Danah Hashem

EDUCATION:

M.A. English, M.A. TeachingSalem State University, Salem, MAGPA of 4.0Expected completion Spring 2016Thesis: Modern Arab Women Countering Wartime MetanarrativesAdvisor: Stephenie Young

B.S. Chemical Engineering, minor in Business AdministrationUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, NHGPA of 3.65Completed 2011

HONORS & AWARDS:

2011 Graduated College of Engineering and Physical Sciences magna cum laude2010 Shuttlesworth Scholarship for Academic Achievement2009 Chemical Engineering Achievement Award2007 Certificate of Achievement for completing the US EPA Region 1’s Community Energy Benchmark Challenge2006-2010 UNH Presidential Scholarship2006-2010 Dean’s List High Honors

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY/PARTICIPATION:

Papers Presented:

Using the Digital Writer/Reader Relationship to Teach Writing as a Social Act. Re-presented at Writing Vertically: Salem State University Writing Pedagogy Conference. May 14, 2015.

Using the Digital Writer/Reader Relationship to Teach Writing as a Social Act. Engaging Practices: A UMass Boston Conference on the Teaching of Composition. March 28, 2015.

Campus Talks:

Writing a Thesis in the Digital Age. Salem State University’s English Department. November 5, 2015.

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Contemporary Scheherazades: Arab Women Narrate Their War Stories. Salem State University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. December 3, 2015.

Using Digital Writing Activities in the Classroom. Salem State University’s Writing Intensive Curriculum Program. February 17, 2016.

PUBLICATIONS:Scholarly Webtexts:

(Forthcoming) Navigating the Soundscape, Composing with Audio. Kairos (with Tanya Rodrigue, Kate Artz, Julia Bennett, M.P. Carver, Megan Grandmont, Anne Mooney, Michael Rand, Amy Zimmerman).

Research/Scholarly Articles:

2015 “Teaching Writing in the 21st Century Classroom” Write to Learn, Learn to Write. Salem State University, December 2015.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

High School:

2014-2015 Building-Based EducatorHumanities and Leadership Development High School, Lawrence, MATutored, substituted, and co-led community support groups for students; implemented lesson plans left by classroom teachers; provided additional academic and management support in the classroom; and worked one-on-one with students struggling academically

Other:

2015-2016 Graduate AssistantWriting Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Program, Salem State University, Salem, MAFacilitate and lead writing pedagogy events for faculty and graduate students throughout the academic year; gather and compile research on various topics relating to the teaching of writing including plagiarism, feedback on student papers, digital and multimodal writing, and assessment methods; assemble and edit the biannual WIC newsletter

August 2014 Volunteer Teacher Mentor New Theological College Primary Schools, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Traveled with a team of teachers of record to present professional development workshops for Dehradun elementary school teachers on interdisciplinary lesson planning, multiple intelligences, differentiated learning, and alternative assessment styles

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2013-2014 High School Youth Leader Our Savior Lutheran Church, Topsfield, MADesigned lessons and facilitated discussions for topical Bible studies with groups of high school students, met regularly with individual students to discuss their goals and lives, coordinated and led large group meetings

LANGUAGES:

English – native Spanish – proficientArabic - conversational

CERTIFICATIONS:

Preliminary License, English (8-12), Massachusetts Office of Educator Licensure

MEMBERSHIPS:

2015-present Pi Lambda Theta2010-present Tau Beta Pi

REFERENCES:

Theresa DeFrancisEnglish Department Chair and coordinator of the Master of Arts in Teaching/English programSalem State UniversitySalem, MA 01970

Roopika RisamAssociate Professor, English DepartmentSalem State UniversitySalem, MA 01970

Tanya RodrigueAssociate Professor, English DepartmentSalem State UniversitySalem, MA 01970

Edward LombardiPrincipal for Humanities & Leadership Development High SchoolLawrence Public High SchoolsLawrence, MA 01843