Joel E R Smith
- Assistant Professor of Practice
Contact
- (520) 621-6901
- Administration, Rm. 402
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jersmith@arizona.edu
Degrees
- M.P.A. Public Administration
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- M.F.A. Creative Writing
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- B.A. English Literature
- UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
Work Experience
- Writing Program / English Department - University of Arizona (2014 - Ongoing)
- Writing Skills Improvement Program / Graduate Writing Institute - University of Arizona (2014)
- Writing Program / English Department - University of Arizona (2012 - 2014)
- Aviva Children's Services (2012)
- Shmoop University, Inc. (2012)
- Writing Program / English Department - University of Arizona (2009 - 2011)
- Launch Education (2008 - 2009)
- AmeriCorps NCCC (2007)
Awards
- Lecturer Teaching Award
- Department of English, University of Arizona, Spring 2015
- Arizona AmeriCorps Local Leader
- Arizona Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, Fall 2014
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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General Education Portfolio
UNIV 301 (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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General Education Portfolio
UNIV 301 (Spring 2025) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Spring 2025) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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General Education Portfolio
UNIV 301 (Spring 2024) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Spring 2024) -
General Education Portfolio
UNIV 301 (Fall 2023) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Spring 2023) -
Intro to General Ed Experience
UNIV 101 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Fall 2021) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 101 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2021) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2021) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Fall 2020) -
Writing Studio
ENGL 197B (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Summer I 2020) -
Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2020) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2020) -
Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Fall 2019) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 101 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2019) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2019) -
1st-Year Comp with Discussion
ENGL 101A (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2018) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2018) -
1st-Year Comp with Discussion
ENGL 101A (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Summer I 2017) -
Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2017) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2017) -
1st-Year Comp with Discussion
ENGL 101A (Fall 2016) -
Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Business Writing
ENGL 307 (Spring 2016) -
First-Year Composition
ENGL 102 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2015). The Parish: An AmeriCorps Story. Beating Windward Press.More infoInspired by the author's own experience in the aftermath of Katrina, The Parish is a graphic novel about growing up and the tug-of-war between selfishness and service. In keeping with that spirit, Beating Windward Press donates $1 from each copy sold to the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity.
Journals/Publications
- Smith, J. E. (2016). The Bottom was Gone. DIAGRAM.
- Smith, J. E. (2015). Revisiting St. Bernard Parish. AmeriCorps Alums website.
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2015). Drinking the Moon through the Neck of a Bottle (excerpt from The Parish). Burrow Press Review.
- Smith, J. E. (2014). @Kubla Khan's. Wales Art Review.More infoShort story
- Smith, J. E. (2014). Paris Orly Airport, 1960. Sundog Lit.
- Smith, J. E., & McCabe, A. F. (2014). Love in the Time of Adjuncting. The Chronicle of Higher Education.More infoBeing a contingent faculty member can mean jumping through some strange hoops just to get benefits
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2014). Almost as Mild as Sweet Milk Part II (excerpt from The Parish). Hobart.More infoThis excerpt consists of different pages than the ones previously published in the Nashville Review.
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2014). Ghosts and Palimpsests: On Graphic Novels and Collaboration. Essay Daily.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). Fitzi Thunder. Treehouse Magazine.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). Green House. JMWW.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). Ground Hard and Rise High. Red Lightbulbs.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). Hermitage. PANK.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). The Interpretation of Validated Instruments. Word Riot.
- Smith, J. E. (2013). The Pressure Principle. Cutthroat Magazine.
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2013). Almost as Mild as Sweet Milk (excerpt from The Parish). Nashville Review.More infoExcerpt from The Parish
- Smith, J. E., & Winet, R. (2013). Chapter One (excerpt from The Parish). Construction Literary Magazing.More infoExcerpt from The Parish
- Smith, J. E. (2012). Anthropos. Wigleaf.
Presentations
- Mejia Mayorga, J. F., Miller-Cochran, S., & Smith, J. E. (2024).
“Supporting Learning and Fostering Well-Being: Reflective Writing for First-Year Students in UNIV 101”
. Annual Conference on Writing and Well-Being. University of Arizona.
Creative Productions
- Smith, J. E., & Tran, K. (2012. Interview with AmeriCorps Alums. AmeriCorps Alums websiteAmeriCorps Alums. http://blog.americorpsalums.org/2012/08/27/the-parish-telling-the-hurricane-katrina-americorps-story/
Creative Performances
- Smith, J. E. (2015. Reading of Creative Work. Alumni WIP (Works-in-Progress).
- Smith, J. E. (2015. Reading of Creative Work. Tucson Poetry Festival.
- Smith, J. E. (2013. Reading of Creative Work. Edge Reading at Casa Libre.
- Smith, J. E. (2013. Reading of Creative Work. Pitchfork Music Festival.
- Smith, J. E. (2012. Reading of Creative Work. Live at Cafe Liv.
- Smith, J. E. (2011. Reading of Creative Work. MFA Graduate Reading. UA Poetry Center: University of Arizona MFA Program.
