Hi, I’m
Shelly Combs
Wildwood,MO
Summary
Energetic Adjunct English Professor with 15 years of hands-on experience employing range of suitable strategies to foster student learning. Accomplished in revising and updating course materials, evaluating student performance and supervising research and writing developmental activities. Dedicated to maximizing in-class time.
Overview
23
years of professional experience
Work History
St. Charles Community College
Adjunct Professor
08.2021 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Taught entry level composition classes, such as English 101 and English 102
- Taught Service-Learning Courses, such as English 102S
- Participated in campus book clubs, such as Queer Readers and Writers and Between the Covers.
Saint Louis University
Adjunct Professor
08.2008 - 03.2014
Job overview
- Taught entry and advanced level composition courses, such as English 150—The Process of Composition and English 400—Business and Professional Writing
- Taught literature courses, such as English 230—Introduction to the Novel and English 202—Introduction to Literary Study
- Taught in the English as a Second Language program
- Taught in the Billiken Bridge to Success program, a three-week program designed to enhance a student’s transition from high school to college.
Fort Zumwalt South High School
English Instructor
08.2001 - 05.2008
Job overview
- Taught college credit courses in literature and composition for Saint Louis University, Missouri Baptist University, and the University of Missouri Saint Louis
- Taught Freshman, Junior, and Senior level literature and composition classes.
Saint Paul School
Grammar Instructor
08.2000 - 08.2001
Job overview
- Taught grammar and composition to students in grades 6-8.
Saint Charles Community College
Adjunct Professor
08.2000 - 06.2001
Job overview
- Taught developmental and beginning composition courses.
Education
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Ph.D. in English
05.2012
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Certification: Women’s Studies
05.2005
Lindenwood University, Saint Charles, MO
M.A. in Teaching
05.2001
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
M.A. in English
05.1999
Westminster College, Fulton, MO
B.A. in English and French
05.1997
Skills
- Online Class Discussion
- Online Teaching
- Faculty Communication
- Individualized Support
- Critical Thinking
- Cultural Competence
- Adaptability
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- Subject Matter Expertise
- Faculty Collaboration
- Differentiated Instruction
- Lecturing
Presentations
- Re-imaging the American Woman: Humor & Gender in Caroline Kirkland’s A New Home Who’ll Follow, American Humor Studies Association Conference, San Diego, CA, 12/2010
- Toward a More Diversified Understanding: American Humor Studies and the Need for a New Anthology, American Literature Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, 05/2010
- Cinderella’s Spell: The Emotional Marginalization of the Female Psyche, Southern Connecticut State University, Hartford, CT, 04/2005
- Cinderella’s Spell: The Emotional Marginalization of the Female Psyche, Saint Louis University Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate Paper Presentations, Saint Louis, MO, 05/2005
Publications
Wit’s End: Women’s Humor as Rhetorical and Performative Strategy, Sean Zwagerman, Studies in American Humor, 3.28, 2013, 71-72
References
- Dr. Joe Baumann, Assistant Professor, SCC, jbaumann@stchas.edu, 636-922-8609
- Jayme Novara, Professor of English, SCC, jnovara@stchas.edu, 618-521-1627
- Anastasia Bierman, Instructor of English, SCC, abierman@stchas.edu, 618-560-4201
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
St. Charles Community College
08.2021 - 12.2023
Adjunct Professor
Saint Louis University
08.2008 - 03.2014
English Instructor
Fort Zumwalt South High School
08.2001 - 05.2008
Grammar Instructor
Saint Paul School
08.2000 - 08.2001
Adjunct Professor
Saint Charles Community College
08.2000 - 06.2001
Saint Louis University
Ph.D. in English
Saint Louis University
Certification: Women’s Studies
Lindenwood University
M.A. in Teaching
Missouri State University
M.A. in English
Westminster College
B.A. in English and French
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