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John A. Tait

Title: Associate Professor

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002
    Major: English
    Specialization: Criative Writing -- Fiction --Primary Areas: 20th-Century American Fiction and American Film
  • MFA, University of New Orleans, 1997
    Major: Drama & Communications
    Specialization: Creative Writing -- Fiction
  • MA, University of Toronto, 1993
    Major: English Literature and Language
  • BA, University of Toronto, 1992
    Major: English Specialist

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2025
ENGL 3140.005Beginning Fiction WritingSpring 2025
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 3140.001Beginning Fiction WritingFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2024
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.002Beginning Fiction WritingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2024
ENGL 3140.001Beginning Fiction WritingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionFall 2023 SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
ENGL 4951.727Honors College Capstone ThesisFall 2023
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.002Beginning Fiction WritingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2023
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2023
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.006Beginning Fiction WritingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2022
ENGL 4951.727Honors College Capstone ThesisFall 2022
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2022
ENGL 4900.001Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2022
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2022 SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2022
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
ENGL 5145.001Form and Theory: ProseFall 2021 SPOT
ENGL 3996.727Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2021
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2021
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.005Beginning Fiction WritingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2021
ENGL 3140.002Beginning Fiction WritingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.003Beginning Fiction WritingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionFall 2020 SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2020
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2020
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 8W2 2020
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2020
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2019
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2019
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2019 SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2019
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2019
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2018
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
ENGL 3140.004Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2018
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.006Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
ENGL 3140.006Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2017 SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2017
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2017
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2016
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2016
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2016
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2016 SPOT
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2016
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2016
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2016
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2015
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2015
ENGL 3140.001Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2015
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2015 Syllabus
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2015
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2015
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2015
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2014
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsFall 2014
ENGL 4910.727Special ProblemsFall 2014
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsFall 2014
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2014
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2014
ENGL 3140.004Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2014
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2013
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2013
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2013
ENGL 3140.002Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionFall 2012
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2012
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2012
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 3140.006Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2012
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2012
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2012
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2012
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2011
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2011
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSummer 5W1 2011
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2011
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2011
ENGL 4910.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2011
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2011
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2011
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2011
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2011
ENGL 3140.006Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2011 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2011
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2010 Syllabus
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2010
ENGL 3140.003Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2010 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2010
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsFall 2010
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W2 2010
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2010
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2010
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2010
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2010
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2010
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionFall 2009
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2009
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2009
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2009
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2009
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2009
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2009
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2009
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2009
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationSpring 2009
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2009
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2008
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2008
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2008
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2008
ENGL 6942.727Directed ResearchSummer 5W1 2008
ENGL 6944.727Directed ResearchSummer 5W2 2008
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2008
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2008
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2008
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2008
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2008
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2008
ENGL 4100.002Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2007
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionFall 2007
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchFall 2007
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2007
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsFall 2007
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2007
ENGL 5910.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2007
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2007
ENGL 6941.727Directed ResearchSpring 2007
ENGL 3140.002Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionSpring 2007
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2007
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2007
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2006
ENGL 6950.727Doctoral DissertationFall 2006
ENGL 5145.001Form and Theory: ProseFall 2006
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2006
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsFall 2006
ENGL 6900.727Special ProblemsFall 2006
ENGL 6942.727Directed ResearchSummer 5W1 2006
ENGL 6944.727Directed ResearchSummer 5W2 2006
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W2 2006
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2006
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2006
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2005
ENGL 3140.002Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2005
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsFall 2005
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSummer 5W1 2005
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2005
ENGL 5910.727Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2005
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingSpring 2005
ENGL 5820.001Creative Writing: Prose FictionSpring 2005
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisSpring 2005
ENGL 4900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2005
ENGL 5900.727Special ProblemsSpring 2005
ENGL 5910.727Special ProblemsSpring 2005
ENGL 4100.001Advanced Fiction WritingFall 2004
ENGL 3140.002Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2004
ENGL 3140.005Intermediate Creative Writing: FictionFall 2004
ENGL 5950.727Master's ThesisFall 2004
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Review

  • Tait, J.A. (2000). For the Relief of Unbearable Urge. Nathan Englander. The Missouri Review.
  • Tait, J.A. (1999). Beat Writers at Work. ed. George Plimpton. The Missouri Review.
  • Tait, J.A. (1998). The Next Step in the Dance. Tim Gautreaux. The Missouri Review.

    • Journal Article

  • Tait, J.A. (2012). Dad's Trying To Be Cool Again. Fiction.
  • Tait, J.A. (2008). Face and Fix It. Other.
  • Tait, J.A. (2008). The Byte Bastard. Chariton Review. 25-38.
  • Tait, J.A. (2008). Halfrica. Crazyhorse. 9-22.
  • Tait, J.A. (2008). The Poplars, 1983. Other. 16-22.
  • Tait, J.A. (2007). Jane from Cameroon. Michigan Quarterly Review. 316-327.
  • Tait, J.A. (2007). Lisbon. Triquarterly. 169-177.
  • Tait, J.A. (2006). Nothing Will Happen That I Don't Tell You About. Meridian. 92-108.
  • Tait, J.A. (2006). Reasons For Concern Regarding My Girlfriend of Five Days, Monica Garza. Crazyhorse. 87-92.
  • Tait, J.A. (2005). I Will Soon Be Married. Other. 24-31.
  • Tait, J.A. (2002). Canton NY. Prairie Schooner. 107-120.
  • Tait, J.A. (2002). Heavy Metal Love. Bellingham Review. 50-65.
  • Tait, J.A. (2001). The Girl on the Mailbox. Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. 42-56.
  • Tait, J.A. (2000). Cementhead. Other. 40-46.
  • Tait, J.A. (2000). Starvation, Class Struggle, Etc.. Other. 108-124.
  • Tait, J.A. (1997). O'Reely is Dead and O'Reilly Don't Know It. Sonora Review. 47-57.
  • Tait, J.A. (1997). Stepdaughter. New Orleans Review. 98-108.

    • Short Story

  • Tait, J. (2020). Dolor. Third Coast.
  • Tait, J. (2019). This Might Hurt Some. Nimrod International Journal. 63 (1) 18.
  • Tait, J. (2019). Per Ardua Ad Astra. Other. https://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/stories-week-2018-2019/story-week/ardua-ad-astra-john-tait
  • Tait, J. (2019). The Kristian Vang Fan Club. Witness. 32 (1) 14.
  • Tait, J. (2019). Women With Large Dogs. Cutthroat. 24
  • Tait, J. (2019). Improv. Meridian. 43 12.
  • Tait, J. (2018). A Deeper and Steeper Slope and Slant. Southwest Review. 103 (3) 10.
  • Tait, J. (2018). All the Pretty Girls Look the Same. Crazyhorse. 94 7.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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