KRIS RAFFERTY
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krisrafferty.com
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Contemporary and 20th Century American and British Literature; Transatlantic Literature; Drama, Modern and Postmodern Critical Theory; Rhetorical Theory; English Composition
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Student – English: Literature, Culture, and Media Starting Sept 2022
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
M.A. English May 2022
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC, USA
Current GPA: 3.97
B.A. Theatre Arts Dec 1991
University of Massachusetts at Boston, MA, USA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Peer Mentor (English) Jan 2022-present
University Learning Center, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Writing Consultant (Level I certification) Aug 2021-present
Department of English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Department of English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
FICTION
ARTICLES UNDER CONSIDERATION
CONFERENCES
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Schnog Travel Award for Holocaust Studies (AWARDED $3000) 2022
OIP Education Abroad Grant (AWARDED $1,000) 2022
Wentworth Travel Fellowship (AWARDED $1,700) 2021
Wilma Magazine “Women to Watch” Scholarship 2018
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (STD) 2021-present
Modern Language Association (MLA) 2021-present
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) 2021-present
Romance Writers of America (RWA) 2014-present
TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY
Virtual collaborative platforms Slack
Learning management systems Canvas, TutorTrac
Data visualization tools Google Analytics
Cloud document management Google Drive, OneDrive
Content management systems Weebly, WordPress, Craft Web Editor
Multimedia design Adobe Creative Suite, Canva
Virtual presentation software PowerPoint, Google Slides
Computer Software Packages Microsoft Office Suite
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Awarded Boy Scouts of America’s Mentor Pin 2015
Steve White’s Manchester Karate Studio SWAT [teaching] Member 2004-2014
Earned 3rd Degree Black Belt American Kenpo Karate 2013
Classical Pianist 2000-present
Parenthood
REFERENCES
Available upon request
krisrafferty.com
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Contemporary and 20th Century American and British Literature; Transatlantic Literature; Drama, Modern and Postmodern Critical Theory; Rhetorical Theory; English Composition
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Student – English: Literature, Culture, and Media Starting Sept 2022
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
M.A. English May 2022
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC, USA
Current GPA: 3.97
B.A. Theatre Arts Dec 1991
University of Massachusetts at Boston, MA, USA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Peer Mentor (English) Jan 2022-present
University Learning Center, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Writing Consultant (Level I certification) Aug 2021-present
Department of English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Employed as a faculty-recommended and trained peer writing consultant
- Employed as a Peer Mentor for Professor M. Manning’s English Composition classes
- Level II certification
Department of English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
FICTION
- Rafferty, Kris. “Stop! Mom!” Portals, Cape Fear Community College’s Literary Magazine, 2019.
- ---. Caught By You, Kensington Publishing, 2018.
- ---. Catch a Killer, Kensington Publishing, 2018.
- ---. Deadly Past, Kensington Publishing, 2018.
- ---. Seduced by Sin, Entangled Publishing, 2017.
- ---. Betrayed by a Kiss, Entangled Publishing, 2016.
- ---. Tempted by a Touch, Entangled Publishing, 2016.
- ---. Call Me Tiffany, Harlequin, 2014.
- ---. The Seduction of Lucy, Harlequin, 2014.
ARTICLES UNDER CONSIDERATION
CONFERENCES
- Chair/Presenter, "Self-Identification and Wiesenthal's The Sunflower: Who Exactly Are We Forgiving and What Are We Forgetting?" 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference "Memory, Forgetting and Creating," University of Wroclaw, 14 January 2022, Warsaw, Poland. (Online)
- Presenter, “Territories and Bodies: Cultural Violence in Wide Sargasso Sea.” 118th Annual Conference 2021, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference, Sahara Las Vegas Hotel, 13 November 2021, Las Vegas, NV. (Online)
- Presenter, “Territories and Bodies: Cultural Violence in Wide Sargasso Sea.” 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference “Memory, Trauma and Recovery,” 17 September 2021, University of Wroclaw, Warsaw, Poland. (Online)
- Presenter, “Memory and Self-Representation: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees.” 4th Migration, Adaptation and Memory: International Interdisciplinary Conference, 18 June 2021, University of Wroclaw, Warsaw, Poland. (Online)
- Presenter, “Memory and Self-Representation: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees.” University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21st Annual English Graduate Student Conference, 9 April 2021, Charlotte, NC. (Online)
- Presenter, “Memory and Self-Representation: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Refugees.” Carolina Rhetoric Conference 2021, 26-27 March 2021, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. (Online)
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Schnog Travel Award for Holocaust Studies (AWARDED $3000) 2022
OIP Education Abroad Grant (AWARDED $1,000) 2022
Wentworth Travel Fellowship (AWARDED $1,700) 2021
Wilma Magazine “Women to Watch” Scholarship 2018
- $500 (short story competition: AWARDED for “Invisible”)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (STD) 2021-present
Modern Language Association (MLA) 2021-present
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) 2021-present
Romance Writers of America (RWA) 2014-present
TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY
Virtual collaborative platforms Slack
Learning management systems Canvas, TutorTrac
Data visualization tools Google Analytics
Cloud document management Google Drive, OneDrive
Content management systems Weebly, WordPress, Craft Web Editor
Multimedia design Adobe Creative Suite, Canva
Virtual presentation software PowerPoint, Google Slides
Computer Software Packages Microsoft Office Suite
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Awarded Boy Scouts of America’s Mentor Pin 2015
Steve White’s Manchester Karate Studio SWAT [teaching] Member 2004-2014
Earned 3rd Degree Black Belt American Kenpo Karate 2013
Classical Pianist 2000-present
Parenthood
- Parenting three beautiful and kind children 1996–present
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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