Catherine Willa Staley

332 Ledgestone Drive Barboursville, WV 25504

(304) 616-2083/ catstaley1@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION:
University of Kentucky, MSLS, expected graduation date: May 2016
Marshall University, M.A., English, 2012.
Thesis: Mothers At Work: Reconstruction and Deconstruction of Patriarchy in Gone With
the Wind
Marshall University, B.A., magna cum laude and University Honors, English, 2010
Concentration: Literature.
Marshall University, B.A., magna cum laude and University Honors, Political Science, 2010
Concentration: American Politics.

PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Part-time extra help at James E. Morrow Library Special Collections, Marshall University
May 2014 - present
Assist patrons at the Reference Desk with Special Collection requests and locating books
in the Stacks
Organize and manage the Charles A. Hoffman Medical Library, including
o Process collections related to the Hoffman Library, including creating and
updating finding aids
o Shift books to combine multiple collections and arrange according to the LOC
classification system
o Create displays related to the Hoffman Library
o Perform some cataloguing tasks, such as adding copies or changing location codes
Oversee the transition of the Chemistry Library into the Morrow Stacks
o Assist cataloger with organizing and inventorying periodicals
o Manage student assistants in moving, organizing, and labeling periodicals
Develop a Rare Book Collection policy
Assess books for inclusion in Rare Book Room
Identify rare books for an American Primers collection
Assist with collection development of West Virginia Special Collections
Create displays for the Reading Room and Morrow Stacks
Retrieve and scan interlibrary loan requests
Attend and participate in all department meetings
Intern at the Smithsonian Libraries in Washington, D.C.

March, 2016
Reviewed and critiqued departmental social media guidelines and policies
Drafted social media campaign ideas for Library Week
Drafted Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posts to promote the online exhibit Artists
Books and Africa
Compiled outreach, communication, and social media plans from other libraries and
cultural heritage institutions
Extra help at the Touma Medical Museum in Huntington, WV
December 2014 August 2015
Designed a custom searchable database for rare and special medical book collection
Organized books for owners personal and professional use
Full-time Temporary Composition Instructor, Marshall University
August 2012 - May 2014
Designed and piloted Beginning Composition Plus, a stretch remedial education course
Courses taught: The Political Novel, Beginning Composition, Beginning Composition
Plus, Advanced Composition for Journalism Majors, Advanced Composition for Liberal
Arts Majors
o Designed syllabi, assignments, and classroom instruction to fulfil departmental
course outcomes
Served on department and university committees
Participated in departmental and composition program assessment activities
Part-time extra help in the James E. Morrow Library Special Collections, Marshall
University
May 2013 - August 2013
Inventoried the academic periodicals and journals in the Stacks
Part-time extra help in the James E. Morrow Library Special Collections, Marshall
University
May 2012 - August 2012
Assisted with reorganizing and shifting the Stacks from an alphabetical organizational
system to the LOC classification system
First Year Composition Teaching Assistant, Marshall University
2011-2012

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Upcoming -- Choosing the Right Path for You. Round table discussion. West Virginia
Libraries Association Spring Fling. Flatwoods, WV. April 7, 2016.
Thinking Beyond the Subject Headings. Demonstration. West Virginia Libraries
Association Spring Fling. Flatwoods, WV. April 9, 2015.
Riding the Rollercoaster of Remediation. Paper. With Kelli Prejean and David
Robinson. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Tampa, FL. March
20, 2015.
If By Emotional Grit Alone: Melanie Wilkess Performance of Motherhood. Paper. Stand for
Women Conference. Huntington, WV. April 6, 2013.
The Evolution of Scarlett OHara from Margaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind. Paper,
Stand for Women Conference. Huntington, WV. April 2, 2011.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Temporary Faculty representative, College of Liberal Arts Deans Search Committee, March
2014
Temporary Faculty representative, departmental search committee, Spring 2014
Composition Faculty representative, Complete College American Conference, Morgantown,
WV, January 2014
Temporary Faculty representative, Composition Committee, Marshall University, 2013-2014
Judge, WV Undergraduate Literary Symposium, Marshall University, March 2013
Composition Faculty representative, Accelerated Learning Program Conference, Parkersburg,
WV, May 2013
Temporary Faculty representative, Budget Committee, Marshall University, 2012-2013
Graduate representative, Chairs Advisory Committee, Marshall University, 2011-2012
Graduate representative, Graduate Program Committee, Marshall University, 2010-2011

WORKSHOPS

Information Literacy in the Composition Classroom. Marshall University Composition Program

workshop. Fall 2015.
Teaching 101P. Workshop for new instructors. Marshall University Composition Program
workshop. Fall 2014.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Libraries Association, student member
West Virginia Libraries Association, student member
PUBLICATIONS
2011: Marshall University College of Liberal Arts Annual Report faculty profiles
2011: Its a Two-Way Street: Productive Conversation with Your Tutor, Marshall University
Writing Center newsletter
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
West Virginia Libraries Association 2015 Scholarship recipient
Marian Alexander Blake and Merrill Clifford Blake Scholarship in Confederate Literature,
Marshall University, 2010-2012
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Fall 2014-Spring 2015: WV Free
Get Out the Vote campaign efforts
o Register new voters and help existing voters update their personal information
o Make phone calls to potential voters to discuss Early Voting options leading
up to an election
Captain, Bowl-a-thon to benefit WV Women and reproductive health services