Karen Rose
Long Beach City College
Department of English
562-938-4099
krose@lbcc.edu
| Education | ||
| 2001 | Ph.D. in English, UCLA | |
| Dissertation: "The Evolving Self: Postmodern Coming-of-Age Novels by Women Writing in the United States." | ||
| 1996 | M.A. in English, UCLA | |
| 1991 | B.A. in English,
UCLA Magna cum laude, high honors in English |
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| Teaching Interests | Composition; Contemporary American, British, and Irish Literature; Gender and Ethnic Studies; Teaching with Technology | |
| Experience | ||
| 8-01 - 6-02 | Part-time Instructor,
El Camino College Teaching English B: Introduction to the Composing Process. |
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| 8-01 - 12-01 | Part-Time Instructor,
Cerritos College Teaching English 20: Basic Writing |
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| 1-01 - 6-02 | Director of Sales and Marketing, DreamTree Media www.dreamtreemedia.com | |
| Participated in the development of company web site, organized a sales campaign for custom designed web applications. | ||
| 7-00 - 8-01 | Webmaster, The Magic Web Channel, Inc. www.magicwebchannel.com | |
| Administer web site, function as liaison between the corporation and their ISP. | ||
| 9/97-6/99 | Honors and Undergraduate Programs Counseling Assistant, UCLA | |
| Assisted undergraduates in selecting courses and majors, led workshops for transfer students and English majors, hosted a daily "virtual counseling" chat room, helped students get the most out of their time at UCLA. | ||
| Winter 1997 | Teaching Associate, UCLA | |
| English 4: "Critical Reading and Writing." Instructor: Karen Rose. | ||
| Introduced students to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction and drama. Course requirements include: four papers, midterm exam, final exam, reading response journal. | ||
| Fall 1996 | Teaching Associate, UCLA | |
| Women's Studies 10: "Introduction to Women's Studies: Feminist Perspectives on Women and Society." Instructor: Ricky Jane Manoff, Ph.D. | ||
| Attended all lectures; led two weekly discussion sections with 30 students each; held office hours; graded papers, midterm exams and final exams. | ||
| Spring 1996 | Teaching Assistant, UCLA | |
| English 85: "The American Novel." Instructor: Michael Merril, Ph.D. | ||
| Attended all lectures; led two weekly discussion sections with 30 students each; held office hours; graded papers, midterm exams and final exams. | ||
| Winter 1996 | Teaching Assistant, UCLA | |
| English 10C: English Literature, 1832 to the present." Instructor: Deborah MacComb, Ph.D. | ||
| Attended all lectures; led two weekly discussion sections with 30 students each; held office hours; graded papers, midterm exams and final exams. | ||
| Fall 1995 | Teaching Assistant, UCLA | |
| English 176: "American Drama: The Modern Period." Instructor: James Goodwin, Ph.D. | ||
| Attended all lectures, held office hours, led end of quarter review session, graded papers and final exams. | ||
| Spring 1995 | Reader, UCLA | |
| English and Chicana/o Studies M105: "Chicana/o Literature: Borders, Diasporas, Migrations and Exile." Instructor: Sonia Saldívar-Hull, Ph.D. Attended all lectures, graded all papers, midterm exams and final exams. | ||
| 1994-5 | Editor, UCLA Department of Physics | |
| Edited grant proposals and conference papers. | ||
| Spring 1994 | Teaching Assistant, UCLA | |
| English 85: "The American Novel." Instructor: Reed Wilson, Ph.D. | ||
| Attended all lectures; led two weekly discussion sections with 30 students each; held office hours; graded papers, midterm exams and final exams. | ||
| Fall 1993-Winter 1994 | Teaching Assistant,
UCLA English 4: "Critical Reading and Writing." Instructor: Karen Rose. |
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| Introduced students to literary analysis, with close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction and drama. Course requirements include: four papers, midterm exam, final exam, reading response journal. | ||
| Fall 1993-Spring 1993 | Teaching Assistant, UCLA | |
| English 3: "English
Composition, Rhetoric, and Language." Instructor: Karen Rose. |
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| Focused on rhetorical techniques and skillful argument. Course requirements include: four papers, in-class essays, reading response journal. | ||
| Summer 1991 | Instructional Assistant,
Santa Monica College Worked in the Learning Resources Center as a writing tutor. |
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| 1988-1990 | Incarcerated Youth
Tutorial Project Team Leader, UCLA |
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| Coordinated weekly trips to Ventura School prison facility where tutoring groups provide wards with necessary skills to prepare them to attend college or pursue technical careers upon release. | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1999-2000 | Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA | |