Robert S. NelsenAdministrative Curriculum Vitae
The University of Texas at Dallas 609 Tucker Street Admin 23, Box 830688 McKinney, Texas 75069 Richardson, Texas 75083-0688 (972) 562-9529 (972) 883-2273 (972) 883-4314 FAX
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., The University of Chicago,Committee on Social Thought
M.A., Brigham Young University, Political Science (Fields: Political
B.A., Brigham Young University, Political Science (Minor in English), 1978
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Vice Provost, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2007-present; Associate
Professor, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, School of Arts &
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1989-1990 Guest Research Associate in the Social and Human Sciences, Wolfgang
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:
HONORS AND AWARDS:
“Chancellor’s Council Award for Outstanding Teaching,” The University of
“Special Faculty Development Award,” The University of Texas at Dallas,
“Victor Worsfold Teacher of the Year,” Arts and Humanities, University of
"Best Journal in Humanities, Social Studies, and Social Sciences, 1993,"
"Ten Best Journals," Common Knowledge, May 1, 1993, Library Journal The Pushcart Prize --Best of the Small Presses: Distinguished Stories
--Finalist Nominee, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1989 (eight stories) TEXAS STATEWIDE ACADEMIC AND GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES:
Member, Academic Leadership Taskforce, University of Texas System,
Member, Graduate Education Taskforce, University of Texas System,
Member, Advisory Committee for the Academic Course Guide Manual,
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity in Graduate Education, Texas
Member, Graduate Education Advisory Committee, Texas Higher Education
Member, Executive Committee, Faculty Advisory Council, University of
Member, Faculty Advisory Council, University of Texas System, 1997-2006 Member, Accountability Working Group, University of Texas System, 2002-
Member, Texas Council of Faculty Senates, 1998-2002, 2003-2006 Vice President, Texas Association of College Teachers, 2003-2004 Chair, Faculty Advisory Council, University of Texas System, 2001—2003
Member, Board of Regents’ Committee on Student, Faculty, and Staff
Chair, Governance Committee, Faculty Advisory Council, University of
SELECTED UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Co-chair, UTD Committee on Strategic Planning, The University of Texas at
Member, Commencement Committee, The University of Texas at Dallas,
Member, Mercury Advisory Board (Student Newspaper), The University of
Faculty Advisor, Sojourn, School of Arts and Humanities, The University of
Faculty Advisor, Graduate Student Association, School of Arts Humanities,
Speaker of the Faculty, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2004-2006 Secretary of the Faculty, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2003-2004 Member, UTD Institutional Compliance Working Committee, 1998-2006 Member, Presidential Search Committee, The University of Texas at Dallas,
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Tuition and Fees, The University of Texas at
Member, UTD Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Summer Teaching, 2003 Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for the Reorganization of Academic Structure at
Speaker of the Faculty, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1998-2001 Member, Academic Council, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1997-2001 Senator, The University of Texas at Dallas Academic Senate, 1996-2001 Member, SACS Self-Study Editorial Committee, The University of Texas at
PUBLICATIONS:
NOVEL: Spirits Colliding, Under Consideration, Red Hen Press, Los Angeles, CA
SHORT FICTION: “A Mother’s Kiss,” Southwest Review, Vol. 89-1, 2004, pp. 130-145 “Spirits Colliding,” Descant, Vol. 39.1 and 39.2, Spring 2000, pp. 100-103 “Coz Duzego" in the Polish Translation of Fiction of the Eighties (Lublin,
"The Sun, The Moon, The Star," Southwest Review, Autumn 1996,
"Miles away from Home," TriQuarterly 92, Winter 1995, pp. 211-219 "They Fly Up and Drop," Quarterly West, Summer/Fall 1994, pp. 92-100 "The Old Dreams," Common Knowledge, Winter 1993, pp. 147-150 "We Bums Are Not Homeless," Chariton Review, Fall 1993, pp. 68-74 "Everybody Needs a Fine Dancer," Southwest Review, Winter 1992,
"Something Big," Fiction of the Eighties, Reginald Gibbons, ed., (Evanston, IL:
"Angel and Me," The Baffler 2, Summer 1990, pp. 35-42 "Ronnie Big Wolf Tooth," The North Dakota Quarterly 57, Fall 1989,
"The Story of a Mighty and Ferocious Warrior," Other Voices 10, Spring
"Two Points of a Blue Star," Quarterly West 28, Winter 1989, pp. 5-12 "Mala Bruja," StoryQuarterly 25, Fall 1988, pp. 9-12 "Something Big," TriQuarterly 71, Winter 1988, pp. 46-51
PLAY: "We Bums," Produced by Extra Virgin Performance Company, Deep Ellum
ESSAYS: “B on Time,” TACT Quarterly E-Bulletin, Vol. LVI, No. 1, September, 2003 “Odilon Redon: Femme a la Toque,” “Ben Nicholson: White Relief,”
Introduction, The Poems of Louisa May Alcott (Forest Hills, NY: Ironweed
“Divoký skeptik, oddaný filosofováni” ["Paul Feyerabend 1924-1994: A
"Frankfurt's Gotterdammerung: My Rites of Passage," Wagner News 14,
CO-EDITED VOLUMES: Common Knowledge Volumes 1-7, 1992-1999, Oxford University Press,
BOOK REVIEWS: 39 Book Reviews
COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS: Orphans, Bums, and Angels, (a collection of 12 short stories, 192 pp.)
WORK IN PROGRESS:
Waiting to Die (a novel) The Art and Structure of the Contemporary Novel The Art of the Contemporary Short Story
EDITORSHIPS:
Contributing Editor, Common Knowledge, Duke University Press, 1999-present Executive Editor, Common Knowledge, Oxford University Press, 1992-1999 Senior Editor and Fiction Editor, Common Knowledge, Oxford University
Associate Editor, Common Knowledge, Oxford University Press, 1990-1991
WEB PROGRAMS:
Creator and Director, Creative Writing Outreach Program, School of
SELECTED PUBLIC LECTURES:
“Innovations in Student Learning and the GEMS Initiative,” Leadership
“Writing Is a Dangerous Thing,” Monterrey Technological University,
“James Joyce: The Myth and the Reality,” Monterrey Technological
“Strategic Planning and the Future of the University,” The Institute of
“The Future of the Arts in the Small Community,” North Texas Business,
“The Value of Graduate Education: When You Become the Teacher,”
“Writing What You Don’t Know—The Art of Fiction,” National Library
“Unleashing the Creative Soul,” Golden Key Keynote Speech, The University
“A Defense of Postmodernism in Perilous Times,” UTD Alumni Association,
“Postmodern ‘Irreality’ in Contemporary Fiction,” Collin Community College,
“Why I Wear Black,” Convocation Speech, Chancellor’s Council Outstanding
“Identity Construction in Postmodern Short Stories,” Richland College,
“Rick Bragg’s Literary Feast,” Introduction, In Person Author Lecture Series,
“Does Postmodern Literature Make Any Sense? A Defense of
“Ineluctability, Contingency, and Irony in Contemporary Fiction,”
“Pyrotechniques and Absurdity: Post-Vietnam Hyperrealism,” War’s End:
“Art, Censorship, and the First Amendment,” The American First Amendment
“Novelistic Techniques in Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy,”Gulf
"Discovery as Life," In Person Lecture Series, Richardson, TX, February 4,
"Voices of Darkness and Voices of Light: The Use of the Grotesque in
"Morality and the Personal Essay," PEN Annual Literary Awards, Dallas, TX,
"Objective Dialogue: Techniques for Revision in Contemporary Drama,"
"A Writer's Material," American Heart Association, Wordsmith's Group,
"Language and Concept Scaffolding," paper delivered at the Spring Institute,
"#84, How Could the Founders Have Ever Believed That?—An Analysis of
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS:
Presenter, “Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs,”
Presenter, “Strategic Goals for Doctoral Education in Texas,”
