Rebecca van Laer

English Department 70 Brown St. Providence, RI 02909 (845) 664-1409 rebecca_van_Laer@brown.edu Education

Brown University, Providence, RI Ph.D. in English, expected graduation May 2016. Dissertation: Long Poems, Lyric Expectations: Forms of Reading in the American

University, 1930-1975. M.A. in English, 2012. Boston University, Boston, MA Graduate coursework in poetry and creative writing, 2009-2010. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY B.A. summa cum laude in English, 2009.

Awards & Fellowships

Jean Starr Untermeyer Fellowship in Poetry and Poetics, Brown University, 2014-2015. Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University, 2013-2014. Elmer L. Andersen Research Scholar Award, University of Minnesota Libraries, 2012.

Papers Presented

“John Berryman Reads Himself: 1950s Poetry Against Interpretation.” American Literature Association (ALA), 2014.

“Robert Lowell’s '91 Revere St.' and the Liberal Reclamation of the Autobiographical

Poem.” Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), 2013. “’No Goods Only Phrases:’ The Poetic Potential of Ciphered Language in Cathy Park

Hong’s Dance Dance Revolution.” American Comparative Literature Association Conference (ACLA), 2012.

Publications

Book Reviews

Book Review. Spitshine. Rooney, Anne Marie. The Iowa Review, 2012. Teaching

Courses Taught Experimental Writing (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Brown University, Department of

Continuing Studies. Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay (2012), Brown University, Non-Fiction

Writing Program. Introduction to Creative Writing (2011), Boston University, Department of English.

Teaching Assistant City Novels, Professor Tamar Katz (2013), Department of English, Brown University. Introduction to Modernism, Professor Ravit Reichman (2012), Department of English. Literature and the Fantastic, Professor Vanessa Ryan (2011), Department of English.

Tutoring and Individual Mentoring

Writing Center Associate, Brown University Writing Center, 2011-Present. College Essay Mentor, Brown University Writing Center, 2013-Present.

Mentor, Excellence at Brown, Brown University, 2011-Present. Tutor, Student Athlete Support Services, Boston University, 2009-2010.

Professional Service

Department Liaison, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning (2013-Present). Additional Training Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning Certificate I: Reflective Teaching Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning Certificate IV: Teaching Observation

Book Review. Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire. Hillman, Brenda. Mantis 12, 2013. Book Review. Dance Dance Revolution. Hong, Cathy Park. MAKE: A Literary Magazine,

2013.