Eric J. Pitman
Huntsville
Summary
Detail-oriented English Studies Professional experienced in technical and communicative writing with a focus on course design and mentorship. Developed enriching academic experiences through innovative curriculum enhancement and collaborative learning initiatives. Embraced adaptability and continuous learning to effectively navigate change and achieve defined objectives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer of Creative Writing
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville
08.2023 - 05.2026
- Developed expertise in course design, curriculum, scholarship, editing, technical writing, advisement, creative enterprise, and the communication and teaching of writing.
- Engaged students in the classroom by delivering dynamic and relevant topics that fostered enthusiasm for writing.
- Developed lectures to accommodate for different learning styles, maximizing students' comprehension.
- Mentored graduate students with their research projects and dissertations.
- Partnered with lecturers to enhance course content and teaching policies, ensuring alignment with educational standards.
- Led workshops and seminars on topics, promoting continuous learning among students and faculty.
- Maintained professional development through attendance at conferences, workshops, and continuing education courses in teaching methodologies.
- Participated in academic committees, contributing to departmental decision-making and policy formation.
- Delivered course lectures using modern technology to enhance student comprehension.
- Provided letters of recommendation and sponsorship to high-achieving students which resulted in the successful matriculation to advanced programs, internships, professional opportunities, and continuing graduate studies.
Instructional Assistant Professor in Creative Writing
Illinois State University
Normal
01.2014 - 01.2023
- Delivered undergraduate courses including ENG 101, Composition as Critical Inquiry, Honors courses, Gender in the Humanities, Introduction to Creative Writing, Intermediate Fiction, and Poetry.
- Facilitated classroom activities to enhance student learning experiences.
- Supported students with diverse learning needs through one-on-one assistance.
- Provided support to students in individual or small group settings.rganized educational resources and maintained classroom environment effectively along curriculum guidelines and innovative enterprise.
- Participated in graduate-level ombud-ship of colleagues and delivery of cohort feedback to representative parties.
- Participated in professional development workshops to improve instructional support skills, particularly for those requiring accommodations.
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- Delivered instruction individually or in small groups with support from the instructor.
- Engaged in curriculum development and academic advising/career advising.
Instructor
Illinois Central College
Peoria
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Taught courses such as ENGL 089, Prep for College Reading & Writing, and Composition I.
- Developed engaging lesson plans to address diverse learning needs and enhance student engagement.
- Facilitated classroom discussions to enhance critical thinking skills.
- Adapted teaching methods to accommodate varying physical, emotional, and intellectual capabilities of students, promoting inclusive learning.
- Implemented technology tools to foster interactive learning and increase student participation.
- Implemented instructional materials and curriculum to meet specific program needs.
- Assessed student performance through various evaluation methods.
Sales Support (Warehouse) / Asset Protection
Best Buy
Carbondale
11.2012 - 07.2014
- Processed inbound and outbound store product, customer property.
- Unloaded shipments and organized store shelves to ensure product availability for customers.
- Monitored store security systems.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Proposed ideas and solutions that improved team collaboration and effectiveness.
- Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
Administrative Clerical Assistant to Management Lv. 2
Fedex Ground
Paducah
04.2007 - 05.2012
- Processed daily Driver Settlements, International Packages, Manual Deliveries, Hazardous Materials, Tracing, and Daily Service Summaries into AS/400 data entry system.
- Inspected Hazardous Materials packages in correspondence with DOT guidelines.
- Performed clerical duties such as filing, typing, scanning, photocopying, answering phones, and emails.
- Maintained linehaul schedule, building, assigning, and dispatching.
- Communicated professionally and courteously with customers concerning failed deliveries and damaged packages.
- Coordinated daily clerical tasks to support operational efficiency.
- Streamlined communication between departments to improve workflow coordination.
- Processed customer inquiries to ensure prompt resolution of issues.
- Filed documents accurately to maintain organized records.
- Assisted with special projects requested by the management team.
- Inputted data into spreadsheets for tracking purposes.
- Performed data entry tasks with accuracy and speed.
- Created reports and other types of documentation, which often contained sensitive and confidential data.
- Updated customer contact information in the system database.
- Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Prepared shipping packages by printing packing labels and verifying orders.
- Managed inventory by ordering necessary office supplies.
- Performed data entry tasks with precision to ensure data integrity.
- Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain information or respond to requests.
