MEGAN WEAVER

mweav003@odu.edu | meganmweaver.weebly.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Department of English, Old Dominion University In-Progress

Emphases: Rhetoric, Writing, and Discourse Studies and Applied Linguistics
Dissertation Topic: Critical Language Awareness Pedagogy in First Year
Composition

M.A. Department of English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2013

Emphasis: Linguistics
Master’s Project: Appalachian English Curriculum

B.A. Department of English, Mars Hill College, summa cum laude 2011
Concentration: Secondary Education
Thesis: Eliminating Misconceptions of African American Vernacular English

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2018-2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, Old Dominion

ENGL 110C: Written Communication (F 2018)

2018 Summer Graduate Teaching Assistant, Old Dominion

ENGL 370: English Linguistics (Instructor of Record, Beth Backes)
ENGL 336: The Short Story (Instructor of Record, Noah Renn)

2016-2018 Graduate Assistant, Writing Program Administration

Old Dominion

2013-2015 Instructor of English and Rhetoric, Lees-McRae College

Rhetoric I (First Year Writing) (F 2013, Sp 2014, F 2014)
Rhetoric II (Research Writing) (F 2014, Sp 2015)
Honors Composition (Sp 2014, Sp 2015)
American Literature: Major Authors (Sp 2015)
Peer Tutoring in Writing (F 2014)
First Year Experience Seminar (F 2014)
Advanced Grammar/Linguistics (Sp 2014)

2012-2013 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, UNC-Charlotte

First Year Composition (F 2012, Sp 2013)

2012 Summer English Instructor, Upward Bound, Mars Hill College

Literature, Grammar, and Creative Writing (rising 10th-12th graders)

2011-2012 Graduate Assistant, Writing Resources Center, UNC-Charlotte

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CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Presentations

April 2018 Fowler-Amato, M., & Weaver, M. Embracing the tension: English educators
thinking together about language in learning communities. AERA, New York
City, NY.

March 2018 Sloggie-Pierce, J. & Weaver, M. ENGL 110C Assessment – How Do We Show
What Our Students Are Learning? Spring Conference on the Teaching of Writing,
Norfolk, VA.

March 2018 Weaver, M., Champagne, C., & Rafferty, B. Challenging and resisting language
ideologies through critical language awareness. CCCC, Kansas City, MO.

Nov 2017 Weaver, M. “The power of their own voices”: Critical language conversations
with writing teachers. Roundtable presentation. LRA, Tampa, FL.

July 2017 Weaver, M. Designing and facilitating professional development with contingent
writing faculty. CWPA, Knoxville, TN.

July 2017 Sloggie-Pierce, J., Weaver, M., Mize, M., & Cox. D. ePortfolio implementation:
Transforming faculty anxiety into advocacy within a general education writing
program. CWPA, Knoxville, TN.

June 2017 Weaver, M. (De)composing appropriateness-based approaches to linguistic

diversity in composition classrooms. CCCC Mid-Atlantic, Richmond, VA.

March 2017 Weaver, M., & Matheson, K. Scaffolding assignments. Spring Conference on the
Teaching of Writing, Norfolk, VA.

Feb 2017 Armstrong, A., & Weaver, M. Conversation: Responding—really responding—to

peer review processes. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg,
VA.

Feb 2017 Weaver, M. Linguistics 101: Essential language diversity knowledge for higher
education pedagogy. Poster presented at the Conference on Higher Education
Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.

Oct 2016 Weaver, M., & Fahle, K. Reframing “success” in literacy through language
diversity awareness. Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Hampton, VA.

July 2016 Weaver, M. College composition instructors’ perceptions of African American

English in education. CWPA, Raleigh, NC.

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April 2016 Weaver, M. Instructors’ real world perceptions of a non-standard language
variety. Humanities Unbound, Norfolk, VA.

March 2016 Weaver, M. Engaging writers’ linguistic self-perceptions through dialect

analysis of TV commercials. Spring Conference on the Teaching of Writing,
Norfolk, VA.

March 2016 Weaver, M. Resistance and potentiality in literacy narrative assignments.

Success in Writing Conference, Savannah, GA.

