Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt
151 E. Centennial Dr.
Zillah, WA 98953
(509) 833-0811
ccalhoon@yvcc.edu
EDUCATION
M.A.
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
English/Composition (May 1996)
Area of Emphasis: Multicultural Pedagogy
B.A.
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
English/Secondary Education (May 1992)
Minor: Spanish
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Studied abroad in Seville, Spain (Spring Semester 1991)
Washington State Teaching Certificate: 4 - 12, English; K - 12, Spanish
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999-present English Instructor (full time, tenured)
Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA
From 1999 – 2008, I taught on the Grandview Campus of YVCC, where I also
directed the campus Writing Center. I transferred to the Yakima campus
beginning Fall 2008. Courses I regularly teach include developmental and
freshman composition (ENGL 090T, 095, 101, and 102), ALP (developmental
reading/writing), and research paper (ENGL 203), and I have taught these
courses face-to-face, hybrid, and online. On occasion, I teach a literature course
(e.g., Latin American Literature, American Literature, Intro. to Novels) or public
speaking (CMST 220). I have also taught a range of learning communities and
have experience teaching “Critical Thinking.”
1996 - 99
English/Debate Teacher
Eisenhower High School
Yakima School District #7, Yakima, WA
Taught language arts courses for freshman and sophomores, American
Literature, Advanced Placement English, and public speaking and debate.
Utilized writing portfolios and developed and published Hypercard stacks and
web pages in various classes. Also worked extensively with research writing.
Participated in SHARE 105, a grant program which provides teachers in ESD
105 with computers, training, and other technology for the classroom.
1996 - 97
Part-time English/Humanities Instructor
Yakima Valley Community College, Grandview Branch, Grandview, WA
Summer 1997: taught one section of argumentative writing (ENGL 102)
Summer 1996: taught one section argumentative writing (ENGL 102) and one
section of critical thinking (HUM 120)
1994 - 96
Teaching Assistant, English Department
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Taught five sections of English 101, a computer-assisted freshman composition
course centered on a multicultural curriculum.
1992 - 94
Language Arts/Spanish Teacher
Franklin Middle School
Yakima School District #7, Yakima, WA
Taught 8th grade Language Arts and 1st and 2nd year Spanish to 7th and 8th
graders. Also taught a “magnet program” course of Spanish language and
culture to 6th graders. Worked with ESL students and Special Education
students mainstreamed into the regular classroom.
OTHER TEACHING-RELATED EXPERIENCES
2008 –
Writing Consultant
present
Yakima Valley Community College Writing Center
At least one quarter per academic year, I tutor students in the Writing Center
and participate in weekly staff meetings/trainings.
2009 – 2011
Assessment workshop instructor
Central Washington University, Community College Teaching Certificate
Summer Program
Taught a three-day workshop (as part of a two-week program) on assessment in
the two-year college (college-wide, programmatic, and classroom-based practices)
to participants on the CWU Ellensburg campus and Kent campus (four
workshop sessions over three summers).
2001-2008
Writing Center Director
Yakima Valley Community College, Grandview Campus
Administered, tutored, and recruited and trained writing consultants for the
campus’s Writing Center.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
CCCC Assistant Chair Elect (2015)
CCCC Policy Fellow (2014 – 2015); chaired “Alternative Scorecard” Taskforce
Chair, TYCA Statement on Preparing Writing Faculty Task Force (2015 – 2016)
YVCC Placement Taskforce member (2015 – 2016)
College English Reviewer (2014 – present)
CCCC Conference Proposal Stage II Reviewer (2012, 2015)
CCCC Proposal Online Coach (2014)
TYCA “Mark Reynolds TETYC Best Article Committee” (2014)
NCTE Higher Education Policy Analyst, Washington State (2013 – 2015)
CCCC Outstanding Book Award Committee (2013 - 2014)
Two-Year College Association (TYCA), Past Chair (2013)
YVCC Tenure Committee member (2012 – present)
Two-Year College Association (TYCA) National Chair (2011 – 2012)
College Forum (NCTE) Representative (2011 – 2012)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Executive Committee (2011 – 2012)
NCTE College Section Stage II Proposal Reviewer (2011, 2012)
NCTE Conference Proposal Reviewer (2011 – present)
