ELIZABETH A.

BOYLE
elizabethaboyle.com  boyle30@purdue.edu
Purdue University  Department of English  500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907

EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in English
Purdue University, 2019
Primary Area: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century American Literature
Secondary Areas: Women’s Writing; Political and Social Reform Writing; Science Fiction and
Fantasy; Children’s Literature; Gender and Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Feminist Theory
Dissertation: “She Will Be: Literary Authorship and the Coming Woman in the Postbellum
United States”
Committee: Derek A. Pacheco (chair), P. Ryan Schneider, Maren T. Linett, and John N. Duvall

Master of Arts in English

University of Delaware, 2014

Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Arts in History

Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2012
Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

EMPLOYMENT
Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Purdue University, 2019 – Present

Editorial Assistant, Modern Fiction Studies, 2016 – 2019

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, 2014 – 2019

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware, 2012 – 2014

PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
“The Beauty of Wholeness: Coming Womanhood, Spiritualism, and Evolution in Postbellum Utopian
Fiction.” Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers [Under Review].

“Antebellum Womanhood and Taming Her ‘Wild Way’: Pet-Keeping, Mourning, and Social
Indoctrination in Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets.” Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 37.1
(Spring 2018): 111-29.
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“‘Becoming a Part of Her Innermost Being’: Gender, Mass-Production, and the Evolution of
Department Store Culture in Edith Wharton’s ‘Bunner Sisters.’” American Literary Realism 47.3
(Spring 2015): 203-18.

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Review of Reading Reconstruction: Sherwood Bonner and the Literature of the Post-Civil War South by Kathryn B.
McKee, Modern Fiction Studies [Forthcoming].

“Year in Conferences, ALA Conference, 24-27 May 2018, San Francisco, CA.” With Marla Anzalone,
Rachael Dewitt, Jenessa Kenway, and Regina Yoong. ESQ 65.1 (2019): 150-83.

“Current Bibliography.” Nathaniel Hawthorne Review 42.1 (Spring 2016): 126-40.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING AWARDS

RESEARCH AWARDS
Cheryl Z. Oreovicz English Scholarship, English Department, Purdue University, 2018 – 2019

College of Liberal Arts PROMISE Award, Purdue University, 2018

Graduate Student Travel Support Award, English Department, Purdue University, 2018

College of Liberal Arts PROMISE Award, Purdue University, 2016

Ross Fellowship, Purdue University, 2014

TEACHING AWARDS
Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award, Purdue University, 2017

Learning Community Academic Connection Award, Purdue University, 2017

Quintillian Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue Introductory Composition Program,

2016

Quintillian Award for Continuing Development, Purdue Introductory Composition Program,

2014

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Purdue University, 2014 – 2019

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Delaware, 2012 – 2014

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CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

PAPERS PRESENTED, NATIONAL CONFERENCES
“‘A purpose in life’: Female Ambition, Print Culture, and the Black Coming Woman in Beryl Weston’s
Ambition” (Nov. 2018) Society for the Study of American Women Writers Triennial Conference.
Denver, CO.

“Not ‘the old story over again’: Coming Womanhood and Coming-of-Age in Fettered for Life” (May 2018)
American Literature Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.

“An American Venus: Fiction, Modernity, and Artistic Dress in Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’s The Story of
Avis” (Mar. 2017) Interdisciplinary Nineteenth-Century Studies Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

PAPERS PRESENTED, REGIONAL CONFERENCES

“‘Gaze with me’: Visual Inquiry, Corporeality, and the Coming Woman in Postbellum US Culture” (Apr.
2018) Early Atlantic Reading Group Annual Colloquium. West Lafayette, IN.

Roundtable on Teaching Children’s Literature (Apr. 2017) Early Atlantic Reading Group Annual
Colloquium. West Lafayette, IN.

“‘To me you are not a man, but a nation’: Mary Mann, Domingo Sarmiento, and (Co)Authoring
American Identity in Life in the Argentine Republic” (Mar. 2016) Early Atlantic Reading Group Annual
Colloquium. West Lafayette, IN.

“Memorialization, Living Histories, and Mixed-Race Bodies in Frances E.W. Harper’s Minnie’s Sacrifice”
(Oct. 2015) Midwest PCA/ACA Conference. Cincinnati, OH.

“The last lily she ever brought ashore”: Sentimental Mourning, Childhood Pet Keeping, and Articulations
of the Body in Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets” (Mar. 2015) Early Atlantic Reading Group
Annual Colloquium. West Lafayette, IN.

INVITED LECTURES
“Of Martians and (Wo)Men: The Coming Woman on Mars in Postbellum Utopian Fiction” (Oct. 2018)
Literature, Theory, Cultural Studies (LTC) Forum Series. English Department, Purdue University.
West Lafayette, IN.

