LD GREEN 1146 McKinley Avenue Apartment 4 Oakland, CA 94610 lizgreen79@gmail.com
EDUCATION Mills College, MFA English and Creative Writing May 2007 Vassar College, BA American Culture, Cum Laude May 2002
PUBLICATION/PRODUCTION HISTORY
Publications: Books
We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health--Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model North Atlantic Books, 2019 (co-editor and contributor with Kelechi Ubozoh)
Publications: Journals, Magazines, and Anthologies
"A Thing with Feathers" We'll Never Have Paris, 2020 "Not Confused, Not Crazy: On Being a Non-Binary Radical Mental Health Advocate" PULP, 2020 “We’ve Been Too Patient: Mutual Aid Practices for the 21st Century” The Body is Not an Apology (TBINAA.com) 2017 “Psychiatric Survivor: The Trauma of Involuntary Hospitalization” 2016 “7 Lessons Losing My Cat Taught Me About Life and Love” TBINAA 2016 “10 Lessons I Learned While Healing from Relationship Addiction” TBINAA 2016 “Coming Back Around to Bi” TBINAA; also published in Foglifter 2016 “A Letter to My Dildo” Sparkle and Blink 2016 “5 Lessons I’ve Learned About Mental Health Care in Spite of Psychiatry” TBINAA 2016 “Why Friends Make the Best Medicine: Radical Self Love for the Neuroatypical” TBINAA 2016 “No, Really, Give Yourself an Orgasm: Radical Self Love and Masturbation” TBINAA 2016 (some of the above articles were published under the penname “Imogen Prism”) “The Awkward Threesome: Geek, Nerd, and Dork” truth-out.org March 2013 “The Queen of Spades” Sinister Wisdom July 2011 Regular, featured blogger of eleven articles on geekgirlonthestreet.com, 2009-2010 Including: “Avatar: Same Feces, Different Species,” “Watchmen’s Big Blue Balls,” “Neil Gaiman’s Coraline,” “Exactly Why Twilight Blows (Parts 1-3)” “Interview with James Marsters, Excitable Geek” 3 poems The Walrus 2007 “She Did Not Apologize” High Desert Voices 2005
Productions/Readings Selected Performances and Events: See "Appearances" for events in 2019 and 2020
Reader, Lyrics and Dirges May 2018 Panelist and Reader, The Body is Not an Apology book launch February 2018 Bay Area Generations featured reader March 2017 Liminal Writer in Residence Showcase September 2016 Liminal BEASTCrawl Reading July 2016 Radar/Quiet Lightning Collaborative Reading February 2016 The Crow Show November 2015 Anne Sexton Tribute Reading November 2015 BEASTCrawl (East Bay Literature Fest) July 2015 Nomadic Press: New York Writing May 2015 Liminal Center Feminist Writing Showcase February 2015 Featured Reader, Litquake's Litcrawl event (Lambda showcase) October 2014 Featured Reader, Litquake, North Atlantic Books October 2012 Ensemble Theater, writer/performer 2007-2008 Co-Poetry Slam Champion of San Francisco, and SF Team Member 2004
Objective Overruled: The Life and Words of Mumia Abu-Jamal given staged reading with Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco 2004 “Airtight Security” performed through PCSF as part of San Francisco Fringe Festival 2003
Runner-up for the Princess Fellowship in Playwriting 2002
Featured poet at: Mental Graffiti in Chicago, Boise Poetry Slam, Berkeley High School, San Ramon High School, Los Angeles Community College, Las Positas Community College, Alameda Middle School, Watershed Poetry Festival, Pride Stage 2005, The Ill List Modesto Invitational 2004, Berkeley Poetry Slam (three times)
CONFERENCES, RESIDENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS
Featured Reader, Women Who Submit Lit, AWP February 2019 Locus Workshop with Annalee Newitz October 2019 Reader, FogCon March 2018 Locus Workshop with Charlie Jane Anders July 2017 Fiction Workshop with Nick Mamatas, San Francisco Creative Writing Institute Spring 2016 Presenter, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference April 2015 Attended Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference February 2014 Catwalk Artists’ Residency August 2013 Tin House Writer’s Workshop, Fiction July 2012 Lambda Literary Foundation Emerging Writers’ Retreat, Fiction August 2010 Co-Presenter on “Slam and the Academy,” Individual World Poetry Slam Oct 2009 Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco, Membership Outreach Director 2003-2004
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of English Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA Aug 2016-present Visiting Professor of English San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco Aug 2013-May 2016 Adjunct Professor of English, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA April 2011-June 2016 Adjunct Professor of English, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 2007-Dec 2013 Adjunct Professor of English, Merritt College, Oakland, CA Aug 2008-May 2012
Teaching Resume
LD GREEN 1146 McKinley Avenue Apartment 4 Oakland, CA 94610 lizgreen79@gmail.com (415) 425-1806
SUMMARY: Spirited, professional, and intellectually engaged teacher, writer, and performer.
