DARIN L.

HAMMOND

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu

Literary Theories, Periods, and Genres

Advanced knowledge in linguistics, Darwinian theory, evolutionary and cognitive psychology, and neurophysiology of empathy Dissertation centered on mirror neurons, neurophysiology, and empathy in contemporary American literature Studied multiethnic and multilingual American literatures, centered on Norwegian immigrant fiction Trained in linguistic, deconstruction, postmodern, semiotic, Bakhtinian discourse theory Applied Bakhtin and discourse theory in completing thesis on Charles Chesnutt Exercised genre and literary theory in studying science fiction with Dr. Brian Attebery, who co-edited The Norton Anthology of Science Fiction with Ursula K. LeGuin and edits The Journal of the Fantastic in Art Grounded in American Realism and Naturalism with extensive individual research and collaboration with Dr. Terry Engebretsen Studied literary history, research methodology, and textual analysis

Rhetoric and Literature Pedagogy

Modified teaching style and methods to accommodate new knowledge about the BYUIdaho Learning Model Developed proficiency in classroom management by combining lecture with in-class writing and reading activities, group exercises and projects, media activities, class discussions, etc. Worked closely with mentors at BYUIdaho and at Idaho State University to develop teaching methods and pedagogical skills Implemented assessment techniques in composition, literature, and advanced writing classrooms Practiced skills in generating curricula for new courses both collaboratively and individually Orchestrated lesson plans and teaching strategies to create a stimulating classroom and fulfill course objectives through The Learning Model Engaged new disciplines and acquired new knowledge to develop course material for Foundations classes Employed classical, contemporary, multicultural, multigenre, and multidisciplinary texts to enrich student learning

Advanced Writing and Composition

Created a general education advanced writing course titled English Foundations: Advanced Reading and Critical Writing Generated curriculum for advanced writing courses in technical communication, social sciences, construction management, and architecture Learned pedagogical skills through an ISU seminar in teaching business and technical writing Experienced in teaching advanced genre writing skills such as resumes, professional letters, memo, requests for information, change orders, letters of intent, definitions, proposals, explanations of processes, research projects, etc. Created both technical and business documents such as proposals, contracts, business plans, project plans, etc. in the workplace Generated general rhetoric and composition expertise through extensive academic writing and teaching composition and advanced writing courses Developed both teaching and writing skills through a seminar at ISU in teaching composition, pedagogy, and rhetorical theory

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Humanities and Culture

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu

Developed curriculum to teach hybrid courses combining literature with art, music, sculpture, architecture, and film Acquired general literature skills and knowledge through diverse course work including literary and genre theory, methods of research and scholarship, and a variety of period studies Studied Spanish literature in the primary language including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabella Allende, and Jorge Luis Borges Taught literature from various cultures including authors such as Chinua Achebe, Sherman Alexie, Bharati Mukherjee, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Languages and Computers

Developed fluency in Spanish on a mission in the Dominican Republic and through coursework and reading Experienced with teaching and research software including Brainhoney, BlackBoard, Moodle, Micrograde, Grade Center, RefWorks, and Docear

Education
PH.D. IN ENGLISH AND THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH Idaho State University
Dissertation focused on contemporary American literature and theory Seminar in Linguisticsemphasis in cognitive and psycho-lingistics Science of Human Nature in Renaissance Literature

2009-Present Pocatello, ID
Philosophy an Literature Beyond Speciesism in Postcolonial Literature emphasis in the science of empathy and mirror neurons Multiethnic American Literatures Seminar in Theories of Learning

MASTER OF ARTSENGLISH Idaho State University

Thesis: Discursive Riot: Silence and Subversion in Chesnutt=s The Marrow of Tradition Literary emphasis: American Studies Realism and Naturalism Literary theory emphasis: M.M. Bakhtin and Discourse Theory

2004 Pocatello, ID
Teaching assistantship and fellowship Composition and rhetoric emphasis: Business Writing, Technical Writing, and Freshman Composition 4.0 postgraduate GPA

BACHELOR OF ARTSENGLISH, SUMMA CUM LAUDE Brigham Young University

3.96 cumulative undergraduate GPA Emphasis in American literature

1995 Provo, UT

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS ENGLISH Ricks College

4.0 GPA

1991 Rexburg, ID
General education and English literature

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Employment History
ENGLISH FACULTY, CONTINUING FACULTY STATUS Brigham Young UniversityIdaho Writing Courses

