Jamie Zipfel is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing; she is also an experienced instructor and instructional designer. Currently, she teaches ENG 1510 as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. She is particularly interested in travel writing and the intersection of psychology and creative nonfiction. Outside of class, she enjoys solo travel, long walks in the woods, and snuggling her cats Delilah and Cheeto.
Education
- Ph.D. Creative Writing - Nonfiction, Ohio University, Expected 2028
- A.L.M. Extension Studies - Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Harvard University, 2023
- Dean’s List for Academic Achievement
- B.A. Creative Writing, Ohio University, 2020
- B.S. Communication Studies, Ohio University, 2012
- Focus in Public Advocacy
- Minor in English Language and Literature
Teaching Experience
- Ohio University, Graduate Assistant, English
- New York University University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) (UAE), Adjunct Associate Writing Instructor
- University of Toledo, Adjunct Instructor
- Owens Community College, Aspire [ESL] Instructor
- Maumee High School, Speech & Debate Coach
- University of West Florida, Graduate Assistant, Communication
- Ohio University, Learning Community Peer Mentor, Global Leadership
- Ohio University, Undergraduate Supervisory Teaching Assistant, COMM 101
- Ohio University, Learning Community Peer Mentor, English
Courses Taught
ENG 1510: Foundations of Writing and Rhetoric I, Ohio University; Fall 2024-present
WRIT 1100: Taste, Culture, and the Self, New York University Abu Dhabi, Spring 2024 [co-taught]
WRIT 1120: Writers on Writing, New York University Abu Dhabi, Fall 2023 [co-taught]
WRIT 1127: Real & Imagined: Women’s Writing Across Worlds, New York University Abu Dhabi, Fall 2022-Fall 2023 [co-taught]
WRIT 1129: The World of Babel: Translation Before the Modern Age, New York University Abu Dhabi, Spring 2022 [co-taught]
COMM 3830: Basic Principles of Debate and Forensics, University of Toledo, Spring 2019
ASP: Aspire ESL, Owens Community College, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
Publications
- “Dear Toronto” , nonfiction
- "Alewife Station, MBTA, Spring 2023 Season” , poetry
- Abu Dhabi Writer's Cafe , var. nonfiction and poetry
- “Let’s Put a Ring On It: Six Steps to Planning the Workshop of Your Dreams” , corporate blog