Robert Houghton is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University, expected to graduate in May 2013. He has over 5 years of teaching experience at the university level, including teaching composition, creative writing, and business communication courses. He has also worked as a tutor in the university writing center. Additionally, he has received several awards and honors for his poetry and has served in editorial and leadership roles for literary journals.

1. Robert Houghton
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P.O. Box 1649 Mesilla, NM 88046 – (832)289-5387 – roberth8981@yahoo.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, expected graduation May 2013
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
Bachelor of Arts in English- Creative Writing, Dec. 2008
University of Houston, Houston TX
Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.45
4 sections
Teaching Experience
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
Instructor, English 111 Rhetoric and Composition
Taught incoming college freshman the basics of academic research and essay writing.
• Designed lesson plans for daily activities and homework.
• Worked with students as a group and individually to better assess their writing
abilities.
• Introduced and moderated discussions for 27 students.
• Maintained office hours 2 days a week while studying for my MFA, and working in
the writing center.
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New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
Instructor, English 306 Intro to Creative Writing: Poetry
• Designed lesson plans for daily activities and homework.
• Ran a constructive and respectful writing workshop.
• Worked with students individually to help them find a voice as writers and
participants in the active social dialogue that writing and publishing poetry
represents.
• Worked to actively facilitate their understanding of the nature of digital media as it
relates to creative writing in the 21st century.
1 section
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
Instructor, English 203 Business and Professional Communication
• Designed lesson plans for daily activities and homework.
• Designed Curriculum almost entirely on my own.
• Helped students to construct and design business-related documents such as
resumes, memos, letters, cover letters etc.
• Helped students connect with and apply to various jobs, internships, and college
graduate programs.
Tutor, Writing Center 2 semesters

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New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM
Worked 4 hours a week tutoring struggling writers from across the campus.
• Worked one on one in hour long sessions with students from a wide range of
academic disciplines.
• Worked with many ESL and International students.
• Formulated workable strategies which are broadly effective in helping struggling
writers develop their work
• Gained competence in advising for both MLA and APA citation methods.
Student Coordinator: La Sociedad Para Las Artes, New Mexico State University
Activities
2011-2013. Various responsibilities included: Coordinating, promoting, and
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emceeing the English Dept.’s Nelson/Boswell Distinguished Visiting Writers
Reading Series, and coordinating and planning the English Dept.’s annual Hunger
Benefit charity gala.
Presented Pedagogy Panel Paper in conjunction with members of the Rhetoric and
Professional Communication doctoral program from UT El Paso at the 2012
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American Writers and Poets Conference
Presented Creative Writing Panel Papers at the 2011 and 2012 NMSU/UTEP
Graduate Research Symposium
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Assistant Editor, Puerto Del Sol Literary Journal, New Mexico State University, 2010-
2013
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• Editorial Assistant, Gulf Coast Literary Journal, University of Houston 2007-2008
3rdplace in the Wilson/Somoza graduate poetry contest at New Mexico State
Awards
University, 2012
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Luis Cernuda Award for poetry, New Mexico State University, 2010
Honorable Mention, Howard Moss poetry prize, University of Houston, 2008
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Recommenders
Connie Voisine- Assistant Professor of Creative Writing- New Mexico State University
connie.voisine@gmail.com 575-527-2477
Richard Greenfield- Assistant Professor of Creative Writing- New Mexico State University
Richard.greenfield@gmail.com 423-483-4127