Faculty Profile for Amanda Elizabeth Scott

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Amanda Elizabeth Scott
Assoc Professor of Instruction — English
LAMP 309 H
phone: (512) 245-6220
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Amanda Scott earned her MA in Technical Communication from Texas State University, where she teaches writing and editing. She also serves as Assistant Executive Editor of Porter House Review and manages the Lindsey Literary Series digital archive. Her prose has appeared in The Common, Crab Orchard Review, Entropy, Gulf Coast, Hobart, Phoebe Journal, and Word Riot, among others. Her research has appeared in Technical Communication Quarterly and Cuentos & Testimonies: Diversity and Inclusion at Texas State.

Teaching Interests

 Technical & Professional Writing; Creative Writing; Rhetoric & Composition

Research Interests

 Technical Communication; Critical Race Studies; New Media Studies

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Balzhiser, D. A., Pimentel, C. N., & Scott, A. E. (2019). “Matters of Form: Questions of Race, Identity, Design, and the U.S. Census Bureau.” Technical Communication Quarterly, 28(1), 3–20. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2018.1539192
  • Scott, A. E. (n.d.). Core Memories. Hayden’s Ferry Review. Tempe, Arizona, United States: Arizona State University.
  • Scott, A. E. (n.d.). Agora. The Pinch. Memphis, Tennessee, United States: University of Memphis.
  • Scott, A. E. (n.d.). Lookout. Quarter After Eight. Athens, Ohio, United States: Ohio University.
  • Scott, A. E. (2023). 3 Questions with Amanda E. Scott. Hayden’s Ferry Review. Tempe, Arizona, United States: Arizona State University. Retrieved from https://haydensferryreview.com/blog/3-questions-with-amanda-scott

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Nontenure Line Faculty Workload Release Program, Nontenure Line Faculty Committee, Texas State University. October 2020 - November 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Debut Magazine—Porter House Review, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). December 2019 - June 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. November 18, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding University Seminar Faculty Award, University Seminar, University College. May 4, 2018 - August 21, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best US 1100 Instructor/Peer Mentor Duo Award, PACE Mentoring Program, University College, Texas State University. December 2, 2017

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Newfound Journal
September 2022-Present
Editor
Third Coast Magazine
September 2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Technical Communication Quarterly
April 22, 2021-Present
Judge
Persona Magazine Writing Contests
February 2021-Present
Member
Social Media Committee
August 2020-Present