AMY L. MONTICELLO
103 Cascadilla St. Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 614-364-2336 Email: amonticello@ithaca.edu
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University M.F.A. 2008
Thesis: No Remedy for Love, essays
Advisers: Lee Martin and Lee K. Abbott
Ithaca College B.A. 2005
Writing Major/Media Studies Minor
Union-Endicott High School Diploma 2000
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Lecturer at Ithaca College: Department of Writing, Ithaca, New York (607) 274-3138
Supervisor: Jack Wang, Chair
Duties: Design and teach first-year (100-level) academic writing courses; teach other writing courses at various levels on an as-needed basis.
Dates: August 2010—present
- Learning Skills Consultant at Ithaca College: Academic Enrichment Services, Ithaca, NY (607) 247-3138
Supervisor: Yolanda Clarke, AES Director
Duties: Consult with students developing learning skills to aid and supplement their college academic experience. Collaborate with residential life staff and other administrative organizations to provide students with college life skills training and resource management.
Dates: August 2011-May 2012
- Instructor of College Writing: Ithaca College Office of State Grants, Ithaca, NY (607) 274-5762
Supervisor: Orlando Kittrell
Duties: Designed and taught introduction to college writing course for incoming Higher Education Opportunity students; assisted in Summer Preview programming.
Dates: July 2012
- Instructor of Memoir Writing: 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning, NY (607) 936-4647
Supervisor: Courtney DeRusha
Duties: Designed and taught a summer session adult memoir writing class.
Dates: June 2012
- Instructor at the University of Alabama: Department of English, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (205) 348-5056
Supervisor: Catherine Davies, Chair
Duties: Designed and taught first-year (100-level) academic writing courses; designed and taught 300-level creative writing courses; served on Composition Committee and Special Topics in First-Year Writing committees; served as Living-Learning instructor.
Dates: August 2008—August 2010
- Graduate Teaching Associate at The Ohio State University: Department of English, Columbus, Ohio (614) 292-6065
Supervisor: Wendy Hesford, Director of First-Year Writing; Lee Martin, Director of Creative Writing
Duties: Designed and taught first-year (100-level) and advanced (300-level) academic writing courses; designed and taught 200-level nonfiction writing workshop.
Dates: August 2005—June 2008
- Writing Program Administrator for the First-Year Writing Program at The Ohio State University: Department of English, Columbus, Ohio (614) 292-6065.
Supervisor: Wendy Hesford, Director of First-Year Writing
Duties: Designed and taught the Summer 2006 Pre-Quarter Workshop for new Graduate Teaching Associates; designed and taught professional development forums on composition pedagogy; conducted teaching observations.
Dates: June 2006—June 2007
- Research Assistant for Professor Wendy Hesford at The Ohio State University: Department of English, Columbus, Ohio (614) 292-6065
Supervisor: Wendy Hesford
Duties: Reviewed articles for publication in College English; researched films on child labor for Hesford’s work-in-progress Spectacular Rhetorics; compiled bibliographies.
Dates: Summer 2006—Winter 2007
- Volunteer Tutor at the Louis Gossett, Jr. Residential Treatment Facility: Lansing, NY (607) 533-5031
Supervisor: Robyn Rosner
Duties: Tutored residents to take the GED exam; facilitated creative writing courses.
Dates: Winter and Spring 2004
COURSES TAUGHT
Ithaca College: WRTG 106: Academic Writing I, WRTG 111: Academic Writing II, WRTG 205: Personal Essay
University of Alabama: ENG 101: Academic Writing I, ENG 102: Academic Writing II, ENG 103: Advanced Academic Writing (Honors) and ENG 308: Selected Topics in Creative Writing
Ohio State University: ENG 110: First-Year Composition, ENG 268: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction, and ENG 367: Advanced Composition
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Winner, S.I. Newhouse School Prize in Nonfiction, 2013.
- Nominee, Pushcart Prize, WomenArts Quarterly Journal, 2011
- Recipient, certificate of appreciation from Ithaca College’s Division of Student Affairs for collaborative course development, 2011.
- Nominee, Pushcart Prize, Waccamaw, 2010
- Finalist, The Journal’s Alumni Flash Writing Contest, The Ohio State University, 2010
- Nominee, The Ohio State University’s Graduate Associate Teaching Award, 2007
- Recipient, commendation letter for teaching excellence from The Ohio State University’s First-Year Writing Program, 2006
- Magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College, 2005
- Winner, Ithaca College Writing Contest in creative nonfiction and poetry, 2005
- Recipient, W.G. Egbert Founder’s Scholarship at Ithaca College, 2004—2005
- Recipient, Dean’s Scholarship at Ithaca College, 2004—2005
- Featured Presenter in poetry, James J. Whalen Symposium at Ithaca College, 2005
- Inductee, Phi Theta Kappa
- Internship at Citadel Broadcasting, 2002
PRESENTATIONS
- “Court & Spark: How Technology Shapes the Way We Love.” Tuesday Salon at the Handwerker Gallery. Ithaca College. February 2012.
- “Explorations in Memoir.” Gulf Coast Creative Writing Teachers Conference. Fairhope, AL. March 2010.
- “Creative Nonfiction: The Dangerous Genre.” Gulf Coast Creative Writing Teachers Conference. Fairhope, AL. March 2009.
