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Colin Leath
M.A. student
English & Comparative Literature
San Diego State University

January 2006

San Diego, CA

 


Education

M.A. student, English & Comparative Literature, San Diego State University, 2005-present. GPA: 3.9

B.S. with departmental honors, Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1999. GPA: 3.7

Diploma, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria VA, 1994. GPA: 3.7

Courses

For M.A.

RWS 609

Theory & Practice of Teaching Composition (in progress)

SPAN 515

Mexican Literature (in progress)

For admission

ENGL 522

Literature of the United States, 1800-1860

SPAN 406B

Survey of Spanish American Literature

ENGL 525

Literature of the United States, 1960-present

LING 420

Linguistics and English

SPAN 405A,B

Survey Course in Spanish Literature

ENG 583

Shakespeare, Representative Plays (at San Francisco State University)

ENGL 560B

British Literature, Romanticism-present

ENGL 549

British Poetry and Its Medium

GREs

740 Verbal (99% below), 620 Quantitative (50% below), 6.0 Analytical Writing (96% below)

Professional Experience

01/2006-present

Reader
Department of English & Comparative Literature
San Diego State University

04/2004-present

Challenge Course Facilitator, Lead Facilitator
Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
San Diego, California

08/2005-12/2005

Writing Tutor
For RWS 92A Developmental Writing, taught by James Hiskey, M.A.
Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
San Diego State University

12/2001-04/2003

Research Support Specialist
Department of Vision Sciences
State U of NY, State College of Optometry, New York, NY

06/2001-07/2001

English Camps Counselor
Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational
Folgaria, Imola, & San Pietro in Vincoli, Italy

11/1999-05/2001

Programmer, Install Developer, Q/A Analyst
Greentree Systems, Inc.
Pacific Grove, California

09/1994-06/1995

Computer Instructor, 4th & 5th grades
Washington Union School
Salinas, California

Publications

The Carfree Universe Project: Strengthening Communities of the Carfree. Ed. Colin Leath. April 2003 present. <http://purl.org/net/cfu/>.

A portal for the carfree community.

Leath, Colin. experienceart. April 2001-present. <http://purl.oclc.org/net/ea/>.

A personal archive. Content from 1983-.

Presentations

Yates, Gus, David Ceaser, Colin Leath, Steven Pav, and Jim Gottlieb. “CarFree City, USA.” San Diego EarthFair, Balboa Park. 1 May 2005.

Leath, Colin. “The Experience of Meaning in Life from a Psychological Perspective & The Effect of Participation in the Meaning in Life Forum on Participants’ Experiences of Meaning in Life.” Bridging Disciplines: The First Annual Graduate Student Board Interdisciplinary Conference. San Diego State University. 4 April 2005.

A presentation of my undergraduate theses and discussion of related literary works.

Leath, Colin, David Ceaser, and Gus Yates. “Transitioning to Carfree Living and Environments.” Green Earth Promotions’ First Annual Green Earth Festival. Veterans Memorial Building, San Luis Obispo, CA. 5 June 2004.

Leath, Colin. “The Carfree Movement.” Tenth Annual Southeast Summer Permaculture Gathering. Earthaven Ecovillage, Black Mountain, NC. 9 August 2003.

Leath, Colin. “Using ZOPE to Create Web Applications.” Towards Car-Free Cities III. Toulcuv Dvur, Prague, Czech Republic. 21 March 2003.

Awards

Eagle Scout, 1992.

References

Betsy Till
Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center

H. A. Sedgwick, Ph.D.
State University of New York State College of Optometry

Mike Strasser
Greentree Systems, Inc.


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