I am an assistant instructional professor at the University of Florida who teaches in the University Writing Program.
I attended Purdue for a PhD in English, specializing in literary theory, semantics, and semiotics. My teaching experience spans several institutions, and I have taught a range of courses from introductory composition to professional writing. My research activities center on genre and philosophy.
Curriculum VitæZea Miller |
Contact zea.miller@ufl.edu |
| EDUCATION | |
| Purdue
University
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Ph.D.
2017. English. Primary Area: Theory and Cultural Studies. Secondary Areas: Semantics and Semiotics. Dissertation "Becoming Science Fiction: The Purport of an Evolving Genre." |
| University of
Michigan-Flint
Flint, Michigan |
M.A.
2011. English Language and Literature. B.A. 2006. French and International Studies. |
| American University of Paris
Paris, France |
Studies Abroad
2004. International Relations. 2002. French. |
| SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES | |
| Publications |
In Print 2022. "Recognizing Science Fiction." Language and Semiotic Studies 8 (3): 106–129. 2016. "The Free Slave Paradox." Semiotica (210): 57–74. 2015. "The Veneration of Violation in Sherlock." In Gender and the Modern Sherlock Holmes, edited by Nadine Farghaly, 208–222. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. 2013. "Decriminalising the Lawless Moor." In Monstrous Spaces: The Other Frontier, edited by Niculae Gheran and Ken Monteith, 11–19. Witney, England: Inter-Disciplinary Press. Special Issue Editor 2015. "Special Issue on Cognition and Neuroethics in Science Fiction." Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (3). |
| Conferences |
Attended 2024. "The Societies of Destruction." Tartu, Estonia: SFRA 2024. 2023. "Conceptualizing Artificial Intelligence." Gainesville, Florida: Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 2021. "The Book without Chapters." Virtual: The Semiotic Society of America's 45th Annual Conference. 2016. "Recognizing Science Fiction: Towards a Cognitive Model." Münster, Germany: The Fantastic Now. 2016. "Being and Becoming Science Fiction: Tracing the Past and Freeing its Future." Rome, Italy: Deleuze Studies Conference. 2016. "Destructive Minds: The Neuroethics of Arthur C. Clarke." Hartford, Connecticut: NEMLA. 2015. "Assembling Science Fiction: Pregeneric Book without Chapters." Portland, Oregon: PAMLA. 2014. "Messages to the Stars: The Semiotic Rhetoric of Humanity." Penryn, England: Cosmographies. 2014. "Unobserved Space: George's Disencharactered Subjectivity in Clotel." Houston, Texas: In the Interstices; Liminal Spaces, Liminal Selves. 2013. "Structural Desire in a Limited World: Revealing the Marionette Strings of Detectives." Liberec, Czech Republic: Crime and Detection in the Age of Electronic Reproduction. 2012. "Decriminalising the Lawless Moor." Oxford, England: Monstrous Geographies. Organized 2023. Gainesville, Florida: Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 2015. Flint, Michigan: Cognition and Neuroethics in Science Fiction. |
| APPOINTMENTS & COURSES TAUGHT | |
| University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida |
Assistant Instructional Professor Fall 2023 – Present. University Writing Program. The Rhetoric of Artificial Intelligence. 1 Course. Analytical Writing and Thinking. 1 Course. Professional Communication for Engineers. 1 Course. Professional Writing in Artificial Intelligence. 2 Courses. Postdoctoral Associate Fall 2021 – Summer 2023. University Writing Program. Rhetoric and Academic Research. 1 Course. Analytical Writing and Thinking. 3 Courses. Professional Communication for Engineers. 3 Courses. Professional Writing in the Disciplines. 9 Courses. Professional Writing in Artificial Intelligence. 1 Course. Adjunct Instructor Summer 2022. Warrington College of Business. Writing and Speaking in Business. 1 Course. |
| University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida |
Visiting Assistant Professor
2019 – 2020. English and Writing Department. Writing and Inquiry. 1 Course. Writing and Research. 6 Courses. Adjunct Instructor 2017 – 2018. English and Writing Department. Writing and Inquiry. 2 Courses. Writing and Research. 2 Courses. |
| University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida |
Visiting Instructor
2018 – 2019. English Department. Composition I. 4 Courses. Composition II. 5 Courses. Professional Writing. 1 Course. |
| Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Teaching Assistant
2012 – 2017. English Department. Introduction to Composition. 10 Courses. |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida |
Managing Editor
2023 – Present Journal of Writing and Artificial Intelligence |
| Center
for Cognition and Neuroethics University of Michigan-Flint Flint, Michigan |
Production Editor
2011 – Present Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics Compos Mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics |
| GRANTS & AWARDS | |
| University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida |
New Quest Course Fall 2023. $3,000. Quest AI2 Award Fall 2023. $3,000. |
| Center for Cognition and Neuroethics University of Michigan-Flint |
Environmental Protection Agency
"Environmental Justice Small Grants." Fall 2019. $30,000. Sole Grant Writer. |
| Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana |
English Department Excellence in Teaching Award
Fall 2016. Purdue Research Foundation Grant Summer 2016. $3,200. College of Liberal Arts Promise Grant Summer 2016. $1,100. Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching Fall 2014. Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching Spring 2014. Dean's Award Spring 2013. ICaP Writing Showcase: First Place, Instructor. Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching Fall 2012. |
| SERVICE | |
| University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida |
Artificial Intelligence Task Force
2023–2024. Committee Member and Chair. Program Advisory Committee 2023–2024. Committee Member. |
| University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida |
Academic Writing Subcommittee
2019–2020. Committee Member. |
| Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Pedagogical Initiatives Committee
2016–2017. Committee Member. |
Teaching Experience
Years
10+
Courses
40+
Students
800+