Jamie Watson

I love talking about writing and considerating the nuances and beauty of language, so I pursued a PhD in English. I've served as a writing center tutor and peer writing consultant--helping others clarify their arguments and express their ideas in a supportive, encouraging way.

Currently, I teach at Penn State, where I teach first-year composition courses to eager, inquisitive students. My favorite part of teaching is helping others find their voice through pre-writing strategies, conferencing, peer review, collaborative editing, and self-reflection. I thrive in fast-paced, self-motivated environments where I can exercise my creative problem-solving skills.

Assistant Teaching Professor (August 2022-Present)

Department of English, The Pennsylvania State University

Face-to-Face Courses Taught

• ENGL 15, Rhetoric and Composition (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

Instructor of Record (Fall 2017-Spring 2022)

Department of English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Face-to-Face Courses Taught

• ENG 101, College Writing I (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
• ENG 102, College Writing II, Speaking-Intensive (Spring 2019)
• ENG 105, Introduction to Narrative (Fall 2018, Summer 2019)
• ENG 106, Introduction to Poetry (Fall 2021) 
• ENG 108, Special Topics Course: 19C Women Writers of the Gothic (Spring 2020)
• ENG 215, Literature and Film (Spring 2022)

Online Courses Taught 

• ENG 101, College Writing I (Fall 2020, Fall 2021)
• ENG 105, Introduction to Narrative (Summer 2019)
• ENG 108, Special Topics Course: American Short Stories (Fall 2020)

Writing Center Consultant, University Writing Center (Fall 2015 - Spring 2019)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• conducted face-to-face and online peer writing consultations with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and alumni
• helped students brainstorm ideas, compose, revise, and reflect on written work--including rhetorical analyses, creative writing, and resumes.

Writing Center Tutor (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)

University of North Carolina Wilmington 

• conducted asynchronous online tutoring sessions and synchronous face-to-face peer writing sessions with undergraduate peers and graduate students.
• supervised the writing center's writing lab, in which students could drop in for quick questions about word choice, citations, style, and other concerns outside of the typical session.

Editor-in-Chief of Honors College Student Media Board (Fall 2013 - Spring 2015)

University of North Carolina Wilmington 

• arranged meetings with student writers to compose UNC Wilmington's Honors College newsletter showcasing achievements of students, faculty, and alumni
• edited newsletter using Adobe InDesign

Editor, Explorations (Spring 2015)

University of North Carolina Wilmington 

• copyedited submissions for Explorations, UNC Wilmington Honors College's in-house undergraduate journal, using the Adobe inDesign and referencing the Chicago Manual of Style.

PhD, English (May 2022)

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Dissertation: “Writing the Body: Sentimental Rhetoric in Nineteenth-Century Southern Women Writers’ Fiction”

Committee: Nancy Myers, Scott Romine, Maria Carla Sanchez (chair), Anne Wallace

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (May 2020)

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

MA, English (May 2017)

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Thesis Papers: “‘A Disembodied Listener’: Hawthorne’s Mesmeric Narrator in The House of the Seven Gables” and “Man-Made Menopause and Architectural Embodiment in Herman Melville’s ‘I and My Chimney’”

BA, English (May 2015)

The University of North Carolina Wilmington

Honors Thesis: “‘Many a Mighty Birth’: Maternal Imagery and the Male-Authored Womb in Moby-Dick, Edgar Huntly, and Dracula.”