Audrey S. Pettibon

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Humanities & Communication
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (or by appointment)

Areas of Expertise

  • Visual and digital rhetoric and the rhetoric of display as they relate to discourse and identity.
  • Targeted writing programs to address the professional and academic needs of non-traditional students in an online and blended-delivery setting.
  • The Fourth Industrial Revolution and instructional pedagogy.

An Assistant Professor of English with over 19 years of experience as an in-class and e-learning professional. Extensive knowledge of adult learning principles and pedagogy, applies instructional design analytics to produce, manage and instruct dynamic, face-to-face, hybrid and online courses, active member of academic communities, applying broad, global perspectives to mentorship and collaboration. Member, National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), Global Society of Online Literacy Educators (GSOLE) and the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).

  • M.A. - Master of Arts in English, University of Nevada-Reno
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism: Public Relations: German, University of Nevada-Reno
  • HUMN 142: Studies in Literature
  • ENGL 221: Technical Report Writing

ENGL 106

ENGL 123

ENGL 143

ENGL 221

HUMN 142

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - (2016 - present)

Term Assistant Professor (since fall 2018)

Perform all aspects of course preparation and delivery both in-person and online.

Courses taught include:

  • ENGH 100 English Composition for Multilingual Writers
  • ENGH 101 English Composition
  • ENGH 302M Advanced Composition – Multidisciplinary
  • ENGH 302B Advanced Composition - Business


Adjunct Faculty (fall 2016 – spring 2018)

Appointments/courses taught include:

  • ENGH 302.B15, 302.B35 Advanced Composition/Business – Spring 2018 (in-class/online)
  • ENGH 302.B35, 302.B36 Advanced Composition/Business - Fall 2017 (online)
  • ENGH 101.015, 101.019 English Composition – Fall 2016 (in-class)


Professional Engagement, Service and Mentoring

George Mason University Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference: Presenter 2017 (“Supporting English Language Learners Through Effective Feedback”) and 2020 (“Transforming Instruction to Prepare Students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution”); Session Host 2018, Proposal Reviewer 2019.

OSCAR: Proposal Reader/Reviewer Fall 2019 – present.

Mentorship: Mentored graduate students/TAs (enrolled in ENGH 615) Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2021

Virtual Community of Practice: Multimodal Faculty Learning Community Spring 2020

Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun VA Campus - (2016 - 2018)

Adjunct Faculty Instructor

Perform all aspects of course preparation and delivery. Courses taught include:

  • ENG 125 English Literature
  • ENG 111 English Composition I
  • ENG 112 English Composition II
  • ENF2 English Fundamentals

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Online - (2003 - present)

 Adjunct Assistant Professor/Course Author & Monitor ENGL 143

Perform all aspects of course preparation and instruction within Dept. of English, Humanities & Communication. Courses taught include:

  • ENGL 106 Introduction to Composition
  • ENGL 123 English Composition
  • HUMN 142 Studies in Literature
  • ENGL 143 Studies in Rhetorical Theory (contracted since 2005 to develop, monitor/maintain course)
  • RSCH 202 Introduction to Research Methods (embedded course writing tutor)
  • ENGL 221 Technical Report Writing

Professional Engagement, Service and Mentoring

Embedded Course Tutor Training: 2016 - Designed/produced online training videos for embedded course tutors in Research Methods (RSCH 202).

FACD 525 APA for Publication and Academics: 2014 - Faculty Beta-tester for a new, university-wide Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) training course.

FACD 801 & 802: Inquiry-based Learning - Integrating the Dialectic Process: 2012 - Faculty Beta-tester for a university-wide Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) training course.

ERAU Worldwide Campus Writing Rubric Committee: 2008 -  Member of faculty committee to produce  a standardized writing rubric for online writing lab “EAGLET”

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide - Sigonella, Sicily - (2000-2002)

 Assistant Center Director/Adjunct (on-site) Faculty

Registered students, managed application materials/tuition assistance accounting, coordinated application of professional experience to university credit and provided academic advising. Collected and reported on instructional/course content surveys, recruited/interviewed adjunct faculty and staff, provided training/support, scheduled classes, produced first-ever campus newsletters and marketing materials, conducted indoctrination classes, and served as adjunct faculty (Technical Report Writing). 

Member, National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), Global Society of Online Literacy Educators (GSOLE) and the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).

  • Mason Core Faculty Recognition – (2016-2021)
  • Sterns Center “Thank a Teacher” Award winner (fall 2019)
  • Nominee – George Mason University 2020 Teaching Excellence Award