RACHEL ANN EFSTATHION

75 N. Woodward Avenue, #2406, Tallahassee, Florida, 32313

774.271.0683|rachel.efstathion@gmail.com

EDUCATION
PhD Rhetoric & Composition, Florida State University, Anticipated May 2019, Tallahassee, Florida
MA Education, College Student Affairs, May 2015, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
BA English, May 2013, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

APPOINTMENTS & EMPLOYMENT

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Florida State University, Tallahassee,
Florida, June 2015-Present
Graduate Assistant, Students with Disabilities Services, University of South Florida, Tampa,
Florida, August 2013-June 2015
Consultant, The Writing Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, July 2014-May 2015
Embedded Tutor, The Writing Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, July 2014-May
2015
Tutor, Student-Athlete Academic Advising and Support Center, Temple University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, August 2012-May 2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, Department of English
ENC 2135: Research, Genre and Context, Fall 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, Transitional Advising Center
SLS 2901: Academic Foundations, Fall 2014
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Temple University
ENG 0801: Analytical Reading and Writing, Spring 2012
EDU 0855: Education for Liberation Here and Abroad, Spring 2012
USEM 1001: Honors Freshman Seminar, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Writing Consultant, University of South Florida
Writing Consultant, The Writing Studio
Embedded Tutoring/Course Based Tutoring, First Year Composition

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
International Writing Center Association Conference (IWCA), Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, October 911, 2015, Co-presented with Danielle Farrar and Cassandra Branham
Writing Center 2.0: Updating Writing Sessions to iSessions with New Technologies
Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference (CWPA), Boise, Idaho, July 16-18, 2015,
Co-presented with Danielle Farrar
Writing Center as Watershed: Exploring the Confluence of Embedded Tutoring, First-Year
Composition, and English Language Learners
Student Success in Writing Conference (SSWC), Savannah, Georgia, April 17-18, 2015, Copresented with Johanna Phelps-Hillen
Perceptions of Success: Students and FYC/Writing Studio Instructors in USF's FYC Program
National Academic Advisor Association (NACADA) Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 710, 2013, Co-presented with Amanda Neuber
Writing the Woes Away: An anxiety intervention for high-achieving students
Temple University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 12, 2013
The Power of Expressive Writing on High-Achieving First-Year Students

PUBLICATIONS
Efstathion, R. A., & Phelps-Hillen, J. Using Instructor Tech-Knowledge to Foster Student Success
in the FYC Classroom. The Journal of Student Success in Writing. (Invited to Resubmit)

SERVICE
Committee Member
November 2013-May 2014: Florida National Academic Advisors Association Conference Drive-In
Conference, Proposals Committee
Committee Member
October 2013-Current: 2014 National Academic Advisors Association Conference, Disability
Commission
Committee Member
November 2014-March: 2015 Conference on College Composition and Communication,
Accessibility Committee
Committee Member
September 2015-Current: Florida State University, College Composition Committee

GRANTS & AWARDS

March 2015: $4,000 Melissa and Daniel Berger Graduate Fellowship, Florida State University
February 2014: Graduate Student Travel Grant, National Academic Advising Association
September 2013: Conference Presentation Grant, University of South Florida Student Government
May 2012-August 2012: $4,000 Diamond Research Scholar Program, Temple University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Council of Teachers of English Member
Southwestern Writing Center Association Member
International Writing Center Association Member