My Digital Self

[Please note my legal name is Jennifer Jo Stroup, but I prefer and use Jay Jay Stroup. I assure you, Jennifer Jo and Jay Jay are indeed, the same person.]


Let’s play a game. It’s called Tags, You’re It. I’m going to pretend that I’m a site that needs to be tagged, and list all the tags I think are appropriate. The list is subject to change, so be forewarned. You can do the same by leaving a comment at the bottom of the page, if you wish.

My tags:
Woman, White, Feminist, Daughter, Sister, Agnostic, Single, Straight, Straight Ally, Literate, Book Worm, Private School Educated, Upper Middle-Class, Childless, Pet Owner, Geek, Procrastinator.



Education:


University of Central Florida
MA in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies (2012)

[Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Courses]
Fall 2010:
Issues in Literary Study: Unruly Women in Early American Literature

Spring 2009:

Literary Genres: American Novel and National Identity—Romanticism and Imperialism

Fall 2008:

Literary Criticism

Methods of Bibliography & Research

Fairleigh Dickinson University (College at Florham)

BA in English Literature (2008)

Concentration in Communications

Awards:
University Scholarship (Fall 1999 — Spring 2003)

Outstanding Leadership & Contribution to Student Life (awarded by the Office of Student Life) (Spring 2003)

Charter Day Scholarship (Spring 2001, Spring 2002)
Student Leader of the Year (awarded by the Student Government Association) (Spring 2002)


Extracurricular activities at FDU:

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honors Society, Alpha Kappa Theta Chapter

Founding member

Public Relations Officer (Spring 2002 — Spring 2003)

Student Leadership Association

Member Fall 2001 — Fall 2002

Vice President (Fall 2001), President (Spring 2001 — Fall 2002)

Starshine Theatre Company

Member Fall 1999 — Spring 2002

Secretary, Public Relations Officer, Managing Director

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Orientation Leader Board Member (Summer 2001)

WFDM, Radio Station

Co-host of “PEN FIFTEEN” (Spring 2000, Spring 2001)

Scribblers Literary Society

Secretary (Spring 2000 — Fall 2000)

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Orientation Leader (Summer 2000)

Student Government Association
Media Senator, Financial Senator, Senior Senator


Memberships:
Society of Early Americanists, 2011

HASTAC, 2010 — present

Modern Language Association, 2008 — present

Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Association, Omicron Lambda Chapter, 2003 — present

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Theta Chapter, 2002 — present
Phi Zeta Kappa, FDU's Junior Honor Society, 2001 — present


Academic Research
Bonds of Intimacy
Blog that charts the process involved in researching Milcah Martha Moore’s Book for Issues in Literary Study course at UCF. (Fall 2010)

Conduct Yourself
Blog that charts the process involved in researching Sarah Savage’s The Factory Girl for Literary Genres course at UCF. (Spring 2009)

Geography of Milton's Paradise Lost
Wikipedia website created to explore the representations of hell and chaos in Paradise Lost for Milton & His Age course at UCF. (Spring 2008)