- “From Private to Public: Moving Personal Narrative to Cultural Criticism.” AWP Conference. Atlanta, GA. February 2007.
READINGS
- “Deconstructing the Family.” Handwerker Gallery. Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY. October 2012.
- The Arcades Project. Historic McCormick House. Ithaca, NY. May 2012
- A River’s End reading with Ira Sukrugruang. River’s End Bookstore. Oswego, NY. April 2012
- Close Quarters release party reading. Buffalo Street Books. Ithaca, NY. March 2012
- Connotation Press–An Online Artifact reading. Kasey’s Tavern. Chicago, IL. February 2012
- Smackdown! release party reading. Buffalo Street Books. Ithaca, NY. October 2010
- “Looking Forward.” Gulf Coast Creative Writing Teachers Association Conference. Fairport, AL. March 2010
- Barbed Wire reading. Green Bar. Tuscaloosa, AL. January 2010
- “Getting Caught.” Gulf Coast Creative Writing Teachers Association Conference. Fairport, AL March 2009
- Barbed Wire reading. Green Bar. Tuscaloosa, AL. January 2009
- Epilog reading. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. June 2008
- Mother Tongue reading. Barley’s Underground. Columbus, OH. February 2008
- Student-Faculty reading. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. March 2007
- Mother Tongue reading. Barley’s Underground. Columbus, OH. February 2006
- Writing Contest award reading. Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY. May 2005
- James J. Whalen Symposium reading. Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY. May 2005
- Handwerker Student-Faculty reading. Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY. March 2005
SERVICE
- Faculty Council (part-time faculty representative), Ithaca College 2012-present
- Ithaca College Department of Writing newsletter (founder and co-editor), Ithaca College 2011-present
- Faculty Development Committee, Ithaca College 2011-2012
- Assessment Committee, Ithaca College 2010-2011
- Online Teaching Strategies Committee, Ithaca College 2010-2011
- Safe Zone Ally, Ithaca College 2010-2011
- Composition Committee, University of Alabama 2008-2010
- Honors Composition Committee, University of Alabama 2008-2010
- Living-Learning Community Committee, University of Alabama 2008-2010
- Peer Mentor in First-Year Writing Program, University of Alabama 2009-2010
- Safe Zone Ally, University of Alabama 2008-2010
- Co-founder of Rhetorical Visions Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, The Ohio State University 2007
- Contributing editor at The Journal, The Ohio State University 2005- 2008
- Writing Center tutor, Ithaca College 2003—2004
BOOK PUBLICATIONS
- Close Quarters. Chapbook of essays. Sweet Publications, 2012.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- “Eighteen One-Sided Conversations With My Father.” WomenArts Quarterly Journal. Forthcoming Spring 2013.
- “Hello New Year, Hello 30.” Her Kind: A Blog Powered by VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. Collaborative craft discussion with Marissa Landrigan. January 2013.
- “Loving Captain Corcoran.” Stone Canoe. Nonfiction. January 2013.
- “The Public Man.” The Nervous Breakdown. Nonfiction. December 2012.
- “More Than One True Thing.” Waccamaw. Craft essay. October 2012.
- “The Other Woman.” Iron Horse Literary Review. Nonfiction. September 2012.
- “How to Euthanize a Horse.” Natural Bridge. Nonfiction. September 2012.
- “Against the Pursuit of Happiness.” The Nervous Breakdown. August 2012. Nonfiction
- “I Know Who You Are.” The Nervous Breakdown. July 2012. Nonfiction.
- Untitled Twitter micro-essay. Creative Nonfiction. June 2012. Nonfiction.
- “Choosing Not to Know: A Review of B.J. Hollars’ In Defense of Monsters.” The Nervous Breakdown. January 2012. Book review.
- “Christmas 1984.” The Nervous Breakdown. December 2011. Nonfiction.
- “On the Spectrum.” The Nervous Breakdown. November 2011. Nonfiction.
- “Suburban.” Connotation Press. October 2011. Nonfiction.
- “A Good Man.” WomenArts Quarterly Journal. October 2011. Nonfiction. Nominated for Pushcart Prize.
- “Adopted Siblings: Part One.” The Nervous Breakdown. September 2011. Nonfiction.
- “Southpaw: One Week as a Leftie.” The Nervous Breakdown. July 2011. Nonfiction.
- “Dear M—, it’s Me Again, Amy.” The Nervous Breakdown. June 2011. Nonfiction.
- “The North Side.” Phoebe. May 2011. Nonfiction.
- “Chimney Swift.” Sweet: A Literary Confection. May 2011. Nonfiction.
- “All the Ways We Fool Ourselves.” Waccamaw. November 2010. Nonfiction. Nominated for Pushcart Prize.
- “Getting Caught.” Prick of the Spindle. July 2010. Nonfiction.
- “Winter.” Upstreet. July 2010. Nonfiction.
- “Miracles We Get.” Redivider. Spring 2009. Nonfiction.
- “Tradition.” The Rambler. October 2008. Nonfiction.
- “Looking Forward.” Word Riot. January 2007. Nonfiction.
- “Errands.” Flashquake. Summer 2007. Nonfiction.
CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY
- WebCT
- Blackboard
- eLearning
- Turnitin
- Adobe Reader
- Carmen
- Blogger/Wordpress
- Photoshop
- Sakai
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
- The Way I Love You (essays)
