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Patricia Colleen Murphy, MFA |
Education
MFA, 1996, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona.
Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Chair. Creative Writing, Poetry concentration.
Thesis entitled Three Pound Cutthroat, a book of narrative and lyric poems.
BA, 1993, Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
Majors: English/Creative Writing, French Literature.
1990-1991, Emerson College, Boston Massachusetts.
Major: Creative Writing.
1992, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon France.
14 credit hours of French Literature and Culture.
1989, Universite de Paul Valery, Montpellier France.
6 credit hours French Literature and Culture.
1989, High School Graduation with Honors, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati Ohio.
Majors: Creative Writing, Vocal Music, Drama.
Teaching Experience, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus 2005-Present
English 210, Beginning Creative Writing, Mixed Genre (3 times)
English 210, Beginning Creative Writing, Poetry (3 times)
English 210, Beginning Creative Writing, Fiction (4 times)
English 218, Writing About Literature (once)
English 310, Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry (5 times)
English 310, Intermediate Creative Writing, Fiction (once)
English 335, American Poetry (once)
English 394, Special Topics: Writing Creative Nonfiction (once)
English 394, Special Topics: Writing about Cats and Dogs (once)
English 394, Special Topics: The Literary Marketplace (once)
English 411, Advanced Creative Writing, Poetry (3 times)
English 411, Advanced Creative Writing, Fiction (once)
English 412, Writing Creative Nonfiction (twice)
ENH 370, The Art of the Personal Essay (once)
Teaching Experience, Arizona State University, Tempe Campus 1993-2006
WAC 101, Basic Writing (18 times)
English 101, Introduction to College Writing (26 times)
English 102, Academic Research (29 times)
English 105, Advanced Composition (once)
English 210, Beginning Creative Writing, Poetry (once)
English 216, Persuasive Writing on Public Issues (3 times)
English 217, Writing Reflective Essays (5 times)
English 301, Writing for the Professions (13 times)
English 310, Intermediate Creative Writing, Poetry (once)
Community Poetry Workshop (twice)
Center for Academic Precocity, Writing from the Imagination, for 9-12 graders (3 times)
Teaching With Technology
Traditional Classroom: 41 courses
Computer-Mediated Classroom: 20 courses
Hybrid: 16 courses
Online: 43 courses
Teaching Interests
Creative Writing
Contemporary American Poetry and Fiction
French Literature and Culture
First Year Composition
Basic Writing
Computer Mediated Communication
Service Learning
Professional Development
Sakai Workshop, 2 hours, February 5, 2008.
This IT workshop described how to use Sakai in the classroom.
Wiki Workshop, 2 hours, October 19, 2007.
This IT workshop described how to use Wikis in the classroom.
Blog Workshop, 2 hours, October 19, 2007.
This IT workshop described how to use Blogs in the classroom.
NEH Digital Humanities Grant Workshop, 2 hours, October 2, 2007.
This NEH Digital Humanities Initiatives Workshop was offered by Brett Bobley, Director, NEH DHI. I served as a panelist on the mock panel for the workshop.
eLearning Conference: Online Portfolios, 13 hours, February 8 & 9, 2007.
This workshop, run by Kathleen Yancey, taught techniques for using portfolios to assess learning.
Breeze Workshop, 2 hours, March 24, 2006.
This IT workshop introduced the program Breeze.
Library Training, 1 hour, March 15, 2006.
This Library workshop introduced research techniques and programs such as RefWorks.
One on One Training, 2 hours, April 20, 2005.
This IT workshop helped me troubleshoot my use of Blackboard for online courses.
myASU II, 2 hours, January 14, 2005.
This workshop provided in-depth instructions on special features in Blackboard.
Cheating and Plagiarism Using the Internet, 1 hour, Thursday April 4, 2003.
This program examined strategies for detecting plagiarism.
Embedding Diversity in Higher Education: Best Practices for Teachers, Learners, and Communities, 8 hours, Friday October 25, 2002.
This conference offered techniques for promoting diversity in the classroom.
Online Instruction, 20 hours, August 2002.
This course allowed me to organize my website.
