LeeAnn Derdeyn
University of North Texas
Multidisciplinary Innovation
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Education

PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2015.
Major: Arts & Humanities, Studies in Literature,
MA, University of Dallas, 2009.
Major: Literature. 20th C. American Poetry and Irish Literature
BA, University of Dallas, 1992.
Major: Constantine Scholar in Medieval Literature and Spirituality

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Clinical Associate Professor,, The University of North Texas,. (August 1, 2022 – Present).
Instructor,, Dallas College Dual Credit at Gilliam Collegiate Academy. (2020 – 2022).
Lecturer,, The University of Texas at Dallas. (2010 – 2021).
Lecturer,, Southern Methodist University,. (2014 – 2020).

Licensures and Certifications

Certification in Holocaust Studies and German/Jewish Literature, The Ackermann Center for Holocaust Studies. (August 15, 2015 – Present).

Professional Memberships

American Conference for Irish Studies. (January 2020 – Present).

Modernist Studies Association. (January 2017 – Present).

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. (January 2015 – Present).

American Literature Association. (January 2014 – Present).

International Society of T. S. Eliot Studies. (January 2014 – Present).

The Ezra Pound Society. (January 2014 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Self-Study Program,"Interpersonal Communications Skills," Linked In Learning, Online, Online, United States of America. (July 2023 – Present).

Seminar,"AI in the Literature Classroom," UNT Dept of English, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 12, 2024 – April 12, 2024).

Self-Study Program,"Responding to Student Mental Health Issues or Sexual Misconduct Abroad," UNT Study Abroad Office, denton, tx, United States of America. (April 5, 2024 – April 5, 2024).

Workshop,"1st Year Writing Faculty Workshop," ENGL Dept, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 17, 2023 – August 17, 2023).

Seminar,"Inclusive Reading Group (Dr. Bracey-Scot's program)," UNT, Frisco, TX, United States of America. (November 2022 – May 2023).

Self-Study Program,"Faculty First Flight Canvas assigned reading and writing," The University of North Texas, DSI Clear, Richardson, TX, United States of America. (September 2022 – December 2022).

Workshop,"1st Yr Writing Worshop," ENGL dept UNT, Richardson, TX, United States of America. (August 25, 2022 – August 25, 2022).

Workshop,"UNT First Flight Orientation Week for new faculty," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (August 17, 2022 – August 18, 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ENGL 1310, First Year Writing I, 5 courses.
ENGL 1320, First Year Writing II, 6 courses.
ENGL 2331, World Literature, 2 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Derdeyn, L. (2022). Out of This Nettle: T. S. Eliot's "Little Gidding III" And The Environment of What Grows. 29(3), 495-518. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Aggarwal, A. (Presenter), Dumaine, D. L. (Presenter), Derdeyn, L. (Presenter), DMI Lunch and Learn, Experiences at SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Conference. May 2023), CACS, Frisco Landing, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Derdeyn, L. (Presenter), DMI Lunch & Learn, Academic Integrity and AI, CACS, Frisco Landing, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Derdeyn, L. (Presenter), Bridge Week, “Intellectual Property Theft, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), and The Cyber Spy Network of Academia: i.e., Know Your Citations!”, PDA New College - Dianne Gravely, UNT Frisco Hall Park A, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Panel Presentation

Derdeyn, L. (Panelist), Trusting and Distrusting the Digital World in Imaginative Literature, How to Be Healthy: Human and Digital Relationships in Ali Smith’s Autumn and Winter, Infliltrated by ChatGPT, University College Dublin (UCD) Literature Department, Dublin, Ireland (Republic of), Ireland. (2023 – 2023).

Derdeyn, L. (Presenter), American Literature Association Annual National Conference, I will arise and go now – Eliot’s “What The Thunder Said,” Yeats’s “Lake Isle of Innisfree” and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Literature Association, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Dumaine, D. L. (Author & Presenter), Reis, A. E. (Author & Presenter), Derdeyn, L. (Author & Presenter), Ranieri, E. N. (Author & Presenter), The Lilly Conference, Interdisciplinary Core-Compliant Teaching with Project-Based Learning: Building A Culture, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2023 – 2023).

