Beth Eakman Strout: Austin Community College Faculty Writing Extensive experience as a freelance writer with a broad range of professional writing projects, including Promotional and collateral materials for local and national distribution: brochures, package inserts, postcards, white papers, and advertising copy Press releases ranging from basic to complete press packets incorporating both textual and design elements Résumé, cover letter, and professional portfolio consulting for clients from entry- to executive-level Technical writing: instructions, software user manuals, research abstracts, grant proposals, and reports Educational materials: secondary study guides for literature, tertiary curriculum design and pedagogy, publications in academic journals (e.g., The Journal of the Society of Women in Higher Education) Essays and reportage as a regular contributor to creative publications such as the Utne award-winning Brain, Child Magazine, Austin Family Magazine, and Austinmama.com Editing Over ten years of experience editing both in-house and freelance/contract, with a strong emphasis on academic publications, including Secondary language arts test preparation curriculum Graduate- and professional-level academic research, theses, and dissertations Academic database Sociological Abstracts (electronic title Socio-file), responsibilities also included abstracting, indexing, and translation of texts from French, Spanish, and German to English Teaching Extensive experience teaching post-secondary writing in academic and professional contexts, including Professional writing training: customized curriculum for business professionals assisting them in generating improved letters, reports, market commentaries, and collateral materials to support current client base and win new clients College writing professor: remedial composition, college composition I, college composition II, and technical writing Employment Professional Writing Trainer, Customized Training, Austin, TX. 2005-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Business and Technical Communication, Austin Community College, Austin, TX. 2005-present Freelance Writer and Editor, Austin, TX, and San Diego, CA, 1996-present Adjunct Professor, National University, San Diego, CA. 1997-1999 Teaching Associate, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 1997-1999 Assistant Editor, Sociological Abstracts, Inc, San Diego, CA. 1996-1997 Staff Editor, North Texas Review, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 1995-1996 Education Graduate study (18 hours), Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 1997-1999 Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies/Literature, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 1996 Bachelor of Arts, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. 1987 Return to Beth Eakman Strout page.