Superonline Web Design Workshop, 20 hours, August 2001.
This course focused on the use of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and other design programs.
Dreamweaver Training, 1 hour, Spring 2001.
This course offered instruction on use of the web design program.
WebBoard Training, 1 hour, Spring 2000.
This course offered an introduction to the WebBoard discussion board.
Blackboard Training, 3 hours, Winter 1999.
This course offered an introduction to the Blackboard web course.
Outlook Training, 3 hours, Summer 1998.
This course offered an introduction to the Outlook email software.
Computers and Composition Seminar, 3 credit hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1998.
Patricia Webb taught this course, which discussed use of computers in composition.
Invention Seminar, 3 credit hours, Arizona State University, Spring 1998.
Maureen Daly Goggin taught this course, which examined invention practices across several types of rhetorics.
Classical Rhetoric, 3 credit hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1997.
Maureen Daly Goggin taught this course, and it included the study of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorics.
Web Course in a Box Training, 3 hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1997.
This workshop instructed how to build a course on the web using existing software.
Intergroup Diversity Training, 8 hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1997.
This course involved discussion of diversity issues, including practical conflict management techniques.
Composition Theory, 3 credit hours, Arizona State University, Spring 1997.
Duane Roen taught this course, and it featured the discussion of contemporary composition theories.
Composition Workshop Series, 7 hours, Arizona State University, 1996-1997.
These workshops included the discussion of grading, portfolios, and student relations.
Computer-Assisted Instruction Training, 20 hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1996.
This included observations of Computer-Mediated Classrooms, as well as instruction in various computer programs and classroom techniques.
Teaching Assistant Seminar, 3 credit hours, Arizona State University, Fall 1993.
Keith Miller taught this course, and it included the study of key scholars in Composition, as well as practical advice on grading, creating syllabi, and classroom management.
Contact Crisis Helpline Training, 20 hours, Cincinnati Ohio 1989.
This course was an extensive workshop on active listening techniques and counseling procedures.
Scholarships
Arizona State University Academic Scholarship 1993-1994.
School for Creative and Performing Arts Corbett Scholarship for Excellence in Creative Writing 1988.
Awards
Carnegie Mellon Press. Sun Damage, Manuscript was chosen as a Finalist, 2007.
Alice James Books. Inevitable Flow, Manuscript was chosen as a Semi-Finalist, 2004.
Carnegie Mellon Press. Inevitable Flow, Manuscript was chosen as a Finalist, 2003.
University of Wisconsin Press. Inevitable Flow, Manuscript was chosen as a Semi-Finalist, 2003.
Cream City Review Poetry Contest, "The Idea of Berries." Honorable Mention, 2006.
The GSU Review Poetry Prize Finalist,“Crushings.” 2004.
Ann Stanford Poetry Prize. "How to Make a Lake," Honorable Mention, 2003.
The GSU Review Poetry Prize Finalist, "Finding a Center," 2003.
Glimmer Train Press Ninth Poetry Open, "Inevitable Flow" 2nd place, 2002.
Academy of American Poets, Honorable Mention, 1995.
Swarthout Award for Poetry, Second Place, 1995.
Associated Writing Programs Intro Award for Poetry, 1994.
Swarthout Award for Poetry, Honorable Mention, 1994.
Greer-Hepburn Award for Poetry, 1998.
Duncanson Poetry Contest judged by Nikki Giovanni, First Place, 1987.
PTA Writing Contest, National Finalist, 1985.
Grants
In 2007 I applied for a $5000 Arizona Arts Commission Grant.
In 2005 I applied for a $50,000 Arizona Board of Regents ARRO Grant in collaboration with Laura Bush.
In 2004 I applied for a $50,000 “A Room of Her Own” Grant in Creative Nonfiction.
In 2004 I applied for a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Poetry.
Publications
Murphy, Patricia, Duane Roen and Ryan Muckerheide. "Teaching in the Wake of National Tragedy."
Trauma and the Teaching of Writing. Ed. Shane Borrowman. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005. 69-84.
“Studious.” Notre Dame Review 26 (2008) : forthcoming.
"Tempe, Arizona , 2000." Notre Dame Review 26 (2008) : forthcoming.