EDUCATION
Mills College, MFA English and Creative Writing May 2007 Vassar College, BA American Culture, Cum Laude May 2002
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE Los Medanos College 2016-present
English 95 (Accelerated Reading and Writing), English 100 (Composition), English 150 (LGBTQ+ Literature), English 111 (Introduction to Creative Writing), English 230 (Critical Thinking and Literature), English 221 (Critical Thinking), English 114 (designed and taught--Creative Writing: Introduction to Story) Have taught composition, rhetoric, and literary analysis; have selected interesting and relevant course material and designed rigorous yet accessible syllabi; have analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic; lectured and led class discussions in response to non-fiction, poetry and fiction; have held weekly office hours; developed curriculum and SLOs. Have taught creative writing.
San Francisco Art Institute 2013-2016 English 203 Spoken Word Poetry: Writing, Performance, and Contexts San Francisco Art Institute, Visiting Professor, San Francisco, CA August 2013-present English 101B (Literature-based Comp. Theme: “Contemporary Queer Literature”) and English 100: The Writers’ Studio (Freshman Comp) 101B: “The Graphic Novel as Literature” “The Trickster in Art and Literature” and “Taking Humor Seriously” English 95 (Developmental Reading and Writing) Have taught composition, rhetoric, and literary analysis; have selected interesting and relevant course material and designed rigorous yet accessible syllabi; have analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic; lectured and led class discussions in response to non-fiction, poetry and fiction; have held weekly office hours; developed curriculum and SLOs. Have taught creative writing.
De Anza College, English Instructor, Cupertino, CA April 2011-present
Currently teaching: English 1A (Freshman Comp) and English 2 (Critical Thinking) Have taught English 1B (Literature focused reading, writing, and research).: English Writing 2 (Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing) and English 211 (Developmental Reading and Writing)
Have taught composition, rhetoric, and literary analysis; have selected interesting and relevant course material and designed rigorous yet accessible syllabi; have analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic; lectured and led class discussions in response to non-fiction, poetry and fiction; have held weekly office hours.
Diablo Valley College, English Instructor, Pleasant Hill, CA Aug 2007-Dec 2013 Have Taught: Freshman Composition (122), Composition and Literature (123), Critical Thinking (126), College Reading and Development (116), College Writing Development (118), The Graphic Novel as Literature (176), Short Story Writing (223) Have taught composition, rhetoric, and literary analysis; have selected interesting and relevant course material and designed rigorous yet accessible syllabi; have analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic; have responded sensitively and incisively to creative submissions; have lectured and led class discussions in response to non-fiction, poetry and fiction; have held weekly office hours.
