Featured scholarly/creative works
- Coates, J. R. (2016). Symbols for Loss and the Intangible. Poetry Quarterly.
- Coates, J. R., & Quintanilla, O. (2014). Emotional Landscape. Texas Books and Review.
- Coates, J. R. (2010). Acute Attention to Detail. Houston Literary Review.
- Coates, J. R. (2010). Void. Poetry Quarterly.
- Coates, J. R., & Madden, E. (2010, March). Front Porch Journal.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Workload Release, Faculty Senate. August 29, 2016 - December 17, 2016
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. November 8, 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Guest Speaker, Terry Foundation. October 5, 2016
- Award / Honor Nominee: Best New Poets. 2011
- Award / Honor Recipient: Round Top Poetry Scholar, Round Top Poetry Festival. 2011

Featured service activities
- Member
Faculty of Instruction Policy Committee
- Member
Assistant to the Director of Lower Division Studies
- Member
Faculty Review, Senior Lecturers
- Chair
Online Courses Committee
- Member
Creative Writing Committee
- Member
First-Year English Committee