Tour of TYCA Creator, Curator (2011 – 2013)
YVCC New Student Orientation advisor/presenter (2011 – present)
Two-Year College Association (TYCA) Associate Chair (2010)
CCCC Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Committee (2010 - 11)
CCCC Conference Proposal Stage I Reviewer (2010 - present)
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Executive Committee (2006 –
2008; 2010 – 2013)
TYCA Committee work (2010 – 2013): Policy Advocacy Committee, Bylaws revision task force
(Chair), Guidelines for the Academic Preparation of English Faculty at Two-Year Colleges
revision committee, NCIA Petition Letter Task Force, Membership form revision
committee, Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment committee, Nominating Committee
Institutional Effectiveness Team/Accreditation Committee, Yakima Valley Community College
(2009 – 2011)
Assessment Committee, Yakima Valley Community College (2001 – 2004; 2008 – 2010)
Interdisciplinary Studies (Learning Communities) Committee (2007 – 2008)
Teaching English in the Two-Year College Journal Reviewer (2007 – present)
Two-Year College Association (TYCA) National Secretary (2006 – 2008)
YVCC ASSET/COMPASS placement committee (2006 - 2008)
CCCC Mentoring Committee Volunteer (2005)
Program Co-Chair, 2005 Two-Year College Association—Pacific Northwest Regional
Conference (2004 – 2005)
Advising Committee, Yakima Valley Community College (2004)
English Department Mid-Program Assessment Committee, Yakima Valley Community College
(2003 – 2005)
Teaching English in the Two-Year College Best Article of the Year Award Committee
(2002 – 2005; Chair, 2004 & 2005)
Graduate Student Mentor, Preparing Future Faculty Program, Washington State University
(2001 – 2004)
Preparing Future Faculty Program, Washington State University Cluster Member (2000 – 2002)
Degree and Abilities Reconciliation Committee, Yakima Valley Community College (2000 –
2001)
English Department Curriculum Assessment Accreditation Team, Yakima Valley Community
College (1999 - 2001)
REVIEWS and PUBLICATIONS
Co-Authored Policy Special Issue article (with Pat Sullivan and Christie Toth), “‘A Dubious
Method of Improving Educational Outcomes’: Accountability and the Two-Year
College,” forthcoming in Teaching English in the Two-Year College (TETYC), May 2016.
Authored former TYCA Chair’s Essay, “‘We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby’: A Former TYCA
Chair Looks Back,” in Teaching English in the Two-Year College (TETYC), May 2015.
Authored “Readers Write” response, “Kicking the ‘Fast Assessment’ Habit,” in Teaching English
in the Two-Year College (TETYC), March 2015.
Co-authored “Symposium” response with Dodie Forrest, “Revisiting and Revitalizing
‘Scholarship in Composition,’” part of “Critical Retrospections on the 1987 CCCC
Position Statement ‘Scholarship in Composition: Guidelines for Faculty, Deans, and
Department Chairs,’” in College Composition and Communication (CCC), February 2015.
Co-authored article with Dodie Forrest, “Conversing in Marginal Spaces: Developmental
Writers’ Responses to Teacher Comments.” Teaching English in the Two-Year College
(TETYC), March 2013.
Book review of Academically Adrift, “Important Focus, Limited Perspective” in College
Composition and Communication (CCC), February 2012.
Authored article (based on keynote address), “Writing Programs without Administrators:
Frameworks for Successful Writing Programs in the Two-Year College” in WPA: Journal
of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, Fall/Winter 2011.
Revised the Instructor’s Manual: Strategies and Resources for Teaching Writing (6th ed.) by Lynn
Quitman Troyka and Strategies and Resources for Teaching Writing with Quick Access (9th
ed.) by Lynn Quitman Troyka and Doug Hesse (2008, 2009)
Co-created Basic Writing Listserv Module with Dodie Forrest, “Conversing in Marginal Spaces:
Basic Writers’ Responses to Teacher Comments,” November 2007 (Available at
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/tbw/nov.html).
Revised the Instructor’s Manual: Strategies and Resources for Teaching Writing (5th ed.) by Lynn
Quitman Troyka and Strategies and Resources for Teaching Writing with Quick Access (8th
ed.) by Lynn Quitman Troyka and Doug Hesse (2006)
Revised the Instructor’s Manual: Strategies and Resources for Teaching Writing (7th ed.) by Lynn
Quitman Troyka (2004)
Textbook Reviewer: Cornerstones: Readings for Writers, McGraw-Hill Primis Online (2004);
iSpeak, McGraw-Hill (2008); Made in America, Pearson/Longman (2008); The Little Black
Book of College Writing, Bedford/St. Martin’s (2011, 2014); Intersections, Bedford/St.
Martin’s (2015).