Presenter, “Strategic Planning--How to Write a Plan that Is Measurable,"
Presenter, “Faculty Governance: How to Make It Work,” The University of
Presenter, “Texas for Texans Data,” Board of Regents, The University of
Presenter, “The Ramifications of the WAG Report on UTD’s Future,”
Presenter, “The Future of Arts in McKinney,” McKinney City Council,
Presenter, “UT System Faculty Satisfaction Survey,” Board of Regents,
Presenter, “Executive Planning and Leadership Councils,” Board of
Presenter and Workshop Leader, “Tenure and Its Alternatives,”
Presenter, “Open Procedures and Search Committee Representation in the
Presenter, “Fields of Study Survey? No,” Board of Regents, The University of
Presenter and Moderator, “K-16: What’s Up?”, Texas Council of Faculty
INTERVIEWS:
“The Art of Writing Fiction,” Literary Explorer—The Talk Show, KERA Public
“Man in Black and Read All Over,” UTD Network Magazine, Autumn 2005,
“Illuminations: Write Stuff,” Plano Profile, November 2001, pp. 72-76 “Art and Religion: The Madonna Crises,” KERA Public Television, Channels
“Free Speech Issues on the College Campus,” Radio Interview, Rick
The KLIF Talk Radio Afternoon Drive Show, Radio Interview, KLIF AM
“Faculty Profile: Robert Nelsen,” Mercury (October 16, 2000): 5 "Writer, Teacher, Editor: An Interview with Robert Nelsen," Forces
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Chair, McKinney Commission on the Arts, McKinney City Council,
Member, International Advisory Board, Christopher Isherwood Foundation,
Member, Board of Advisors, CONTEXT, Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, IL,
Member, Board of Advisors, WordSpace, Dallas, TX, 1995-2005 Judge, Brazos’ Short Story Award, Texas Institute of Letters, 2000 Manuscript Referee, Method and Madness, Addison, Wesley, Longman Press,
Manuscript Referee, Creative Writing for Beginners, Addison, Wesley,
President, Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers, Fairhope,
Member, Artists' Advisory Committee, Dallas Artists Research and Exhibition,
Member, Board of Directors, The Playwrights Project, Dallas, TX, 1993-1999 Judge, Leon Rabin Theater Awards, Dallas Theater League, 1997-1998 Judge, Cultural Projects Program, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs,
Judge, Robert Bone Memorial Playwriting Contest, Robert Bone Memorial
Judge, PEN Literary Awards, Dallas, TX, 1997, 1998 Judge, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, "Louise M. Kahn Memorial
Consultant, Ph.D. Program in Creative Writing, Department of English,
Member, Editorial Board, Collegiate Press, Alta Loma, CA, 1993-1996 Manuscript Referee, Ohio State University Press, 1995 Consultant, "Texas Bound," Dallas Museum of Art and Southern Methodist
Consultant, Journal Acquisition (Postmodern Culture), Oxford University Press,
Member, Editorial Board, StoryQuarterly, Northbrook, IL, 1987-1988
LANGUAGES:
Spanish—fluent French—reading ability
REFERENCES:
President David E. Daniel Office of the President The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 AD 22 Richardson, TX 75083 972-883-2201
Franklyn Jenifer, President Emeritus 912 Holly Lane Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 973-857-0174
Provost B. Hobson Wildenthal Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 AD 23 Richardson, TX 75083 972-883-2271
Dean Bert Moore School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 GR 41 Richardson, TX 75083 972-883-2355
Dean Hasan Pirkul Caruth Chair School of Management The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 SM 40 Richardson, TX 75083 972-883-6813
Dr. Emily Tobey Nelle C. Johnston Chair School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 CD Richardson, TX 75083 214-905-3105
Dr. John Ferraris Department Head, Chemistry Green Chair in Systems Biology School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics The University of Texas at Dallas Box 830688 BE 26 Richardson, TX 75083 972-883-2905 John.Ferraris@utdallas.edu
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