Curriculum Vitae
Lesley Howell Shelton, M.A.
Doctoral Support Center
Office Phone: (806) 834-8142
College of Education
Texas Tech University
PO Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Cell Phone: (806) 336-0383
Education
Texas Tech University
January 2009 to December 2013
PhD Student
Major: English with emphasis in Film and Media Studies
Dissertation Topic: Metalepsis in the Films of Charlie Kaufman
Texas Tech University
Master of Arts
August 2006 to December 2008
Degree conferred December 2008
Major: English Literature
Thesis: Negotiating the (Post)Modern: Disrupted Narrative as a Heuristic in Literature and Film.
West Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
August 2003 to July 2006
Degree conferred May 2006
Major: English Literature
Minor: Philosophy
Amarillo College
Associate in Arts with Honors
June 1983 to August 2004
Degree conferred December 2003
Major: English
University of Texas at Austin
August 1982 to December 1985
Conferences
National PCA/ACA Conference
April 2011
Subject Area: Film: Blockbusters, Avatar, and Inception
Panel Chair and Presenter
“The First Fifteen Minutes or Laying the Groundwork for Reading Nonlinearity in Inception (2010)”
Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations February 2010
Subject Area: Adaptation: Film, Literature, Culture
Panel Chair and Presenter
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: An Adaptation Industry Model Success Story”
Texas Medieval Association (TEMA) Conference
October 2008
“Silence: I Can Read Her (Silently) Like an Open Book”
National PCA/ACA Conference
March 2008
“Filling in the Gaps: Disrupted Narrative as a Heuristic in 21 Grams”
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Conferences (cont.)
Texas Tech Graduate English Society Conference
February 2007
“Langston Hughes’s ‘Christ in Alabama’: Two Poems – One Title?”
West Texas A&M University Student Research Conference March 2006
Best Presentation in Fine Arts Category – 2nd Place
“Willie’s Women: Changing Gender Roles Reflected in All the King’s Men”
Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations February 2006
Creative Writing Panel - Poetry
Professional Organizations
Popular Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)
Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image (SCSMI)
Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2013
May 2011 – May 2013
May 2011 – May 2013
Service Work
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Continuing Education Classes
Designed and Taught Informal Courses for OLLI Members
“Citizen Kane: Seventy Years Later,” Sept. 22, 29, & Oct. 6, 2011
“Stagecoach: A Look at the Wild West through the Eyes of John Ford,” Nov. 1, 8, & 15, 2012
“Memory, Charlie Kaufman, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Apr. 11, 18, & 25, 2013
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Film Series
Presented and Moderated Discussion of the film, Babel (2006), March 3, 2011
Presented and Moderated Discussion of the film, The Fall (2006), February 16, 2012
TTU Monthly Film Recommendation & Discussion
Faculty Advisor: Sam Dragga
Committee Member
2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 Academic Years
Moderated the Monthly Discussion of the following films:
August 2009: Stranger Than Fiction (2006); November 2010: Amores Perros (2000);
July 2011: (500) Days of Summer (2009); September 2011: Inception (2010)
TTU Monthly Book Recommendation & Discussion
Faculty Advisor: Sam Dragga
Committee Member
2007-08 and 2008-09 Academic Years
Created and Maintained MySpace Page for Promotional Purposes
Moderated the Monthly Discussion for July 2007:
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Moderated the Monthly Discussion for April 2008:
Remainder by Tom McCarthy
Professional Development Workshops
Faculty Advisor: Michael Borshuk
Assistant to Dr. Borshuk for Second-Year Student Workshops
2007-08 Academic Year
Graduate English Society, Texas Tech University
Historian
President
The Legacy: WTAMU’s Creative Arts Journal
Poetry Editor
General Editor
Faculty Advisor: Michael Borshuk
Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
Fall 2008 - Spring 2010
2004-05 Academic Year
2005-06 Academic Year
Faculty Advisor: Jerry Craven
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Service Work (cont.)