Guest Lecturer, Communicating with Academic Journal Staff (July 2018) English 696: Scholarly Writing
and Publishing, Purdue University.

Guest Lecturer, J. M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (Apr. 2018) English 389: Literature for Children, Purdue
University.
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Guest Lecturer, L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (Apr. 2018) English 389: Literature for
Children, Purdue University.

Guest Lecturer, Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets (Feb. 2019, Mar. 2018, Feb. 2017, Oct. 2016)
English 389: Literature for Children and English 548: Literature for Children, Purdue University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Instructor of Record, English 373: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Fall 2019: 1 section
An upper-level literature course examining science fiction and fantasy literature. Worked to
develop and implement additional coursework, including a digital pedagogy archive, that
addressed the Honors College’s four pillars (interdisciplinary academics, leadership development,
community and global experiences, and undergraduate research) and allowed Honors College
students to receive honors credit for this course.

Instructor of Record, English 202: Engaging English, Engaging English Learning Community
Fall 2019: 1 section
A theme-based, lower-division gateway course for English and Exploratory Studies majors that is
a vital part of Purdue University’s Engaging English Learning Community. This section focused
on the theme of “narrating journeys within and without.”

Mentor for Online Literature Instructors, English Department, Purdue University, Spring 2019
Mentored a group of graduate student instructors teaching online, accelerated sections of English
238: Introduction to Fiction for the first time. Led a sequence of instructional sessions guiding
first-time online literature instructors through the process of designing and implementing online
literature courses.

Instructor of Record, English 238: Introduction to Fiction

Summer 2018: 1 section
An online, distance-learning literature course examining the techniques, functions, and meanings
of modern fiction through the lens of science fiction and utopian literature. This section focused
on the theme of “imaginative world-building in literature and culture.”

Teaching Assistant, English 389: Literature for Children

Spring 2018: 1 section
An upper-level literature course examining literature for children led by Derek A. Pacheco.
Designed and led discussion of Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets (1851), L. M.
Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (1908), and J. M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (1911).

Instructor of Record, English 106: First-Year Composition, EPICS Learning Community

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Fall 2016: 1 section

A first-year composition, rhetoric, and research course linked with Purdue University’s
Engineering Project in Community Service (EPICS) Learning Community. Designed and
facilitated collaborative research projects and extracurricular activities with COMP 114 and EPCS
111 courses.

Teaching Mentee, English 389: Literature for Children

Fall 2016: 1 section
An upper-level literature course examining literature for children led by Derek A. Pacheco.
Designed and led discussion of Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets (1851).

Instructor of Record, English 106: First-Year Composition, Documenting Realities

Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017: 3 sections
A first-year composition, rhetoric, and research course in the Documenting Realities syllabus
approach, which examines how societies document, depict, and create the world according to
their own versions of reality.

Instructor of Record, English 106: First-Year Composition, Digital Rhetorics

Fall 2014, Spring 2015: 2 sections
A first-year composition, rhetoric, and research course in the Digital Rhetorics syllabus approach,
which emphasizes multimodal composition and digitality in composition studies.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Instructor of Record, English 110: Critical Reading and Writing
Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014: 4 sections
A first-year composition, rhetoric, and research course.

Teaching Mentee, English 110: Critical Reading and Writing

University of Delaware, Fall 2013: 1 section
A first-year composition, rhetoric, and research course led by Stephen J. Bernhardt. Designed and
led discussion sequence on annotated bibliographies and conducting secondary research.

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate Course Assistant, WTSN 104: Engineering Communications II
Binghamton University, Spring 2012: 1 section
A first-year engineering communications, composition, and research course led by George
Weinschenk. Mentored students and managed class activities.

Undergraduate Course Assistant, WTSN 103: Engineering Communications I

Binghamton University, Fall 2011: 1 section
A first-year engineering communications, composition, and research course led by George
Weinschenk. Mentored students and managed class activities.
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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Director of the Big Read, English Department, Purdue University, 2019 – 2020
Collaborate with Director of Undergraduate Studies to develop social media marketing and print
advertising for Purdue University’s 2019-2020 Big Read. Manage and advise undergraduate intern
in developing social media marketing campaigns and distributing promotional materials for Big
Read events. Coordinate Big Read programming with community partners and facilitate Big Read
events, including community read discussions, lectures, and receptions. Organize and facilitate
the Big Read’s capstone event, a reading and book signing by Odyssey translator Emily Wilson, by
securing transportation, arranging meals, and supervising event staff.

Editorial Assistant, Modern Fiction Studies, Purdue University, 2017 – 2019

Assisted Drs. John N. Duvall and Robert P. Marzec by preparing issues for publication. Copy-
edited essays and book reviews in a timely manner. Initiated and maintained correspondence with
editors, contributors, and publishers. Obtained copyright permissions for cover images, managed
publishing agreements, and reviewed page proofs. Helped develop and implement the journal’s
undergraduate internship. Mentored incoming editorial staff in copy-editing and academic
publishing.

