Charissa Che

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Charissa Che

Assistant Professor of English 

Email: cche@qcc.cuny.edu

Office: H-324
Office Phone: 718-631-6302

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Education:

Ph.D., Writing and Rhetoric Studies, University of Utah, 2019.

M.A., English, College of Staten Island, CUNY, 2013​

B.A., English, Pace University, 2009.

Teaching and Research: 

A New York City native and CUNY alum, I joined Queensborough Community College in the fall of 2019. My research and teaching interests lie in translingualism, cultural rhetorics, composition pedagogy, and Writing Across the Curriculum. I specialize in the acculturative experiences of Asian and Asian American students in U.S. higher education: specifically, how race, language, class, and religion intersect to shape one's sense of identity and culture. 
Prior to teaching at QCC, I have taught first-year writing and upper-division courses in Writing and Rhetoric, worked as a Writing Fellow at the Writing Center, and served an embedded Research and Writing Assistant in the School of Engineering, at the University of Utah. I got my start as an instructor at the College of Staten Island (CUNY), where I taught English as a Second Language.
While pursuing my academic career, I spent over fifteen years in digital, broadcast, and print journalism as a writer and photographer. I have contributed to outlets including PIX-11 News, Global Rhythm Magazine, SOUNDS Magazine, and Salt Lake Magazine.

 

Publications: 

“The Mirror, the Canvas, and a Case for Anger: Why Asian American Stories Matter.” Writing on

the Edge. 2018.

“Revising ‘Home’: The Gift of International Student Perspectives.” English Language Institute

Student Journeys. Parlor Press. 2018.

Co-author, “A Stitch in Time and Frequency Synchronization Saves Bandwidth.” Proceedings of

the 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks

(ISPN). 2018.

Awards: 

PSC CUNY Research Award, 2020
    
Chairs’ Memorial Scholarship, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), 2019
 
Scholars for the Dream Award, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), 2018
 
Excellence in Graduate Student Writing Award, Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies, University of Utah, 2016
 
Earl Jacobs Memorial Award in English, The College of Staten Island (CUNY), 2013
 

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