Elisha Ryder
Education
Certificate in Effective College Instruction, ACUE, April 2023
Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning Micro-Credential, ACUE, December 2021
Teaching Online Certificate, Quality Matters, October 2021
M.F.A. Creative Writing, Fiction, UC Riverside, June 2017
M.A. English, With Distinction, CSU Northridge, 2014
B.A. English, Magna Cum Laude, CSU Bakersfield, 2011
Minor in Communications
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Composition and Literary Studies, Austin Community College August 2023 – Present
Intro to Fiction
Intro To Playwriting
Forms of Literature for Creative Writers
Academic Composition 1 and 2
Literature
Professor, English, San Jacinto College, August 2018 – May 2023
Academic Composition
Advanced Composition
Creative Writing
Technical Writing
Adjunct Instructor, Southern New Hampshire University – College of Online and Continuing Education, April 2018 – Present
English Composition I and II
Short Fiction Workshop
Adjunct Instructor, College of the Canyons, February 2017 – August 2018
Science Fiction/Fantasy Literature
Academic Composition
Accelerated Preparation for College Reading and Writing
Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking
Adjunct Instructor, Antelope Valley College, April 2016 – August 2018
Developmental Composition
Academic Composition
Critical Thinking and Research
Critical Thinking and Literature
Adjunct Instructor, University of Antelope Valley August 2014 – August 2017
Academic Composition
Introduction to Literature
Critical Thinking and Argumentation
Public Speaking
Introduction to Communications
Introduction to College Studies
Professional Publications
"Which Horror Villain Are You, According to Your Favorite Taylor Swift Song," the-line-up.com, February 2024
“9 Terrifying Films Featuring Artificial Intelligence – And Real Consequences,” the-line-up.com, June 2023
“10 Alligator and Crocodile Horror Movies to Activate Your Water Phobia,” the-line-up.com, April 2023
Review: Craft in the Real World, Craft Pedagogy Text, The Coachella Review, pending March 2023
“8 Seemingly Innocent Animated Films that Turned Us into Horror Fans,” the-line-up.com, May 2022
“Video Forty-Seven,” Fiction, The Ladies of the Fright Podcast Blog, January 2021
“Humanity is the Heart of Horror,” Craft Essay, Typehouse Literary Magazine, June 2020
“Hunting Ground,” Fiction, Horror USA: Texas, March 2020
“I Remember Annie,” Fiction, The No Sleep Podcast, Season 13 Episode 22, November 2019
“What Should Have Been,” Fiction, Typehouse Literary Magazine, October 2019
“Video Forty-Seven,” Fiction, The Macabre Museum, August 2019
“Nicky Heads Home,” Fiction, The Coachella Review, December 2018
“A Quiet Street,” Reading: Fiction, Shades and Shadows Reading Series, Los Angeles, May 2018
“A Quiet Street,” Fiction, Honorable Mention: The Roswell Award, May 2018
“The Only Thing That Matters,” Fiction, On the Premises, April 2018
Review: Entropy in Bloom, The Coachella Review, May 2017
“Inventory,” Fiction, Dark Moon Digest #27, Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, April 2017
Review: Little Heaven, The Coachella Review, April 2017
“All in The Wrist,” Fiction, Jamais Vu, Post Mortem Press, January 2017
Lucky Break, Drama, Staged at SAFEhouse Arts, San Francisco, March 2016
Lucky Break, Drama, Staged by Los Angeles area theater group The Savage Players for the drama and art festival, “A Love Letter to Creation,” September 2013
Published: August 25, 2024