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu

2005-PRESENT Rexburg, ID Literature and Humanities Courses

ENG 250 Introduction to Literature ENG 334 American LiteratureColonial to Romantic ENG 335 American LiteratureRealism to Modernism Foundations Humanities 104: Tolkien to Homer

ENG 111 College Writing Foundations ENG 201 Advanced Writing and Critical Reading ENG 315 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences ENG 316 Technical Writing ENG 319 Advanced Writing in Construction Management and Architecture

Committees and Assignments

Editor/contributing author of Way to Wisdom anthology, 2009-2010 Development Committee for Foundations ENG 201, 2009-Present Foundation Humanities 104, 2008-Present Professional Writing Committee, 2006-Present Internship Coordinator, 2006-Present Composition Committee, 2004-2006 New Instructor Mentor Student Academic Advisor

Computers and Technologies

Moodle, Blackboard, Brainhoney Micrograde and Grade Center Microsoft Office and WordPerfect Office Suites Adobe Creative Suite and Google SketchUp 7 RefWorks and Write -n- Cite Weebly, Box.Net, DropBox, Google Docs FreeMind Docear Research Assistant Evernote Dragon Naturally Speaking

Skills Practiced and Acquired

Developed teaching portfolio for CFS review including reflective writing, teaching philosophy, response to student and committee observations, etc. Mentored by my CFS committee, the English Department Chair, and the Dean of the College of Language and Letters through classroom observations each semester, oral and written feedback, one on one training, student evaluations, teaching portfolio evaluations, etc. Researched methods of teaching and learning as part of the CFS process including scholarly sources from the library, seminars and discussion groups provided on campus, online tutorials and workshops, department meetings, etc. Worked on the professional writing committee to develop curriculum and objectives for the professional writing emphasis in the English major Trained new internship coordinators

Skills Practiced and Acquired

Added audiovisual content to the classroom and homework environments using the software above Received semiannual training from the University in technology, teaching, and learning Researched genres of construction writing and quest artblending the discipline of literature with music, art (in all mediums) and architecture Researched approaches to American Literature including historical, cultural, theoretical (gender studies, postmodernism, deconstructionism, Marxism, etc.) Mastered MLA, APA, and CMS style guides Represented the University and the English Department on an internship expedition to Monterey and Guadalajara, Mexico Trained in student privacy: FERPA, HIPPA, PCI DSS, and GLBA, 2009 Facilitated student internships as the English Department as Internship Coordinator

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FULL-TIME TEMPORARY FACULTY Brigham Young University-Idaho

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu 2004-2005 Rexburg, ID

Implemented various assessment techniques including impromptu writing; background knowledge probe; focused listing; minute paper; content, form, and function outlines; double entry journals, self-assessment, teacher-designed feedback forms, group work evaluations, etc. Initiated writing strategies to promote critical reading and thinking such as t-analysis; response papers; response journals; summary and synthesis assignments; Ophelia Syndrome portfolio; etc.

Developed curriculum for English 316 Advanced Writing/Technical Communication, English 315 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences, English 250 Introduction to Literature Organized collaborative learning strategies such as fishbowl, think-pair-share, jigsaw, dialogue journals, peer editing, group investigation, critical debate, buzz groups, class court, etc.

ADJUNCT FACULTY Ricks College/Brigham Young University-Idaho

Taught nine credits of English 111 College Writing per semester to classes of 25 students Constructed syllabus materials organized around course objectives Designed effective writing assignments, emphasizing the writing process Guided students to construct rhetorical mode portfolios

2002-2004 Rexburg, ID
Employed strategies for course management Orchestrated peer-response activities Taught research skills Responded to in process work to promote revision Responded and assessed polished writing Taught grammar, usage, and style

VICE PRESIDENT Hammond Enterprises, Inc.

Created and managed advertising campaigns Wrote all in-house technical/business documents Drafted blueprints for projects Created document templates Managed corporate finances Transitioned from a partnership to a corporation
FACULTY

1995-2002 Blackfoot, ID
Handled all customer service and warrantee work Managed multiple crews of three to five workers Managed construction projects valued at up to $200,000 Hired, trained, and evaluated new employees

PART-TIME ENGLISH Ricks College

1996-1997 Rexburg, ID
Employed a process centered pedagogy and developed extensive activity and lesson plan archives Learned to respond to and assess a variety of different writing tasks

Taught English 111 and English 316 courses Developed skills of text book selection and course organization Molded courses and syllabi to closely fit with departmental objectives

COMPOSITION TEACHING ASSISTANT Idaho State University

1996-1997 Pocatello, ID

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Organized and taught English 101 to classes of 25 students Received one-on-one guidance and instruction in course development, class management, lesson planning, etc.