English Handbook Focus Group, Prentice Hall Publishers. (March 22, 2004)
Contributor/Writer, Ch. 10, “Writing to Argue,” Quick Access: Reference for Writers (2002)
Editorial Advisory Board Member/Textbook Reviewer, Quick Access: Reference for Writers,
Prentice Hall (2001 – 2002)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Free Forming or Re-forming Assessment for Multi-modal Compositions.” Session with Joy
Clark, Dodie Forrest, Shannon Hopkins, and Julie Swedin. TYCA-Pacific Northwest
Conference, Spokane, WA. October 24, 2015.
“TYCA Presents: The Rewards of Playing the Placement and Pedagogy.” All-Day Workshop
with Joy Clark, Dodie Forrest, Shannon Hopkins, Julie Swedin, Leigh Jonaitis, and
Suzanne Labadie. College Composition and Communication Conference, Tampa, FL.
March 18, 2015.
"View from the ALPs: One Model for Accelerated learning at a Hispanic-Serving College."
Session with Shannon Hopkins and Julie Swedin. TYCA-Pacific Northwest Conference,
Vancouver, WA. October 11, 2014.
"See, Hear, Feel--Learn: Using Multimodal Projects to Foster Habits of Minds." Session with Joy
Clark, Dodie Forrest, Shannon Hopkins, and Julie Swedin. TYCA-Pacific Northwest
Conference, Vancouver, WA. October 11, 2014.
“Acknowledging Difference: Revamping First Year Composition, Developmental Writing, and
Assessment.” Session with Shannon Hopkins and Julie Swedin. College Composition
and Communication Conference, Indianapolis, IN. March 20, 2014.
College Celebration Featured Speaker. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual
Convention, Boston, MA. November 21, 2013.
“The Go-To Place for Basic Writing—Two Year Colleges.” Featured Session with Lynn Troyka
and Jennifer Swartout. College Composition and Communication Conference, Las
Vegas, NV. March 13, 2013.
“College Forum Presents: Current and Proposed Legislation, Higher Education, and Advocacy:
Entering the Conversation.” Session Chair. NCTE Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
November 18, 2012.
“Rethinking Revision.” Presenter, TYCA Strand Session. NCTE Annual Convention, Las Vegas,
NV. November 16, 2012.
“National TYCA Policy Advocacy Roundtable.” With David Lydic. TYCA-Southwest, Las
Cruces, NM. October 26, 2012. And with Andy Anderson and Leslie Roberts. TYCAMidwest, Lincoln, NE. October 12, 2012.
“A Gateway to Teaching in the Two-Year College: TYCA’s Revised Guidelines for Academic
Preparation.” With Susan Miller-Cochran and Rochelle Rodrigo. College Composition
and Communication Conference, St. Louis, MO. March 23, 2012.
“Writing Programs without Administrators: Frameworks for Successful Writing Programs in
the Two-Year College.” Keynote address. WPA (Writing Program Administrators)
Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. July 15, 2011.
“The State of Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Writing Courses.” Featured Session with
Christine Farris, Kelly Ritter, and Duane Roen. College Composition and
Communication Conference, Atlanta, GA. April 7, 2011.
“Making Waves in Composition Program Assessment at the Two-Year College.” With Mary
Dahlin. College Composition and Communication Conference, San Francisco, CA.
March 11 – 14, 2009
“Revision Blues: What Non-Traditional Students Really Do with Feedback on their Writing.”
With Dodie Forrest. College Composition and Communication Conference, New
Orleans, LA. April 2008
“Crossing Boundaries: Reconfiguring the Literacy Landscape for Secondary/Community College
Students.” With Eva Payne, Jane Braunger, and Ernest Perry. National Council of
Teachers of English, New York, NY. November 2007.
“Meeting at the Margins: How Basic Writer Respond to Teacher Comments.” TYCA-West
Conference, Clarksdale, AZ. October 10, 2008.
“Meeting at the Margins: How Basic Writer Respond to Teacher Comments.” TYCA-SE
Conference, Louisville, KY. February 2008.
“Crossing Boundaries: Reconfiguring the Literacy Landscape for Secondary/Community
College Students.” Featured Session with Diane Waff, Erick Bateman, Jamie Bennett,
Jane Braunger, Eva Payne, Dolores Perin, and Ernest Perry. National Council of Teachers
of English Annual Convention. November 18, 2007.
“Book Clubs: Creating a Culture of Reading in the Classroom and Beyond.” TYCA-Pacific
Coast Conference, Burlingame, CA. October 13, 2007.
“Questioning Techniques.” With Kim Nolt. Pacific Northwest Writing Center Association
(PNWWCA) Conference, Bellingham, WA. April 27, 2007.
“We Two—You, Me Talk on This Page: How Non-Traditional Students Respond to Teacher
Comments.” With Dodie Forrest. College Composition and Communication Conference,
New York, NY. March 21 – 24, 2007.
