Lisa Diehl
Part Time Faculty/eCore
Office location
Area(s) of Expertise: English Composition, English Education, Secondary English, and English Literature
Overview
Ms. Diehl is currently working on her dissertation studying the embedded tutoring program she created and implemented at the University of North Georgia. She is an internationally published poet with over ten poetry publications exhibiting her work.
She has earned a Graduate Diversity certificate from the University of North Georgia and has over 5 years of teaching English composition at 91ÁÔÆæ.
Ms. Diehl is the faculty mentor for the women's golf team at 91ÁÔÆæ. She is a member of the ACTT (Tutoring) Center Advisory Committee and was recently appointed Secretary of the permanent section "Teaching Writing in College" for the Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) Conference for 2017-2018.
In 2017, Ms. Diehl was the 91ÁÔÆæ nominee for the Governor's Teaching Fellows program.
Ms. Diehl supervises the Embedded Tutoring program at 91ÁÔÆæ, which places writing center tutors in English composition classrooms to assist first-year students with their writing skills.
Courses Taught
- English 1101
- English 1102
- Literature
- English Education
- Diversity
Education
- Ed. D., Educational Leadership, Creighton University, 2018 (ABD)
- MAT, Secondary English, Piedmont College, 2009
- B.A., English/Writing, University of Tampa, 2009
Research/Special Interests
- Embedded Tutoring
- Social Justice
- First-year Composition
- Educational leadership
- Tutoring
- ESL
- Learning Support
- Modern Poetry
- Non-fiction Writing
Publications
Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA): November 2017. 59th Annual “Implementing an Embedded Tutoring program in the college composition classroom,” and “Developing and Implementing a Social Justice themed course in a college writing classroom.”
91ÁÔÆæ Student Leadership Conference: October 2017. “Understanding ‘White Privilege’ and How It Will Make You a Better Leader.”
Piedmont Educator Renewal Conference (PERC): March 2017. “Embedded Tutoring Implementation in Secondary Education.”
Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA): November 2016 “Embedded Tutoring Program: Writing across the Curriculum.”
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Diehl, L. (2013). “Parrot Wishes.” Counterexample Poetics. Jan 2013.
Diehl, L. (2007). “Fading Shells" and "Loss.” The Ugly Tree Poetry Magazine. Issue 14.
Work Experience
2011-present - College English Composition Instructor. University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Ga.
2011-2012 – Writing/English High School Teacher. Mountain Education Center High School, Toccoa, Ga
2009-2011 - English/Language Arts High School Teacher. Stephens County High School, Toccoa, Ga.
2006-2011 - English Composition Instructor. North Georgia Technical College, Clarkesville, Ga. Gainesville State College, Gainesville, Ga. (part-time).Personal Information
Ms. Diehl resides in Cleveland, Georgia, where she has lived with her husband, Dan for 20 years. She shares her home with 5 parrots, 6 chickens, a pot-belly pig, and a dog. She has one adult son, Cory, a daughter-in-law named Tanya, and a deceased son named Ryan. She enjoys exercising, fishing, reading, writing, gardening, hiking, and camping. Her favorite sports teams are the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.