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David R. Disarro, PH.D.: (Current Positions)
David R. Disarro, PH.D.: (Current Positions)
David R. Disarro, PH.D.: (Current Positions)
Endicott College
376 Hale Street
Beverly, MA
(978) 232 2237
ddisarro@endicott.edu
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.
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[Education]
Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Ball State University (2011).
Dissertation: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: An Ethnographic Study of FirstYear 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):
<http://www.whlreview.com/no-9.3/poetry/DavidRDiSarro.pdf>.
On Skateboarding at 33, Wilderness House Literary Review, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2014):
<http://www.whlreview.com/no-9.3/poetry/DavidRDiSarro.pdf>.
Rust, Shot Glass Journal #12, (2014):
<http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/david_r_disarro1.html>.
I Used to Play in Bands, Hawaii Pacific Review, (2014):
<http://hawaiipacificreview.org/2014/02/03/i-used-to-play-in-bands/>.
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[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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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, 37th Annual 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
18th Annual 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)
[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 Examination
of 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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[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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