Tanya Zarlengo
University of South Florida Department of English Cooper Hall 321 Tampa, FL 33620 |
Education
2014-Present University of South Florida Tampa, FL
PhD Student in English, Rhetoric and Composition
- Research Interests: Literacy Studies, New Media, Writing Assessment, Post-Process Pedagogy
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
MFA in English, Fiction Writing
- Thesis: “Dead in Bug Heaven: Short Stories”
- Thesis Director: Padgett Powell
1994-1997 Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver, CO
BA in Biology, Minor in English
Teaching Experience
2014 to Present University of South Florida Tampa, FL
- Graduate Assistant
- FYC 1102, First Year Composition II
2013-2014 University of South Florida Tampa, FL
- Part-Time Instructor
- FYC 1102, First Year Composition II
2012-present University of Tampa Tampa, FL
- FWY 102, Writing and Research
2005 University of Tampa Tampa, FL
- ENG 101, Composition and Rhetoric I
- ENG 102, Composition and Rhetoric II
2003-2006 International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa, FL
- ENG 1031, Composition I
- ENG 1041, Composition II
- ENG 3011, Creative Writing
- HUMN 401, Literature and Film
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2000-2002 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
- ENC 2210, Technical Writing
- ENC 1101, Expository and Argumentative Writing
- CRW 1101, Beginning Fiction Writing
- CRW 2100, Fiction Writing
- ENL 2022, Writing About Literature
Professional Experience
Freelance Writer
2002-Present Various Clients Tampa, FL and Denver, CO
- Writing letters, resumes, and technical publications for clients as requested
- Editing and proofreading documents for clients as requested
- Composing editorial content for the online tattoo magazine PinzandNeedlz
Director of Verifications and Technical Publications
2006-Present Health Benefit Advocates Denver, CO
- Developing and managing the Benefit Verification Department
- Writing and editing all technical publications and manuals
- Training clients on the use and function of web-based reimbursement services
Associate Editor
1998-2000 Prepress Technology Denver, CO
- Writing news and feature articles
- Copy-editing and proofreading text