Jule Rohanna Thomas (au1145)

University information

Title: Professor - Teaching
Unit: English
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

313-577-2450
5057 Woodward
English
College of Science
Detroit, 48202

Student information

Major: Learning Design and Technology


College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department:

English

Title: Professor Teaching
Phone: 330-978-9324
Office:

5057 Woodward #10503.41
2310 UGL

Curriculum Vitae: https://people.wayne.edu/profile/au1145/1578/01thomas_jule_professional_record_draft_21_.doc 138240 1725995734 file
Biography:

Jule Wallis-Thomas has been at WSU since 2009. Her greatest professional joy is teaching, mentoring students and transferring knowledge to practical applications inside and outside of the classroom. Her courses focus on discipline specific writing, specifically for nursing and pre-med students and typically teaches ENG 1020, ENG 3010, ENG 3020, and ENG 5785. Her classes and work often integrate community learning and/or service learning with local organizations and non-profits in Detroit. Jule has three sons: Gavin, Spencer, and Felix. Jule's best friend and partner in life is her husband Michael. Her friends who have, over the years, become family and keep her sane. Jule's personal interests are running, gardening and camping.

Research interest(s)/area of expertise:
  • Rhetorical genre theory
  • Discipline specific research and writing
  • Community and service learning
  • Grant writing
  • Trauma-based pedagogy
Research:
  • Thomas, Jule. “The Performative and Intersectionality of Writing: How the World of Parenting Influences the Spaces and Stages of Revision.” Revising Moves. Ed. Carr, A., LaVecchia, C., Micciche, L. University Press of Colorado, 2024
  • Thomas, Jule and Jankens, Adrianne. “Collaborative Development: A Reflective Mentoring for GTAs.” Writing Programs, Collaboration, and Partnerships: Working Across Boundaries, edited by Myatt, Alice and Gaillet, Lyncee. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. 161-178 https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59932-2_8
  • Thomas, Jule, et al. “ENG 3010: Research.: The Wadsworth Guide to Research, Wayne State Edition. 2nd ed., CENGAGE Learning, 2015, pp. 263-268
  • Thomas, Jule, Gwen Gorzelsky. “Intermediate Writing: An ENG 3010 Overview.” The Wayne Writer: Custom Edition for Wayne State University. Boston: Pearson, 2013, pp. xxiv-xxx
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: Ph.D. in Philosophy M.A. in Learning Design and Technology M.A. in Literature B.A. in Secondary Education
Awards and grants:
  • Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award (2022)
  • Wayne Women Lead Warrior Award. Michigan’s American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network
  • Wayne Women Warrior Project. Michigan’s American Council on Education (ACE) Wayne State University
  • Academy of Teachers Award. Office of the Provost and Office for Teaching and Learning. Wayne State University. (2019-present)
  • Thomas, Jule; Amy Cooper, Kenya Swanson, Roxana Zuninga, Tony Whitehead. Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success. Office of the Provost. Wayne State University. (2019)CLAS Assessment Award. Wayne State University. "Writing Center Tutees: Who Uses the Center, Who Does Not, and How Does Use    Impact Students' Academic Success?" (2018-2019)
  • English Department Teaching Award. Wayne State University. (2018 2020)
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars Distinguished Teaching Award (2016)
  • Community of Excellence in Teaching Scholars (2015)
  • Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award (2013-2014)
Selected publications:
  • Wallis-Thomas, Jule and Adrienne Jankens. “Collaborative Development: Reflective Mentoring for GTAs.” Ed. Alice Myatt and Lynee Gaillet. Writing Programs, Collaborations, and Partnerships: Working Across Boundaries. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
Jule Rohanna Thomas

Courses taught by Jule Rohanna Thomas

Winter Term 2025 (future)

Fall Term 2024 (current)

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Fall Term 2022

Winter Term 2022

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