Ann C. Burke acburke@umich.edu

EDUCATION

2018 (exp.)

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan, Joint Program in English and Education

Dissertation (defense in Spring 2018): Understanding College-bound Students’ Perceived

Preparedness and Expectations for College-level Writing

Committee Chairs:

Anne Ruggles Gere, Professor of English, University of Michigan

Melanie Yergeau, Associate Professor of English, University of Michigan

2013 M.A., Ball State University, English, Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition

Thesis: Reaching Out: Preliminary Research on the Communication between Secondary and College Writing Instructors

2008 B.A., Aquinas College, English and History

Magna Cum Laude

Insignis Program for Honors Students

Certification: Secondary Education (State of Michigan)

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

2014 Burke, A. “Locating Stakeholders Within the Technocratic Frame: A Rhetorical Analysis

of Achieve, Inc.” (2014). Language Arts Journal of Michigan: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 5.

2013 McNely, B., Gestwicki, P., Gelms, B., & Burke, A. (2013). "Spaces and Surfaces of

Invention: A Visual Ethnography of Game Development.” Enculturation, 15.

2012 McNely, B., Gestwicki, P., Burke, A., & Gelms, B. (2012). “Articulating Everyday Actions:

An Activity-Theoretical Approach to SCRUM.” SIGDOC ’12: Proceedings of the 30th

Annual Conference on Design of Communication. New York: ACM.

2011 Burke, A. “National Day of Listening Comes to Midland, Michigan: A StoryCorps

Project.” (2011). National Council for the Social Studies. Social Studies and the Young

Learner.” Vol. 24 No. 2. November/December 2011. 5-8.

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2010 Burke, A. (2010). “Teacher as Leader in a ‘Flat World’: Preparing Students to Succeed in

a Global Community.” Language Arts Journal of Michigan: Vol. 25: Iss. 2, Article 4.

Research Briefs 2014 Gere, A.R., Burke, A., Gibson, G. Hammond, J. Knutson, A., McCarty, R., Parsons, C.

Parsons, M., Tacke, E., Tucker, B. (2014). “How Standardized Tests Shape—and Limit—Student Learning.” The Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of English.

2014 Gere, A.R., Burke, A., Garcia, M., Gibson, G. Hammond, J., Harris, J., McCarty, R., Parsons, C. Parsons, M., Tucker, B., Schiavone, A., Uzogara, Chinyere. (2014). “Censorship Now: Revisiting the Students’ Right to Read.” The Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of English.

2013 Gere, A.R., Burke, A., Garcia, M., Gibson, G. Hammond, J., Harris, J., Knutson, A..,

Parsons, C. Parsons, M., Tucker, B., Schiavone, A., Uzogara, Chinyere. (2013). “First Year

Writing: What Good Does it Do?” The Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of

English.

Essays

2009 Burke, A. (2009). “Letting Go of the Scissors.” This I Believe. Thisibelieve.org

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2017

Rackham Humanities Research Candidacy Fellowship, University of Michigan

Rackham One-Term Dissertation Fellowship, University of Michigan

2016 Rackham Candidacy Research Grant, University of Michigan

Rackham Pre-Candidacy Research Grant, University of Michigan

2009 Third Coast Writing Project Fellow, National Writing Project. Western Michigan

University.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2018

How They See Themselves: Learning from Students’ Self Perceptions as (Non)Writers/(Non)Revisors. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Kansas City, Missouri. Forthcoming. March 14-17, 2018.

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2018

“How Shifting Configurations Shape Experiences of High School Students Transitioning into College.” Modern Language Association. New York, New York. Forthcoming. January 4-7, 2017.

2017 “A Path to Meaningful Assessment: Face-to-Face Grading Conferences with Student

Writers.” National Council of Teachers of English. Saint Louis, Missouri. Forthcoming. November 16-19, 2017.

2017 “(Re)Claiming our Curriculums, Classrooms, and Creativity: High School English and the SAT.” Michigan Council of Teachers of English. East Lansing, Michigan. October 20, 2017.

2016 “If Students Are Expected to be Prepared, Are We Prepared to Support Them? Listening to High School Students as they Prepare for College Writing.” National Council of Teachers of English. Atlanta, Georgia. November 17-20, 2016.

2015 A Conversation for Common Ground: Articulating Concepts and Practices and Sharing Responsibility in the Teaching of Writing across Secondary and College Levels.” Roundtable Leader. Common Ground, Global Reach: Teaching English & English Education for Global Literacies. The International Federation for the Teaching of English/Conference on English Education Summer Conference. Fordham University, New York, New York. July 6-9, 2015.

2014 “Self as Source in ‘Project: Experiment’: Inquiry-Driven Learning in First Year Composition.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, Indiana. March 21, 2014.

2014 “Finding a Voice: Identifying and Responding to Patterns of Discourse that Shape Popular Writing Assessment.” North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 28-March 1, 2014.

2013 “Enculturation through ‘Project: Experiment’: Inquiry-Driven Learning in First Year Writing (FYW).” The Language and Rhetorical Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop Graduate Student Conference. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan. November 15-16, 2013.

2013 “The Nature of Teacher Narratives and its Implications for Articulation: Accommodating Student Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Composition.” College English Association. Savannah, Georgia. April 4-6, 2013.

2013 “Paraphrasing a Movement: The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and its Third Persona.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Washington, D.C. March 27-30, 2013.

2013 “Reaching Out: Preliminary Research on the Communication between Secondary and College Writing Teachers.” North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 15-16, 2013.

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2012 “Picture This: Synthesizing Different Modes in Composition.” Crossing into Digital

Dimensions: 2012 Conference on Multimodal Composition. Wright State University. Dayton, Ohio. May 5, 2012.

