Upper School English and Humanities Teacher | The McLean School August 2019 – present
AP Art History
English 11 and Honors English 11
Senior Humanities: Philosophy and Art
English 9 and Honors English 9
English Teacher (Long-term Substitute) | Edmund Burke School December 2018-March 2019
AP English (12 grade)
American Literature (11th grade)
Genres (9th grade), two sections
Adjunct Instructor in English | New York University September 2014 – September 2017
Primary Instructor, ENGL-UA 310 “Horror and the Middle Ages,” Summer 2017 – A self-designed advanced English course that used a selection of medieval texts and modern cinema to interpret the influence and endurance of medieval culture and aesthetics in the genre and affect of horror. Students read a variety of medieval texts (including saga, romance, and devotional/meditative literature), looked at some foundational film theory, and learned basic vocabulary for discussing/writing about the conventions of cinema. In addition to attending class meetings and completing assigned reading, students were required to watch several horror films and produce an original piece of scholarship.
Teaching Assistant, ENLG-UA 230 “American Literature I” with Thomas Augst, Spring 2015 – A survey course of early American Literature, this class covered early testimonials and colonial writing, key political documents from the nation’s founding, and classic pieces of prose and poetry through the nineteenth century. The course focused both on engaging class discussion and individual writing skills as well as research in primary documents.
Teaching Assistant, ENGL-UA 220 “British Literature II” with Wendy Lee, Fall 2014 – A survey course of British literature from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries, this class focused on the discussion of literature in a seminar format and writing polished essays.
Graduate Writing Associate/Teaching Assistant | Georgetown University September 2011 – May 2013
Teaching Assistant, ENGL 413 “Horror: Tech & Techniques” with Caetlin Benson-Allott, Spring 2013 – An upper level English course; aims to elucidate the technological, artistic, and affecting techniques of the horror genre in film.
Teaching Assistant, ENGL 091:01/02 “Literary History I” with Sarah McNamer, Fall 2012 – Required course for all undergraduate English majors; covered English literature and literary history from British medieval to American colonial.
Graduate Writing Associate, HUMW 011 “The State(s) of California” with Ricardo Ortíz, Spring 2012 and “Introduction to Early African American Literature” with Robert J. Patterson, Fall 2011 – Worked with undergraduate students in two sections of Humanities and Writing. My weekly responsibilities included assisting the professors in lesson planning and classroom discussions and activities, holding office hours for students to discuss coursework and personal writing process, and regularly grading student work.
Gina A. Dominick, PhD 