“How to Hurt the Ones You Love.” Georgetown Review (2008) : forthcoming.
"The Idea of Berries." Calyx (2008) : forthcoming.
"Crave." The Massachusetts Review (2008) : forthcoming.
"Days After." Clackamas Literary Review IX (2005) : 81.
"What Good Does a Drop Do." New Orleans Review 30.1 (2004) : 57.
"Two Days, Ireland." Rio Grande Review 23 (2004) : 115.
"August." Hawai'i Review 26.1 (2003) : 28.
"Tuba City, Phone Call." Hawai'i Review 26.1 (2003) : 27.
"Finding a Center." The GSU Review Spring/Summer (2003) : 39.
"Subjects Becoming Objects." Wisconsin Review 37.2-3 (2003) : 18.
"Not Having Them." The Evansville Review 13 (2003) : 88.
"Take the Late Flight." Nebraska Review 31.1 (2003) : 33.
"Song of a Misanthrope." Nebraska Review 31.1 (2003) : 31.
"The Implications of Ice." Seattle Review 25.1 (2002) : 93.
"Bill Williams." The South Carolina Review 35.1 (2002) : 65.
"Wednesday's Path." Nexus 37.1 (2001) : 28.
"Hoarding." The South Carolina Review 34.1 (2001) : 17.
"Pinetop Lakeside." Cimarron Review 135 (2001) : 72.
"Returning to a Place Known Only in Childhood." Cimarron Review 135 (2001) : 74.
"On Being Born." Cimarron Review 135 (2001) : 75.
"The Implications of Ice." Seattle Review XXIII.2 (2000) : 146.
"Ross Township Feed and Tackle." Kalliope XXII.1 (2000) : 35-36.
"How the Body Moves." Kalliope XXII.1 (2000) : 33-34.
"Three Pound Cutthroat." South Dakota Review 37.3 (1999) : 43.
"Women Take Everest." South Dakota Review 37.3 (1999) : 44.
"What the Poems Want." Seattle Review XXI.2 (1999) : 78.
"Is it the Sea You Hear in Me." Quarterly West 48 (1999) : 59.
"City of Seven Hills." Quarterly West 49 (1999) : 58.
"Night Falling, Czechoslovakia." American Poetry Review 27.1 (1998) : 35.
"Inventing Lunacy: An Interview with Gary Soto." Hayden's Ferry Review 18 (1996) : 29-37.
"Letters from the Psych Ward, Hospital Kashenko." American Poetry Review 25.4 (1996) : 48.
"La Petite Grenouille." Green Mountains Review IX.1 (1996) : 50.
"Drives." Indiana Review 17.2 (1994) : 123-124.
"The Tumor." The Iowa Review 23.2 (1994) : 137.
Collaborations
"Fossil Springs Cutaway," with artist Lisa Marie Sipe. Exhibition of encaustic paintings and poems about Fossil Springs , Arizona at eye lounge gallery, July 2007.
Writer's Colonies
Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes California, fully funded 2 week stay, August 2000.
Current Projects
I am 100% finished with Sun Damage, a manuscript of poetry that examines the intersections of culture and capitalism in the American Southwest.
I am 100% finished with Obligatorium, a manuscript of poetry that describes coming of age in a disturbed suburban family.
I am 50% finished with The Motherhood Manifesto, a memoir that examines my relationship with my mother, an active member of the Communist Party USA.
I am 50% finished with My Brother's Genius, a collection of personal essays that describe the dynamics of a family who survives the implosion of the American Dream.
I am 30% finished with Buffalo Turquoise, a memoir that chronicles caring for my terminally ill mother-in-law.
I am 20% finished with Painting the Deck, a memoir that examines one postmodern woman's struggle to reconcile the conflicting demands of environmentalism and consumerism.
I am 20% finished with Poets with a Pulse, a textbook designed for University level Creative Writing classes in Poetry. The text focuses on working contemporary American poets.
Readings
Tempe Poetry in April, Tempe Center for the Arts. Wednesday April 23, 2008.
Superstition Review Reading Series, ASU Polytechnic Campus. Monday February 25, 2008.
