KRISTEN SEAS TRADER

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Department of Languages & Literatures Professional Writing & Publishing Program

PUBLICATIONS
Competency-Based Education, Flexible Learning, and the Teaching of First-Year Writing. WPA Journal
(forthcoming); co-authored with Holly Hassel, Jennifer Heinert, and Cassandra Phillips.
Assuming Differently: Posthumanism, Enthymeme, and the Possibility of Change. JAC 33.1-2 (2013): 201231.
The Post-Oedipal Desire for the Superhero Narrative in M. Night Shyamalans Unbreakable. Extrapolation 53.1
(2012): 25-43.
Writing Ecologies, Rhetorical Epidemics. Ecology, Writing Theory, and New Media. Ed. Sid Dobrin. New York:
Routledge, 2012. 51-66.
Rev. of The Signifying Body, by Penelope Ingram. JAC 30.1/2 (2010): 351-358.
Learning to Lean on Each Other: Peer Mentoring for Teacher Development. FormaMente: International Research
Journal on Digital Future 3-4 (2007): 231-237. Co-authored with Alexis Ramsey.
Enthymematic Rhetoric and Student Resistance to Critical Pedagogies. Rhetoric Review 25.4 (2006): 427-43.

AWARDS & GRANTS

Chancellors Award, University of Wisconsin Colleges & University of Wisconsin Extension, Fall 2014
Award for Excellence, Member of English Department Composition Committee
Updating FYW program outcomes & designing competency-based curriculum for Flexible Option
Professional Development Award, SUENDY Fund, UW-Waukesha Foundation, $500, Spring 2014
2009 Special Tenure-Track Faculty Travel Award, UNC Wilmington, $900, Fall 2009
Janice M. Lauer Award for Excellence in Dissertation Work, Purdue University, 2008
Purdue Research Foundation Grant for Dissertation Research, $2400, Summer 2007
Q (Quintilian) Award for Excellence as an Instructor, Introductory Composition at Purdue Program, 2007
Instructor Recognition for Student Work, Introductory Composition at Purdue Showcase, 2007
Best Original Accelerated Composition Project & Honorable Mention People's Choice Award
Strategic Initiatives Fellowship, Purdue Graduate School, $42,000, Fall 2005-Summer 2006
Awarded to support the research and development of the Collaborative Online Instructors Network
(COIN), a peer-driven pedagogical web resource for graduate students teaching in Purdues composition
program
Grace L. Smart Award for Best Graduate Paper in Rhetoric & Composition, Purdue English Department, 2005
Resisting Assumptions: Enthymematic Rhetoric & Student Resistance to Critical Pedagogies
UW-Eau Claire Womens Studies Award for Graduate Thesis, 2004
UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Student, 2003
UW-Eau Claire Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2002

EDUCATION
PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University August 2008
Dissertation: Of a Certain Persuasion: Rhetoric, Complexity, and the Emergence of Subjectivity.
Committee: Irwin Weiser and Thomas Rickert (co-chairs), Patricia Sullivan, Jennifer Bay
Secondary Specialization: Theory and Cultural Studies
Graduate Minor: Womens Studies
MA in English, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire August 2003
Thesis: Programmed to Please: Marge Piercy's Critique of the Cyborg Lover in He, She and It.
Director: Theresa Kemp
BA in English, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire August 2000
Emphasis: Creative Writing

PRIOR POSITIONS
Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha & University of Wisconsin Colleges Online
Department of English August 2012 to May 2016
Writing Specialist/Tutoring Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha
Campus Study Center and Department of English August 2011 to August 2012
Adjunct Faculty, Carroll University
Department of English January 2011 to May 2011
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Department of English, Professional Writing Program August 2008 to May 2010
Graduate Instructor, Purdue University
Department of English, Introductory Composition & Professional Writing August 2003 to May 2008

COURSES TAUGHT
Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha & University of Wisconsin Colleges Online
Business Communication Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015
Intermediate Composition: Public Writing in the 21st Century Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015
Critical Writing, Reading, & Research (Online) Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015 (2 ), Fall 2015 (2 )
Critical Writing, Reading, & Research Fall 2012 (2 ), Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
College Writing & Critical Reading Fall 2012 (2 )
Composition Tutorial Fall 2014 (3 )
Writing Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha
Intermediate Composition: Public Writing in the 21st Century Spring 2012
Composition Tutorial Spring 2012 (5 )
Introduction to College Writing Fall 2011
Academic Reading Fall 2011
Adjunct Faculty, Carroll University, Department of English, Writing Seminar Spring 2011
Assistant Professor, UNC Wilmington, Department of English
Rhetoric & Culture Graduate Seminar Spring 2010
Senior Seminar: Writing in a Networked World Spring 2010
Rhetorical Theory Since 1900 Spring 2009, Spring 2010
Senior Seminar: Rhetorical Ecologies Spring 2009
Writing for Business Summer 2009
Advanced Composition Studies Fall 2009
Advanced College Writing & Reading Fall 2009

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College Writing & Reading II Summer 2009

Rhetorical Theory to 1900 Fall 2008, Fall 2009
Essay Writing Fall 2008 (2 ), Spring 2009
Graduate Instructor, Purdue University, Professional Writing Program, Business Writing Spring 2007
Graduate Instructor, Purdue University, Introductory Composition Program
Accelerated Composition: Learning Community Section Fall 2006
Introductory Composition Fall 2003-Spring 2008 (6 total)

