Academic Calvin
I hold a PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, & Digital Media from NC State University, and I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the English department at Ohio State University, where I teach courses on business writing, emerging digital media, video games, and monsters (right?!).
My research is interdisciplinary by design and fuses writing studies, media theory, and critical making, and as an intructor I seek to construct environments where students develop the ability to synthesize information of all types and effectively engage their target audience(s).
My most recent academic article, "Hypertext and Its Afterlives," can be found here (open access); it is a reworking of the first chapter in my dissertation, The Medium is the Monster: Frankenstein in[g] Electronic Literature and Digital Humanities, can be found here (also open access).
Below you'll find a sample of my digital projects and an academic portfolio, which includes (in the following order):
I. Curriculum Vitae
II. Research & Teaching Statements
III. Courses Taught
IV. Sample Syllabi
V. Course Evaluations
If you have a tenure-track position you're not using, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. In the meantime, I'm happy to nerd out about any and all of these things. Reach out any time.
My research is interdisciplinary by design and fuses writing studies, media theory, and critical making, and as an intructor I seek to construct environments where students develop the ability to synthesize information of all types and effectively engage their target audience(s).
My most recent academic article, "Hypertext and Its Afterlives," can be found here (open access); it is a reworking of the first chapter in my dissertation, The Medium is the Monster: Frankenstein in[g] Electronic Literature and Digital Humanities, can be found here (also open access).
Below you'll find a sample of my digital projects and an academic portfolio, which includes (in the following order):
I. Curriculum Vitae
II. Research & Teaching Statements
III. Courses Taught
IV. Sample Syllabi
V. Course Evaluations
If you have a tenure-track position you're not using, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. In the meantime, I'm happy to nerd out about any and all of these things. Reach out any time.
Digital Humanities / Critical Making Projects
Academic Portfolio
I. Curriculum Vitae
Updated 7 Aug 2024
Updated 7 Aug 2024
II. Research & Teaching Statements
Updated October 2024
You can download my research statement here.
You can download my teaching statement here.
Updated October 2024
You can download my research statement here.
You can download my teaching statement here.
III. Courses Taught (Listed alphabetically by institution, current being Ohio State)
Boston University
Theory & Practice of Literary Translation (Comp Lit 540, Co-Instructor)
Writing of Poetry (English 304)
Introduction to Creative Writing (English 202)
Writing, Research, & Inquiry (Writing 150)
First-Year Writing Seminar (Writing 120)
Bunker Hill Community College
College Writing (English 111)
North Carolina State University
Analyzing Style (Co-Instructor, English 426)
Communication for Science & Research (English 333)
Academic Writing & Research (English 101)
Ohio State University
Writing About Video Games (English 2367.08)
Monsters Without and Within (English 3264)
Business and Professional Writing (English 3304)
Digital Media in English Studies (English 4569)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English Composition and Rhetoric (English 105)
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western Cultural Movements (English 2200)
Introduction to Literary Studies (English 1100)
Workshops (NC State Innovation Studio)
Writing Speculative Micro-Fiction – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Science Fiction and Steampunk (ENG 376)
• Feminist Futures (WGS 350)
• Literature and Technology (ENG 339)
• Science, Technology, and Human Values (STS 302 Honors)
Futures Thinking – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Data Science for Policy: Data and Ethics (DSC 495)
• Advanced Graphic Design (GD 400)
• Feelings of/from Technology: Analog Bodies in Digital Spaces (HON 305)
• The Future of Life (AEC 295)
Innovation 101 – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Advanced Topics in Communication: Networked Mobilities (COM 798)
• Communication Networks (CRD 703)
• Filming in a Time of Emergency (ENG 492)
• Intro to Science & Technology Studies (STS 214)
Signals of Change: Seeing the Future, Today” – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Data Physicalization (DSC 405)
• History of Capitalism in America (HI 382)
Everyone a Changemaker: Social Innovation – Innovation Studio workshop designed specifically for and presented in:
• Special Topics in Natural Resources (NR 595)
• NGOs in a Global Context (HI 381)
Boston University
Theory & Practice of Literary Translation (Comp Lit 540, Co-Instructor)
Writing of Poetry (English 304)
Introduction to Creative Writing (English 202)
Writing, Research, & Inquiry (Writing 150)
First-Year Writing Seminar (Writing 120)
Bunker Hill Community College
College Writing (English 111)
North Carolina State University
Analyzing Style (Co-Instructor, English 426)
Communication for Science & Research (English 333)
Academic Writing & Research (English 101)
Ohio State University
Writing About Video Games (English 2367.08)
Monsters Without and Within (English 3264)
Business and Professional Writing (English 3304)
Digital Media in English Studies (English 4569)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English Composition and Rhetoric (English 105)
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western Cultural Movements (English 2200)
Introduction to Literary Studies (English 1100)
Workshops (NC State Innovation Studio)
Writing Speculative Micro-Fiction – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Science Fiction and Steampunk (ENG 376)
• Feminist Futures (WGS 350)
• Literature and Technology (ENG 339)
• Science, Technology, and Human Values (STS 302 Honors)
Futures Thinking – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Data Science for Policy: Data and Ethics (DSC 495)
• Advanced Graphic Design (GD 400)
• Feelings of/from Technology: Analog Bodies in Digital Spaces (HON 305)
• The Future of Life (AEC 295)
Innovation 101 – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Advanced Topics in Communication: Networked Mobilities (COM 798)
• Communication Networks (CRD 703)
• Filming in a Time of Emergency (ENG 492)
• Intro to Science & Technology Studies (STS 214)
Signals of Change: Seeing the Future, Today” – Recurring Innovation Studio workshop, also curated for special courses such as:
• Data Physicalization (DSC 405)
• History of Capitalism in America (HI 382)
Everyone a Changemaker: Social Innovation – Innovation Studio workshop designed specifically for and presented in:
• Special Topics in Natural Resources (NR 595)
• NGOs in a Global Context (HI 381)
IV. Sample Syllabi
V. Course Evaluations (More available upon request.)
| 2024_-_english_2367__osu__-_olsen_course_evaluation.pdf |
| 2020_-_english_333__ncsu__-_olsen_course_evaluation.pdf |
| 2018_-_english_105__unc__-_olsen_course_evaluation.pdf |