Kristin LaFollette
kristinlafollette@gmail.com
Education
Bowling
Green State University, 2015-present
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Bowling
Green, OH
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PhD
in English, Rhetoric & Writing
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Certificate: Women’s Studies
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Courses: ENG 6020 Composition Instructor’s Workshop,
ENG 6210 Rhetoric & Composition Studies, ENG 7280 Computer-Mediated Writing
Theory & Practice
Indiana
University, August 2013
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South
Bend, IN
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Master
of Arts in English
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Concentration: Creative writing
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Courses
taken: L501 American Literature, W511
Fiction Writing Workshop, L680 Film & Genre, L502 Literacy Studies, L680
New Zealand Literature, W513 Poetry Writing Workshop (taken twice), G660
Stylistics
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Presented
original poetry and prose at Hearthside Readers and Writers Series
§ Live poetry/prose
readings conducted by IU South Bend
§ Read original
pieces that were published in the school’s literary magazine
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Thesis
project (creative writing)
§ “Like Las Vegas”
§ A 85-page work of
“narrative collage,” an experimental genre that combines elements of text and
image
§ A creative piece
about a sister caring for her younger brother told through anatomical diagrams,
images, and text
§ A 17-page context
essay accompanied the thesis and discussed the beginnings of the narrative
collage genre (Dadaism and Surrealism), analyzed other known works of narrative
collage, and discussed the elements of my own project
Indiana
University, August 2011
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South
Bend, IN
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Bachelor
of Arts in English literature
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Minor: Creative writing
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Some
courses taken: L376 Adolescent
Literature, W401 Advanced Fiction Writing, W270 Argumentative Writing, L450
British & American Authors, L390 Children’s Literature, C395 Documentary
Film, L350 Early American Literatures to 1800, L222 Literary Criticism, L202
Literary Interpretation, E302 Literatures in English 1600-1800, E303
Literatures in English 1800-1900, E301 Literatures in English to 1600, A399
Narrative Collage, W303 Writing Poetry
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Honors
Program recipient
§ Thesis project
(English literature)
·
“A
Modern Day Edgar Allan Poe: The
Contemporary Gothic Works of Stephen King”
·
A
44-page analysis of Gothic literature
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Dean’s
List member 2007-2011
Awards
Ekphrastic
Writing Poetry Competition, 2015
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Toledo
Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
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I
received an Honorable Mention award for my poem “Pharmaceuticals” which was
written after Mark Rothko’s Untitled (1960),
a painting in the museum’s collection
English
Department Writing Award, 2013
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Indiana
University, South Bend, IN
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Second
place in the poetry category with my poem “Alexithymia,” contest was judged by
author Amina Gautier
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Poem
was published in IU South Bend’s literary journal, Analecta
English
Department Writing Award, 2012
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Indiana
University, South Bend, IN
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Second
place in the poetry category with my poem “November Baptism,” contest was
judged by author Jim Daniels
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Poem
was published in IU South Bend’s literary journal, Analecta
English
Department Writing Award, 2011
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Indiana
University, South Bend, IN
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Honorable
mention in the poetry category with my poem “Memento Mori,” contest was judged
by author Joyce Hinnefeld
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Poem
was published in IU South Bend’s literary journal, Analecta
Teaching
Experience
Bowling
Green State University, Aug. 2015-present
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Bowling
Green, OH
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Graduate
assistant/instructor of composition in the General Studies Writing program
Active
Learning Classroom Training, August 2015
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Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
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Received
Certificate of Training from the Center for Faculty Excellence
Indiana
Institute of Technology, Jul. 2013-Dec. 2014
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Mishawaka
and Elkhart, IN
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Adjunct
lecturer in the English department
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I
have taught courses in English composition, literature, writing, professional
communications, music/art appreciation, and humanities
Indiana
University, Aug. 2012-Dec. 2014
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South
Bend and Elkhart, IN
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Adjunct
lecturer in the English department
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I
earned my teaching assistantship during my second year of graduate school and have
continued to teach at the university since my graduation in August 2013
