Dr Heidi
Flexible Humanities Ph.D in Atlanta

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a professional position in the north metro Atlanta area that utilizes my talents, skills, education, flexibility and intelligence.
Possible fields: Publishing, higher education, teaching/training, research, media. No sales.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2004 Culture, History and Theory
Emory University, Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts
"Imagining the Virus: A Discourse Analysis of Contemporary Fiction"
Interdisciplinary studies in twentieth-century American literature and the arts, religion and popular culture. (GPA 3.84)

M.A. 1991 Philosophical Theology and Ethics
University of Iowa, School of Religion
19th- and 20th-century theology and ethics, concentrating in Kierkegaard and Buber as major figures. Areas of specialization include theories of interpretation, systemic and contextual ethics, east-west dialogue.

Part-time Graduate Studies in the Humanities, Fall 1986 and Fall 1987
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Coursework in English, Comparative Literature, Religious Studies, History, Psychoanalysis

B.A. Arts and Sciences 1986 English and American Literature
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of English
Major in English/American Literature, minor in Psychology as Social Science. (GPA 3.27)

SKILLS AND TALENTS

An efficient reality principle combined with linguistic sophistication and adaptability will be a significant asset to the organization that can provide the right job fit for my skills and talents. Teaching/Training, Research, Writing, Instructional Design, Project Management, Website Content, Editing/Proofreading, White Hat Organic Search Engine Optimization, Discourse Analysis, Rhetorical Analysis, Behavioral Style Analysis and Application, Theories of Interpretation

Workplace Flexibility: Quick study, excel at diverse tasks, self-motivated and innovative, creative solutions and decision-making, translation of information across different areas and levels of expertise, behavioral style analysis applications, balance of overall goals and details needed to achieve them.

Writing/ Research: High standards, interpretive diversity, interdisciplinarity, quick processing of possible meanings and strong interpretations, careful attention to nuances of diverse discourses, flair.

Teaching/Training: Present to different points of view, address diverse learning styles, utilize technology in the classroom, design and meet course goals, significantly improve thinking and writing skills in students, apply specialized knowledge to a range of situations.

Information Technology: Advanced user of publishing, word processing, online learning, database, and graphic design software, html hand-coding.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creative/Technical Projects Director
Data Dome Inc., September 1992 - present
Consulting for an Atlanta-based corporation that recommends and distributes assessments for pre-employment, retention, and motivation. DISC behavioral style certification coaching for trainers, web site content and management, technical and promotional writing, coding and ongoing intuitive search engine optimization, workplace trends newsletter, company blog, client services, slide show content and design, online survey design and implementation, technical research and promotion for more than fifty assessment tools.

Managing Editor, Religious Studies News
AAR/SBL Joint Ventures, Scholar's Press, December 1994 - May 1997
Managing Editor of Religious Studies News, a quarterly news journal in Religious Studies (joint venture of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature) with 11,000 subscribers.

Research Assistant
Emory University, Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, Fall 1993 - Spring 1994
Research Assistant to a full professor in literature and religion. Contributed research, critical reading, and an index to a scholarly book later published by a university press.

Computer Room Manager
First National Bank, Iowa City, August-December 1991
Responsible for all night-shift computer processing and operations, including ITS/Unisys systems, high-security trust system, ATM network backups, check sorting and processing, and specialized nightly reports.

Research Assistant
University of Iowa, School of Religion, Fall 1988 - Spring 1989
Conducted library research in philosophical theology and bio-ethics.

Editorial Assistant / Proofreader
University of Massachusetts Press, September 1986 - August 1988
Developed and implemented the first computerized project management system for the editorial and production departments, proofread galleys and page proofs, represented the press at scholarly meetings, researched cover art and permissions.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Literature Instructor (Adjunct)
Mercer University, Spring 2005
Designed and taught Stretching Our World: Existential Complexity in the Twentieth Century.

Humanities Instructor(Adjunct)
Atlanta College of Art, Fall 1997
Designed and taught Topics in Religion: Religion and Sexuality, which developed conceptual strategies to analyze relationships between sexuality, the sacred, and power as they are represented and interpreted in fiction, poetry and film.

