Tabitha Espina

Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English

Tabitha Espina joins Northeastern University as a Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, having previously taught at University of Guam, Washington State University, and Eastern Oregon University. She has published in Race and Pedagogy Journal, Asian Studies, Humanities Diliman, Pacific Asia Inquiry, Oregon Humanities, Humanities Washington, and Micronesian Educator, with forthcoming publications with College English and NCTE. She has presented her work throughout the US and in nine countries.

Selected Publications

Espina, Tabitha. “‘Memoria’ with a Friend of Mine: An Interview with Victor Villanueva.” Composition Forum 46 (Spring 2021): n.p. Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition and Pennsylvania State University. 2021. Web. http://compositionforum.com/issue/46/victor-villanueva-interview.php

Velasco, Tabitha Espina. “Engaging Existing and Emergent Experiences: Narratives among Young Filipinas on Guam.” Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice 3.2 (2019): n.p. Race and Pedagogy Initiative and University of Puget Sound. 2019. Web. https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/rpj/vol3/iss2/2/

Velasco, Tabitha Espina. “Pacific Pilipina in the Ocean of Palouse.” Asian Studies: Critical Perspectives on Asia 53.1 (2017): n.p. University of the Philippines Diliman. 2017. Web. https://www.asj.upd.edu.ph/mediabox/archive/ASJ_53_1_2017/Velasco.pdf

Velasco, Tabitha Espina. “The Ube (‘Roots’) Generation: Identity Formation in the Narratives of First Generation Filipinas on Guam.” Humanities Diliman: A Journal of Philippine Humanities 13.2 (2016): 75-101. Web. https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/humanitiesdiliman/article/view/5162

Velasco, Tabitha Espina. “The Sapin Sapin Generation: Identity Formation in the Narratives of Second Generation Filipinas on Guam.” Pacific Asia Inquiry 5.1 (2014): 80-96. Web. https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/pai/pai5-velasco-sapin-sapin-generation.pdf

Velasco, Tabitha Espina. “Revolt(ing) English: Textisms and Literacy for Adolescents.” Micronesian Educator19 (2014): 30-37. Web. https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/schools-and-colleges/school-of-education/micronesian-educator/Micronesian_Educator_Vol_19.pdf

Related Schools & Departments

Education

Ph.D. in English Rhetoric and Composition, Washington State University
Contact

t.espina@northeastern.edu Linkedin
Address

415 Nightingale Hall
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Office Hours

Wednesday 11:45-2:45pm and by appointment

Courses

Course catalog

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First-Year Writing

ENGW 1111

Designed for students to study and practice writing in a workshop setting. Students read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing and explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media; and how to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.