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David R. DiSarro, Ph.D.

Endicott College

376 Hale Street

Beverly, MA(978) 232 2237

[email protected]

drdisarro.weebly.com

[Current Positions]

Associate Dean, Academic Resources

Endicott College, Division of Academic Resources, Beverly, MA

Assists the Vice President and Dean of Academic Resources in the oversight of all areas

of the Division (Advising Services, Disability Services, Student Support Center, Tutoring

Center, and Writing Center), including preparation and management of Division

budgets, marketing efforts (ex. digital and social media, public speaking engagements,

advertising campaigns, etc.), development and growth of programs, services, and

initiatives, oversight of English and Math placements in collaboration with the Dean of

Arts and Sciences, and performing other duties as needed to meet the goals of the

Division and the College.

Director, Writing CenterEndicott College, Division of Academic Resources, Beverly, MA.

Performs all supervisory duties for the Writing Center, including recruitment,

interviews, training, and evaluations of peer and professional staff performance, as well

as oversight of the Writing Fellows program; maintains the Writing Center information

database and all functions of the online appointment system (WCOnline); develops and

delivers workshops sessions for students, faculty, and community members on different

aspects of the writing process; consults with faculty as requested, particularly those

teaching first-year and/or writing-designated courses; and tutors undergraduate,

graduate, and doctoral students across the curriculum on writing-related issues.

Assistant Professor, English

Endicott College, School of Arts and Sciences, Beverly, MA.

Teaches first-year writing seminars, professional writing, creative writing, senior

thesis/capstone projects, and literature courses as needed, depending on the needs of the

School of Arts and Sciences and the Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional


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Studies, to a range of student populations, including native and non-native speakers,

traditional and non-traditional students, first-generation college students, and students

with various levels of disability; advises and mentors undergraduate English majors;

participates in relevant professional organizations; and maintains an active creative and

scholarly research agenda.

[Education]

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Ball State University (2011).

Dissertation: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: An Ethnographic Study of First-

Year Composition and Introductory Creative Writing Classrooms (Chair: Dr. Jacqueline

Grutsch McKinney)

M.A. in English, Southern Connecticut State University (2006).

Thesis: Suspended Notes: A Collection of Poetry (Chair: Dr. Kelly Ritter)

B.F.A. in Creative Writing, University of Maine at Farmington (2003).

[Publications]

Articles

Lets CHAT: Cultural Historical Activity Theory in the Creative Writing Classroom,

New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative

Writing, 15 Sep. 2014, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2014.956123

Chapbooks

I Used to Play in Bands. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press (October 2015).

Poetry

Runaway, Conclave: A Journal of Character,Vol. 9, (2016): Forthcoming.

Bee Sting, Wilderness House Literary Review, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2014):

.

On Skateboarding at 33, Wilderness House Literary Review, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2014):

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Rust,Shot Glass Journal #12, (2014):

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I Used to Play in Bands,Hawaii Pacific Review, (2014):

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Tijeras statues,Haiku Journal #20, (2013): .

Self-Portrait, The Ibbetson Street Press #32, (November 2012): 39.

The Miscarriage,Breadcrumb Scabs, (February 2010): 19.

In the Apple Tree, The Orange Room Review, (October 2008):

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Anniversary, The Orange Room Review, (August 2008):

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Autumn in a Graveyard, Ugly Cousin, (May 2008):

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Road Poems, Ugly Cousin, (May 2008): .

After the Wake, Ugly Cousin, (May 2008):

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What Dad Got in the Divorce, Third Wednesday, (Summer 2008): 29.

The Teddy Bear,Folio Art and Literary Magazine, (Spring 2005): 30.

Wine and Melody,Folio Art and Literary Magazine, (Spring 2005): 80.

Fiction

A Few Bucks Short, The Albion Review, (Fall 2004): 36 38.

Alberts Shoes, The Sandy River Review, (Spring 2004): 57 62.

