
- Grants
- Professional Activity
- University Service
- Advising
- Honors/Awards
- Community Involvement
- Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments
| Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Dayton Department of English | 2018-present |
| Associate Professor of English, University of Dayton | 2017-present |
| Assistant Professor of English, University of Dayton | 2011-2017 |
| Teaching Fellow, Kent State University Department of English | 2006-2011 |
| Adjunct Instuctor, Stark State College | 2005-2011 |
| English Teacher, Villa Maria Academy | 2002-2004 |
Education
| Ph.D | Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice | Kent State University | 2011 |
| M.A | English-Writing | Kent State University | 2006 |
| B.A | English Education | Mercyhurst University | 2002 |
Publications
| Edited Collection |
| Thomas, P., & Takayoshi, P., (Eds.). (2016). Literacy in Practice: Writing in Private, Public, and Working Lives. New York: Routledge. |
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Book Chapters
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| Thomas, P. (2017). The Writer Must Have an Authentic Voice. In C. Ball & D. Loewe (Eds.) Bad Ideas about Writing. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Digital Press. |
| Thomas, P. (2016). Reconfiguring the “patient” identity: Transcontextual writing practices of a person with Multiple Sclerosis. Literacy in practice: Writing in private, public, and working lives (71 – 86). New York: Routledge. |
| Thomas, P., & Takayoshi, P. (2016). Methodological matters and the invisibility of literacy. Literacy in practice: Writing in private, public, and working lives (1-14). New York: Routledge. |
| Peer Reviewed Articles |
| Thomas, P., Strain, M., & Adams, N. (2015). ‘There and back again:’ How DMAC shaped theprofessional growth of three departmental colleagues.” Showcasing the Best of CIWIC/DMAC: Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Digital Environments, 1. Retrieved from http://www.dmacinstitute.com/showcase/issues/no1/adams-strain-thomas-there-back |
| Thomas, P., Langhorne, A., & Kolaczkowski, L. (2013). Untangling the web of e-Health: Multiple Sclerosis patients’ perceptions of online health information, information literacy, and the impact on treatment decision making. In A.A. Ozok & P. Zaphiris (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Social Computing (pp. 304-312). Heidelberg: Springer. |
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Garrison, A., Remley, D., Thomas, P., & Wierszewski (2011). Conventional faces: Emoticonsin instant messaging discourse. Computers & Composition, 28(2), 112-125. |
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Digital Projects |
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Developer/Curator. Imprints & Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress – Highlights from the Rose Rare Book Collection. Multimedia curation of over 50 rare manuscripts and critical commentaries developed in partnership with University of Dayton Libraries. |
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Site Administrator. Righting America: A Forum for Scholarly Conversation about Christianity, Culture, and Politics in the U.S. |
Selected Presentations
| Conference Presentations |
| “The Politics of PrEP: Analyzing Public Discourses about HIV Prevention.” Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. November 2019 (accepted) |
| “Power, Vulnerability, and Professional Visibility: LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Experiences at the University of Dayton” 2ndAnnual Learning and Teaching Conference: University of Dayton, Dayton, OH: January 2019 |
| “Digital Curation and Community Engagement” Writing Innovation Symposium. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. January 2018. |
| “Making Writing Visible: Methodological Matters and the Relation between Academic and Non-Academic Literacies” National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research. Eastern Michigan University. February, 2016. |
| “Risks & Rewards of Participant Engagement in Health Communication Research Design.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Tampa, FL. March 2015. |
| “‘Informed’ Patients, ‘Informed’ Courses of Action: Researching Healthcare Deliberation in Online and Face-to-Face Open Access Spaces.“ Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN. March, 2014. |
| “Untangling the web of e-Health: Multiple Sclerosis patients’ perceptions of online health information, information literacy, and the impact on treatment decision making.” Human-Computer Interaction International Conference. Las Vegas, NV. July, 2013. |
| Recent Invited Presentations |
| “What’s in a Tweet? Social Media Writing Processes.” University of Dayton Faculty Colloquium. November 13, 2018. |
| “Designing Case Study Research Projects in English.” University of Dayton Graduate Research Group. March 4, 2018. |
| “Writing Your Way into Teaching: Writing Job Materials for Pre-Service Teachers.” Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Annual Spring Conference, February, 2017. |