“MAC Projects Linking Math and Writing.” With Mike Kenyon and DeAnn Leoni. MAC
Summer Institute, Leavenworth, WA. August 2, 2006.
“Composing in Marginal Spaces: How Non-Traditional Students Respond to Teacher
Feedback.” With Dodie Forrest and Ashlee Brand. College Composition and
Communication Conference, Chicago, IL. March 22 – 25, 2006.
“Bridging the Divide between Basic Writers and the Academy: Golden Gate or Wobbly Log?”
With Mark Fuzie, Dodie Forrest, and Sandra Schroeder. College Composition and
Communication Conference, San Francisco, CA. March 16 – 19, 2005.
“Entering the Academic Community: Barriers and Bridges.” With Dodie Forrest, Mark Fuzie,
and Sandra Schroeder. Two-Year College Association of the Pacific Northwest (NCTE)
Conference, Portland, OR. October 15 – 16, 2004.
“Common Processes, Relationships, and Skills: Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic.” With Mike
Kenyon. Washington Community College Mathematics Conference. April 29 – May 1,
2004.
“Beyond One-to-One.” With Dodie Forrest. Pacific Northwest Writing Center Association
(PNWWCA) Conference, Centralia, WA. April 17, 2004.
“Preparing Future Faculty: Past, Present, and Future.” Special Interest Group Facilitator, with
George Kennedy. College Composition and Communication Conference, San Antonio,
TX. March 24 – 27, 2004.
“Talking at the Center.” Roundtable discussion leader, with Roberta Buck, Dodie Forrest, Kim
Nolt, and Sherri Winans. Two-Year College Association of the Pacific Northwest
(NCTE) Conference, Bellingham, WA. October 25 – 26, 2002.
“What We Talk about When We Talk about Teaching: Reaching across Borders through the
Preparing Future Faculty Program.” With Kay Tronsen. Two-Year College Association
of the Pacific Northwest (NCTE) Conference, Bellingham, WA. October 25 – 26, 2002.
“NCTE Preparing Future Faculty: Remembering our Past, Shaping our Future.” With Kay
Tronsen and George Kennedy. College Composition and Communication Conference,
Chicago, IL. March 20 – 23, 2002.
“Interweaving Discourse Areas: Redefining Borders of Classrooms, Campuses, and Traditional
Roles.” With Dodie Forrest, Gail Pearlman, and Sandra Schroeder. Two-Year College
Association of the Pacific Northwest (NCTE) Conference, Centralia, WA. October 12 –
13, 2001.
“Border Crossings into New Frontiers: Redefining the Perimeters of Classrooms, Campuses,
and Traditional Roles through Collaborations.” With Dodie Forrest, Gail Pearlman, and
Sandra Schroeder. Northwest Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers
of English, Boise, ID. April 26 – 28, 2001.
“Beyond the Practical: Teaching Professional Writing as Complex Social Interaction.”
Conference of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Spokane, WA.
October 19 - 21, 1995.
“Refining Our Assessment: Portfolios, Placement, and Potential.” With Joel Norris.
Conference of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, Bellingham, WA.
July 27 - 30, 1995.
“Assessing Our Assessment: Examining Disciplinary Bias in a Portfolio Assessment
Program.” With Steve Smith. The Sixth Annual Higher Education Assessment
Conference, Spokane, WA. May 4 - 5, 1995.
“Why Are We Afraid to Teach Multicultural Literature?” Workshop with Eileen Oliver et al.
Inland Northwest Council of Teachers of English, Spokane, WA. April 30 - May 2,
1995.
“Teaching Latino Literature: A Transition from ESL to the Mainstream.” With Jim Bodeen.
Washington Association of Bilingual Education Annual State Conference, Spokane, WA.
April 26, 1992.
HONORS AND AWARDS
“Mark Reynolds TETYC Best Article Award” (2014), received for Conversing in Marginal
Spaces: Developmental Writers’ Responses to Teacher Comments” (March 2013), coauthored with Dodie Forrest
“Robert M. Leadon Award for Excellence in Teaching,” Yakima Valley Community College
(2002)
“YVCC Teacher of the Year,” Grandview Chamber of Commerce (2000)
“Grandview Campus Teacher of the Year,” Yakima Valley Community College, Grandview
Campus (2000, 2007)
“Pass with Distinction”: M.A. Composition Portfolio, Written Examination, and Oral
Examination, Washington State University (1996)
“Distinguished T.A. Teaching Award,” Department of English, Washington State U. (1996)
REFERENCES
Available upon request.