Heidi Juel
Teaching Experience
Heidi Juel
Professor
Austin Community College
Cypress Creek Campus
Phone: (512) 223-2161
Email: hjuel@austincc.edu
EDUCATION
M.A., English Literature (2004), The University of Texas at Austin.
Thesis: “Interpretation, Imagination, and Self-Expression: Renewal and Meaning in The Waste Land.”
B.S., Secondary Education, English, and German (1990), The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Cultural Studies (Indigenous literature of North America, Chicana/o and Latinx, LQBTQ+), 19th and 20th Century Poetry, Ethics and the Art of Persuasion, mental health, psychological fiction and magical realism.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor, Composition and Literary Studies, Austin Community College (2008 to present). Faculty member of the Honors Program, the Liberal Arts Gateway Program and the Service-Learning Program.
Ethics and the Art of Persuasion. Composition I. English 1301. Liberal Arts Gateway course. Introductory writing course that emphasizes rhetorical analysis, research, documentation, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaborative learning. Contains a Service-Learning component.
Realities and (Im)mortality. Composition II. English 1302. Liberal Arts Gateway course. Writing course that emphasizes analysis of short fiction, research, documentation, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaborative learning.
Sunrise in the Americas: Indigenous Arts and Activism. ENGL 2328. Honors Program course. Advanced literature course that focuses on short fiction, drama, poetry, novels, film and music of the Indigenous people of the Americas.
Magical Realism. ENGL 1302. Honors Program course. Advanced composition course that focuses on the analysis of literature written in the Magical Realism genre.
American Literature: Civil War to Present. ENGL 2328. Survey of American literature and analysis of short fiction, drama, poetry, and novels.
Adjunct Professor, Department of English, Austin Community College (2007-08).
Composition I. English 1301 (2007-08). Introductory writing course that emphasizes rhetorical analysis, research, documentation, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaborative learning.
Adjunct Professor, Department of English, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas (2007).
Capstone. CAPS 4360 (2007). Senior-level exit course that focused on a semester-long writing project involving library and field research, problem analysis, moral reasoning, civic action, and public speaking.
Assistant Instructor, Department of English, The University of Texas at Austin (2002-06).
Native American Literature and Culture. English 314V (2004-06). Created new undergraduate elective and cross-listed it with American Studies. Focused on the history and contemporary written and oral works of Native Americans. Taught three sections each academic school year; two is typical.
The Rhetoric of Dissent. Rhetoric 309K (2003-04). Designed a writing course to help students analyze and produce effective arguments. Taught through the Connexus Longhorn Scholars Program, which is committed to bridging programs of study for undergraduates, particularly students who are first in their family to attend university.
Rhetoric and Composition. Rhetoric 306 (2002-03). Introductory writing course.
Writing Center Consultant, The University of Texas at Austin (2002-04). Worked with undergraduates on academic and career writing skills as well as research skills.
Teaching Assistant, Department of English, The University of Texas at Austin (2000-02). Taught two semesters each of Masterworks of American Literature and Masterworks of British Literature.
Teacher, Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1992-2000). English and German. Courses taught include American Literature, AP English, and German levels 1-4.
Department Chair, English, Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1996-2000). Wrote teachers’ schedules, interviewed applicants, and supervised student teachers. Also served on the committee to write South Dakota’s State English Standards for high school students and co-authored the Sioux Falls School District’s first high school reading and writing proficiency tests.
English Instructor, Leibniz Gymnasium, Potsdam, Germany (1994). Taught English to German high school students in Potsdam, Germany as part of a teacher exchange program.
Language Teacher, Adult Continuing Education, St. Paul Independent School District, St. Paul, MN (1991- 92). Taught evening classes to adult Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students.
Teacher, Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, Zumbrota, MN (1990-91). Taught all levels of English and German.
Professional Publications
"Powers That Be" and "Proximity" Tiny Seed Literary Journal, 2021.
"At the Fine Arts Gallery" and "The Great Mystery" Boundless 2020: the Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival
"We Are" and "Postcard" Anacua Literary Arts Journal, 2019.
“What Does an American Literature Survey Course DO?” Newsletter of the Heath Anthology of American Literature(Spring 2005). Two pages.
“Training on the Cutting Edge: Innovative Training at Work in Writing Centers across the Country.”
Praxis: A Writing Center Journal 1:2 (Spring 2004). Co-authored with Zachary Dobbins, Sue Mendelsohn, Roger Rouland, and Eliana
Schonberg. Online journal: http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/praxis/
Honors and Awards
HONORS AND AWARDS
Burleson Outstanding Teacher Award, The University of Texas at Austin (2006).
English Department Assistant Instructor Award for 2005-06, The University of Texas at Austin (2006).
Professional Development Award, The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Studies (2005).
Churchill Fellowship, Department of British Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (2002).
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries: Summer Institute for Integrating Mexican American and Latino Literatures and Culture into the Curriculum. The University of Texas at San Antonio (1999).
PAPER AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
National:
Panel Respondent. "Inside the Liberal Arts Gateway (LAG) Classroom: Making a Difference in Student Learning and Outcomes." Community College Humanities Association National Conference. Austin, TX (12-14 Oct. 2023).
“The Mapping of Urban Native Identity and Community.” Native American Literature Symposium. Soaring Eagle Conference Center, Mount Pleasant, MI (6-8 Apr. 2006).
“Destruction and Recovery in Nasdijj’s The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping.” Native American Literature Symposium. Mystic Lake Conference Center, Prior Lake, MN (7-9 Apr. 2005).
Regional:
"Mental Illness in Literature." Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) Southwest Annual Conference. Lone Star College-Montgomery. Conroe, TX. (24-26 Oct. 2019).
“Creolized Identities: the Move from Either/Or Borderlands to Self-Defined New Homelands.” Annual Graduate Conference of the Department of American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (7-8 Oct. 2004).
Panel Respondent, “Teaching an American Literature Survey Course,” Inaugural Symposium on American Literary Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (11-12 Oct. 2004).
“Beyond Here are Monsters: Braving the Territories of Travel Writing.” Annual Graduate Conference on Women’s and Gender Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (25-26 Mar. 2002).
Panel Respondent, Round Table Discussion on Churchill and the Churchill Conference, British Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (2002).
Published: January 21, 2025