1. Allison Johnson, Ph.D.
1308 Milan Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(786) 351-5697
allisontjohnson0408@gmail.com
Education
May 2010: Ph.D. in English, University of Miami
May 2004: M.A. in English, University of Miami
May 2002: B.A. in English, University of Texas at Austin
Experience
Oct. 2010 – Present: English Instructor
Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
DMM 5300 Communication and Grant Writing in Creative Organizations
ENG 207 American Literature
ENG 203 English Literature
ENG 202 Critical Writing in the Arts
ENG 201 Creative Writing
ENC 102 English Composition II
ENC 101 English Composition I
Mar. 2012 – Dec. 2012: Interim QEP Director
Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
Interim Director for the Quality Enhancement Plan, Writing Across the Professional
Disciplines
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2. Aug. 2006 – May 2010: Graduate Instructor
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Instructor of Record:
ENG 215 English and American Literature by Women
ENG 106 English Composition II
ENG 105 English Composition I
ENG 103 Basic Academic Writing
Teaching Assistant:
CLA 220 Greek and Roman Mythology
Aug. 2004 – May 2006: English Teacher
Gulliver Preparatory School, Pinecrest, FL
Honors English
College Preparatory English
Aug. 2002 – May 2004: Graduate Instructor
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Instructor of Record:
ENG 106 English Composition II
ENG 105 English Composition I
University Service
2015-Present: National eBook and Technology Committee
2014-Present: Admissions Committee, Miami International University of Art and Design
2010-2014: Library Committee, Miami International University of Art and Design
2010-Present: Writing Tutor, Miami International University of Art and Design
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3. Awards
2015: Innovation Award, Miami International University of Art and Design
2010: David John Ruggiero Award for the Best Dissertation in the Humanities
2009: College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Graduate Teaching in English Award
2009: College of Arts and Sciences Summer Dissertation Fellowship
2009: Richard B. Fain Academic Fellowship
2008: Richard B. Fain Academic Fellowship
Publication and Dissertation
“The ‘Single Lyfe’ of Isabella Whitney: Love, Friendship, and the Single Woman Writer.”
Discourses and Representations of Friendship, 1500-1700. Eds. Daniel Lochman,
Maritere López, and Lorna Hutson. Ashgate, 2011. 117-129.
Virtue’s Friends: The Politics of Friendship in Early Modern English Women’s Writing.
Dissertation. Director: Dr. Mihoko Suzuki, Committee Member: Dr. Pamela Hammons,
Committee Member: Dr. Guido Ruggiero, Outside Reader: Dr. Susanne Woods
Presentations
2014: “Teaching Writing to Art and Design Students.” Faculty Presentation, Miami
International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
2012: “QEP.” Faculty Presentation, Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami,
FL
2008: “The ‘Single Lyfe’ of Isabella Whitney: Love, Friendship and the Single Woman Writer.”
The Sixteenth-Century Society Conference, St. Louis, MO
2007: “‘To leave her love for friendship’: Elizabeth Cary’s Tragedy of Mariam.” The Sixteenth-
Century Society Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2006: “Love and Friendship in Elizabeth Cary’s Tragedy of Mariam.” University of Miami
English Graduate Conference, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
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