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu

Participated in a review and evaluation program which included in-class observation by mentors, team teaching with mentors, video recordings of class sessions, and student evaluations.

Professional Presentations and Publications

English Department presentation Paul Laurence Dunbar: Intertextual Reading, 2012 Knowledge and Faith: Dispelling Fear through Righteous, Reasoned Inquiry. Way to Wisdom. Ed. William Brugger, Darin Hammond, Kip Hartvigsen, Anne Papworth, Rhonda Seamons. Rexburg, ID: BYU-I, 2010. Web. Department retreat speaker in Sun Valley, CCCCs San Francisco: The Buzz in Composition and Rhetoric, 2009 CCCC San Francisco, Wave Particle and the Teaching Portfolio: Dialogue/Practice for Emerging Teachers, 2009 Department retreat speaker in Sun Valley, Charles W. Chesnutt: Straddling the Color Line, 2008 CCCC New York, Auto-Writing-Ethnography: Establishing (I)dentity in Social Science Writing, 2007 CCCC Chicago, Composition in the Center Spaces: Building Community, Culture, Coalitions, 2006 CCCC San Francisco, Responding to Religion: Facilitating a Spiritual Voice through Response and Revision in the Composition Classroom, 2005 CCCC Phoenix, Nastias Mark on the Wall: Contrastive Rhetoric-Cultural Studies and the International Writer, 1996

Positions and Awards

Member of NCTE and CCC, 2005-present Professional Writing Committee for the English Department, 2006-present Internship Coordinator for the English Department, trained in locating potential employers, acting as a liaison between student/internship office/employer, preparing future internship coordinators, 2006-present Participant and presenter at semester English Department Retreats, 2004-present Teaching Assistantship with a full fellowship at Idaho State University, 1996-1997 Full academic scholarship at Brigham Young University, 1994-1995 Humanities Division Man of the Year at Ricks College, 1990-1991 Academic scholarships at Ricks College, 1990-1991

Volunteer Activities
Venture Boy Scout Leader in Rexburg 16th Ward, Rexburg, ID South Stake, 2008-Present Sunday School Teacher in Rexburg 16th Ward, Rexburg, ID South Stake, 2004-2008 Ward Clerk in Blackfoot 5th Ward, Blackfoot, ID South Stake, 2002-2004 Elders Quorum President in Groveland 2nd Ward, Blackfoot, ID South Stake, 1999-2002 Young Mens Presidency in Groveland 2nd Ward, Blackfoot, ID South Stake, 1997-1999 Assistant Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America Troop 203, Grand Teton Council, 1997-1999 Full time mission in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo West Mission, 1991-1993 Microsoft Office Suite, WordPerfect Office Suite, Adobe Suite, Google SketchUp 7, , Weebly, Wordpress and Blogger

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References
Idaho State University
Dr. Brian Attebery Director of Graduate Studies Department of English and Philosophy Idaho State University Liberal Arts 123 Pocatello, ID 83209-8056 attebria@isu.edu 208.282.2895 Dr. Terry Engebretsen Department Chair Liberal Arts 263 Department of English and Philosophy Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8056 engeterr@isu.edu 208.282.247

300 Rigby, Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 208.496.4382 hammondd@byui.edu

Dr. Tracy Montgomery Assistant Dean Business Administration 248 College of Arts and Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8056 monttrac@isu.edu 208.282.3204 Dr. Roger Schmidt Associate Professor Liberal Arts 271 Department of English and Philosophy Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8056 schmroge@isu.edu 208.282.2374

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Dr. Karen C. Holt English Faculty 109 Rigby Brigham Young UniversityIdaho Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 holtk@byui.edu 208.496.1161 Dr. John Ivers Dean of College of Language and Letters Smith 296A Brigham Young UniversityIdaho Rexburg, ID 83460-0865 iversj@byui.edu 208.496.1561 Elaine Hawker English Faculty 106 Rigby Brigham Young UniversityIdaho Rexburg, ID 83460-4540 hawkere@byui.edu 208.496.4385 Dr. Kip Hartvigsen English Faculty 308 Rigby Brigham Young UniversityIdaho Rexburg, ID 83460-0865 hartvigsenk@byui.edu 208.496.1561

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