Production Manager, Modern Fiction Studies, Purdue University, 2016 – 2017

Assisted Drs. John N. Duvall and Robert P. Marzec by managing the day-to-day operations of
the journal. Processed submissions, maintained print and digital records for the journal, and
corresponded with contributors, publishers, outside readers, editors, and guest editors. Solicited
books for review, managed the MFS webpages, and implemented new strategies for managing
special issues.

Tutor, Purdue University Writing Lab, Purdue University, 2015 – 2016

Mentored undergraduate and graduate students at Purdue University, helping them to improve
their writing and oral presentation skills. Offered constructive feedback to both native English
speakers and second-language speakers. Instructed students in techniques for improving their
communication skills, facilitated workshops and individual sessions focused on professional
documents, graduate-level research, and academic writing. Responded to queries submitted
through Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Content Creator, Purdue University Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, 2015
Developed new webpages for the Literary Theory section. Improved existing webpages on
literary interpretation, terminology, and criticism.

Non-Fiction Editor, Caesura Literary Magazine, University of Delaware, 2013 – 2014

Reviewed and coordinated non-fiction submissions. Initiated and maintained correspondence
with editors, contributors, publishers, and design team. Led a team of undergraduate editorial
staff to select and copy-edit submissions. Worked with other editors and editorial staff to review
page proofs.

Tutor, University of Delaware Writing Center, University of Delaware, 2012 – 2013

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Mentored undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Delaware in improving their
oral and written communication skills. Worked with native English speakers and second-language
students in one-on-one and group settings by teaching students strategies for improving their
critical thinking and rhetorical skills.

SELECT SERVICE
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Crowdfunding Campaign Coordinator, Purdue University Big Read, Spring 2019

LTC Forum Series Chair [Inaugural], Early Atlantic Reading Group, Purdue University, 2018 – 2019

Webmaster, Early Atlantic Reading Group, Purdue University, 2016 – 2018

Vice President, Graduate Student English Association, Purdue University, 2016 – 2017

Undergraduate Curriculum Working Group, English Department, Purdue University, 2016

Literary Awards Committee, Graduate Student English Association, Purdue University, 2015 –
2016

English Conversation Group Leader, Purdue University Writing Lab, 2015

Vice President, English (Alt-Ac) Career Forum, University of Delaware, 2013 – 2014

English Department Graduate Student Mentor, University of Delaware, 2013 – 2014

WORKSHOPS AND FORUMS

Surviving (and Thriving!) in Graduate School, Graduate Student English Association Professional
Development Workshop, Purdue University, Oct. 2018

Academic Publishing Forum, Graduate Student English Association Professional Development

Workshop, Purdue University, Apr. 2018

Writing Groups 101 Forum, Graduate Student English Association Professional Development
Workshop, Purdue University, Nov. 2017

Preliminary Examination Forum, Graduate Student English Association Professional

Development Workshop, Purdue University, Jan. 2017

Academic Writing for Graduate Students Workshop, Purdue University Writing Lab, Feb. 2016

Common Grammatical Errors Workshop, Purdue University Writing Lab, Feb. 2016
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Grammar and Word Choice Workshop, Purdue University Writing Lab, Nov. 2015

Personal Statements Workshop, Purdue University Writing Lab, Sept. 2015

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Instructor, Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association, Fall 2019
Designed and led a sequence of “Big Read Book Club” classes on Emily Wilson’s translation of
Homer’s Odyssey (2018).

Instructor, Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association, Spring 2019

Designed and led a sequence of “Big Read Book Club” classes on Colson Whitehead’s The
Underground Railroad (2016).

Reading Group Facilitator, Purdue University English Department and West Lafayette Public
Library, Apr. 2018
Designed and led “Big Read Book Club” discussion of Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven
(2014), developed in collaboration with the Purdue University English Department, the West
Lafayette Public Library, and Von’s Book Shop.

Impact Assessment, Food Finders Senior Grocery Program, Fall 2014

Collaborated with a research group to assess the impact of Food Finders Food Bank’s Senior
Grocery Program on client’s diets and finances through survey research. Delivered results in a
presentation and report, which the food back used to write grants for continued funding.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
C19
SSAWW: Society for the Study of American Women Writers
MLA

COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH

Survey of American Literature, Beginnings to 1865
Survey of American Literature, 1865 to Present
Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Science Fiction and Fantasy
American Women Writers
Gender and Sexuality in Literature
Race and Ethnicity in US Literature
Great American Books
Children’s Literature
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Feminist Theory
African American Literature
Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
Introduction to Fiction
Introduction to Literary Studies and Literary Theory
First-Year Composition