Sigma Tau Delta, Chi Theta Chapter, WTAMU
Historian
President
Faculty Advisor: Sandra Davidson
2004-05 Academic Year
2005-06 Academic Year
Related Work Experience
Senior Editor
August 2015 to Present
Doctoral Support Center, College of Education
Texas Tech University
Duties: Provide detailed feedback to doctoral students for their writing projects. Assist students with
revising and editing their dissertations to improve readability in preparation for publication. Act as and
demonstrate the skills of a proof reader for students to help students detect and correct errors in spelling,
punctuation, and syntax in their writing. Assist students with the formatting of their dissertations, helping
them to apply the APA guidelines and the formatting requirements of the Graduate School.
Lead Instructor General Education
January 2015 to March 2015
Virginia College
(Winter Quarter 2015)
Lubbock, TX, Campus
Duties: All phases of course planning and classroom management for teaching five classes during the
Winter Quarter (four full quarter classes and one “mini” quarter class). Classes include: Learning
Framework (General Education), remedial English, Freshman Comp I & II.
Section Coordinator
January 2014 to January 2015
Texas Tech Physicians Pediatric Department
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Duties: Complete special projects, which primarily consist of technical writing of departmental procedures
and policies, editing professional & educational manuals, and assisting in the training of personnel.
Graduate Part-Time Instructor
August 2009 to December 2013
Sophomore Literature and Film Studies
Texas Tech University
Duties: Choose text book, plan course content and syllabus, teach course, and grade all exams & papers.
Courses taught include: ENGL2306: Introduction to Drama; ENGL2307: Introduction to Fiction (including
two sections taught in Summer 2010); and ENGL2388: Introduction to Film Studies.
English Course Tutor
June 2011 to August 2012
Marsha Sharp Center, Office of Athletics Academic Services
Texas Tech University
Duties: Provided one to two hour, face-to-face tutorials for student athletes. By appointment only.
Subjects tutored vary according to need, but primary subjects of instruction include: Developmental
English, ENGL1301, ENGL1302, and any other courses offered in the English department.
Classroom and Document Instructor
August 2006 to August 2011
First Year Writing Program
Director: Susan Lang
Texas Tech University
Duties: Taught ENGL1301 and ENGL1302 (including one section taught in Summer 2009). Graded
papers and provided detailed written feedback on the online TOPIC and the later RaiderWriter system.
Serve as Group Contact between Dr. Lang and Grading Group consisting of classroom and document
instructors.
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Related Work Experience (cont.)
Writing Center Tutor
January 2008 to May 2009
Texas Tech University, University Writing Center
Director: Kathleen Gillis
Duties: Performed 30 minute face-to-face student tutorials and online tutorials on English writing skills.
University Writing Center
January 2005 to May 2006
West Texas A&M University
Director: Theresa Trela
Duties: Performed as administrative assistant and tutored student writers one-on-one.
Teaching Recognition
Apple Polishing Award
Mortar Board at Texas Tech Univ.
November 2011
Publications
Book Review
Shelton, Lesley Howell. “Review of Woman in the Water by Dorinda Clifton.” Iron Horse Literary Review.
9.1 (2007). Print.
Short Stories – Memoir
Howell, Lesley L. "Pixie to Punk." The Smoking Poet. Spring 2007. <http://thesmokingpoet.tripod.com/>.
Scholarships & Honor Societies
Texas Tech University
William Bryan Gates Award (2007)
Newton Writing Scholarship – Nonfiction (2009)
West Texas A&M University
English and Modern Languages Scholarship (2004 and 2005)
Arlin Turner Memorial Scholarship (2005)
Mattie Swayne Mack Scholarship (2005)
Texas Association of Developing Colleges
Urban Scholarship Fund (2004 and 2005)
Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society
Chi Theta Chapter
May 2004
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society
Texas Zeta, Chapter 6
May 2005
Undergraduate Publications
Scholarly Essays
“Do You Throw Your Cup of Beer at Me, Sir?”
The Legacy, 2004-05
Short Stories
“Eleven”
“The Sock Pile Theory”
The Legacy, 2004-05
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Undergraduate Publications (cont.)
Poetry
“Katrina”
“After the Storm”
“1963”
“Rollercoasters”
“Poetic Justice”
“Sun Tea”
“The Sins of the Mother”
“Relationships”
“My Husband Gives Me Roses”
The Legacy, 2005-06
The Legacy, 2005-06
The Legacy, 2005-06
The Legacy, 2005-06
The Legacy, 2004-05
The Legacy, 2004-05
The Legacy, 2004-05
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