Tina R Giovanielli

Ph.D. Candidate | Writing Instructor

Department of English
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
tina.giovanielli@rochester.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Rochester, English (ABD), 2001-present

M.A. University of Rochester, English, January 2005

Area of Focus: late 19th and early 20th century British and American literature, especially women writers of the Fin de Siècle 

B.A. Princeton University, With Honors, English, June 2001

Undergraduate Thesis: “Addicted to Love: Stories of Frustration in Love and Society by Thomas Hardy, Edith Wharton, and Margaret Mitchell,” (completed April 9, 2001, advisor: Dr. William Gleason)

TEACHING

Instructor, College Writing Program

CAS 105: “Twentieth Century Literature to Film” (Fall 2002)

CAS 105: “Literature to Popular Film” (Spring 2003 and Fall 2003)

CAS 105: “Great Short Works of the Fin de Siècle ” (Spring 2004 and Spring 2005)

CAS 105E: “Dystopia” (Fall 2004) (for students interested in extended class and one-on-one time)

CAS 108: “Workshop in Writing”/105E Extension (Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007) coordinated the instructors and taught a section of this two-credit class designed for students interested in or requiring extra instruction in college-level writing

Instructor, English Department

ENG 238: “Bestsellers and Blockbusters” (Summer 2004)

Instructor, Early Connection Opportunity (ECO) (Summer 2005 and Summer 2006)

Grader, English Department

ENG 115: American Literature, Instructor: Dr. John Michael (Fall 2004)

PRESENTATIONS

" 'Between Men': Henry James's Deployment of a Two-sided Love Triangle." Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies 13th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, March 2006, Rochester, NY.

“Ethnographic Reversal and the ‘Othering' of Identity in Dracula .” SUNY Stony Brook English Graduate Conference, February 2005, New York City .

“Ethnographic Identity.” University of Rochester English Department Graduate Student Colloquium. February 2005, Rochester.

“Can you hear me now?: The Effects of Proximity on Class Discussion.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 2004, San Antonio , TX .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Coordinator, University of Rochester College Writing Center (5/05-5/07) As the coordinator, I was responsible for hiring, training, and overseeing graduate student consultants from all University disciplines. These consultants work with undergraduates, graduates, and faculty in the College Writing Center. As part of this position, I also coordinated five sections of CAS108: "Workshop in Writing" for two semesters, teaching one of the sections myself.

Writing Consultant, University of Rochester College Writing Center (10/01-5/07)

Literacy Volunteers of America (2001-2004) Individual weekly tutoring sessions teaching English as a second language.

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

English Department Steering Committee (Chair) (9/04-9/06)

English Department Colloquium Committee (1/04-6/05)

English Department Scheduling Committee (9/02-9/03)

GRADUATE SEMINARS

“Strategies of Literary Research” (Fall 2001, Instructor: Dr. Thomas Hahn)
“Modernism” (Fall 2001, Instructor: Dr. James Longenbach)
“Novel Beginnings” (Fall 2001, Instructor: Dr. Frank Shuffelton)
“Language and Genre” (Fall 2001, Instructor: Dr. David Bleich)
“Production of the Other” (Spring 2002, Instructor: Dr. Thomas Hahn)
“20 th Century Dystopias” (Spring 2002, Instructor: Dr. David Bleich)
“African-American Postmodern” (Spring 2002, Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Tucker)
“PhD Supervised Teaching” (Fall 2002, Instructor: Dr. Deborah Rossen-Knill)
“19 th Century American Literature” (Fall 2002, Instructor: Dr. John Michael)
“Marxism and Literary Studies” (Fall 2002, Instructor: Dr. Rosemary Kegl)
“Narrative and Narrative Theory” (Spring 2003, Instructor: Dr. Hal Gladfelder)
“Practicum in Teaching” (Spring 2003, Instructor: Dr. Deborah Rossen-Knill)
“Victorian Sympathy” (Spring 2003, Instructor: Dr. Rachel Ablow)

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