Curriculum Vitae
Last edited October 2021.
Academic Interests:
Rhetoric & composition, writing pedagogy, creative writing, basic writing, assessment practices, popular culture.
Education
PhD in English (Rhetoric & Composition) 2021
Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Dissertation: “A Writers-First Principle” (committee: chair Richard Marback, Jeff Pruchnic, Adrienne Jankens, Hannah Rule)
Defended August 13, 2021
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) 2014
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
Thesis manuscript: “Atlantica”
B.A. in English 2012
Otterbein University Westerville, OH
Teaching Experience
Lecturer 2021 - Present
University of Detroit Mercy
Classes Designed:
- ENG 1300 – College Writing
- ENG 1310 – Academic Writer (Honors)
- ENGR 3270 – Lab Report Writing
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2017 – 2021
Wayne State University – English Department
Classes Taught (as teacher of record):
● ENG 1020 – Introductory College Writing
- ENG 2800 – Introduction to Imaginative Writing
● ENG 3050 – Technical Communications I: Reports
● ENG 3060 – Technical Communications II: Presentations
Lecturer II 2015 – 2021
University of Michigan Dearborn – Writing Program
Classes Designed:
● COMP 099-Writing Techniques
● COMP 105-Writing & Rhetoric I
● COMP 106-Writing & Rhetoric II
● COMP/ENGL 223 – Introduction to Creative Writing
● COMP 227 – Expository Writing
● COMP 300 – Writing Studio
● ENG 399 – Directed Study in Creative Writing
University & Field Service
University of Detroit Mercy – English Department
Committees & Service:
- Core Curriculum Committee 2021 - Present
- Creative Writing Collective 2021 - Present
Wayne State University – English Department
Committees:
- Composition Learning Community 2019 - 2021
- Composition Committee 2019 - 2021
- Mentoring & Professional Development 2018 – 2020
- Awards Committee 2018 - 2019
- Gateways to Completion 2018 - 2019
- Curriculum Committee 2018 - 2019
- Assessment Committee 2018 - 2019
University of Michigan Dearborn – Writing Program
- Placement Exams Reader 2016 - 2020
- Faculty Mentor for Creative Writing After Dark 2019 - 2020
- Pilot & Assessment of Studio Curriculum 2016 - 2017
Memberships:
- College Composition & Communications 2017 – Present
- Rhetoric Society of America 2019 – Present
- President, Wayne State University Chapter 2020 – 2021
Writer-in-Residence 2019 – 2021
InsideOut Literary Arts Detroit, MI
Instructor 2019 - 2020
Michigan State University -Verses Camp for Music & Literacy Detroit, MI
Instructor 2015-2017
ACCESS – 21st Century Community Learning Center Dearborn, MI
Writing Tutor 2014
University of San Francisco – Student Disability Services San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant Fall 2013
University of San Francisco –– English Department San Francisco, CA
● ENG 362 - Introduction to Poetry (grader, reader, small group leader)
Recent Publications & Writing Awards
Academic Publications:
DeGenaro, Anthony. “A Rhetoric of Reflection.” Community Literacy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2018, pp. 110-112. doi:10.25148/clj.12.2.009109.
DeGenaro, Anthony, William DeGenaro and Jerrice Donelson. “It’s Essentially Writers Talking about Writing”: The Roles of Reflection in a Co-Curricular Writing Studio Course.” Open Words: Access and English Studies, vol. 11, NO. 1, August 2018, pp. 82 - 101. doi:10.37514/OPW-J.2018.11.1.06.
Creative Publications & Awards:
Tompkins Poetry Award 2020 – 1st Place Recipient – selected by Camille Guthrie
“Boys Can Be Cat Ladies, Too” – The Wayne Literary Review, Spring 2018
Conference Presentations:
“A Writers-First Approach to First-Year Writing.” Conference on College Composition & Communication. Spokane, Washington. April, 2021.
“Hospitality Through Sovereignty” Teaching demonstration & workshop. Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Portland, Oregon. May 2020
“Building Productive Dispositions Towards Assessment” Engaged learning experience. Conference on College Composition & Communication. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March, 2020. Recipient of CCCC Professional Equity Project Award.
“Using Art to Advocate for ‘Authentic Voice’ in the Composition Classroom.” Teaching of Writing Conference. Detroit, Michigan. February, 2020.
“Kairos & Knowledge Production.” Corridors Conference. Saginaw, Michigan. September, 2018.
“Action!: Reflecting on an Author-Centered Expressive Process.” College English Association Conference. St. Petersburg, Florida. April, 2018.
“New Slang: Student Agency in Creating Workshop Vocabulary.” Conference on College Composition & Communication. Kansas City, Missouri. March, 2018. Recipient of CCCC Professional Equity Project Award.
“Punk Rock Pedagogy: Borrowing from Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang to co-create First-Year Writing Environments Using Pop Culture Artifacts.” Southwest Popular & American Culture Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico. February, 2018.
“It’s Essentially Writers Talking About Writing:” Reflection in Co-Curricular Studio Courses.” Writing Research Across Borders Conference. Bogota, Colombia. February, 2017.
Invited Talks & Presentations
Pedagogical Practicum II 2021
Wayne State University
Gave talk on teaching philosophies as a genre, job document, and pedagogical tool for novice instructors.
New Instructor Orientation 2018
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Presented on uses of technology in multimodal/hybrid/online teaching formats for new instructors in the Writing Program.
