Kelsey

Brakefield

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EDUCATION

Mills College, Oakland, California
M.A. in English Literature and Languages Graduated May 2017
Grade Point Average 4.0

Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois Graduated December 2013
Bachelor of Arts in English Education Certification
Minor in Music with a concentration on Voice
Grade Point Average 3.870

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Grammar and Style
American and English Modernist Literature
Social Justice in Science and Fantasy Fiction


AWARDS
Rhetoric and Composition Program Graduate Assistantship, Mills College, 2015-
2016 and 2016-2017 Academic Years
English Graduate Student Scholarship, Mills College, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017
Academic Year s
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Western Illinois University, Fall 2013
Honors College Scholar, Western Illinois University, Fall 2015.
Nine Deans List Semester Honors Awards, Western Illinois University, Fall 2009,
Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring
2013, and Summer 2013.
Ada B. Drake and Hazel M. Oest Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Spring
2012
Inaugural Recipient of the Jack and Dorothee Bates Jessee Scholarship, Western
Illinois University, Fall 2011.
Awarded Professional Membership in the Phi Delta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta
English Honor Society, Spring 2011.






TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mills College, Oakland, California
Teaching Assistant
Writing Center Fellow, Spring 2017
English Literature Senior Thesis, Dr. Ruth Saxton, Fall 2016

Institute of Reading Development, Oakland Region, California
Classroom Instructor
Programs R, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, Summer 2016 and Summer 2017

Mills College, Oakland, California
Teaching Assistant
Writing Center Fellow, Spring 2016
English 1, Professor David Buuck, Fall 2015

Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield, Illinois
Student Teacher
Contemporary Literature, Julie Banholzer, Fall 2013
Modern American literature seminar for graduating seniors
English 10, Jon Hill, Fall 2013
Composition and literature hybrid course for second-year high school students

VIT Junior/Senior High School, Table Grove, Illinois
Student Teacher
Eighth grade Literature and Grammar, Cassandra Nehmelman, Spring 2013

Lewistown Junior/Senior High School, Lewistown, Illinois
Student Teacher
High School Speech, Susie Lafary, Fall 2012

CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Conquering Fairyland: Colonialism and Cultural Tourism in Marie de France's "Lanval,"
Medieval Literature I Panel, Pacific and Ancient Modern Language Association
(PAMLA), 114th Annual Conference, Pascadena, CA, November 2016

Illinois Reading Council Annual Conference, Springfield, Illinois, Spring 2013

NCTE Annual Convention, Chicago, Fall 2011

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Documentation Engineer, Hayward, CA July 2014 September 2016
KBL Associates
Responsibilities include: Technical writing and creating clear and informative manuals for
company products. Editing engineer drawings and legal documents.

First Bankers Trust Company, Macomb, Illinois 2013- 2014
Bank Teller
Responsibilities include: Handling private financial and customer information and obeying
security and emergency protocols. Maintaining high standards of customer service, cross-
selling new products and accounts, operating a cash drawer with large amounts of
currency.

College of Education and Human Services, Macomb, IL January 2012 August 2013
Western Illinois University Deans Office Student Worker
Responsibilities include: Customer service, scheduling and setting up conference rooms,
telephone courtesies, filing confidential forms, assisting Deans with office responsibilities.

Western Courier, Macomb, Illinois January 2012 May 2012
Proofreader
Responsibilities include: Editing bodies of writing in a timely manner, fact checking
interviews, quotes, and events, and meeting strict writing and editing deadlines.

Western Illinois University Summer Music Camps, Macomb, Illinois June July 2009
Camp Counselor
Responsibilities include: Maintaining a safe environment for campers, modeling ideal
singing techniques, and aiding ensemble directors during events and rehearsals.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEES

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Since 2016
P.E.O. Chapter M.D. Since 2013
WIU University Teacher Education Committee (UTEC), Student Representative, 2012-2013
Illinois Reading Council (IRD) Member
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Phi Delta Chapter, Secretary and Officer
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)