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CURRICULUM VITAE FOR PETER GORDON EPPS |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||||||| http://www.linkedin.com/in/pgepps (254) |||||||||||||||||||| (815) |||||||||||||||||||| EDUCATION Baylor University, Waco, Texas Ph.D. in English Language and Literature (expected May 2009) Areas of Specialization: Religion & Literature, 19th Century British Poetry Freshman Composition Instructor (8/00-) Graduate Assistant, Baylor Study Abroad Program in Maastricht (8/02-12/02) M.A. in English Language and Literature awarded May 18, 2002 Thesis: “A Knocking at the Door: Christian Hope in the Horror Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft” Writing Center Tutor (8/99-5/00) The Master’s College, Santa Clarita, California B.A. in English awarded May 8, 1999 Recognized by English Department as Outstanding Student for 1999 GRE: 800 Verbal, 660 Quantitative, 610 Analytical (1/99) GRE Subject (English): 650 (11/98) Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina Sophomore year completed May 7, 1994 English major / Political Science minor (began with Computer Science major) Member of Intercollegiate Debate Team, Inter-Society Debate Association Languages Studied: French, ??? (Japanese), Old English, Latin Affiliations: MLA, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, IATEFL EMPLOYMENT Baylor University, Waco, TX Freshman Composition Instructor 2000-2002, Spring 2003, 2006-2007 Prepared and taught courses in Thinking & Writing (EN 1302) and Thinking, Writing and Research (EN 1304), emphasizing rhetorical awareness, argumentation, critical thinking skills, and mechanical competence. In EN 1304, added components on academic research, including extensive library work and student conferencing. Annually renewed graduate fellowship: Instructor of record for two sections per semester. Baiko Gakuin University, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan Professor of English 2005-2006 Prepared and taught courses in a variety of subjects in the English Language and Literature departments (including Intensive English Program). Courses taught include Oral Communication (IEP), Reading & Writing (IEP), Creative Writing, Speech & Debate, British & American Affairs (cultural studies), and Oral Communication for nonmajors. In addition to standard methods, sought to encourage use of electronic learning and increased study abroad to improve realism in teaching and increase student involvement and motivation. Participated in widely varied committee duties, planning, and projects. Foreign English Teacher (EFL Instructor, secondary) 2003-2005 Developed curriculum, prepared and taught a wide variety of courses in Conversational English and English Writing at six grade levels for secondary school general and Englishcore students. Averaged fifteen courses (eighteen classroom hours per week, nine “preps”) per term, two per term as lead instructor. Coordinated syllabus and grade normalization with two other Foreign English Teachers and liaising with Japanese English Teachers. Baylor University, Waco, TX Graduate Assistant, Baylor Study Abroad in Maastricht Fall 2002 Assisted program director and students in semester-long study abroad in the Netherlands. Coordinated collation and submission of paperwork to appropriate offices at Baylor and Universiteit Maastricht, as well as dissemination of information to the students. In Europe, made arrangements for educational tours and researched lodgings/transportation options for student travelers. Provided adult supervision of residence halls in Maastricht. Writing Center Tutor 1999-2000 Provided writing assistance to students of Baylor University, including instruction in grammar, stylistics, structure, thesis development, and proofreading skills. Taught workshops in research and writing techniques. Assisted in daily operations of the Writing Center. PGEsolutions Information Service Consulting, Dixon, IL Information Services Consultant January 1997-March 1998 Served information systems needs for residential and small-business clients, including hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, HTML authoring, site design, database development, server maintenance, and systems analysis. Life Management Corporation, Rock Falls, IL Data Processing Contractor June-August 1997 Updated client database daily; designed and tested data-entry macros; wrote procedures manual for new division of financial services corporation. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS “Tipping the Scales: Contextual Clues in Bishop Blougram’s Apology.” Studies in Browning and His Circle. 24 (June 2001):54-67. “The Foreign Affair” & “To Have Boldly Gone.” [sonnets] The Penwood Review. (Fall 2007) “The Final Stroke.” [sonnet] The Penwood Review. (Spring 2002) “Meeting of the Minds.” [experimental verse] Reflections. (Spring 2001) “High Places.” [fourteener] The Penwood Review. (Spring 1999) “Conspicuous Consumption: The “Weird Tale” and Social Fears.” American Studies Association of Texas. November 17, 2000. “What You Know–but Won’t Believe–Certainly Will Hurt You.” 2001 Conference on Narrative, Baylor University. February 10, 2001. “Prosing Poetry: Novelistic Resistance to the Lyric in Late 19th-C Long Verse.” 2003 Conference of the English Graduate Student Association, Baylor University. February 22, 2003. “Abjection Overruled: The Japanese Appropriation by Christian Symbols in Neon Genesis Evangelion.” Japan as Image (Young Researchers Exchange), Osaka University. June 25-26, 2005. [paper read in absentia due to illness] OTHER ACTIVITIES Chairman, EGSA Technology Committee Created and updated the first EGSA web site; briefed members on technical issues and solutions for graduate students in English (2001-2007) Member, English Lounge Committee, Baiko jo Gakuin JH/HS Helped design, furnish, staff, and administer an English Lounge providing language socialization and club activities for EFL learners; installed and maintained computers for (2003-2005) electronic learning and English-language computer use. Member, EGSA Orientation Committee Assisted in providing resources, including guidebook and orientation luncheon/workshop, for incoming graduate students in English at Baylor University. (2000-2003) Member, Conference Committee, 2001 Conference on Narrative Helped plan and coordinate interdisciplinary conference co-sponsored by Baylor English Department, Oral History Institute, and Armstrong Browning Library. (2000-2001) Treasurer, English Graduate Student Association (EGSA), Baylor University (2001-2002) Armorer, Baylor Fencing Club (2003, member from 2001) Cast Member (“Reb Mordcha”), Fiddler on the Roof , The Master’s College (1999) Member, Intercollegiate Debate Team (and Inter-Society Debate), Bob Jones University Received three individual speaker trophies, one team semifinals trophy; judged national (1992-1993) LD debate tournament for American Association of Christian Schools Member, Calvary Baptist Church, Dixon, Illinois Served as assistant superintendent, teacher, auditor, bus worker, youth leader, department head, and camp sponsor (also First Baptist Golinda, Texas; Mirai Baptist, Shimonoseki; Waco First Nazarene, Texas; First Baptist El Monte, California) (since 1984)
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