Jennifer Marie Holcomb Wells
CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2008: A.B.D., English Composition, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2006: M.A., English Composition, San Francisco State University
2002: B.A., English; Minor in Philosophy, University of Denver
M.A. Thesis (June 2006): Toward a Theory of Creative Nonfiction in Composition
Director: Assistant Professor Mark Roberge
Major Interests: Adolescent Literacy; Cognitive Transfer; Writing Center Theory and Development; Writing Across the Curriculum; Creative Nonfiction and Alternate Styles
CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT
2006- present Reading and Writing Specialist, Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA
2006-2007 English Instructor, Stanford Educational Program for Gifted
Youth, Stanford, CA
2004-06 English Study Center Supervisor, Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA
2003-05 English Teacher: Summer School/Spring Semester (Grades 9, 12), Mercy High School, Burlingame, CA
2002-03 Instructional Aide in Special Education and Resource Programs (Grades 9-12), Mountain View High School, Mountain View, CA
2001-02 English Teacher (grade 9,10), Monte Vista High School, Watsonville, CA
2000-01 English Teacher (Grades 9-12), Upward Bound, Stanford;
U.C. Santa Cruz
SERVICE
2009 CCCC Local Committee Co-Chair
2008 Board Member, International Writing Centers Association
2007 Board Member, Northern California Writing Centers Association
2007 Colloquium on Reading in College Composition, Chicago, IL
2005 CCCC Local Committee Co-Chair
2003-05 Composition and Reading Association for Future Teachers (CRAFT) Co-Facilitator, San Francisco State University
PUBLICATIONS
Wells, J. (2008) “’It sounds like me’: Using creative nonfiction to teach college admissions essays.” English Journal 98(1), 47-52.
Wells, J. (2008) Wendy Bishop's legacy: A tradition of mentoring, a call to collaboration. In Eble, M. and Gaillet, L. (Eds.), Stories of Mentoring: Theory and Praxis. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
“Sustaining Secondary School Writing Centers in the 21st Century.” National Council of Teachers of English Post- Conference Workshop. San Antonio, Texas. November 24, 2008.
“High School and College Writing Center Collaborations.” IWCA Workshop at CCCC. New Orleans, LA. April 2, 2008.
“From Virtual to Actual: The Problem Solving Nature of Space in Secondary School Writing Centers.” International Writing Centers Association Conference. Houston, Texas. April 12, 2007.
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Creative Nonfiction.” Research Network Forum at CCCC. New York, New York. March 21, 2007.
“Creative Nonfiction in Secondary School Writing Centers.” Northern California Writing Centers Association Conference. Sacramento, California. March 3, 2007.
“Toward a Grounded Theory of Creative Nonfiction in Composition.” Research Network Forum at CCCC. Chicago, Illinois. March ?, 2006.
“The Isle of Creative Nonfiction in the Sea of English Studies.” Research Network Forum at CCCC. San Francisco, California. March 16, 2005.
“Remembering Wendy Bishop: from Microfiche to Mentoring.” MLA Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 28, 2004.
“Teaching Vocabulary in First Year Composition.” Hawaii International Humanities Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, December 28, 2003
“Buried Treasure: Creative Nonfiction in Composition.” California State University Humanities Conference. Turlock, California, May 15, 2003.
Professional Memberships
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
International Reading Association
International Writing Centers Association