Merritt College, English Instructor, Oakland, CA Aug 2008- May 2012
Have Taught: Reading and Composition (1A), Critical Thinking (5) and the Learning Center based, student-paced English 270 and 280 (English Fundamentals Workshops), Writing Lab Instructor for English 252 A and 252B (Developmental Reading and Writing) English 201 A/B (Developmental Reading and Writing) in a Title III Grant Learning Community with Sociology 1
Have taught composition, rhetoric, and literary analysis; have selected interesting and relevant course material and designed rigorous yet accessible syllabi; have analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic; lectured and led class discussions in response to non-fiction, poetry and fiction; have held weekly office hours, tutored in the student-paced courses at the Learning Center, developed curriculum and SLOs
Online Writing Lab Tutor, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA Jan-Aug 2008 Supported students’ writing process from varied disciplines and language backgrounds Learned about the special needs of ELL students and worked with them one-on-one
Lindamood-Bell Tutor, Berkeley, CA June-Aug 2007 Taught reading and writing skills to learning disabled youth through a specialized symbol imagery program.
Writing Center Tutor, Mills College, Oakland, CA Jan-May 2007 Edited, proofread documents from varied disciplines and language backgrounds Learned about the special needs of ELL students and worked with them one-on-one.
Mary Elizabeth Inn, Transitional Housing Facility, San Francisco Feb-Apr 2007 Taught creative writing and literature to adult women.
Instructor, English Five Aug-Dec 2006 Taught the basics of composition, including grammar and rhetoric Taught critical thinking and reading Analyzed, edited, and proofread papers for grammar and argument/logic Lectured and led class discussions. Teaching Assistant, English One Aug-Dec 2006 Lectured and led class discussions Weekly one-on-one tutorials
Playwriting Instructor, Each One Reach One, San Francisco Youth Guidance Center May 2006 Mentored incarcerated youth Taught basics of dramatic writing
ArtGate Theater/Poetry Teacher, Richmond and Oakland Sep 2004-Jun 2005 Taught the basics of improvisation, dramatic scriptbuilding, and poetic composition to at-risk students at an alternative high school Developed collaboration skills
COURSE WORK ON WRITING PEDAGOGY
“Theories and Strategies of Teaching Writing” Fall 2005, Mills College
“Theories of Creativity” (Creative Writing Pedagogy), Spring 2007, Mills College
COMMITTEE, VOLUNTEER WORK, and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lead Organizer, Los Medanos College Creative Writing Contest (with ceremony and reading) 2018
Lead Organizer, Queer Comedy Showcase at Los Medanos College (with Bay Area stars) 2017
LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Caucus 2016-present
Creative Writing Committee 2016-present
SFAI Literary Festival Co-Lead Organizer January 2016-April 2016
Recipient, Curriculum Innovation Grant for Off-Campus Study, SFAI January 2016
Attended CORA: Teaching Community College Men of Color—one week Dec 2015
Presenter, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference April 2015
Attended Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference February 2014
Advisory Board Member, Liminal: A Feminist and Womanist Writing Space February 2014-present
Member of Title III Grant/Learning Communities Committee, Merritt College Fall 2011-Spring 2012
Attended workshop on Integrative Learning Communities, held by the Washington Institute for Improving Undergraduate Education, conducted at Merritt College February 2012
Workshop Presenter on Spoken Word Poetry in the Community College Developmental English Classroom, De Anza College Faculty Retreat May 2011
Workshop Presenter on Spoken Word Poetry in the Community College Developmental English Classroom, ECCTYC Conference, Pasadena Oct 2009 Co-Presenter on “Slam and the Academy,” Individual World Poetry Slam Oct 2009 Best Practices Committee, DiabloValley College Oct 2009-May 2010 Co-Presenter on “The Uses of Pop Culture in the English Classroom,” DVC Dec 2009 College Success Workshop presenter, Diablo Valley College Fall 2008, Spring 2009 Attendee, CCCC Conference, San Francisco Spring 2008 Reading Across the Curriculum presenter, Diablo Valley College Spring 2009 People’s Hurricane Relief Fund of New Orleans, grantwriter March 2006 Theater for Social Change Conference, Outreach Committee Spring 2004 Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco, Membership Outreach Director 2003-2004
SKILLS Up-to-date approach to the teaching of developmental and transfer-level composition, critical thinking, literature, and creative writing Integrated use of Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle with classroom curriculum Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to write and edit in a variety of formats Strong interpersonal/people skills Performer with a sense of humor Innovative approaches to teaching