Jeffrey Chan
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, Creative Writing Dept., Austin Community College, Austin, TX, August 2023-current
- Teach Beginning Creative Writing- Prose Fiction courses
Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies Dept., Austin Community College, Austin, TX, August 2007-current
- Teach Composition I and II courses
Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Spring 2017
- Taught two sections of ENGL 1301 as part of the Achieving the Dream Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative
Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Jan-March 2016
- Co-led Great Questions Seminar: The Soul and the Whole
Harry Ransom Center for Research in the Humanities, Austin, TX, Sept 2012-May 2016
- Served as a volunteer docent tour guide
Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX, August 2009-Dec 2011
- Taught Composition I and II courses as an Adjunct Instructor
Austin Pre-Freshman Engineering Program, Huston-Tillotson U., Austin, TX, June-July 2011
- Taught Technical Writing to middle/high school students
St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX, August 2007-May 2008
- Taught Presentational Speaking and Rhetoric/Composition II classes as an Adjunct Instructor
Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, August 2001-Dec 2005
- Taught English Common Curriculum courses and one Intro to Creative Writing section as an Instructor
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Fall 2004
- Taught one section of Freshman Writing
Loyola Intensive English Program, Loyola U. New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2002-May 2003
- Taught writing and basic web design to ESL students
Upward Bound, Loyola U. New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2001-May 2002
- Taught English composition and test prep for high school students preparing for college
Herzing College New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, June 2001-April 2002
- Taught General Composition and Business Writing classes as an Asst. Professor
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, August 1998-May 2000
- Taught College Writing classes as a Graduate Teaching Assistant
SWT Office of Continuing Education, San Marcos, TX, Oct. 1999-May 2000
- Taught writing classes in SWT’s English as a Second Language Program
Project Pass, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, Summer 1999
- Co-taught creative writing classes to incoming San Marcos H.S. freshmen
Upward Bound, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, Oct. 1997-July 1998
- Taught English composition and creative writing for high school students preparing for college
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, August 1996-May 1997
- Taught Expository I and II Writing classes as a Graduate Teaching Asst.
KO.OP Radio, 91.7 FM, Austin, TX, Spring 1996
- Served as volunteer trainer of new radio programmers
Tutoring Experience
Tutoring Specialist (Full-Time), Learning Labs, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, July 2023-current
- English and Writing Tutoring Specialist; worked at Riverside Campus (2023-2025) then Highland Campus (2025-current)
- Tutored students in-person and online
- Promote and develop Lab services, liaise with academic departments, sit on hiring committees
Instructional Associate (Part-Time), Learning Labs, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, April 2019-July 2023
- English and Writing Tutor IA at Eastview Campus Learning Lab
- Tutored students in-person and online
- Promoted and developed Lab services, liaised with academic departments, sat on hiring committees, monitored Freshdesk over pandemic and created process documentation for tutors during pandemic tutoring
Tutor (Hourly), Learning Labs, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, Feb 2010-April 2019
- English and Writing Tutor (Tutor IV, Feb 2010-July 2017, and Tutor V, July 2017-April 2019), worked at Riverside Campus (2010-2014) then Highland Campus (2014-2019)
- Tutored students in-person and online
- Promoted Lab services, sat on hiring committees
Professional Publications
PUBLICATIONS: LITERARY REVIEWS & CRITICAL ESSAYS
- Review of Ninth Letter (v. 5 n. 1). Literary Magazine Review, v. 26 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2008.
- Review of Zahir (i. 8). Literary Magazine Review, v. 24 n. 3-4, Fall/Winter 2006/7.
- “Sleeping With Poppy Z. Brite.” (reviews of Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing, Portrait From Memory, and Garret Co. Press) New Orleans Review, v. 31 n. 2 (“The Hurricane Issue”).
- Review of Appalachian Heritage (v. 32 ns. 2-4; v. 33 n. 1). Literary Magazine Review, v. 23 n. 4, Winter 2006.