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I
teach courses in English composition in the First-Year Writing Program and have
experience teaching summer school accelerated courses
Research
Graduate
Research Assistant, Aug. 2011-May 2012
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Indiana
University, South Bend, IN
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Masters
of Social Work Program
§ Wrote reviews and edited
scholarly articles for the School Social Work Journal
§ Performed
administrative duties for the social work department at the university
§ Performed
confidential data redaction for research projects
Undergraduate
Research Conference, 2011
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Indiana
University, South Bend, IN
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Presented
two academic papers to panels of my peers and professors at the university
§ “A Modern Day
Edgar Allan Poe: The Contemporary Gothic
Works of Stephen King”
·
My
senior honors thesis, the capstone project required to graduate from the Honors
Program (undergraduate)
·
A
44-page comparative analysis of the traditional Gothic works of Edgar Allan Poe
and the modern Gothic works of Stephen King
§ “Piers the
Plowman: An Allegorical Representation
of Christ’s Power and Humanity and the Importance of Hard Work”
·
My
midterm paper from my undergraduate senior capstone course in the English
program
·
An
analysis of the concept of truth in William Langland’s Piers Plowman
Publications
Vagabonds: Anthology of the Mad, forthcoming
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Poetry
– “Health Benefits” and “Wrong Words”
Turk’s Head Review, August 2015
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Poetry
– “Drifter” and “Long-Term Memory”
River Poets
Journal,
Volume 9 Issue 2 (Spring/Summer 2015)
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Poetry
– “Roadmap”
Tipton Poetry
Journal,
Volume 28 (Summer 2015)
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Poetry
– “Hemoglobin” and “Infinite Glass”
Remarkable
Doorways,
Issue 30 (Summer 2015)
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Poetry
– “Women”
Slipstream Press, Issue 35 (Summer
2015)
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Poetry
– “Neoplasm”
Pretty Owl Poetry, Issue 7 (Fall
2015)
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Artwork
(cover) – Trick-or-Treat
Poetry Quarterly, Issue 21 (Spring
2015)
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Poetry
– “Enamel”
The Quill Toledo, Spring 2015
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Poetry
– “First Aid” and “Gravel”
Songs of Eretz
Poetry Review,
July 2015
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Poetry
– “Emphysema”
Plath
Profiles: An Interdisciplinary Journal
for Sylvia Plath Studies, Volume 8
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Artwork
– Relentless Cage and In Pieces
NEAT. Mag, Issue 7 (Winter
2014-2015)
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Poetry
– “Grounded” and “Master’s Touch”
Poetry Pacific, Spring 2015
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Poetry
– “Imperfection” and “Skeletons”
Harbinger Asylum, Spring 2015
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Artwork
(collage) – Maybe the Cleaners, Things that Start with K, two untitled
collage pieces from my graduate thesis entitled Like Las Vegas
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Poetry
– “The Science of Forgetting,” “A Person Who Loves,” and “Mind and Intellect”
The Montucky
Review,
December 2014
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Poetry
– “Autumn Rhythm”
Really System, Issue 5 (January
2015)
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Poetry
– “The Burial”
The Light
Ekphrastic,
Issue 21 (February 2015)
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Collaboration
with artist, Brett Busang (brettbusang.com)
§ Brett chose the
poem “Cat People” from my submission and created a new painting entitled A House in the Distance based on the
poem
§ I chose the painting
Rockpile from his portfolio and wrote
a new poem based on his painting titled “Deed’s Creek”
§ The original
poem/painting appeared in the journal alongside the new poem/painting
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Poetry
– “Cat People” and “Deed’s Creek”
The Main Street
Rag,
Volume 20 Number 2 (Spring 2015)
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Poetry
– “Adoption of the Body”
Lost Coast Review, Volume 6 Number
2 (Winter 2015)
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Poetry
– “After My Birth,” “Edema,” “Marriage of Two Poets,” “Nervous Tissue,” and
“Passenger”
LEVELER Poetry
Magazine,
March 2015
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Poetry
– “Fawn”
Futures Trading
Magazine,
Fall 2014
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Poetry
– “Myelin Sheath”
FIVE2ONE Magazine, Issue 7 (Summer
2014)
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Poetry
– “Antique Skeleton”
The 2River View, 18.4 (Summer
2014)
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Poetry
– “Careful Examination” and “Enzymes”
Dead Flowers: A Poetry Rag, Volume 2 Number
6 (Winter 2013)
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Poetry
– “Wrestling with God” and “Merlot”
Eunoia Review, January 2014
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Poetry
– “Captured Strangers” and “I Touched a Dead Jellyfish”
Crack the Spine
Magazine,
Summer 2013 edition
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Poetry
– “Hard Candy”
Analecta (IU South Bend’s
literary magazine)
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Poetry
– “Memento Mori” (2011), “November Baptism” (2012), “Alexithymia” (2013)
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Prose
– “Lights that Grow Dim over Time” excerpt (2012)
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