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EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, CA |
Anticipated Graduation: 2015 |
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Ph.D Student in English
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University of California, Irvine, CA |
September 2009 |
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Master of Science in Information and Computer Sciences
with a concentration in Arts Computation Engineering
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University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA |
May 2007 |
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Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
University Honors Program, magna cum laude
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Nguyen, J. "Climate Change and Speculation in Susan M. Gaines' Carbon Dreams." Bloomington, Indiana: ASLE 2011 Conference: Species, Space, and the Imagination of the Global, 21-26 June 2011.
Nguyen, J. "Playing with my Avatar: Relationships and Role-Playing in Games." Irvine, California: Annual UC Irvine Department of Comparative Literature Conference - Play: Towards a Critical Concept, 4-5 Apr. 2008.
Nguyen, J. "Rendering Real Life and Virtual Fear: Structuring Play, Performance, and Horror in Lifeline." Orlando, Florida: The 29th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, 18-23 Mar. 2008.
PROJECT DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
Nguyen, J. freak!. Irvine, California: ACE 2009 Thesis Show. 9-12 June 2009.
Noack, N., Lindtner, S., Nguyen, J., Hayes, G., "LoRy: A Locative Story Game to Encourage Playful and Social Learning." Chicago, Illinois: Conference on Interaction Design for Children, June, 2008.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Director's Fellowship: 2007-2008 Academic Year. Arts Computation Engineering: University of California, Irvine.
Dean's Research Award: Spring 2007. Office of Sponsoring Programs: University of the Pacific.
Edna Meudt Memorial Poetry Prize: 2006 NFPSP College/University Level Poetry Award. National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
Arlen J. Hansen Writing Prize and Scholarship: 2006. Department of English: University of the Pacific.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Researcher, Humanities Innovation Lab, Digital Humanities Institute, UC Davis |
Oct 2009 – Present |
Graduate Fellow, The Civility Project, Digital Humanities Institute, UC Davis |
June 2011 – Present |
Grant Writing Assistant, Research Development Office, Irvine, CA |
June 2008 – Sept 2008
July 2009 – Aug 2009 |
Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Informatics, UC Irvine |
Mar 2008 – July 2008
June 2009 – July 2009 |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor for UWP1: Expository Writing, University Writing Program, UC Davis |
Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011 |
Teaching Assistant for two sections of ENG10C: Literature in English: 1900 - Present, English, UC Davis |
Spring 2010 |
Teaching Assistant for US12: Computer Games as Art, Culture, and Technology, First-Year Integrated Program, UC Irvine |
Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Spring 2009 |
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Web Interface Analyst and Designer, DaVinci Business Graphics, Irvine, CA |
Oct 2007 – Dec 2007 |
Technical Writer, Vinothèque Wine Cellars, Stockton, CA |
Apr 2007 – Sept 2007 |
Webmaster, Honors Program, U. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA |
Sept 2003 – May 2007 |
Software Development Intern, Pac-West Telecom, Stockton, CA |
May 2006 – Aug 2006 |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment
International Game Developers Association
Association for Computing Machinery
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Extensive programming experience in JAVA and C/C++
Experience in homebrew development for the Nintendo DS
Working experience in the JAVA 2 Enterprise Edition, .NET C#, Ruby, Perl, Prolog, Scheme, Pascal
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