Tonya M. Stremlau Ph.D.
VITA
W212 Hall Memorial Building
Department of English
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
T 202-651-5580
tonya.stremlau@gallaudet.edu
NATIONALITY
CURRENT POSITION
UNITED STATES
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH ...............................................................................2004-present
Department of English
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
COORDINATOR, ENGLISH CENTER .............................................................2012-present
Department of English
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY .................................................................1996
Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Doctor of Philosophy
English, major area rhetoric and composition, minor areas Early Modern Women Writers and 20thCentury Fiction
Dissertation: “Deaf Students in Mainstreamed College Composition Courses: Culture and
Pedagogy.”
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN ......................................................1992
Lincoln, Nebraska — Master of Arts
English
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY .......................................................................1990
Tulsa, Oklahoma — Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
English Literature with a Humanities Minor
EMPLOYMENT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH ........................................................2000-2004
English Department
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH.........................................................1996-2000
English Department
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
Proficient
• English
• American Sign Language
COMPUTER
Familiar
• Mac OS X
• Microsoft Office
• Apple iWork Suite
TEACHING
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
17 Years of Experience
• Honors English (Composition)
• Writing in the Disciplines
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Freshman Composition (essays)
Sophomore Composition (research papers)
Creative Writing: Fiction
Creative Writing: Memoir
Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction
The American Diet lecture and laboratory
• an interdisciplinary course on nutrition science and the rhetoric of persuasion and of
writing in or about science
Play with Language: ASL and English
• an interdisciplinary course on language play as text and cultural artifact
Composing the Self
• an interdisciplinary course on the ethics and writing of memoir
Introduction to Deaf Literature
Literature by Women
American Literature Survey
American Literature 1865-present
Advanced English Grammar
Theories of Composition and Language Acquisition
Writing Center Theory and Practice
ESL Reading and Writing (noncredit)
Southern Women Writers
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
1 year of teaching
• English 1001(Composition)
MENTORING
HONORS CAPSTONE COMMITTEES
I have served as Chair or second reader for four honors capstones for projects involving creative
writing.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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SERVICE ACTIVITIES
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deaf and hard of hearing writers
effects of deafness on written language acquisition
bilingual language acquisition
ethical issues in the teaching of and in research on writing
women writers and feminist theory
disability studies
writing across the curriculum
writing center practice
composition and rhetoric
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
• Coordinator, English Center (2012-present)
• Chair, English Department Evaluation Committee (2008-2010)
• Senator, Gallaudet University Faculty Senate (2004-2007)
• Chair, Council on Undergraduate Education (2003-2004)
• Coordinator, Freshman/Sophomore English (2002-2005)
Position eliminated from English Department in university general education
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restructuring.
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• Coordinator, Literary Arts, Deaf Way II (2001-2002)
• Chair, Task force on disabilities, CCCC (1998-2000)
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
• English Department Evaluation Committee (2012-present)
• University Tenure and Promotion Committee (2007-2012)
• Literacy liaison for sciences departments (1998-2001)
• English Department Search Committee (1997-2002)
MEMBERSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
• International Writing Centers Association
• TESOL
OTHER
• Deaf Academics
AWARDS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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ACADEMIC
• Louisiana State University Dissertation Year Fellowship (1995-1996)
• Louisiana State University Board of Regents Fellowship (1992-95)
• Oral Roberts University English Major of the Year (1990)
• Oral Roberts University Humanities Minor of the Year (1990)
PUBLICATIONS
1. “Local Deaf Woman Abandons Twin Infants.” In Deaf American Prose 1980-2010. Eds.
Jennifer Nelson and Kristen Harmon. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet UP, 2012. 110-121.
2.
“Our Stories: Using Deaf Writers to Inspire Student Writing” English Think Tank
Proceedings. PEPnet, 2009.
3.
“Narrating Deaf Lives: ‘Is It True?’ Fiction and Autobiography.” Sign Language Studies 7.2
(Winter 2007) 208-211.
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“Language Policy, Culture, and Disability: ASL and English” Rhetoric Review 22.2 (2003).
184-190.
5.
“Foreword.” To All Your Parts Intact: Poems. Christopher Jon Heuer. Minneapolis, MN: The
Tactile Mind Press, 2003. 9-11.
6.
“Models for Voices: A Narrative Essay Assignment.” In Practice in Context: Situating the
Work of Writing Teachers. Eds. Cindy Moore et al. Urbana, IL: National Council of
Teachers of English, 2002. 75-81.