| “Introduction to Empirical Research in Writing Studies.” ENG 601: Introduction to English Studies. October, 2016. |
Grants
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Thomas, P. “Examining Contemporary Writing Processes on Social Media” National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. August 2020-May 2021. $60,000.00. Under Review. |
| Thomas, P. “Examining Social Media Writing Processes through Data Visualization.” University of Dayton Liberal Arts Scholarship Catalyst Grant. May 2019-June 2020. $14, 085.00. Funded. |
| Thomas, P., & Cress, J. (Co-PIs). “Professional Communication Standards and Practices: Implications for Engineering Education.” Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Faculty Immersion Program. May 2019-June 2020. $15,000.00. Funded. |
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Merithew, Krane, C. (Co-PIs); K. Bohrer, S. Dasgupta, Y. Sun, P. Thomas (Program Staff). “Integrated Humanities and Health Connections” Humanities Connections Planning Grant. National Endowment for the Humanities, May 2018-May 2019. $35,000. Funded. |
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Thomas, P. “A Mixed Methods Study of Patient, Caregiver, and Neurologist Perceptions and Use of Online Health Information in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Decision-Making.” University of Dayton Research Council, May-August 2015. $11,500. Funded. |
Professional Activity
| Executive Committee, Research Network Forum | 2015-present |
| Planning Committee, Writing Innovation Symposium | 2018-present |
| Conference Co-Chair, 12th Biennial Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference | 2017 |
| Executive Committee, Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts | 2014-present |
| Liaison, College English Association of Ohio | 2017-present |
| Editor, Ohio Journal of English Language Arts | 2014-2017 |
| Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Literacy Research | 2012-2014 |
University Service
| Service to the University of Dayton | |
| University Lecturer Review Policy Committee | 2019-present |
| University Libraries Committee | 2012-2018 |
| Service to the College of Arts & Sciences | |
| Humanities Commons Assessment Committeee | 2012-2014 |
| Service to the Department of English | |
| Executive Committee | 2012-present |
| Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee | 2015-present |
| Graduate Program Committee | 2014-present |
| Writing Program Committee | 2011-present |
| Tenure & Promotion Committee | 2018-present |
| English Job Placement Coordinator | 2012-present |
| Search Chair: Technical Communication & Medical Humanities (TT) | 2017-2018 |
| Search Chair: Business Writing (NTT, 2 positions) | 2018 |
| Search Committee Member: Catholic Literary Modernity & Queer Theory (TT) | 2015-2016 |
| Search Chair: Professional/Technical Communication (TT) | 2014-2015 |
| Search Chair: Lecturer in Composition (NTT, 4 positions) | 2015 |
| Search Committee: Technical Communication (TT) | 2011-2012 |
Advising
| Graduate Thesis Advising | |
| Chieh Ting Chia, “Women ‘Auto’ Write Differently: Gender and Email Communication in the Automotive Industry” | 2018 |
| Jacob Hale, “Reading Street Lit with Incarcerated Juveniles: The Myth of Reformative Incarceration” | 2018 |
| Rebekah Goode, “A Case Study of Student Perceptions of Transfer from First- and Second-Year Writing to the Disciplines” | 2018 |
| Katherine Robish, “Search Engine Optimization as a Literacy Practice” | 2013 |
| Joseph Craig, “Multimodal Representations of Racism in News Reports of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy” | 2013 |
| Emily Walters, “Teacher Response to ESL Student Writing” | 2013 |
| Sarah DelMar, “Student Perceptions of Graduate Student Ethos in the First-Year Writing Classroom” | 2012 |
| Undergraduate Thesis Advising | |
| Diane Leverich, “Evidence in Online Political Discourse: How Everyday Citizens Argue about Politics on Social Media” | 2018 |
| Kristina DeMichele, “The State of Digital Production in International Educational Publishing: Obstacles, Innovations, & Possible Solutions.” University of Dayton Berry Scholar Honors Thesis Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. | 2014 |
| Thesis Reader | |
| Raheem Elmore, “African-American Lineage in Alice Walker’s Everyday Use“ | 2018 |
| Brittany Cook, “Presence, Process, Product: The Significance of the Womb in Writing Woman” | 2015 |
Honors/Awards
| University of Dayton Liberal Arts Scholarship Catalyst Grant Recipient | 2019 |
| NCTE Award for Affiliate Journal of Excellence (awarded for editorship of the Ohio Journal of English Language Arts) | 2017, 2015, 2014 |
| Outstanding Ohio English Language Arts Educator | 2018 |
| University of Dayton Research Fellow | 2014 |
| University of Dayton Teaching Fellow | 2013 |
| Stephen P. Witte Dissertation Fellowship | 2010 |
Community Involvement
| HIV Testing Counselor & Outreach Volunteer, Equitas Health-Dayton | 2019-present |
| Website Developer/Administrator, RightingAmerica.net | 2016-present |
| Volunteer, Dayton Metro Library | 2013-present |
| Member, Bach Society of Dayton | 2012-2014 |