Alexandra Oxner Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

I help to guide high schoolers, college students, and transfer students through every step of the college/graduate school admissions process. I am dedicated to inclusion and accessibility, so I work to demystify academic conventions and admissions requirements. Primary duties include:• Conducting research on educational topics, disciplines, and trends• Developing strategic education plans for students at all stages of their academic journey (undergraduate admissions, law school, medical school, MBA programs)• Finding and describing extracurricular, volunteering, and research opportunities for students and families• Creating and maintaining databases of educational trends and admissions criteria • Researching academic support services for students entering college with disabilities and other specific needs• Providing constructive criticism on short pieces of writing (resumes, cover letters, personal statements, etc.)• Producing assorted client deliverables

Nd Learning | Kaneb Center For Teaching Excellence

• Led professional development trainings for faculty and staff on best-practices in teaching, diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and accessibility• Facilitated workshops on DEI topics such as antiracism, supporting international students, decolonizing the curriculum, generating equitable discussions, responding to microaggressions, and more• Assessed academic units and individual instructors through classroom observations, teaching consultations, department-level curricular planning, and other assessment tools• Completed and maintained records of workshop evaluations, program reviews, and teacher observations to support and enhance organizational effectiveness• Developed and facilitated trainings for New Faculty Orientation, the Business School, and the College of Engineering• Mentored and supported the Professional and Graduate Assistants (PGAs) in the Kaneb Center• Served on committees and working groups to improve the resources available to campus stakeholders (faculty, staff, students, administrators, advisors)• Developed and maintained relationships with academic units by creating tailored workshops and other collaborations• Taught 1-2 courses per academic year as needed (University Writing Program, Gender Studies Program)

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Full-time faculty member in the division of English, Humanities, and Creative Technologies. • Taught five sections per semester of writing and literature courses.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Organized and led faculty development and professionalization workshops on topics such as diversity and inclusion in higher education, supporting international students and faculty, crafting effective teaching statements, developing community-engagement/social outreach assignments, and more• Consulted with instructors and TAs after conducting classroom observations• Held one-on-one consultations with instructors on teaching-related topics (syllabus design, developing teaching philosophies and diversity statements, lesson planning, classroom management, interpreting student evaluations, teaching performance, etc.)• Taught three graduate-level seminars to train instructors in evidence-based teaching practices; piloted a new Practicum in Online Teaching for graduate students and postdocs

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Designed and taught 6 sections of composition and writing-intensive literature courses as instructor of record (topics include: women and gender studies, supernatural fiction, eco-criticism and nature writing, war literature, genre fiction)• Held office hours with each student twice per semester to offer course-related assistance while helping students transition to university life through individualized learning and attention• Fostered critical writing and thinking skills; identified student interests and expectations; helped students reach their learning goals• Worked as a writing consultant at Vanderbilt's Writing Studio & Tutoring Services• Contributed to service efforts within the department by serving as Vice President of the English Graduate Association -- organized annual recruitment, facilitated community outreach with Turney Prison and LaunchPad, developed professionalization materials and guidance for fellow grad students, led teaching workshops

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, English Language And Literature/Letters

My dissertation examines the intersections between metafiction and supernatural fiction to identify a new literary category that I term.

Master Of Arts - Ma, English

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters