Jessica Ramer
118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
954-801-6028
EDUCATION
M.A. in English [2016]
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
M.A. in psychology, 1998
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
B.A. in mathematics, 1992
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry
“Sinner Woman,” Merrimac Review, Spring, 2015, p. 21.
“Cold War,” Merrimac Review, Spring, 2015, p. 21.
“Wild Girl of Champagne,” Product, 2015
“Alaska,” Haiku Journal, Issue 49, September, 2015
"My Mother's Things," in The Bamboo Hut, Spring 2016, pp. 80-81.
"Island of Miracle," in Peeking Cat Press, Issue 13, April 2016
"Bethlehem 2000," in Contemporary Haibun Online, (in press)
"Stingray" in Haiku Journal, March 2017
"Poems of Place," South 85, Spring / Summer 2017
"Red Beast Slouching," Indolent, August 9, 2017
"Requiem for a War," Indolent, August 16, 2017.
Short Stories
"Hurricane Party." Flash Fiction Magazine. April 3, 2022. https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/04/03/hurricane-party/
"Love My Neighbor?" Flash Fiction Magazine. May 16, 2023
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2023/05/16/love-my-neighbor/
READINGS
Artwalk Festival, Hattiesburg, MS, November 7, 2015
Center for Writers, Hattiesburg, MS, December 4, 2015
Center for Writers, Hattiesburg, MS, December 2, 2016
An Evening of Art, Music, and Poetry, Hattiesburg, MS, April 7, 2016
Artwalk Festival, Hattiesburg, MS, November 7, 2015
Center for Writers, Hattiesburg, MS, December 4, 2015
Center for Writers, Hattiesburg, MS, December 2, 2016
An Evening of Art, Music, and Poetry, Hattiesburg, MS, April 7, 2016
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi, August 2015 – present
Eng 100E: Extended Composition
o Modeled summary, synthesis, and analysis through in-class demonstrations
o Encouraged collaborative learning through class discussion peer review sessions
o Developed lessons and quizzes on sentence and paragraph structure
Eng 100E: Extended Composition
o Modeled summary, synthesis, and analysis through in-class demonstrations
o Encouraged collaborative learning through class discussion peer review sessions
o Developed lessons and quizzes on sentence and paragraph structure
· Eng 101: Composition 1
o Emphasized critical reading skills, grammar, and paragraph development
o Modeled summary, synthesis, and analysis through in-class demonstrations
o Encouraged collaborative learning through peer-review sessions
Adjunct Instructor, Broward College, 2000 – 2004
· Mat 0012 Pre-Algebra
o Worked successfully with English language learners and those with learning disabilities
o Conducted final exam review workshops
o Developed effective methods for teaching fractions
· Mat 0024, Beginning Algebra
o Designed and wrote supplementary material for teaching algebra word problems
o Achieved high pass rates on the departmental final
o Worked effectively with students of varying backgrounds and abilities
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
· Effects of morphine on feeding behavior in rats, 1988 – 1990
· Theta Rhythms in rats, 1990
OTHER TEACHING AND TUTORING EXPERIENCE
· Writing tutor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 2014 – present
· Middle School Teacher, Paideia Classical Academy, Coconut Creek, FL, 2013
· Substitute Teacher, Hebrew Academy, Margate, FL, 2012
· Substitute Teacher, Rohr Bais Chaya Academy, Tamarac, FL, 2012
· Mathematics teacher, Rhema Word Christian Academy, Pompano Beach, Florida, 2011 – 2012
· Tutor, City College of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May – July, 2014
· Tutor, Broward College, Coconut Creek, FL, 1987 – 2000
· Supplemental Instructor, Chemistry for the Health Sciences, Broward College, 1999 – 2000
EDITING EXPERIENCE
· Assistant Editor, Mississippi Review, Spring 2015
· Personal Editor for Baruch Kimmerling, 1998 – 2005
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Phi Kappa Phi, inducted Spring, 2015
- Linwood Orange Award for Work in Early British Literature, March 2017
- Laureate's Choice, Marie W. Faust Sonnet Contest for "Tobacco Dreams," July 20117.
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