Ranieri, E. N. (Presenter), Dumaine, D. L. (Presenter), Derdeyn, L. (Presenter), 2023 IDEA Equity and Diversity Conference, Interdisciplinary Core-Compliant Project-Based Learning Education: Building a Culture of DEI, UNT, Denton Campus, United States of America. (2023).

Derdeyn, L. (Author & Presenter), The Interantional T. S. Eliot 43rd Annual Meeting--The Waste Land Centenary, I can neither stand nor lie nor sit, so I will arise and go now – Eliot’s “What The Thunder Said” as Modernist Perversion of Yeats’s “Lake Isle of Innisfree”, The International T. S. Eliot Society, Stl. Louis, MO (Washington University), United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, DMI PBL Symposium. (December 2023 – Present).

Committee Member, Student Conduct Committee, Provost's Office. (October 20, 2023 – Present).

Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), UNT FL Nature Club. (August 15, 2023 – Present).

Other, Frisco Landing Open House - New Building Student Orientation. (January 11, 2023 – Present).

Attendee, Meeting, Teaching Demo - Christopher Rivera, Shared Toulouse Interdisciplinary Candidate. (March 5, 2024 – March 5, 2024).

Attendee, Meeting, Fall 2023 Peer Research Lunch Presentations (Sammer) & Lunch & Learn Development (Melissa). (September 2023 – December 2023).

Attendee, Meeting, PDA Cohort 5. (August 2023 – December 2023).

Guest Speaker, CACS / DMI Lunch and Learn. (September 27, 2023 – September 27, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, North Texas Now!. (September 14, 2023 – September 14, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, NTN! Y1. (September 14, 2023 – September 14, 2023).

Attendee, Meeting, English Department 1st General Meeting. (August 25, 2023 – August 25, 2023).

Guest Speaker, Bridge Week Fall 2023. (August 15, 2023 – August 15, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, NTN! Student Orientation. (August 15, 2023 – August 15, 2023).

Faculty Advisor, Frisco Fall Orientation. (August 4, 2023 – August 4, 2023).

Other, Osher Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI). (July 10, 2023 – July 21, 2023).

Other, Osher Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI). (June 24, 2023 – July 7, 2023).

Committee Member, Recruitment & Retention 2023. (February 2023 – May 2023).

Committee Chair, DEI Provost's Moving Forward Together Initiative. (September 2022 – May 24, 2023).

Attendee, Meeting, PDA Various Cohorts Final Zoom Projects. (May 10, 2023 – May 11, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, NTN! Y1 Field Trip to Denton. (April 30, 2023 – April 30, 2023).

Attendee, Meeting, New Hire Applicant Interview Attendance. (January 2023 – April 30, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, NTN! Y1 Food Pantry Pitches. (April 27, 2023 – April 27, 2023).

Faculty Advisor, NTN! Y2 Shark Tank. (April 27, 2023 – April 27, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, NTN! Y1 New Recruit Signing Day. (April 26, 2023 – April 26, 2023).

Faculty Advisor, UNT Spring Preview. (March 4, 2023 – March 4, 2023).

Faculty Mentor, Frisco Landing New Building Student Open House. (January 11, 2023 – January 11, 2023).

Attendee, Meeting, PDA and APDA Cohort Mock Interviews (or whatever their final project presentations were to their partners). (November 2022 – December 2022).

Faculty Advisor, North Texas Now! Y1 Education Fair. (December 5, 2022 – December 8, 2022).

Student Recruiter, New College. (September 18, 2022 – September 18, 2022).

Faculty Mentor, Bridge Week Fall 2022. (August 22, 2022 – August 26, 2022).

Professional Service

Other, Gilliam Collegiate Academy (Dallas ISD), Dallas, TX. (August 15, 2022 – Present).

Public Service

Member, Credo Community Choir, Richardson, tx. (August 2021 – Present).

Program Coordinator, St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Dallas, TX. (August 2000 – Present).