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CURRICULUM VITAE

Professional 

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I have been a writing instructor for several schools, so it is only fitting that I am also a writer. I have published one piece of academic work on young adult literature. I am also currently serving as assistant coordinator for technical writing teachers, a position that allows me to develop teacher training materials and workshops. As part of this assignment, I recently developed a starter kit with lesson plans, sample papers, assignment sheets, and rubrics for teachers who are new to the course.

Publication

Pilcher, Toni E. “Mormon Contributions to Young Adult Literature.” Mormons and American Popular Culture. Praeger, 2012.

Volunteer Work

Work

experience
 

Assistant Coordinator for English 316 Technical Communications at BYU (May 2018 - present) 
  • Address: 4110 Joseph F. Smith Building, Provo, UT 84602

  • Developed course materials for new teachers

  • Organized a grade norming workshop to train all 316 teachers

 
University Writing Instructor/Adjunct Faculty/Visiting Instructor at BYU (August 2010 – present)
  • Address: 4110 Joseph F. Smith Building, Provo, UT 84602

  • Taught 3 Honors fist-year writing courses (20 students each)

  • Taught 7 first-year writing courses (20 students each)

  • Taught about 40 technical writing courses (25 students each)

  • Judged student papers for 5 writing contests

  • Presented at 3 University Writing conferences

  • Held monthly conferences with individual students about writing assignments

  • Conducted 2 observations of other instructors

  • Earned high ratings from students and observers

  • Contributed to weekly instructor training meetings

  • Mentored 5 graduate students and several instructors in teaching technical  writing

  • Edited several chapters of a technical writing textbook

 
Adjunct Instructor at Broadview University (August 2012 – December 2015)
  • Address: 898 N 1200 W, Orem, UT 84057

  • Taught composition, literature, professional communications, and keyboarding courses of 10-15 students each

  • Judged student papers for a quarterly writing contest

  • Organized student schedules for 2 quarters

  • Reviewed student papers in a writing lab

  • Won Staff Member of the Quarter twice

 
Editorial Assistant/Copyeditor at Western North American Naturalist (March 2010 – May 2012)
  • Address: 190 Monte L. Bean Museum, Provo, UT 84602

  • Managed 200+ manuscript submissions using online journal system

  • Copyedited 50+ manuscripts using Council of Science Editors and house guides

  • Acted as liaison between editors and authors

  • Orem City Library

  • Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers

  • YPublish

  • Inscape

  • Project Read

Education
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  • Master of Arts, English
  • April 2012
  • Thesis title: “Mormon Characters in Young Adult Novels”
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  • Bachelor of Arts, English
  • Minor in Editing
  • April 2010
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