Ashley Thomas
New York,NY
Summary
Scholar and educator with a history of stepping into diverse academic environments. Seeks to create scholarship that diversifies the scope of scholarly conversations. Develops pedagogy to enhance student success. Trained in course development, assessment and grading requirements, and supporting students with lectures, discussions and activities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
01.2024 - Current
- Oversaw curriculum development and implementation in alignment with best practices.
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
- Evaluated students on materials presented in workshops and classes.
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and helping them succeed
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Oversaw curriculum development and implementation in alignment with best practices.
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
- Evaluated students on materials presented in workshops and classes
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and helping them succeed
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
Instructor, Intro to Writing
Columbia University Academic Success Programs
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Designed detailed learning plans for 63 underrepresented students based on their needs
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration, and best practices.
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Oversaw curriculum development and implementation in alignment with best practices.
- Evaluated students on materials presented in workshops and classes
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and helping them succeed
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Oversaw curriculum development and implementation in alignment with best practices.
- Initiated new learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension.
- Evaluated students on materials presented in workshops and classes.
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University
01.2022 - 05.2022
- TA for “World’s End: 20th and 21st Century Dystopian Fiction and Film,” taught by Dr. Jack Halberstam
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
Event Archive Intern
The Center For Fiction
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Created a digital archive of the Center’s literary events
- Transcriber for events held at The Center for Fiction
- Developed classification systems to facilitate public access to archived materials.
- Researched and recorded origins, provenance and historical significance of archival materials.
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University
08.2021 - 12.2021
- TA for “16th Century English Poetry and Poetics,” taught by Dr. Molly Murray
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
Education
Ph.D - English Literature
Columbia University in The City of New York
New York, NYMA - English Literature
Columbia University in The City of New York
New York, NY10.2021
MA - English Literature
California State University
Sacramento, CA05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English
California State University
Sacramento, CA12.2017
Skills
- Early Modern Literary Scholarship
- Curriculum Development
- Student Performance Evaluation
- Personable and Approachable
- Classroom Management
- Class Organization
- Positive Learning Environment
- Online Databases
- Lectures and Discussions
- Course Development
Additional Information
“‘What happened to the truth is not recorded’: Anticipating the Shift from Postmodern
Consumer Culture to Post-Truth in Julian Barnes’s Flaubert’s Parrot,” Excursions, vol. 9, no. 1.
Custom
- “Refashioning the Petrarchan Ethics of Desire in Lady Mary Wroth’s Pamphilia to Amphilanthus.” 53rd NeMLA Convention, 13 March 2022.
- "Inclusivity and Post-Truth Discourse in Julian Barnes’s Flaubert’s Parrot." “Faking It” Conference: Conceptualising “Fake” in Culture, Society and Academia, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, June 12th, 2019.
- “Rewriting Experiences of Trauma: Narrative Fragmentation and the Imagined Nation in Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography,” 33rd Annual CSU Student Research Competition, California State University, Fullerton, April 26th, 2019.
Custom
- Marjorie Hope Nicolson Fellow, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 2020
- Provost Diversity Fellow, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, 2020
- Teaching Observation Fellow, The Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University, 2023
Custom
- Provost’s Award for Research Excellence, First Place Winner in the Graduate category for Arts and Letters, California State University, Sacramento, 2019
- Bazzanella Literary Award: Second Place Graduate Critical Analysis, California State University, Sacramento, English Department, 2019
Custom
- Editor for The Morningside Review 2022
- Peer Reviewer, Meliora 2021
Timeline
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
01.2024 - Current
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
09.2023 - 12.2023
Instructor, Intro to Writing
Columbia University Academic Success Programs
07.2023 - 08.2023
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
01.2023 - 05.2023
Instructor, University Writing
Columbia University
09.2022 - 12.2022
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University
01.2022 - 05.2022
Event Archive Intern
The Center For Fiction
01.2022 - 05.2022
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University
08.2021 - 12.2021
Ph.D - English Literature
Columbia University in The City of New York
MA - English Literature
Columbia University in The City of New York
MA - English Literature
California State University
Bachelor of Arts - English
California State University