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Jill L. Talbot

Title: Associate Professor

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MA, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003
    Major: Creative Writing
  • PhD, Texas Tech University, 1999
    Major: English
    Specialization: American Literature and Film
    Dissertation: This is Not an Exit: The Road Narrative in Contemporary American Literature and Film
  • MA, Texas Tech University, 1995
    Major: English
  • BA, Baylor University, 1992
    Major: English and History

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingSpring 2025
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2025
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisSpring 2025
ENGL 3160.002Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionFall 2024
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchFall 2024
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
ENGL 3160.002Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
ENGL 5145.001Form and Theory: ProseFall 2023 SPOT
ENGL 3160.001Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2023 SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchSpring 2023
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3160.002Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchFall 2022
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2022 SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchSpring 2022
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisSpring 2022
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3160.002Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchFall 2021
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisFall 2021
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2021 SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchSpring 2021
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisSpring 2021
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3160.003Beginning Creative Nonfiction WritingFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionFall 2020 SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchFall 2020
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionSpring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2020
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
ENGL 6950.741Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
ENGL 5145.001Form and Theory: ProseFall 2019 SPOT
ENGL 3160.002Intermediate Creative WritingFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
ENGL 3160.002Intermediate Creative WritingSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4900.750Special ProblemsSpring 2019
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionFall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
ENGL 3160.002Intermediate Creative WritingFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisFall 2018
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchSpring 2018
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
ENGL 3160.003Intermediate Creative WritingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisSpring 2018
ENGL 4900.750Special ProblemsSpring 2018
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.741Directed ResearchFall 2017
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
ENGL 3160.003Intermediate Creative WritingFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisFall 2017
ENGL 5900.741Special ProblemsFall 2017
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionSpring 2017 SPOT
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
ENGL 3160.003Intermediate Creative WritingSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisSpring 2017
ENGL 4900.750Special ProblemsSpring 2017
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.750Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
ENGL 3160.001Intermediate Creative WritingFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.741Master's ThesisFall 2016
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3160.002Intermediate Creative WritingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3160.003Intermediate Creative WritingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4120.001Advanced Creative Writing : Non FictionFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5162.001Creative Writing : Creative NonfictionFall 2015 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Talbot, J.L. (2015). The Way We Weren't: A Memoir. Soft Skull Press. http://softskull.com/dd-product/the-way-we-werent/
  • Talbot, J.L. (2012). Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction. University of Iowa. https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2012-spring/metawritings.htm
  • Talbot, J.L., Blackstone, C. (2008). The Art of Friction: Where (Non) Fictions Come Together. University of Texas Press. https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/blafri
  • Talbot, J.L. (2007). Loaded: Women and Addiction. Seal Press. http://sealpress.com/books/loaded/
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Overall
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Challenge and
Engagement Index
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  • 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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