- Review of Seems (n. 37). Literary Magazine Review, v. 23 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2005.
- Review of Callaloo (v.26 n. 3). Literary Magazine Review, v. 22 n. 1-2, Spring/Summer 2004.
- Review of Horse Medicine. New Orleans Review, v. 30 n. 1.
- Review of Sofía’s Saints. New Orleans Review, v. 29 n. 2.
- Review of Flyway (v.7 n.2-3). Literary Magazine Review, v. 21 n. 3, Fall 2003.
- “Writers Explore the Heart of New Orleans: A Review of French Quarter Fiction.” Where Y’at, v. 5 i. 6, March 2003.
- “A Calling to Write Poetry” (profile of poet Jonathan Holden). City Arts Magazine. v.10 n. 3, Nov.-Dec. 1996.
PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALISM
(list of individual articles available on request)
- Nexus, New Orleans, LA, 2002. Reviewer.
Wrote movie and art reviews for this short-lived weekly. - The Chautauquan, San Marcos, TX, May 1999-March 2000. Senior Writer, City Desk
Wrote local investigative news articles and city government updates for this weekly. - The Southwest File, San Marcos, TX, Fall 1997-Fall 1999. Contributor.
Contributed articles, movie reviews, short stories and poems. - The Daily University Star, Southwest Texas State, Fall 1997. Opinion columnist.
Wrote occasional opinion columns.
EDITORIAL & EVALUATION WORK
- Volunteer, Harry Ransom Center for Research in the Humanities, Austin, TX, Spring 2014
Transcribed and edited archived handwritten letters in association with the Center’s Gone With the Wind interactive exhibition
- Fiction Co-Editor/Contributing Editor, New Orleans Review, Loyola U. New Orleans, 2001-11
Served as Fiction Co-Editor until 2006 (read and edited fiction submissions), then as Contributing Editor
- Reader/online reviewer, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008 and 2012
Reviewed the fourth edition of Everything’s an Argument in preparation for fifth edition and fourth edition of Easy Writer in preparation for fifth edition
- Professional Scorer, Pearson Educational Measurement, Austin, TX, occasional projects between 2006-2010
Scored 11th grade TAKS and STARR essays and other standardized tests
- Business Systems Analyst-Documentation Specialist, Austin Energy, Austin, TX, July 2006-Sept 2007
Wrote and edited technical procedures and policies
- Judge, William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, New Orleans, LA, 2002
Read and chose novel manuscripts
- Scriptwriter, JRL Enterprises, Inc., New Orleans, LA, 2000-1
Wrote and edited scripts for this company's interactive educational software
- Asst. Editor, Office of Correspondence and Extension, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1998-2000
Edited correspondence coursebooks and related material
- Fiction Editor, Southwestern American Literature, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1998
Internship with Dept. of Southwestern Studies; manuscript reader 1997-2000
- Editorial Asst., Persona, Southwest Texas State U., San Marcos, TX, 1997-9
Read manuscripts for this creative writing journal
- Writing/Administrative Intern, City Arts Magazine, Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, KS, Fall 1996-Spring 1997
Wrote and edited articles; researched grant opportunities
Contests and Awards
- Riverbat Bravo Award, Austin Community College, February 2017
- Nominee, Excellence in Teaching Award, Austin Community College 2012-13; 2014-15; 2016-17
- Star Award, City of Austin/Austin Energy, Spring 2007
- First Place, Southwest Texas State U. Poetry Over Poverty Contest, Fall 1998
- Finalist, Second Annual Flint Hills Poetry Contest, Spring 1997
- Honorable Mention, Cultural Studies Essay Contest, Kansas State U., Spring 1997
- Hickock Fellowship for Creative Writing, Kansas State U., Fall 1996
- AmeriCorps/VISTA Educational Award, August 1995
Published: January 21, 2026