Humanities Instructor (Graduate Student)
Emory University, Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture, Fall 1997, Spring 1998
Taught Politics of Identity (spring 2 sections - fall 1 section), which analyzed the construction and contestation of identity concepts through close examination of written and visual materials from diverse cultural contexts.

Humanities Instructor (Graduate Student)
Emory University, Liberal Studies, Fall 1995
Taught Values and Change, which considered fictional texts with special attention to theories of difference and cultural diversity.

Teaching Assistant
Emory University, Liberal Studies, Spring 1995
Graded quizzes, papers and examinations for American Identities, which examined the ways understandings of American self-identity have emerged at specific historical moments.

Teaching Assistant
University of Iowa, School of Religion, Fall 1989 - Spring 1991
Responsible for leading three discussion sections per semester for an alternating lecture series - Judeo-Christian Tradition in the fall, and Religion and Society in the spring. Grading and additional tutoring for 75 students per semester.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Departmental Aide
Office of Public Information, University of Massachusetts Amherst, March - August 1986
Resident Counselor
McNamara House, University of Massachusetts Amherst, September 1984 - May 1986
Retail Store Manager
Stephanie's Swimwear, Martha's Vineyard, MA, May - September 1985
Advertising Manager
Governor's Program Council, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Spring 1984
Mental Health Worker
Fuller Memorial Hospital, South Attleboro, MA, May - September 1984
Administrative Assistant
Crosby Valve and Gage, Wrentham, MA, May - September 1983

PUBLICATIONS

"Invocation to Benevolent Deities Inc." (poem), in In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself, Volume 6, edited by Marlow Peerse Weaver (MW Enterprises, 2005).

"Spider's Neverknot" (poem), in This So-Called Life: the Anthology, edited by C. E. Laine and Kathy Kubik (Little Poem Press, 2005).

"Blood Spirit / Blood Bodies: The Viral in the Vampire Chronicles of Anne Rice and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro," in The Fantastic Vampire: Studies in the Children of the Night, Selected Essays from the Eighteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, pp. 111-121. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, No. 91. Edited by James Craig Holte (Greenwood Press, 2002).

Religion and Literature: A Reader. Co-edited with Robert Detweiler, David Jasper, and S. Brent Plate (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2000).

"Interview with Robert Detweiler, President of the American Academy of Religion," Religious Studies News (May 1997).

Editor, Children with Asthma: A Manual for Parents, by Thomas F. Plaut (Amherst, MA: Pedipress, 1988).

PRESENTATIONS / SPEAKING

"Emergent Viral Mythologies," (public lecture and slide show), On the Blink series moderated by Robert Cheatham for the Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, an associate of Public Domain, Inc. (Atlanta, GA on June 16, 1999).

"Viral Transformations in Contemporary Science Fiction," paper presented at Utopias/Dystopias: The Twentieth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Postmodernist Science Fiction: Contexts and Concepts (Ft. Lauderdale, FL on March 19th, 1999).

"Viral Horror: The Other, the Ambiguous, and the Viral Realm," paper presented at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR) and the American Academy of Religion Regional Meeting, AAR: Arts, Literature, and Religion III (Chapel Hill, NC on March 13, 1999).

"The Vampiric Boundary: Viral Rhetoric in the Fiction of Anne Rice and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro," paper presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Lord Ruthven Assembly (Dania/Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 1997).

"The Loved One", guest participant on National Public Radio program Joe Frank: Work in Progress (KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, 1993).

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Doctoral Tuition Grant, Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, Emory University, 1992-2003
Teaching Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture/Liberal Studies, Emory University, 1995-1998
Research Fellowship, Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts, Emory University, 1993-1994
Teaching Fellowship, School of Religion, University of Iowa, 1989-1991
Research Fellowship, School of Religion, University of Iowa, 1988-1989
University of Massachusetts Staff Tuition Grant, 1986-1988
Competitive Merit Tuition Scholarship, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts, 1982-1986

CURRENT ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

Modern Language Association