Li 1 Ruth Li, Ph.D. Student University of Michigan 435 S. State Street, Tisch Hall 3023A Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003 ruthli.org ruthli@umich.edu 435-757-9490 EDUCATION University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Ph.D., Joint Program in English and Education 2017-2022 (expected) Brown University, Providence, RI 2013-2014 M.A.T., Secondary English Education Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 2009-2013 B.A., English with Honors and Minor in Economics ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION Writing Development Linguistic and Metacognitive Writing Assessment Methodologies Composition Pedagogy First-Year Writing Digital Literacies and Rhetorics FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS University of Michigan Regents Fellowship 2017 Competitive year-long dissertation fellowship to be awarded upon achieving candidacy Honorable Mention, Nebraska Shakespeare Anne Dittrick Sonnet Writing Contest 2017 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 2013-2014 Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color One of nine fellows selected nationwide; received funding for a master s degree in education with a three-year commitment to teach at Title 1 schools Brown University Graduate School Partial Tuition Scholarship 2013-2014 Winner in Poetry, Wellesley College Ching Jen Lum Creative Writing Prize 2012
Li 2 GRANTS Computers and Writing Conference/Graduate Research Network Travel Grant Award 2018 University of Michigan English Department Conference Travel Grant 2018 University of Michigan Rackham Conference Travel Grant 2017 PUBLICATIONS Peer-reviewed Journal Articles A Conscious Craft: An Approach to Teaching Collaborative, Computer-mediated Composition, Online Literacies Open Resource. Global Society for Online Literacy Educators (2018). Henri Chopin: The Poetry of Sound and Space, Journal of Artists Books 40 (2016): 14-24. Reviews Review of Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice by Douglas Eyman. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy (accepted, 2018). Technologizing the Arts and Humanities through Embodied Technologies: A Reflection on the GPACW 2017 Pre-Conference Workshop. Review of Exploring Embodied Technologies, Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing. Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative (2017). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Li, Ruth, Kelsey McNiff, Sheila Carter-Tod, Erich Werner, Ellen Wasserman, and Jacqueline Reichman. Bridging the Gap: Supporting Students in the Transition between High School and College Writing. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Pittsburgh, PA. March 2019 (accepted). Roundtable Leader. High School Matters. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Houston, TX. November 2018 (accepted). The Book Unbound Project. Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program, Humanities Collaboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. June 2018. The Stories We Tell: Creating Inclusive Classroom Communities Through Teaching Literacy Narratives. Mid-Atlantic Conference on College Composition and Communication, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. May 2018.
Li 3 Integrating Google Docs to Enhance Collaboration in the Composition Classroom. Enriching Scholarship Conference, Teaching & Technology Collaborative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. May 2018. We Have A Dream : Lifting Up and Inspiring Change Through Collaborative Writing and Performance. Graduate School of Education Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 2018. Cognition and Consciousness in Collaborative Computer-Mediated Compositions. Great Plains Alliance for Computers & Writing Conference, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. October 2017. Engaging Students in Shakespeare through Performance. Teacher Research Project Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI. May 2014. Panels Chaired Gere, Anne, Matthew Johnson, and Naitnaphit Limlamai. The Pitfalls and Power of Peer Response: Secondary and Post-Secondary Teachers Share How to Get Students Effectively Engaging With Each Other s Writing. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Houston, TX. November 2018 (accepted). Research Network Forum Participation First-Year Students Conceptions of Traditional and Multimodal Writing. Computers and Writing Conference, Graduate Research Network, Fairfax, VA. May 2018. Bridging the Gap: Investigating the Intersections between High School and College Writing. Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, Research Network Forum, Kansas City, MO. March 2018. TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Michigan English Department Writing Program Graduate Student Instructor, Ann Arbor, MI 2017-Present English 225: Academic Argumentation (Fall 2018) Teach an upper-level writing course interrogating the theme of writing in academic disciplines, with a focus on genre theory and discourse community theory. Emphasize genre analysis, ethnographic research writing, and multimodal remediation. English 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (Fall 2017, Winter 2018) Taught a first-year composition course interrogating the theme of literacy and technology. Emphasized narrative, analytical, research-based, multimodal, and reflective approaches to academic writing.
Li 4 Archimedean Upper Conservatory 2016-2017 English Teacher, Miami, FL Independently designed curricula and taught six sections, including Advanced Placement English Language & Composition, Honors English 10-11, English 10, and Creative Writing. InTech Collegiate High School 2014-2016 English Teacher, North Logan, UT Independently designed curricula and taught four sections of English Language Arts 9-11. Served as the faculty advisor for National Honor Society, Model United Nations, Sterling Scholars, and peer tutoring. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Michigan Gayle Morris Sweetland Center for Writing Research Assistant II & First-Year Summer Research Assistant, Ann Arbor, MI Director: Professor Anne Ruggles Gere 2017-Present Writing Development Study/Humanities Collaboratory Book Unbound Project: Edited chapters in the book Developing Writers in Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study for citation format and style; prepared manuscript for final submission (10 chapters, 12 authors). Prepare artifacts for inclusion in an online platform that communicates the findings of Developing Writers to academic and public audiences; provide feedback on website content. M-Write Project: Conducted sentiment analysis and coded essay comments made by peer reviewers to support writing-to-learn initiatives in large introductory statistics, economics, and chemistry courses. University of Michigan School of Information 2017 Research Assistant, Ann Arbor, MI Conducted data analysis and coded comments made by users on the subreddit forum Change My View to examine patterns of civility and incivility in the discussion threads. Assisted with refining the in-progress codebook based on data analysis.
Li 5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & LEADERSHIP Manuscript Reviewer and Proofreader, Michigan Reading Journal At the University of Michigan: Steering Committee Member, Language and Rhetorical Studies Group Co-lead an interdisciplinary workshop interrogating language use, rhetorical history, and literacy practices. Member, Language Matters Working Group Reviewer, School of Education Policy & Practice: Conversations in Education Blog 2017-Present Judge and Reader, Feinberg Family Prize for Excellence in First-Year Writing February 2018 English Department Writing Program Facilitator, Graduate Student Instructor Orientation Practice Teaching Session January 2018 Center for Research on Learning and Teaching COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer Tutor, 826michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Private Tutor in Writing and Editor of College Application Essays, Logan, UT 2014-2016 Volunteer Tutor and Classroom Aide, English Language Center of Cache Valley, Logan, UT 2015 PUBLIC WRITING AND MEDIA Contributor, Literacy & NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Blog 2017 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS National Council of Teachers of English National Writing Project TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS Florida Certificate of Eligibility in English 2016 Utah Initial Secondary License in English 2014 Rhode Island Initial Secondary License in English 2014
Li 6 LANGUAGES English & Chinese: native speaker Spanish: advanced reading proficiency, University of Michigan 2017 COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office, Macintosh Pages, Adobe InDesign, WordPress, HTML, CSS