Education
Ph.D. - English in Creative Writing
Illinois State University
Normal, IL08-2022
Master of Science - Creative Writing
Illinois State University
Normal, IL05-2016
Women’s and Gender Studies Program Graduate Certificate -
Illinois State University
Normal, IL05-2016
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL05-2014
Skills
- Course design
- Curriculum development
- Creative writing techniques
- Course instruction
- Academic writing
- Technical writing
- Research and writing
- Online lectures
- Remote lecturing
- Academic advisement
- Student mentorship
- Collaborative teaching
- Classroom management
- Pedagogical techniques
- Performance assessment
- Student evaluation
- Facilitating discussions
- Diversity awareness
- Audience engagement
- Public speaking
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability in teaching
- Student counseling
- Faculty collaboration
- Professional development
- Editorial judgment
- Manuscript editing
- Editing and proofreading
- Publication coordination
- Document formatting
- Content refinement
- Audience analysis
- Editing and proofreading
Service And Awards
- Creative Writing Committee Member, UAH, Spring 2024
- English Major Mentorship Committee Member, UAH, Fall 2024
- Retention Committee Member, UAH, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
- Advising Sub-committee Member, UAH, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
- Illinois State University’s English Department Graduate Forum Committee Chair, Fall 2019-Spring 2020
- Writing Instructor for NAACP’s Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACTSO)—Annual Day of Writing, Illinois State University, 2017 & 2018
- Submission Reviewer for Spoon River Poetry Review, 2019-2025
- Illinois State University’s English Department Graduate Forum Committee Member, 2016-2018
- Reviewer & Moderator for Illinois State University’s Undergraduate English Studies Symposium, Fall 2018
- Tom Kuster Creative Writing Award, 2016
- Guest Reviewer for Illinois State University’s Department of English Undergraduate Journal, Polyglossia, Fall 2016
- Co-Chair – Scholarship Committee for Wordsworth Graduate Student Conference, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
- Selected Reader for @Salon, Sex Carnival, a Bizarro Hybrid Fiction, 03/15
- Dean's List, Southern Illinois University, Fall 2012-Spring 2014
- Scholarship to attend the 2013 Biannual Conference of the Peace History Society, Southern Illinois University, Spring 2014
Publications
- We’re Storage Bins and They Don’t Know Where to Put Us, Sweet Tooth Magazine, Issue #2, “Body Politics”, Fall 2023
- Hermeneutics of Despair, It Arrives, & When the Blaze Comes Again, Last Leaves Magazine, Issue #3, Fall 2021
- Flash Fiction and Remediation: Ironing Out the Details, Grassroots Writing Research Journal, Illinois State University, 6.2, Spring 2016, pp: 113-126
References
- Professor Ricardo Cortez Cruz, Department of English (retired), Adlai E. Stevenson Bldg. 409, Campus Box 4240, Normal, IL, 61790-4240, rccruz@ilstu.edu, (309) 530-8334
- Dr. Tara Lyons, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of English, Adlai E. Stevenson Bldg. 409, Campus Box 4240, Normal, IL, 61790-4240, tllyons@ilstu.edu, (309) 438-7176
- Dr. Katherine Ellison, PhD, English Dept. Chair, Department of English, Adlai E. Stevenson Bldg. 409, Campus Box 4240, Normal, IL, 61790-4240, keellis@ilstu.edu, (309) 438-7893
Presentations
- Annual UAH Creative Writing Faculty Reading, Huntsville, AL, 11/24
- Dustroad Ravels—Retracing Histories, Reclaiming Realities: Creative Writers Crossing the Boundaries of Language and Identity, WGSS Symposium, Normal, IL, 04/21
- ARTIFICE X: A Meta-Modern, Game Theory Approach to Creative-Worldbuilding and Queer-Becoming(s), Computers and Writing Conference, East Lansing, MI, 06/19
- With Unapologetic Pride: A Performance of Disruptive Narrations of Marginalized Graduate Students in the Academy, CCCC—Spotlight Session, Pittsburgh, PA, 03/19
- Sex Carnival, Wordsworth Graduate Student Conference, Normal, IL, 04/15
Courses Taught
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, 2023-2026, EH 101, College Writing I, EH 102, College Writing II, EH 102, College Writing II (online), EH 103, Accelerated College Writing, EH 103, Accelerated College Writing (online), EH 105, Honors Writing Seminar, EH 211, Introduction to Creative Writing, EH 311, Introduction to Fiction (online), EH 412/512, SP Topics in Creative Writing
- Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 2014-2023, ENG 101, Composition as Critical Inquiry, ENG 101H, Composition as Critical Inquiry (honors), ENG 101.10, Composition as Critical Inquiry, ENG 145, Writing in the Academic Disciplines, ENG 145, Writing in the Academic Disciplines (online), ENG/LAN/COM 128, Gender in the Humanities, ENG/LAN/COM 128, Gender in the Humanities (online), ENG 227, Introduction to Creative Writing, ENG 247, Intermediate Creative Writing (Fiction), ENG 284, Poetry
- Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL, 2020-2022, ENGL 089, Prep for College Reading & Writing (online), ENGL 095, Prep for College Reading & Writing (online), ENGL 099, Prep for College Reading & Writing, ENGL 110, Composition I, ENGL 111, Writing II
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Lecturer of Creative Writing
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
08.2023 - 05.2026
Instructor
Illinois Central College
01.2020 - 01.2022
Instructional Assistant Professor in Creative Writing
Illinois State University
01.2014 - 01.2023
Sales Support (Warehouse) / Asset Protection
Best Buy
11.2012 - 07.2014
Administrative Clerical Assistant to Management Lv. 2
Fedex Ground
04.2007 - 05.2012
Ph.D. - English in Creative Writing
Illinois State University
Master of Science - Creative Writing
Illinois State University
Women’s and Gender Studies Program Graduate Certificate -
Illinois State University
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing
Southern Illinois University