Reviews

From the Desk of a B Student: A Review of Wesley McNairs The Lost Child: Ozark

Poems, The Ibbetson Street Press #36, (November 2014).

[Teaching Experience]

Endicott College (Assistant Professor: July 2011 Present)

ENG 101: College Writing Seminar

ENG 108: Introduction to Creative Writing

ENG 110: Introduction to Professional Writing

ENG 218: Argument-Based Writing
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ENG 235: Twentieth Century Fiction

LST 489: Senior Thesis I

LST490: Senior Thesis II

Ball State University (Instructor/Teaching Assistant: Fall 2006 Spring 2011)

ENG 101: Fundamentals of English Composition I (Teaching Assistant)ENG 103: Rhetoric and Writing

ENG 104: Composing Research

ENG 231: Writing in the Workplace

WGS 310: History of Womens Writing and Rhetoric

Southern Connecticut State University (Teaching Assistant/Lecturer: Fall 2004 - Spring 2006)

ENG 100: Composition I

ENG 202: Introduction to Poetry Writing (Teaching Assistant)

[Conference Presentations: Writing Center, Composition, & Rhetoric]

(Em)Bracing the Shift: From Writing Center to Multiliteracy Center. Northeast Writing

Center Association (NEWCA) Conference, Keene State College, Keene, NH, April 2 3,

2016.

Lets CHAT: Cultural Historical Activity Theory Goes into the Writing Center. Northeast

Writing Center Association (NEWCA) Conference, Bryant University, Providence, RI,

March 2 3, 2014.

University of iSocrates: A Digital Pedagogy for Civic Rhetoric (Co-Presenters: Casey McArdleand Jeff Paschke-Johannes). Computers and Writing Conference, Frostburg, MD, June

6 9, 2013.

Creative Writing Studies and the Writing Center: A Study of Perception and Collaboration (or

Can You Really Help With That?). International Writing Centers Association

Conference, San Diego, CA, October 25 27, 2012.

The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Institutional Design and Writing Center Professionalization.

Northeast Writing Center Association Conference, New York, NY, April 13 15, 2012.

Contested Spaces: Activity, Pedagogy, and Products in First-Year Composition andIntroductory Creative Writing Classrooms. Conference on College Composition and

Communication, Atlanta, GA, April 6 11, 2011.

Confessional Ethnography in the First-Year Composition Classroom: Discoveries,


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Interpretations, and Reactions to Students Previous Writing Experiences. National

Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 18 21,

2010.

Technology as the Fulcrum for Trans-disciplinary Work: A Case Study Examining Technology

in the Work of Composition and Creative Writing Faculty at a Public MidwesternUniversity. 8thBiennial Thomas R. Watson Conference, University of Louisville,

Louisville, KY, October 14 16, 2010.

Parallels in Pedagogy: A Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Examination of Pedagogical

Similarities between First-Year Composition and Creative Writing Classrooms.

Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, CA, March 11

14, 2009.

An Empirical Study Examining the Lore Between Creative Writing Classrooms and Writing

Centers. East Central Writing Center AssociationConference, Ohio State University,

Columbus, OH, April 11, 2008.

Who Are The Elephants Teaching? Connecting the Historical Discourses of Composition

Studies and Creative Writing In Relation to John Dewey and the Teaching of College

Writing," 26thAnnual Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture, Albuquerque,

NM, February 8 11, 2006.

[Conference Presentations: Creative Writing Studies & Assessment]

I Used to Play in Bands: A Chapbook of Poetry, (manuscript). The Colrain PoetryManuscript Conference, Wilmington, VT, May 16 19, 2014.

When Fear Turns to Fury: Creative Writing Assessment Practices (Co-Presenter: Marjie

Stewart). Scientific Advances in Creative Writing & Literary Reading Research,

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, May 22 24, 2013.

A Search for Signs of Assessment in Creative Writing Programs (Co-Presenter: Marjie

Stewart). Conference on College Composition and Communication (Research Network

Forum), Las Vegas, NV, March 13 16, 2013.

