​​​​Melanie R. Salome, Ph.D​.

Instructional Technology

 

• Blackboard

• eCollege

• Moodle

• TurnItIn

• BryteWave eReader

• VitalSource eReader

• Microsoft Office

• Adobe Acrobat

• HTML

 

 

Teaching Experience

 

Visiting Assistant Professor - Houston Writing Fellow

University of Houston, Houston, TX

2016 - Present

 

Courses Taught:

• ENGL1303 - First Year Writing I

• ENGL1304 - First Year Writing II

 

Assistant Instructor - Undergraduate Rhetoric & Writing Studies Program

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

2012 - 2016

 

Courses Taught:

• RWS 3359 - Technical Writing

• RWS 1301 - Rhetoric and Composition I

• RWS 1302 - Rhetoric and Composition II

• ENGL3355 - Workplace Writing

• ENGL1312 - Research and Critical Writing

 

 

Online Adjunct Instructor – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL

2010 - 2015

 

Courses Taught:

• ENGL206 - Technical Writing

• ENGL216 - Technical Communication

• ENGL227 - Professional Writing

 

 

Administrative Positions

 

Assistant Director – First-Year Composition (FYC) Program

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

2013 - 2014

 

 

Grant Writer

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

2013

 

 

Tutor - University Writing Center

The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

2012

 

 

Conference Presentations/Attendance

 

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

April 6-9, 2016

 

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)

October 8-10, 2015

 

Computers and Writing Conference, University of Wisconsin - Stout

May 28-31, 2015

 

 

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

March 18-21, 2015

 

Association of Teachers of Technical Writers (ATTW)

March 18, 2015

 

 

Publications

 

Salome, M. & Dulin, C. (Eds.). (2014). The Student Guide to Undergraduate Rhetoric and Writing Studies,17th Edition, The University of Texas at El Paso (eBook)

 

Salome, M. & Dulin, C. (Eds.). (2014). The Instructor Guide to Undergraduate Rhetoric and WritingStudies, 17th Edition, The University of Texas at El Paso (eBook)

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Assistant Vice President – Application Support

State Street Corporation, Boston, MA

2007 - 2009

 

 

Systems Analyst III - Officer

State Street Corporation, Boston, MA

2004-2006

 

 

Technical Writer III

State Street Corporation, Boston, MA

2001-2003

 

 

Academic and Professional Affiliations

 

• President, UTEP Chapter of the STC, 2014-2016

• Member, Council on Writing Program Administrators (CWPA)

• Member, Society for Technical Communication (STC)

• Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

• Member, Western States Communication Association (WSCA)

• Past President, New Mexico Kachina Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, 2011-2012

 

 

Academic Service

 

• Workshop Volunteer, Rhetoric and Writing Studies Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2015

• Conference Volunteer, Graduate Student Research Exposition, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2013

 

Community Service

 

• Volunteer, New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 2010-Present

• Volunteer, Organizing for Action, 2014                                                                          

• Secretary of Volunteer Council, New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage, 2011-2012

• Volunteer, Therapy Dogs, 2011

                                                                        

   

 

 

 

2010 - present