April 2014 Weaver, M. Education needed for educators: High school teachers respond to
language variation education lesson plans. Southeastern Conference on
Linguistics, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Jan 2013 Weaver, M. Pledges and promises: A genre analysis and comparison of wedding
vows. UNCC English Graduate Student Association Conference, Charlotte, NC.

Panels Chaired

March 2018 Ensuring tech isn’t “just more work”: Transforming eportfolio anxiety into
faculty agency in the composition classroom. CCCC, Kansas City, MO.

INVITED TALKS

2018 Implementing Students' Right to Code-Mesh.

Writing Program Administrators - Graduate Organization Community
Call (May 8th). With Kimberly Fahle.

2018 My Journey to Grad School: Times Two. ENGL 200: Introduction to

English Studies (March 28th)

2018 Code-Meshing as Language Awareness in the Teaching of Writing. ENGL

455/555: The Teaching of Composition, Grades 6-12 (March 27th)

2017 Negotiating Our Standard English Expectations with Our Language

Diversity Values. Graduate Research Colloquium Series, ODU College of
Arts & Letters (November 16th)

2017 Obstacles in the Research Process. ENGL 7/840: Research Methods

(February 28th)

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2017, ‘18 Student and Faculty Mentor Conference Participation Support,

College of Arts & Letters, ODU

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2017 Pegasus Research Travel Award, English Department, ODU

2017 Graduate Student Research Travel Award, $500

Student Engagement and Enrollment Services, ODU

2016, ’17, ‘18 Conference Travel Award, English Graduate Organization, ODU

2016, ’17, ‘18 Conference Travel Award, Rhetoric Society of ODU

2015-2016 Graduate Fellowship, Old Dominion University, $15,000

2013 Blair Rudes Award for Excellence in Linguistics, UNC-Charlotte, $500

GRANT EXPERIENCE

2017-2018 Co-Investigator. “Mind the Gap: Bridging the Writing ‘Gap’ between
English General Education and University Upper-level Writing Courses
Using ePortfolios.” Improving Disciplinary Writing Action Project, Old
Dominion University. $19,700.

2016-2017 Graduate Student Researcher. “ODUReads,” Improving Disciplinary

Writing Action Project, Old Dominion University. $19,900.
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SERVICE

PROFESSIONAL

2018-2019 Travel Grants Committee, WPA Graduate Organization

2016-2017 Mentoring Strand Committee, WPA Graduate Organization
2016-2017 Research/Writing Group Committee, WPA Graduate Organization

INSTITUTIONAL
Old Dominion University

2017-2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant Peer Mentoring Group, Facilitator

2017 General Education Assessment Summit, ENGL 110C, Co-Leader
2016-present Composition Committee, WPA Assistant
2016-2017 English Graduate Organization, President
2016 eP3 Assessment Summit Scorer
2015-2016 English Graduate Organization, Vice-President

Lees-McRae College
2014-2015 Early Intervention Team
2014-2015 Quality Enhancement Plan Committee
2014-2015 Writing Council Committee
2013-2014 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Committee

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2013-2015 Honors Committee
2013-2015 Stephenson Center for Appalachia Committee

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2012-2013 English Graduate Student Association Co-President
2012-2013 English Learning Community Mentor
2013 Conference Coordinator for 13th Annual EGSA Conference

COMMUNITY

2015 Avery County Special Olympics, Volunteer

2014 Cranberry Middle School Heritage Day-Clogging Instructor
2014 Mountain Day of Service, Lees-McRae College

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Facilitation

2017-2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant Peer Mentoring Group, Old Dominion University

2017 Critical Language Awareness Culture Circles, ODU Writing Faculty

Participation

2016-2017 Dissertation Writing Habits Group, Old Dominion University

2015 Publications Workshop, Old Dominion University
2014 Assessment Training and Implementation, Lees-McRae College
2014 Integrating Meaningful Writing Assignments, Lees-McRae College
2014 Managing the Grading Process, Lees-McRae College
2013 Webinar: Teaching Unprepared Students, Lees-McRae College
2013 Advisor Training, Lees-McRae College

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Educational Research Association

Conference on College Composition and Communication
Council of Writing Program Administrators
Literacy Research Association

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