2012 “Remembering Old Frontiers, Exploring the New, and Interconnecting Borders in Composition and Education.” Practical Criticism Midwest. Ball State University. Muncie, Indiana. February, 2012.

INVITED TALKS

2017

“Supporting Student Transition from High School to College Literacy Experiences: Research and Resources.” Mapping Terrains and Navigating Bridges. Macomb Intermediate School District. Clinton Township, Michigan. June 24, 2017.

2016 “Writing about Community Discourse.” English Department Writing Program Craft Session. University of Michigan. September 23, 2016.

TEACHING University of Michigan

2017 Education 652: Directed Teaching (Field Instructor)

Education 654: Directed Teaching and Problems and Principles of Secondary Education—English

2016 English 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (First Year Writing)

2015 English 229: Professional Writing English 225: Academic Argumentation

2014 English 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (First Year Writing)

English 225: Academic Argumentation

2013 English 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (First Year Writing)

Ball State University 2013 English 104: Rhetoric and Writing (2 sections)

2012 English 103: Rhetoric and Writing (2 sections)

English 104: Rhetoric and Writing (2 sections)

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Bullock Creek Middle School (Midland, Michigan) 2010-11 6th Grade English Language Arts

2008-09 8th Grade English Language Arts

Kalamazoo Public Schools (Kalamazoo, Michigan) 2008 8th Grade Summer School Program, English Language Arts

Forest Hills Central - Forest Hills Public Schools (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 2008 10th Grade US History (Student Teacher)

11th Grade World Literature and World Issues (Student Teacher)

Eagle’s Nest Primary National School (Renvyle, Ireland) 2006 US History and Culture (Teacher’s Aide)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Michigan 2017-

present

Evaluation Associate, The Center for Education, Design, Evaluation, and Research • Practice qualitative methods and analysis for a range of research projects on teaching,

learning, leadership, and policy at multiple levels of education • Review and code data from annual performance reports about the Gaining Early

Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) hosted by public universities in Michigan

• Facilitate focus groups

2016-

present

Behavioral Scientist Fellow, Digital Innovation Greenhouse • Write and deliver relevant, research-based content through “ECoach”, a personalized

education support tool for students • Conduct qualitative interviews and facilitate focus groups to garner information about

first-year student experiences • Collaborate with staff and faculty across campus to craft and provide effective,

tailored communication • Manage content using the Michigan Tailoring System (an in-house software tool)

2013-15 Team member, Squire Policy Research Team, Sweetland Center for Writing

• Collected and analyzed data to produce policy briefs for enhanced advocacy

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• Synthesized findings in large-scale research projects • Conveyed complex information to a range of expert and non-expert audiences in The

Council Chronicle (National Council of Teachers of English)

2013-15 Research Assistant for Dr. Chandra Alston, School of Education • Gathered and synthesized information about writing instruction in upper-level

elementary classrooms to compose extensive literature review • Transcribed video data provided by the Measures of Effective Teaching Database

Ball State University 2012 Research Assistant for Dr. Michael Donnelly, English Department

• Collected articles and biographical information of featured authors for an anthology of readings on contemporary rhetoric

2012 Research Assistant for Dr. Brian McNely, Immersive Learning at Ball State

• Conducted extensive fieldwork for a large-scale ethnographic study "Knowledge Work: An Ethnographic Study of Immersive Learning”

ACADEMIC SERVICE University of Michigan 2016-17 Graduate Student Instructor Trainer, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

Steering Committee Member, Language and Rhetorical Studies, Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops Program

2015-17 Editorial Board Member, School of Education Policy and Practice Peer-Reviewed Blog

2015-16 Facilitator for “Chalk and Cheese” Series, Joint Program in English and Education

Ball State University 2012-13 Freshman Common Reader and Selection Committee Member, Freshman Connection

2011-13 Writing Center Representative, Communications 465: Literature Review Workshop

2011-12 Vice President, Graduate Student Advisory Board

2011 Writing Tutor, Ball State University Writing Center

Aquinas College 2004-07 Writing Specialist, Aquinas College Academic Achievement Center

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COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2017

Committee Member and 5k Course Marshal Lead, Girls on the Run of Southeast Michigan

2015-17 Peer Reviewer, Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care

2014-16 Tutor for Adult Learners, Washtenaw Literacy

2013 Facilitator for M is 4 U Essay Writing Workshops, U-M Detroit Center and Sweetland Center for Writing

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2017

Mapping Terrains and Navigating Bridges. Macomb Intermediate School District. Clinton Township, Michigan. 2017. Research Network Forum Participant. Conference on College Composition and Communication. 2017.

2014 Workshop with Dr. Kim Solga: “The Activist Classroom: in theory and in practice.” University of Michigan. February 17, 2014. English Education/Composition Studies Connections Special Interest Group. Conference on College Composition and Communication. 2014. “Agents of Integration: Understanding Transfer as a Rhetorical Act with Professor/Author Rebecca Nowacek.” Language and Rhetorical Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop. University of Michigan. February 14, 2014.

2011 Writing Teachers Workshop with Dr. Cheryl Glenn. Ball State University Writing Program First Friday Series. September, 2011.

2010 Saginaw Bay Writing Project: “Think, Question, Wonder, Explore.” Saginaw, Michigan, April, 2010.

2009-2010 Writing Curriculum 2009, Midland County Educational Service Agency, 2009-2010.

2009 Writing For Real Conference, Eastern Michigan University/Eastern Michigan University Writing Project, October, 2009.

2008 6+1 Writing Traits Training Session, Midland, Michigan, February, 2009 Saginaw Bay Writing Project: Secondary Literacy Best Practice, Saginaw, Michigan, November, 2008.

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MEMBERSHIPS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Conference on English Education (CEE) Modern Language Association (MLA) Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)