C. Wylie Lenz
Lakeland,FL
Summary
Helping students gain useful writing skills that could help them advance in their careers.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor of English
Florida Polytechnic University
01.2014 - Current
- Taught ENC 1101, 2210; HUM 2020, 3930; LIT 2000, 3930, worked with students to develop writing skills, developed personal writing skills, employed learning management software to create a functioning learning environment, coordinated with other faculty to create a conducive working environment
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Florida Southern College
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Taught composition and creative writing, built upon prior teaching skills, collaborated with other education professionals
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Florida
01.2005 - 01.2013
- Taught various English courses (ENC 1101, ENC 1102, ENC 2070, etc.), helped organize conferences, mentored graduate students to teach compositional teaching skills
Education
PhD - English with a focus on American Literature
UF
Gainesville, FL05.2013
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing (Fiction)
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida05.2007
Bachelor’s Degrees - English, History, and Philosophy
University of Houston
Houston, Texas05.2005
Skills
- Participated in university committees
- Designed a new academic curriculum
- Organizing conferences and lectures
- Worked for a multitude of colleges/universities applying different teaching styles
- Collaborating with instructors and students
- Professional Networking
- Teaching Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Creative Writing
Writing Experience
- Poverty in American Culture. Essays on Representations, Beliefs and Policy (2020)
- The Written Dead: The Zombie as a Literary Phenomenon (2017)
- Generation Zombie: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture (2011)
- Infection Media, and Capitalism: From Early Modern Plagues to Postmodern Zombies (2011)
References
- Dr. Susan Hegeman, shegeman@ufl.edu
- Dr. Terry Parker, provost@floridapoly.edu
- Dr. Peter Schreffler, pschreffler@flsouthern.edu
Timeline
Assistant Professor of English
Florida Polytechnic University
01.2014 - Current
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Florida Southern College
01.2013 - 01.2014
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Florida
01.2005 - 01.2013
PhD - English with a focus on American Literature
UF
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing (Fiction)
University of Florida
Bachelor’s Degrees - English, History, and Philosophy
University of Houston
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