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Douglas Basford

Douglas Basford

Teacher, Chemistry and Physical Science

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  • About me

    Assistant Director, Academic and Professional Writing, University at Buffalo, SUNY

  • Education

    • The Johns Hopkins University

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      M.A. Poetry

    • The Johns Hopkins University

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      M.A. Science Writing

    • University of Michigan

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      B.S. Chemistry, English/Creative Writing

    • University at Buffalo

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      Ph.D. English

      Rhetoric, Medical-Environmental Humanities, Narrative, Political Theory, Disability Studies, Race Studies, Gender Studies, PerformanceConferred Feb. 1, 2024

  • Experience

    • Garrison Forest School

      Jan 1998 - Jun 1998
      Teacher, Chemistry and Physical Science

    • Community College of Baltimore County

      Aug 1998 - Aug 1999
      Adjunct Professor

    • Howard Community College

      Aug 1998 - May 1999
      Adjunct Professor

    • Goucher College

      Aug 1999 - Jun 2000
      Lecturer

    • Loyola University Maryland

      Aug 1999 - Dec 2001
      Lecturer

    • The Johns Hopkins University

      Aug 2000 - Jul 2008

      Taught the practicum for new and continuing instructors of first-year writing sequence, designed curriculum, observed classes, responded to emerging situations, organized department reading series. Taught creative writing and literature seminars at undergraduate and graduate levels, mentored students working on honors theses and independent study projects.

      • Director of Introduction to Fiction and Poetry Program

        Jun 2003 - Jul 2008

      • Lecturer

        Aug 1999 - Jul 2008

      • Asst. Director, Introduction to Fiction and Poetry Program

        Aug 2000 - Jun 2003

    • Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)

      Jun 2003 - Aug 2003
      Teacher, Crafting the Essay

    • Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
      Teacher, Crafting the Essay

    • University at Buffalo

      Aug 2008 - now
      Lecturer, Asst. Director of Academic & Professional Writing

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Douglas Basford
      National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar - 2017 "Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive," Vassar College, dir. Bethany Hicok
    • Awarded to Douglas Basford
      National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship - 2015 To translate the sonnets of the 15th-century barber-poet Burchiello.
    • Awarded to Douglas Basford
      National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute - 2013 "The Centrality of Translation to the Humanities," University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, dir. Elizabeth Lowe and Christopher Higgins