Regina’s CV
Elizabeth Regina McMenomy
E-Mail: regina@game-on-girl.com
- Education
2011
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in American Studies (conferred: May 2011)
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Dissertation topic: Girl Gamers: Self Representation and Identity
Faculty Advisor: Carol Siegel
2001
Master of Arts (M.A.) in English Literature
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Thesis topic: Faulkner and Eliot: The Creation of the Modernist Aesthetic
1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Literature
University of California, Santa Cruz
Senior Thesis topic: Graphic Novels as a Means of Historical Instruction
1995
Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Liberal Studies
Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
- Professional Experience
- 2011-Present Instructor: Master of Education Program
Concordia University Online – Portland, OR - 2002-Present Adjunct Faculty Member: Science, Language Arts and Math Department (Online only since 2006)
Shasta College – Redding, CA - 2011-Present Adjunct Faculty Member: English Department
Washington State University - Vancouver, WA
- 2006-2011 Teaching Assistant: English Department
Washington State University – Vancouver,WA - 2003-2006 Core Adjunct Faculty: College of Letters and Sciences
National University – Redding, CA
- Professional Presentations and Publications
Contribution to The Chronicle for Higher Education’s special report on online teaching.
Publication date: October 31, 2010. <http://chronicle.com/article/Instructors-Vantage-Point-/125107/>
“Just Tweet It: Using Online Social Media to Conduct Ethnographic Research.” November 2010 at Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD) at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.
“Doin’ the (Post-Modern) Dance: Representations of Race and Gender in the Dances of World of Warcraft”
April 2009: Presented at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in New Orleans
Book review: Schubart, Rikke. Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema.
October 2008: Journal of Popular Culture, 41.5.
“Cyber-drag: Performing Gender in Online Game Environments”
March 2008: Presented at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in San Francisco
“Just Think It: Using Commercial Media to Teach Critical Thinking in the Composition Classroom.”
October 2007: Presented at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association conference
** Nominated as a “Valuable Presentation”
“Cyber-drag and Gender Identity in World of Warcraft.”
April 2007: Presented at the Pacific Northwest American Studies Association conference
- Professional Affiliations
Popular Culture Association – Member
American Studies Association – Member
Pacific Northwest American Studies Association – Member
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association – Member
National Council of Teachers of English – Member
California Teacher’s Association – Member
Senior Thesis Project, Administration of Justice Department, National University – Committee Member
- Professional Training
eCollege Online Training – National University, March 2011
Moodle Online Training – Shasta College, February 2011
Angel Online Training session – Shasta College, May 2008
Online Pedagogy – Shasta College, May 2008
MBTI Professional Qualifying Certification Training – OKA, July 2005
Small Group Instructor Feedback Workshop – Shasta College, August 2004
WebCT Training Workshop – Shasta College, July 2004 and June 2006
- Courses Taught
College Composition (Washington State University – English 101; Shasta College, College of the Siskiyous – English 1A; Butte College – English 2; National University – English 100 & 101)
Literature and Composition (Shasta College – English 1B, in-person and online)
Advanced Composition (National University – English 240; Shasta College – English 65)
Creative Writing (Shasta College – English 31, in person and online; National University – English 365)
Basic Skills (Shasta College – English 190; Butte College – English 119; English 100 – Washington State University)
Composition and Rhetoric (Washington State University – English 301)
Introduction to English Studies (Washington State University – English 302)
Technical Writing (Washington State University – English 402)
Effective Communication (National University – Communications 200)
Children’s Literature (National University – Literature 442)
World of the Short Story (National University – Literature 443)
Studies in Poetry (National University – Literature 446)
Studies in the Novel (National University – Literature 448)
Film as Art (National University – Art 315)
American Literature (National University – Literature 337)
Shakespeare (National University – Literature 338)
Information and Technology Literacy (National University – ILR 260)
