ALYSSA J.

HERMAN
ajherm1@ilstu.edu www.alyssajherman.com

EDUCATION

Illinois State University, May 2020

Master of Arts in English
Emphasis: Technical Communication & Rhetorics
M.A. Thesis: “Collaboration in the Technical Communication Classroom: Negotiating
Team Contracts in a PWI”

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, January 2018

Bachelor of Arts in English
Major: English Literature; Minor: Linguistics
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Honors College
Honors Thesis: “‘Realms of Love’: Gender and Language Fluidity in Tennyson’s
In Memoriam”

CURRENT POSITIONS

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Illinois State University
August 2018-Present

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department of English, Illinois State University, August 2018-Present

Undergraduate First-Year Composition Courses

Instructor, Spring 2020

English 101, Sect. 51—Composition as Critical Inquiry

Instructor, Fall 2019

English 101, Sect. 69—Composition as Critical Inquiry
English 101.10, Sect. 19—Composition as Critical Inquiry

Instructor, Spring 2019

English 101, Sect. 53—Composition as Critical Inquiry

Co-Instructor, Fall 2018

English 101.10, Lab Sect. 11—Composition as Critical Inquiry
English 101.10, Lab Sect. 12—Composition as Critical Inquiry
 PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Herman, Alyssa. (2019). “The Danger of Filter Bubbles and Digital Isolation: Exploring
Ethical Research Practices.” Grassroots Writing Research Journal, Issue 10.1, pp. 81-91.

Multimedia & Digital Works

Adams, Nicole, Asher Erickson, Katie Flynn, Alyssa Herman, Griffin Reese, Alicia Moon,
Jasmine Knobloch, Maddy Vasseau, and Maria Novotny. (2018). “Digital Rhetoric, Surveillance
Studies, & Health: Becoming Student Advocates and Promoting Critical Digital Literacy
Practices at Two Campus Centers.”
Contribution to a collaborative web-text produced for the University of Michigan
Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative
Available: http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2018/03/26/digital-rhetoric-
surveillance-studies-health-becoming-student-advocates-and-promoting-critical-
digital-literacy-practices-at-two-campus-centers/

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, & AWARDS

Graduate Merit Fellowship, September 2018 & September 2019

$3,000 renewable fellowship
From the Graduate School at Illinois State University

Outstanding Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award, April 2018

$100 award for presentation at Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity
From the Office of Student Research and Creative Activity at UW-Oshkosh

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grant, April 2017

$490 research grant for Honors Thesis
From the Office of Student Research and Creative Activity at UW-Oshkosh

PRESENTATIONS

Illinois State University’s Writing Program Summit, January 2020

“Integrating Transcultural Writing and Remediation through Team Wikis”
Presentation of teaching materials at Illinois State University

College English Association 50th Annual Conference, March 2019

“The Ethics of Technical Language: Re-Envisioning Disability Legislation”
Presentation of research paper at CEA’s national conference in New Orleans, Louisiana

Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity, April 2018

“‘Realms of Love’: Gender and Language Fluidity in Tennyson’s In Memoriam”
Presentation of Honors Thesis at UW-Oshkosh

Department of English Undergraduate Symposium, April 2018

“‘Realms of Love’: Gender and Language Fluidity in Tennyson’s In Memoriam”
Presentation of Honors Thesis at UW-Oshkosh

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Honors Thesis Symposium, December 2017
“‘Realms of Love’: Gender and Language Fluidity in Tennyson’s In Memoriam”
Presentation of Honors Thesis at UW-Oshkosh

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
CCCC Annual Convention, March 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Strategies for Research Collaborations with Undergraduates: Considerations and
Constraints”
Participants: Abby Dubisar, Jane Greer, Alyssa Herman, Katie Manthey,
Maria Novotny, & Verity Wilcher

Illinois State University’s Writing Program Summit, August 2019

Normal, Illinois
“New Consultants’ Session Q&A”
Participants: Dan Freeman & Alyssa Herman

Department of English Undergraduate Symposium, April 2018

Oshkosh, Wisconsin
“From Abstract to Elaboration: Presenting Undergraduate Research”
Participants: Madi Hass, Alyssa Herman, Merry Norby, & Brynne Norgard

INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

Professional Growth Committee, August 2018-August 2019

Illinois State University
Responsible for initiating & supporting opportunities for professional growth &
development

Graduate OmBuds Committee, August 2018-August 2019

Illinois State University
Responsible for providing unbiased mediation for problems graduate students may
encounter

Sigma Tau Delta, January 2017-January 2018

President of the UW-Oshkosh chapter, Lambda Mu
International English Honors Society
Applied for & maintained campus recognition; attended student assembly & senate
meetings; attended budget hearings; recruited new members; hosted Lambda Mu
induction ceremony; co-hosted resume & cover letter workshop with Dr. Maria
Novotny; hosted poetry reading & introduced speaker, Susanne Petermann;
participated in fundraising activities; & represented Lambda Mu at the Fall 2017 Taste
of UW-Oshkosh.

UW-Oshkosh English Club, September 2015-January 2018

Assisted in book drive for Oaklawn Elementary School; edited CFP for the English
Department’s Undergraduate English Symposium; attended budget hearings;

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 represented the English Club at the Fall 2017 Taste of UW-Oshkosh; recruited new
members; & helped plan private events.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

Entropics, September 2019-Present
Oshkosh, Wisconsin & Dunedin, Florida
Voluntarily edit promotional materials for this start-up digital marketing company

Quad Cities Veterans Art Initiative (QCVAI), April 2019

Normal, Illinois
Co-created new website HTML & CSS that QCVAI will launch in 2020
Participants: Alyssa Herman, Nkeiruka Nwobodo, & Katya Reno

Duque Institute of Martial Arts (DIMA), April 2019

Ottawa, Illinois
Co-created promotional materials including a new video for the homepage of
DIMA’s website & a social media advocacy campaign for DIMA’s platforms
Participants: Alyssa Herman, Nkeiruka Nwobodo, Katya Reno, & Hunter Sheaffer

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Microaggressions Bystander Training, November 2018

Illinois State University’s Student Counseling Services
Bystander intervention training on racial microaggressions

First-Year Composition Instructor Orientation, August 2018

Illinois State University’s Writing Program
Two-week orientation on how to effectively teach a first-year composition course
within the Illinois State University Writing Program curriculum

SAFE Training (Students, Staff, and Faculty for Equality), May 2016
UW-Oshkosh’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Three-hour interactive workshop on how to be an effective ally to the LGBTQ+
community

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Document Design: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive, Prezi, Canva

Digital Publishing: Issuu, Submittable
Website Development: WordPress, Brackets
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
Video Design: Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Wondershare Filmora 9
Learning Management Systems: D2L, ReggieNet, Eli Review

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