Ursula Parker
Presentations
Parker, U., Askew, W., Lawhon, A., & Reed, Carolyn (2025, October). Accelerated Achievement: Rethinking Partnerships for Gateway Course Success. Presentation, Texas Conference on Student Success, Austin, Texas.
Parker, U., & Elle, W. (2023, October). Composition Literary studies–How integrated reading and writing put humanities principles into practice. Paper presented at the Community College Humanities Association National Conference, Austin, Texas.
Parker, U., Pope, K., Potts, G., Frye, E., Dean, K., Reeves, K., & Trellue, L. (2023, October). Coreqs and transformative texts: The great questions and integrated reading and writing at ACC. Paper presented at the Community College Humanities Association National Conference, Austin, Texas.
Parker, U., Haven, M. (2023, January). Building Community in Any Classroom. Paper presented at the Spring Development Day, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.
Teaching Experience
Austin Community College District 2017 - Present
- Professor, Integrated Reading and Writing
- Corequsite + College
- Intermeddiate Reading & Writing
- INRW Faculty Director
Austin Comminity College District 2000 - 2017 Adjunct
- Developmental Reading Professor
- College Reading
- Intermediate Reading
- Beginning Reading
Bastrop Independent School District 2005-2012
- Social Studies Teacher & Lead
- Math Teacher
Texas Education Agency - Grant Specialist
- Adult Professional Development Training
Austin Learning Academy - Instructor
- Adult Literacy & Family Literacy
Huston-Tillotson University - Instructor
- Austin ISD Credit Recovery & Student Success Instructor
Austin Community College District - Lecturer
- Summer Immunohematology Laboratory Instructor
Published: January 21, 2026