Dawnelle A. Jager
Instructor

13D Moon Library
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6756
Email: dajager@esf.edu

Education

• B.A., Youngstown State University
• M.A., Syracuse University, 1989

Academic Interests

Learning Communities, Composition Curriculum Development, EcoComposition, Technical Writing, Creative Nonfiction in the Sciences, Environmental Issues, Teacher Training

Publications

• "How to Rite for Righting Teachers," Vocabula Review, May 2005.
• "Conversations in Context Reviewed," Reflections, Syracuse University Writing Program, Spring 2001
• "Unit 1 Assignment," WRT 105, Fall 2002
• "Shared Syllabus and Research Anthology Assignment," WRT 205, Spring 2002 and Spring 2003

Professional Associations

• Conference on College Composition and Communication
• New York State English Teachers
• Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
• Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
• College Board, National Council of Teachers of English

Presentations

• "Invention Strategies for Difficult Writing Assignments," Onondaga Community College, Semester Workshop for the Writing Skills Center
• "Working with Students with Learning Disabilities," Writing Program, Syracuse University, Fall 1993
• "Authority and the Female Writing Instructor," at The Writing Skills Conference, Onondaga County Community College, Fall, 1994
•  "Peer Group Dynamics," Writing Program, Syracuse University, Spring, 1997 Conference
•  “Summary Strategies” and “Langston Hughes in the 205 Classroom,” Writing Program 1998
• “Self-Discovery, Skill Development, and the Sustained Writing Project, CCCC Convention, 1999
• “Beyond ‘One Size Fits All’ TA Training,” CCCC Convention, 2002
• “The (Im)possibilities of Research in a Material World:  The Multi-Genre Collaborative Research Anthology,” CCCC Convention, 2003
• Technology and Research, ASLE SIG, CCCC Convention, 2004.
• “Parting the State and Private Seas:  Survival of the Slickest,” CCCC Convention,2006
• “Ecocriticism and Learning Communities,” CCCC Convention, 2006
• “Learning a New Language for Progress:  Faculty “Speak” vs. Student Affairs “Speak”, Learning Communities Conference, October, 2006
• “Writing and Discourse: What Are the Current Issues and Problems in Ecocomposition?”ASLE Conference, June, 2007
• Science Studies and Ecocriticism, ASLE Conference, June 2007
• Ecomedia, ASLE Conference, June 2009
• Science and the Humanities, ASLE Conference, June 2009

Awards

• Phi Lamda Theta National Honor Society
• Chancellor’s Award for Public Service for the Education Living Learning Community

Community Service

• Board of Directors, Lutheran Campus Ministry
• Susan M. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Academic Advisor and Freshman Forum Leader