Curriculum Vitae

For a list of works written, edited, or published by Ben Vandersluis, please see his portfolio.

Education

• (in progress) Master of Arts: English (Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy)
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  Thesis: "Horror Counterstory Rhetorics: Mexican Gothic as a Heuristic Model for a Synthesized Rhetorical Analysis"
  Committee: Dr. Ayde Enriquez-Loya (chair), Dr. Christian Fosen, Dr. Kimberly Jaxon
  May 2023
  
  

• Certificate in Teaching College-Level Writing
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  December 2022
  
  

• Certificate in Literary Editing and Publishing (LEAP)
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  December 2022
  
  

• Bachelor of Arts: English (English Studies), minor in Comparative Religion
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  December 2017
  
  

• Associate of Arts: Social and Behavioral Science
  Butte College (Oroville, CA)
  December 2015
  
  

Employment

• English Mentor
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  August 2021 - December 2022
  
  

• Teacher Associate
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  August 2021 - May 2022
  
  

• Writing Tutor
  California State University, Chico (Chico, CA)
  August 2021 - December 2021
  
  

• Plant Breeder Assistant
  Rice Experiment Station (Biggs, CA)
  January 2018 - January 2021
  
  

• Bookseller
  Barnes and Noble Booksellers (Chico, CA)
  November 2014 - August 2017
  
  

Volunteer

• Vestry Secretary
  St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church (Chico, CA)
  February 2020 - February 2023
  
  

• Student Editor/Intern
  Watershed Review, Flume Press (Chico, CA)
  January 2022 - December 2022
  August 2017 - December 2017
  
  

• EGSC Secretary
  English Graduate Student Council (Chico, CA)
  August 2021 - May 2022
  
  

Software Skills

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Illustrator

• Audacity

• Microsoft Word (and Google Docs)

• Microsoft Excel (and Google Sheets)