TA Profile: Elan Paulson. English 020E, Section 003

Tutorials:
	Tutorial 056 - UC 287 - Tue. 9:00-10:00
Office:
	UC 59
Office Hours:
	Mondays 1:30-2:30 Thursdays 12:30-1:30
E-mail:
	epaulson@uwo.ca
Programme:
	Doctoral Candidate
Previous Degree(s):
	M.A.; Carleton University; 2003 B.A. (Hons.); Okanagan University College; Kelowna, BC, 2001 Converted to B.A; University of British Columbia, 2007
Research Interests:
	women-authored fantastic/postmodern writing/adaptation, twentieth-century British/Irish fiction and drama, (Neo)gothic literature, feminist/queer theory, cyberstudies, humanities computing, academic pedagogy/praxis
Publications:
	"Monstrous Adaptors: Thesis Research"; Arts and Humanities Research Day; Western, London, ON; March 2007 (Poster Presentation) "The Margins of the Scholarship: Children's Literature and the Hypertext Edition"; (International) Society for Digital Humanities; Sorbonne, Paris, France; July 2006 (Conference Paper) "The Electronic Literary Adaptation: Feminism and Digital Editing"; SDH/SEMI (Congress); York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 2006 (Conference Paper) "Impossible Subjects, Possible Desires: Reading The Journey in Diasporic Motion"; Global Queeries; University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; May 2006 (Conference Paper) "'The Grey Wolf': A Hypertext Edition." Arts and Humanities Research Day; Western, London, ON; March 2007 (Poster Presentation) “'Contagious Fire': Spreading Sin through Discourse and Intercourse in Milton's Paradise Lost"; The Critic in the Garden: Milton's Paradise Lost; University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; December 2004 (Conference Paper)
Recent Awards:
	Western Caucus of Women's Issues (WCWI) 2007 Essay Competition, 1st Place Award (Essay title: “Digital Editing As Feminist Experimental Literary Adaptation”), Western, 2007 (http://www.uwo.ca/wcwi/essayaward/2007.htm) "Great Ideas for Teaching" Award, Teaching Support Centre, Western, 2007 Alumni Award (Conference Subsidy), Western, 2006 SSHRC Fellowship, 2006 - 2008 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined), 2006 - 2007 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2005 - 2006 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2004 - 2005 Internal Scholarship, 12-month TA/RA, Carleton University, 2002 - 2003
Extracurricular Interests:
	performance arts, baseball, spiders, attending carnivals, visiting second-hand bookstores, academic service
Facebook:
	Yes, but not available to current students.
Web Site:
	http://publish.uwo.ca/~epaulson/
Links of Interest:
	University of Victoria Writer's Guide http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/StartHere.html (Easy-to-navigate guide to writing essays, citing sources, defining literary terms, and understanding correct grammar usage. Check this site for essay marking symbols.) Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm (Somewhat more comprehensive, award-winning guide that includes Principles of Composition and interactive grammar quizzes. Hosted by the Capital Community College Foundation.) Online Writing Help http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/index.html?online_assistance (This site offers a number of useful studying and writing tips. UWO students can also email their writing-related questions to writing instructors at Student Development Services.) Ten Tips to Succeed at University (Concordia) http://cdev.concordia.ca/CnD/studentlearn/Help/Ten_Tips.html (The site seems self-explanatory, but mastering all of these skills may be more challenging than you think!)