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SUSAN VIDA MUSE

Bayside,WI

Summary

Dedicated Teacher offering 20 years of experience in education. Resourceful and passionate educator with adaptable and approachable style.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

English Instructor

Milwaukee Area Technical College
01.2024 - Current
  • Promoted skill development in reading, writing, and grammar with effective teaching techniques for urban student population.

Senior Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of English
09.2023 - 01.2024
  • Cultivated critical thinking skills for 92 students through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.

Senior Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Department of English, Philosophy and Communication Studies
08.2016 - 05.2023
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage 100-125 students in lectures and coursework.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Earned highest ratings in annual performance reviews and promoted based on portfolio.

Replacement English Teacher

St. Francis High School
11.2014 - 06.2015
  • Took over 6-course load of English 9, 12, and 12AP.
  • Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.

Long-Term Substitute English Teacher

Greendale High School
11.2013 - 06.2014
  • Took over 5-course load of English 10 and 12.
  • Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.

Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature
09.2012 - 01.2013
  • Developed and taught first-year, writing-intensive literature seminar: The Literature of Love and Romance
  • Awarded First-Year Student Success Award after students nominations for“the person on this campus who has helped the most in your college success”.

Lecturer & Graduate Instructor of Record

Marquette University, Department of English
01.2004 - 05.2010
  • Honored with John D. McCabe Excellence in Teaching Award, 2008
  • Created and developed original lessons and semester plans for composition courses
  • Taught two first-year literature courses: Short Story and English Literature I.

Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of English
09.2003 - 05.2004
  • Enhanced students' critical thinking skills by incorporating diverse literature and thought-provoking writing prompts.

English Teacher

East Chapel Hill High School
08.2000 - 06.2003
  • Taught English 10, 12, and 12 AP.
  • Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
  • Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
  • Created and implemented activities to foster critical thinking skills of students.

Education

Ph.D. English -

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
2012

M.A.T. Secondary English Education -

University of North-Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

M.A. Comparative Literature -

University of North-Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

B.A. Comparative Literature, Magna Cum Laude -

Brown University
Providence, RI

Professional Service And Memberships

  • UW-Stout First-Year Composition Committee, Member and guest presenter, 2016-2023
  • UW-Stout Academic Staff Senate, Senator, 2019-2023
  • UW-Stout University Committee on Professional Development, 2019-2022
  • National Council of Teachers of English, 2016-present
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2016-present

Publications And Writing Prizes

  • Review of Science Wars: The Battle Over Knowledge and Reality by Steven L. Goldman, Oxford University Press, Journal of Information Ethics, Accepted for publication
  • Copyeditor, The Springer Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism, 2022-2023
  • Review of This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality by Peter Pomerantsev, Public Affairs, Hachette Book Group, Journal of Information Ethics, 30, 1, Spring 2021, 87-89
  • Review of Appified: Culture in the Age of Apps edited by Morris, Jeremy W., and Sarah Murray, University of Michigan Press, Journal of Information Ethics, 29, 1, Spring 2020, 112-113
  • Review of Samuel Richardson, Dress, and Discourse by Kathleen M. Oliver, Palgrave Macmillan, Eighteenth Century Novel, 8, 2011, 356-358
  • Eliza Haywood and the Jew Bill, Notes and Queries, 255, 1, March 2010, 105-108
  • Catharine Macaulay Prize (for women’s studies), American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2011
  • Graduate Student Essay Prize, Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2010

Timeline

English Instructor

Milwaukee Area Technical College
01.2024 - Current

Senior Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of English
09.2023 - 01.2024

Senior Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Department of English, Philosophy and Communication Studies
08.2016 - 05.2023

Replacement English Teacher

St. Francis High School
11.2014 - 06.2015

Long-Term Substitute English Teacher

Greendale High School
11.2013 - 06.2014

Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature
09.2012 - 01.2013

Lecturer & Graduate Instructor of Record

Marquette University, Department of English
01.2004 - 05.2010

Lecturer

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of English
09.2003 - 05.2004

English Teacher

East Chapel Hill High School
08.2000 - 06.2003

Ph.D. English -

Marquette University

M.A.T. Secondary English Education -

University of North-Carolina At Chapel Hill

M.A. Comparative Literature -

University of North-Carolina At Chapel Hill

B.A. Comparative Literature, Magna Cum Laude -

Brown University

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