Reading at opening reception, Schemer Art Center. Tuesday June 19, 2007.
"Fossil Springs Cutaway" Eye Lounge, a Contemporary Art Space. Saturday July 20, 2007.
Faculty Ambassador to Marcos DeNiza High School, Tempe Arizona. Presentation titled: “So You Want to Be a Writer? How to Use Your Love of Language to Earn A Decent Living Wage.” November 18, 2005.
Keynote Address "The Poetic Experience in an Age of Technology" at the 2nd Annual Friends Benefit Dinner for the Casa Grande Public Library, October 4, 2002.
Poetry Reading, Swarthout Awards Ceremony, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona, April 23, 1997.
Poetry Reading, Creative Writing Student Association, Tempe Arizona, September 27, 1994.
Conference Presentations
"Dialogue: Developing Characters and Scene through Speech." Associated Writing Programs, Atlanta, GA. March 2007.
"MFA as a "Terminal" Degree: How to Keep the Writing Life Alive while Teaching Composition. " Associated Writing Programs, Austin, TX. March 2006.
"Access in the New University: Building Coalitions in a Writing Program." Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, CA. March, 2006.
"Descriptive Writing" Associated Writing Programs, New Orleans, LA. March 2002.
"From the MFA to Antarctica" Associated Writing Programs, Palm Springs, CA. April 2001.
"Arizona State University's Electronic Classroom Program: Transitioning from the Traditional to the Computer-Mediated Classroom." Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Santa Fe, NM. October 1999.
"A Historical Perspective on the Electronic Classroom Program at Arizona State University." Western States Composition Conference, Tempe, AZ. October 1999.
"Basic Writers and Computers: Imagination, Empowerment, and Politics." Western States Composition Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. October 1998.
"Politics and Power: Collaborative Instruction in the Electronic Classroom." Western States Composition Conference, Tempe, AZ. October 1997.
Workshop Presentations
February 19, 2008. "Leading Online Discussions ."
March 16, 2006. "Tips for Teaching Online."
March 17, 2004. "Group Projects in Online and Hybrid Classes."
October 1, 2003. "Creative Writers: How to Get Published."
April 11, 2002. "Classroom Management and Dealing with First Week Chaos in a Computer Mediated Classroom."
April 11, 2002. "The Organized Writer."
February 7, 2001. "CMC Series: Tips for Teachers New to the EC."
November 15, 2000. "Managing the Electronic Classroom."
October 23, 2000. "Professional Development for New Faculty Associates."
August 17, 2000. "Department Orientation for New Faculty Associates."
August 19, 1999. "Conferencing and Collabra."
February 26, 1998. "Pedagogy in the Electronic Classroom."
September 14, 1998. "Using Netscape Collabra."
August 21, 1998. "Using Asynchronous Forums."
August 20, 1998. "Responding to Student Writing."
Fall 1997-Spring 1998. "Electronic Classroom Training."
Academic Service
Founding Editor, Superstition Review, 2007-Present.
Secretary of the Assembly of the College of Applied Arts and Sciences, 2007-Present.
Provost Advisory Committee for Non-Tenure Track Faculty, 2007-Present.
Faculty Ambassador 2004-Present.
Faculty Associate Representative to Polytechnic Academic Senate, Arizona State University, 2006-Present.
Instructor Representative to Writing Programs Committee, Arizona State University, 2004-2006.
Faculty Advisor, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Spring 2003-Winter 2004.
Service Learning Instructor, 4 classes.
New Faculty Associate Professional Development Liaison, Fall 1998-2001.
Volunteer at Creative Writing Conference Desert Nights Rising Stars, Tempe Arizona, March 13-15, 2003.
Alzheimer's Poetry Project Coordinator, Spring 2000.
Computer-Mediated Composition Committee, Fall 1999-Spring 2000.
Instruction Support Liaison, Fall 1998-Spring 2000.
Collabra Administrator, Fall 1998-Fall 1999.
Electronic Classroom Trainer and Mentor, Fall 1997-Spring 2000.
Local Committee, Western States Composition Conference, Tempe Arizona, Fall 1997-Spring 1998.
