Michelle E.

Parsons-Powell
meparsons08@gmail.com

Education
Purdue University, West a!ayette, "ndiana PhD Student in English Language and Linguistics. #P$% &.0 'ali!ornia (tate University ong )each, ong )each, 'ali!ornia MA in English, 5/2011. Emphasis in )ritish literature and history o! the English language, with a speci!ic !ocus on early English literature, language, and culture. #P$% &.0 University o! 'ali!ornia, "rvine, "rvine, 'ali!ornia BA in English, cum laude, 6/2008.

*eaching E+perience
,0-.--&- "nstructor !or English -0/00- "ntroductory 'omposition, Purdue University, 0all and (pring (emesters ,0-0- *eaching $ssociate, with !ull course responsi1ilities !or English -80- $ppreciation o! iterature, 'ali!ornia (tate University ong )each, 0all (emester ,002- *eacher training, including o1servation hours and lesson planning, through the 0ullerton 'ollege (urvey o! 'hildren3s iterature 'ourse

4elated E+perience
May ,0--- 'on!erence 'oordination, .rd $nnual Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation 'on!erence. ong )each, 'ali!ornia, May ,0--. May ,0--- 4eader, ate!ma!" Lite!a!# $%u!nal, #ender (ection.

0all ,0-0- 'on!erence 'oordination, Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation (ymposium. ong )each, 'ali!ornia May ,0-0- Editor, ate!ma!" Lite!a!# $%u!nal, Medieval and 4enaissance (ection

0all ,002- 'on!erence 'oordination, ,nd $nnual Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation 'on!erence. ong )each, 'ali!ornia

Pu1lication
5'onversion and "nversion% 'haucer3s Man o! aw and Wi!e o! )ath,6 Lite!a!# $%u!nal, May ,0--. ate!ma!"

Presentation
75*hat was a good 8ing9% #ender Politics in the Unsta1le 'ommunities o! Be%&ul'.: Paci!ic $ncient and Modern anguage $ssociation 'on!erence. (eattle, Washington. ;cto1er ,0-,. 5Monstrous 0ellows% <iolence and Masculine "dentity in the Use o! 50re8e9 in the $lliterative M%!te A!thu!e.9 Paci!ic $ncient and Modern anguage $ssociation 'on!erence. 'laremont, 'ali!ornia. =ovem1er ,0--. 50oundations o! Power% >all 'ulture and the $uthority o! Women in ;ld English iterature.9 .rd $nnual Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation 'on!erence. ong )each, 'ali!ornia, $pril ,0--. 5#uenevere.9 Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation (ymposium. ong )each, 'ali!ornia, 0all ,0-0.

'ommunity "nvolvement
Mem1er, Phi ?appa Phi >onors (ociety *reasurer, Medieval and 4enaissance (tudent $ssociation, ,0-0--Mem1er, #olden ?ey "nternational >onor (ociety Mem1er, =ational (ociety o! 'ollegiate (cholars <olunteer, 4ecording !or the )lind and @ysle+ic, Aune ,00B- $ugust ,00B

'omplementary *raining
$dvanced training in li1rary catalog and search techniCues, through the (an Aose (tate University core courses !or i1rary and "n!ormation (cience, 0all ,008. 'reative writing Dshort story and novel-writingE, and mar8eting techniCues, through the "nstitute o! 'hildren3s iterature, $ugust ,00B.

anguage Pro!iciencies
0rench, moderately !luent Dspea8ing, reading, writingE ;ld English Dtranslation, pronunciationE Middle English Dreading, pronunciation in all dialectsE

4e!erences
)eth au, Emeritus Pro!essor o! English 'ali!ornia (tate University ong )each D8-,E 8,&-,-/&, 1lau@csul1.edu #eorge >art, Pro!essor o! English 'ali!ornia (tate University ong )each DB/,E 28B-&,.B, ghart@csul1.edu "lan Mitchell-(mith, $ssociate Pro!essor o! English 'ali!ornia (tate University ong )each DB/,E 28B-&,&F, imitchel@csul1.edu