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & ASSESSMENT

Business Writing Course Redesign

Departments of English and Business, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online Fall 2015
Redesigned the curriculum for the sophomore, cross-listed Business Communication course offered
through multiple sections by the UW Colleges Online virtual campus. Working with a business faculty
member to rearticulate learning outcomes for the course and a sequence of assignments focused on
rhetorical and ethical awareness in professional contexts for launch in Spring 2016.
Writing Program Revision & UW Flexible Option Curriculum Development
Department of English, University of Wisconsin Colleges Spring 2013
Revised the first-year-writing sequence learning outcomes to meet discipline standards and developed
competency-based online curricula for first-year composition courses as part of the proposed University of
Wisconsin Colleges Flexible Option AAS Degree.
Writing Center Policy Development
Department of English, University of Wisconsin Colleges Spring 2012
Co-Authored UW Colleges Writing Center Policy Statement with Holly Hassel and Joanne Giordano, and
assisted in refining department guidelines for ENG 099: Composition Tutorial as the instructor piloting the
course at the Waukesha campus.
First-Year Writing Placement
UW-Waukesha Department of English 2011-Present
Used multiple-measures placement methods to assess timed essays of incoming students and place them
accurately into the first-year composition sequence.
Writing in the Disciplines Assessment
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University 2006-2008
Rated timed essay exams distributed to sophomore and senior level students in the ECE department to
assess their proficiency with the English language and ability to communicate complex technical information
for an educated, non-expert reader.
First-Year Composition Curriculum Development
Accelerated Composition, Introductory Writing Committee, Purdue University 2006-2007
Collaborated with other instructors and assistant directors on a subcommittee focused on developing a
distinct curriculum policy for the Accelerated Composition course.
First-Year Composition Instructor Preparation
Extended Mentoring, Introductory Writing Committee, Purdue University 2005-2006
Worked with fellow instructors and an assistant director to develop proposals for new teacher preparation
methods beyond the first-year teaching practicum for grad students.
Resource Development for Teacher Preparation
Collaborative Online Instructors Network, Purdue University 2005-2008
Developed and administered Collaborative Online Instructors Network (COIN) along with Alexis Ramsey
as a pedagogical resource for graduate instructors within the Introductory Composition program, combining
online community forums for sharing advice and a digital library for distributing materials.

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Writing in the Disciplines Program Assessment

Project WINDEAU: Writing in the Disciplines at Eau Claire, UW-Eau Claire 2001-2002
Compiled data drawn from surveys and interviews conducted to assess campus-wide interest in, and need
for, a writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum program; contributed data displays and
document design for official university report.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Open Access Curriculum: Designing a Writing Curriculum around Rhetorical Competence. Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN. March 2014.
Re/Framing Identification as Susceptibility in Social Networks. Research Network Forum/CCCC. St. Louis,
MO. March 2012.
Birthers & Deathers: The Ideologic of Inferred Justification in the Rhetoric of the Right. Rhetoric Society of
America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2010.
Translating Rhetorical Circulation for Students Using Gladwells The Tipping Point. Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Louisville, KY. March 2010.
Hailing the Single Female Voter: Civic Obligation v. Individual Freedom. Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference.
Lansing, MI. October 2009.
What the Tech? : The Promises and Perils of Teaching with Blogs. Carolinas Communication Conference.
Wilmington, NC. September 2009.
Ripple Effect: A New Perspective on Rhetorical Agency. Conference on College Composition and Communication.
San Francisco, CA. March 2009.
The Ideological Invitation of Enthymeme and the Rhetorical Constitution of Subjects. Rhetoric Society of
America Conference. Seattle, WA. May 2008.
Bound by the Normative Net: Feminist Persuasion in Magazines for Women. Feminisms and Rhetorics
Conference. Little Rock, AR. October 2007.
Making Assumptions, Assuming Identities: Subjecting Students in the Composition Class. Conference on College
Composition and Communication. New York City, NY. March 2007.
Embodying Conclusions: The Enthymematic Construction of Female Subjectivity in Popular Women's
Magazines. Midwest Modern Language Association. Chicago, IL. November, 2006.
Promoting Peer Mentoring for the Professional Development of Writing Instructors. WPA Summer Conference.
Chattanooga, TN. July 2006. Co-presentation with Alexis Ramsey.
Beyond Mentoring: Assessing Our Own Needs as Graduate Instructors. Conference on College Composition and
Communication. Chicago, IL. March 2006.
Through the Teeth: Enthymeme and the Rhetoric of Lying. Western States Rhetoric and Literacy Conference. San
Francisco, CA. October 2005.
Cutting the Cord: Seeking a New Corporeal Rhetoric for Non-phallic Subjects. Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s)
Conference. Houghton, MI. October 2005.

SERVICE
Reviewer, Peitho: Journal of the Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric & Composition 2013-present
Appointments Committee, Academic Staff Member, UW-Waukesha Summer 2012
Composition Committee, UW-Colleges English Department 2011-Present
Website Development, UNC Wilmington English Department Spring 2010
Graduate Thesis Committees, Reader, UNC Wilmington English Department 2009-2010
Masters Exam Committee, UNC Wilmington English Department 2009-2010

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Professional Writing Committee, UNC Wilmington English Department 2009-2010

Teaching Observations, UNC Wilmington English Department 2009-2010
UNC Wilmington Faculty Senate, English Department Representative Fall 2009
Purdue Graduate Student English Association, Rhetoric/Composition Program Representative 2007-2008
Purdue Graduate Student English Association, Vice President 2006-2007
Introductory Writing Representative, Purdue Graduate Student English Association 2005-2006
Introductory Writing Committee, Graduate Student Representative, Purdue English Department 2005-2008

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