Printer's Devil Contest Judge, Arizona State University, Spring 1997-Present.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Discovery Tour Guide, Arizona State University, Fall 1997.
Local Committee, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Tempe Arizona, Spring 1997.
Faculty Associate Representative to Executive Composition Advisory Board, Arizona State University, 1996-1997.
Local Committee, Associate Writing Programs Conference, Tempe Arizona, Spring 1994.
Barrett Honors College Thesis Committees
Kelsey Dimburg, Reader, Honors Thesis Committee Spring 08
Kenny Kruse, Reader, Honors Thesis Committee Fall 07
Kenny Kruse, Section 18, ENG 310 Spring 07
Colleen Kielty, Section 18, ENG 411 Fall 07
Brooke Stevenson, Section 18, ENG 411 Fall 07
Brooke Stevenson, Director, Honors Thesis Committee Spring 08
Student Independent Study Mentoring
ENH 484 Fall 07 Literary Magazine Superstition Review
Michael Deltoro
ENH 484 Spring 08 Literary Magazine Superstition Review
Adrian Boyer; Brooke Stevenson; Cassie Tolman; Erin Paquette; Sheila Johnson; Katherine Burkhart; Kelly Vo; Michael Deltoro; Sarah Snyder; Hanna Roen
ENG 492 Spring 08 Honors Thesis Director
Brooke Stevenson
ENG 484 Spring 08 Independent Study, Community Outreach Program
Sheila Johnson
Related Professional Experience
Contributor, Forever Living Monthly Newsletter, December 2005-Present.
Duties: writing and researching on fitness and health topics.
Editor, Personal Business, May 1995-Present.
Duties: Providing professional editing services that focus on constructive feedback.
Tutor, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 1997-Present.
Duties: on-line and face-to-face tutoring of High School age students.
Teacher, Chinese Hope School, August 2006-December 2006.
Duties: Teaching Creative Writing classes for 4-8th grade students.
Editor, Arizona State University Self-Study for Continuing Accreditation, October 2002.
Duties: Editing the 300 page decennial review for accreditation.
Judge, Alligator Juniper, Prescott, Arizona, Spring 2004.
Duties: choosing winning poems in a poetry contest.
Poetry Editor, Hayden's Ferry Review, Tempe, Arizona, Spring 1995-Fall 1996.
Duties: soliciting manuscripts from authors including Jean Valentine and Belle Waring, choosing poems for publication from a pool of 1500 manuscripts per issue, organizing and/or conduction interviews with Gary Soto, T.C. Boyle and William Matthews.
Editor, Seven Hills Review, Hamilton County Public Library Literary Magazine, Cincinnati Ohio.
Duties: writing editorials, choosing poetry and stories for publication.
Advertising Intern, The Cincinnati Post/Enquirer, Cincinnati Ohio.
Duties: writing ad copy, producing art work, editing and proofreading.
Staff Reporter, Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College Newspaper, Boston Massachusetts.
Duties: creating ideas for stories, researching material for stories, writing and editing copy.
Debater, Emerson College Forensics Team, Boston Massachusetts.
Duties: researching topics and debating against West Point, University of Connecticut, Cornell and others.
Contributor, Rescensio, Miami University Yearbook, Oxford Ohio.
Duties: writing and editing copy.
Counselor and Deafline Operator, Contact Crisis Helpline, Cincinnati Ohio.
Duties: answering incoming distress calls on suicide hotline, counseling callers, answering incoming TTY calls on Deafline, computer link between speaking/deaf callers.
Professional Memberships
NCTE, 2004-present.
Academy of American Poets, 1997-present.
Associated Writers and Writing Programs, 1993-present.
Languages
Bachelor of Arts degree in French Literature
References
Norman Dubie
Regent's Professor
Department of English
Arizona State University
Tempe Arizona 85287-0302
(480) 965-2407
Beckian Fritz Goldberg
Associate Professor
Department of English
Arizona State University
Tempe Arizona 85287-0302
(480) 965-3663
Alberto Rios
Regent's Professor
Department of English
Arizona State University
Tempe Arizona 85287-0302
(480) 965-3800