Curriculum Vitae
Education:
Masters:
Brigham Young University |
2019
Provo, Utah |
- Thesis: "Navigating Palimpsest's Sea Garden: H.D.'s Spiritual Realism"
- Chair: Dr. Brian Roberts
- Reader: Dr. Matthew Wickman
- Reader: Dr. Ed Cutler
- Writing 150 Instructorship (2016-2018)
- English 312 Advanced Writing Internship (2017)
- English 294 Transatlantic Literary History Teaching Mentorship (2017)
Bachelors (Summa Cum Laude):
Brigham Young University - Hawaii |
2012
Laie, Hawaii |
- Majored in English
- Minors in Japanese and Creative Writing
- English Teaching Internship for English 101 and 201
Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Faculty
Westminster University
Graduate Instructor Brigham Young University
Special Instructor / Adjunct Instructor Brigham Young University - Hawaii
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09/2019-Present
Salt Lake City, Utah 08/2016-12/2018 Provo, Utah 09/2012-08/2016 Laie, Hawaii |
Published Works:
Articles:
"Stepping out of Photographs: Stopping the Myth of the Vanishing Native through Reclaiming Personhood in The Edward Curtis Project" Criterion 11.1, Brigham Young University Journal of Literary Criticism "Climbing the Ladder: Helping Students Reach Better Levels of Reflection" Locutorium, Brigham Young University Writing Department Online Journal Creative Writing: "Lunch" - Short Fiction Scribendi, University of New Mexico Honors Literary Journal |
2018 2017 2010 |
Academic Presentations:
English Symposium
Brigham Young University
ENGL 629R: Transnational Indigenous Literature Presentation Brigham Young University
Archipelagoes: A BYU/Rutgers Mini-Symposium Brigham Young University
"A Dystopian Past, A Dystopian Future" - 10th Annual Southern Illinois University Carbondale Graduate Conference in Literature and Rhetoric/Composition SIU-Carbondale
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3/2018
Provo, Utah 12/2017 Provo, Utah 12/2016 Provo, Utah 03-04/2017 Carbondale, Illinois |
Extra-Curricular Presentations*:
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium
Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention Salt Palace Convention Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium Provo Marriot Hotel & Conference Center
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02/2024
Provo, Utah 02/2023 Provo, Utah 02/2022 Provo, Utah 02/2021 Remote 02/2020 Provo, Utah 09/2019 Salt Lake City, Utah 02/2019 Provo, Utah 02/2018 Provo, Utah 02/2017 Provo, Utah |
Honors, Awards, Certificates:
Awards:
Locutorium Essay Contest - First Place Brigham Young University Kula Manu Personal Essay Contest - First Place Brigham Young University-Hawaii Kula Manu Short Story Contest - First Place Brigham Young University-Hawaii Kula Manu Poetry Contest - First Place Brigham Young University-Hawaii Memberships: Phi Kappa Phi member Sigma Tau Delta member Certificates: College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) International Tutor Training Program (ITTP) Certification, Level 1 CRLA ITTP Certification, Level 2 CRLA ITTP Certification, Level 3 |
2017 2012 2009 2008 |
Work Experience:
Professional Experience:
Professional Dungeon Master Dungeon Master Direct Contracted Writer* Chaosium Inc. Long-Term Contracted Author* Sigil Entertainment Group Contracted Freelancer* Fantasy Flight Games Freelance Writer / Gaming Consultant* Cardiff Tabletop Games Assistant Director of the Reading/Writing Center Brigham Young University - Hawaii University Communications Coordinator Brigham Young University - Hawaii Story Team Member / Freelance Writer* Alderac Entertainment Group: Legend of the Five Rings Brand Tutor > Lead Tutor > Student Manager Reading/Writing Center, BYU-Hawaii Math and English Tutor, One-to-One Tutoring Program Wasatch Elementary School |
05/2021-Present 09/2020-Present 07/2020-Present 08/2016-11/2020 07/2015-07/2016 01/2015-08/2016 Laie, Hawaii 08/2013-03/2015 Laie, Hawaii 01/2015-04/2016 01/2008-06/2012 Laie, Hawaii 09/2006-05/2007 Provo, Utah |
Volunteer Experience:
Volunteer Experience:
Freelance Writer / Media Consultant IHHELPP (NGO) Service Missionary The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
04/2014-9/2016 Hawaii and Utah 04/2010-09/2011 Kobe, Japan |
*For more information about my freelance portfolio and creative/hobby experiences,
visit my author's page at marimurdock.com.