Alexandra E. Graham

Details

Education

• MLST, University Of Denver (2008)
• CERT, University Of Denver (2008)
• CERT, Metropolitan St Coll Of Denver (2002)
• MSS, Univ Of Colorado-Denver (2001)
• BA, Univ Of Colorado-Denver (1997)
• AS, Community College Of Aurora (1995)

Teaching

• ENG 101 - Integrated Reading and Writing
• ENG 110 - Writing I
• IDS 187 - Tutor Training

Professional experience

Campus Service

• Staff Senate Treasurer 2019-present
• Staff advisor for College Democrats from 2018-present
• Staff advisor for Spectrum from 2014-present
• Staff Advisor for the Shoe Factory Loft Student Group Spring 2013
• Staff member of the Assessment Committee 2011-present
• Staff Senate President 2010-2011
• Member of the MSU Handbook Committee Spring 2009

Professional Development Conferences

• MSU LEAD Supervisor Training Series, Springfield, MO. June-October 2019
• WestEd Reading Apprenticeship Training part II. Oakland, CA. February 2014.
• Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education. Alton, IL. October 2013.
• Higher Learning Commission Assessment Conference. St. Charles, IL. July 2013.
• WestEd Reading Apprenticeship Training. Oakland CA. June 2013.
• National Association of Developmental Education. Denver, CO. February 2013.
• Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education. Overland Park, KS. October 2012.
• Supplemental Instruction Institute. University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO. August 2012.
• Conference on College Composition and Communication. St. Louis, MO. March 2012.
• National Association for Developmental Education. Orlando, FL. February 2012.
• Accelerated Learning Program. Baltimore, MD. June 2011.
• National Association for Developmental Education. Washington DC. February 2011.
• Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education. Springfield, MO. October 2010.
• Writing Assessment Symposium. Kent State University Kent, OH. June 2010.
• National Association for Developmental Education. Columbus, OH. February 2010.
• National Association for Developmental Education. Greensboro, NC. February 2009.
• Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education. Cedar Rapids, IA. October 2008.
• National Association for Developmental Education. Boston, MA. March 2008.
• Midwest Writing Center Association. Kansas City, MO. October 2007.

Research and professional interests

Presentations

• Tutoring Post Writing Center: LOL, PTSD, and FYI”, International Writing Center Association, Vancouver, BC. (October 2022).
• Adding Value to Organic Chemistry Curriculum by Infusing Guided Inquiry Nanoscience Experiments, The Chemical Educator.(Spring 2013).
• Teaching in the Twilight Zone: Surviving Murphy?s Law in Implementing ALP, Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education, Overland Park, KS. (October 2012).
• Assessing English 100: From Placement to Exit, Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education, Springfield, MO. (October 2010).
• Creating an Online Writing Lab on a Shoestring Budget, Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education, Cedar Rapids, IA. (October 2008).

Other interests

Memberships

• International Writing Center Association, 2022-2023
• National College Testing Association, 2019-2023
• National Association for Developmental Education. 2008-2013
• National Council of Teachers of English. 2012
• Midwest Regional Association for Developmental Education. 2008-2013
• Midwest Writing Center Association. 2007-2008
• Colorado Association for Developmental Education. 2005-2007
• Colorado Writing Center Tutors. 2000-2001
• Golden Key honor society
• Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society
• Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year school honor society

Community Service

• Community Theatre Summer 2014-Summer 2019
• Food Coordinator for Lunch Bunch Spring 2013
• Beth Moore Bible Study Leader Fall 2012
• First United Methodist Church Choir 2009-present
• Vacation Bible Study Leader 2009-2013
• Community Theatre Summer 2014-Summer 2018

Favorite Quote

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." --Albert Einstein