7.
“The Personal Narrative in Dissertation Writing: A Matter of Academic Honesty.” In The
Dissertation and the Discipline: Reinventing Composition Studies. Eds. Nancy Welch et al.
Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 2002. 101-109.
8.
Editor, The Deaf Way II Anthology: A Literary Collection by Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Writers and “Introduction”. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2002.
9.
“A Nice Romantic Dinner” in The Deaf Way II Anthology: A Literary Collection by Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Writers. Washington, DC: Gallaudet UP, 2002. 190-196.
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10. “Challenging Tradition: A Conversation about Reimagining the Dissertation in Rhetoric and
Composition” by The Dissertation Consortium, College Composition and Communication
52:3 (Feb 2001): 441-454.
11. “Ellen Gilchrist’s Rhoda” The Southern Quarterly 35.4 (Summer 1997): 87-96.
PRESENTATIONS
1. “Deaf Gain?: Disability Disclosure and the Deaf Creative Writer in Higher Education.” At
Disability Disclosure in/and Higher Education. Newark, DE. October 26, 2013.
2.
“Teaching and Writing Deaf Literature. ” And Gladly Teach?: Pedagogy, Practice, and the
Teaching of Literature. Wilmington, DE. April 20, 2013.
3.
“Boundaries and Bridges: Using Language Play to Build Connections in Contested Langauge
Space in a Bilingual Classroom,” CCCC, April 7, 2011, St. Louis, MO.
4.
“Signs of Writers: American Sign Language and English Bilingualism as a Resource of
Authors.” Panel Discussion. Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Feb. 5,
2011, Washington, D. C.
5.
“The Science and Rhetoric of the American Diet,” NCTE, Nov. 21, 2010, Orlando, FL.
6.
“Playing with the Jabberwocky” NCTE, Nov. 20, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
7.
“Bilingual, Bicultural, Bimodal: Using Signs and the Written Word to Foster Metalingusitic,
Metacognitive, and Metacultural Awareness for Deaf Students.” October 2009, Disability
Awareness—New Challenges for Education (DARE) Conference, Krakow, Poland
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“Play as Work: Ideas for ASL and English Play for Language Learning” Conference of
American Instructors of the Deaf, June 2009, Washington, DC
9.
“Bilingual, Bimodal Composition: Using Written English and ASL Video in the Same Text”
Praxis American University, Washington, DC , January 2009
10. “The Ideal Woman: Deaf Women in Media Texts” CCCC 2002
11. “Instant Messaging and the Deaf Discourse Community” CCCC 2002
12. “Using Deaf Texts to Encourage Deaf Writers” CCCC 2002
13. “Accurate assessment of literacy skills: A possible task for educators” PEPNet April 2002
Kansas City, MO.
14. “Solving Problems and Adjusting to Change, or Change is Hard”, National Council of
Teachers of English, Baltimore, November 2001
15. “Encouraging Creative Writing in a Minority Culture” the 75th anniversary celebration of The
Prairie Schooner, Lincoln, NE October 2001.
16. “Glass Walls (Never Mind Glass Ceilings): Deaf in a Hearing Community” CCCC March
2001
17. “Writer’s Blocked: Attempting to Create Consistency of Writing Assessment in a Divided
Department” CCCC March 2001
18. “But the Only Science I had was General Ed: Building Bridges between the Sciences and
English Departments to promote WAC.” CCCC April 2000.
19. “Progress at CCCC” Chair of workshop “Imagining Equal Access with Dignity at CCCC and
in Our Classrooms.” CCCC April 2000
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20. “Computers and Access: Issues for Using Computers with Disabled Students.” CCCC April
2000.
21. “Making Educators Aware of Deaf-Related Issues,” CCCC, Atlanta, 1999.
22. “Listening to Deaf Students: Language Ownership,” CCCC, Chicago, 1998..
23. “Keeping the ‘I’ in ‘Dissertation’: Personal Writing,” part of a half-day workshop,
“Reinterpreting the Dissertation,” CCCC, Milwaukee, 1996.
24. “Breaking the Sound Barrier: A Deaf Writing Teacher with Hearing Students,” CCCC,
Milwaukee, 1996.
25. “Ghosts of Temperance Past.” CCCC, Washington, D.C., 1995.
26. “Writing in Silence: Deaf Culture and Writing.” CCCC, Nashville, 1994.
HOBBIES
• Rock Climbing
• Cooking
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