[Workshops, Selected Readings, and Invited Lectures]

The Integration of iPad Use in ENG110: Introduction to Professional Writing, Technology

Scholars Series, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, November 16, 2015.

Lets CHAT: A Discussion on the Uses and Applications of Cultural Historical Activity Theory


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in Creative Writing Theory and Pedagogy, Invited Lecture: ENG855 Creative Writing

Theory and Pedagogy, Salem State University (Instructor: Dr. Alexandria Peary), Salem,

MA, April 22, 2015.

Changing the Nature of Creative Writing Studies: Phronesis and the New(Media) Creative

Writing Course, Narrative Studies Working Group (2014 2015) Colloquium Series,Endicott College, Beverly, MA, November 19, 2014.

Teaching with Camtasia, Workshop for the Center for Teaching Excellence, Endicott College,

Beverly, MA, April 17, 2014.

Summary, Synthesis, and Subtopics: Tips and Strategies for Helping Students Understand the

Integration of Sources into Research, Conference on Critical Thinking, Endicott College,

Beverly, MA, January 24, 2014.

Activity Theory: A New Frontier in Classroom Assessment, Workshop for the Center for

Teaching Excellence, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, February 27, 2012.

A Rhetorical Approach to Tutoring Writing, Workshop for Student Support Learning

Consultants, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, January 20, 2012.

Tips for Developing & Teaching a Hybrid Course, Workshop with Nathalie Saltikoff and

Jessica Kaufman for the Center for Teaching Excellence, Endicott College, Beverly, MA,

November 9, 2011.

Responding to Student Writing, Workshop for Seminar in Academic Inquiry (LST 100)

Faculty, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, October 13, 2011.

Multimodal Compositions: Assignment Construction and Assessment, Workshop for the

Center for Teaching Excellence, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, September 28, 2011.

Selected Poems, Graduate Student Body Association Penscape Reading, Ball State University,

Muncie, IN, November 16, 2006.

Selected Poems,37thAnnual College English Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 6

8, 2006.

A Few Bucks Short and Alberts Shoes,Acacia Group Graduate Student Conference,California State University - Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, March 12, 2005.

[Academic Service]

Endicott College


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Acad. Integrity Committee (Chair: 2015 Present; Committee Member: 2011 2015)

Advanced Graduate Council (Committee Member: 2014 Present)

Senior Thesis Committee (Advisor: 2011 2012)

Sigma Tau Delta: Alpha Tau Delta Chapter (Lead Sponsor: 2012 Present)

Technology Committee (Committee Member: 2011 Present)

Writing Advisory Committee (Chair: 2011 Present)

Ball State University

18thAnnual Practical Criticism Midwest Conference(Chair: 2008)

Southern Connecticut State University

English Department Graduate Committee (Committee Member: 2005 2006)

English Department Graduate Ensemble (President: 2005 2006)

[Ph.D. Committee Service]

Lesley University (Cambridge, MA: Outside Committee Member)

Allison Muise, Theories of Adult Learning in Peer Tutoring Environments

Anticipated Defense: Spring 2016

Lynne Stasiak, The Effects of Social Emotional Competencies in the Classroom:

Implications for Pre Service Teacher Education

Anticipated Defense: Spring 2017

[Service to the Discipline]

Reviewer: Oxford University Press

[Awards]

Endicott College (Technology Scholar: Fall 2015).

Ball State University (Best Conference Paper Award: 2007)

Reconciling the Fear of Nuclear Holocaust through a Childlike Voice: An Examinationof Gregory Corsos Bomb in the Atomic Age,17th Annual Practical Criticism Midwest

Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.

Southern Connecticut State University (Graduate Research Fellowship: 2005 2006).

[Professional Internships]


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University of Maine at Farmington (Intern: Spring 2003)

Alice James Books, Affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME.

[Professional Memberships]

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)

Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society)

[References]

Available upon request

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