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Andrea Goto

Writing professor

Education

  • M.F.A., writing, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • M.A., English, Georgia Southern University
  • B.A., English, Western Washington University

Credentials

Teaching experience

  • Professor, writing, September 2013–present
    Adjunct faculty, writing and sequential art departments, March 2011–Sept. 2013, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Temporary instructor (full-time), Georgia Southern University, Department of Writing and Linguistics, Aug. 2004–Dec. 2005
    Taught first-year composition courses (ENG 1101 and 1102) and developed original coursework. Tutored in the University Writing Center. Assisted in launching "Writing Fellows" initiative, a program training select students to provide tutorial assistance in writing-intensive courses across the curriculum.
  • Teaching assistant, August 2002–April 2004 / March 2000–June 2000, Georgia Southern University/ Western Washington University
    Assisted two sections of World Literature I and II (ENG 2111 and 2112) and a course on gender issues. Managed assessment and responded to student writing. Tutored in the University Writing Center. Appointed as editorial assistant for scholarly journal, Studies in American Culture.
  • Development associate, Department of Institutional Advancement, August 2001–July 2002, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Secured more than $1 million in grants for the college's endowment. Presented proposal-writing workshops to faculty, staff, and students.

Professional experience

  • Freelance writer/editor, November 2008–present
    Editor, Savannah Health magazine (July/August 2018, 2019)
    Contributing writer, Savannah Magazine, including features, writing for the web and a monthly column (2013–present)
    Online content developer, Savannah Facial Plastic Surgery (2017–present)
    Freelance writer, Noble Mouse Advertising Agency (2018)
    Contributing writer, Uncommon Living magazine (2018)
    Contributing writer, THOM magazine (2016–2018)
    Copywriter, Terra's Kitchen (2015–2017)
    HGTV.com, developed online galleries (August 2016)
    Manuscript editor, Baby Care Anywhere, American Association of Pediatrics (2015)
    Co-author (headnotes and foreword), Jamie Deen's Good Food, Kyle Books (2013)
    Manuscript editor, The Whole Hog Cookbook, Rizzoli (2011)
    PaulaDeen.com, author of "Mom 2.0," Paula Collects series, and monthly homepage features (2011–2013)
    Contributing writer to "Salted and Styled," an award-winning food and styling blog (2011–2013)
  • Associate editor, Feb. 2012–Sept. 2013, Savannah Magazine, Savannah, GA
  • Editorial intern, Nov. 2008–June 2009, South magazine, Savannah, GA
    Coordinated with managing editor to conduct interviews, fact-check, and transcribe. Developed original content for various departments that was published over the course of four issues.

Publications and presentations

Print publications

  • "Interviews with Best of Savannah Doctors," Savannah magazine, Sept./Oct. 2018
  • "A Little Coffee for a Lot of Change," Savannah magazine, Sept./Oct. 2018
  • "Writing Her Story, Rewriting History," THOM magazine, Fall/Winter 2018
  • "Moving on Up," THOM magazine, Spring/Summer 2018
  • "Editor's Letter," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Navigating Adolescent Vaccines," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Hats Off," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "The Bionic Body," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Say What?" Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Veggie Tales," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Put a Pin in It," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Put Your Best Face Forward," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Salt of the City: Paul Hinchey," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Cirque du Savannah," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2018
  • "Lean, Green, and Clean," Savannah magazine, May/June 2018
  • "From [straight-face emoji] to [smiley emoji]," Savannah magazine, March/April 2018
  • "Brothers in Arms," Savannah magazine, Jan./Feb. 2018
  • "Chasing Great Whites," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2017
  • "Out of Sight," Savannah magazine, May/June 2017
  • "True Grit," THOM magazine, Spring/Summer 2017
  • "Who Runs This City?" Savannah magazine, Jan./Feb. 2015
  • "Condo Maximum," Savannah HOMES, Fall/Winter 2014/2015
  • "Bourbon and Lace," Savannah WEDDINGS, Fall/Winter 2014/2015
  • "Time to Shine," Savannah WEDDINGS, Fall/Winter 2014/2015
  • "Lives of the Party," Savannah magazine, Nov./Dec. 2014
  • "Fit for the Fight," Savannah magazine, July/Aug. 2014
  • "A Sapphire in the Rough," Savannah magazine, May/June 2014
  • "Smooth Sailing," Savannah WEDDINGS, Spring/Summer 2014
  • "The Mild, Wild West," Savannah magazine, March/April 2014
  • "A Home Away From Home," South magazine, Feb./March 2009
  • "An Interview with Ty Pennington," South magazine, Feb./March 2009
  • "Digging out of the Pigeonhole: African American Representation in the Plays of Suzan-Lori Parks," Suzan-Lori Parks: A Casebook, 2007
  • "In the Name of the [Faux] Father: The Influence of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play and Topdog/Underdog," Studies in American Culture, 2003

Online publications

  • "White Russian," Sept. 24, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Working Her Way into a Pickle," Aug. 13, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Cooking on Sacred Ground," July 9, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "A Christian Disciple," July 23, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Smell the Flowers," May 6, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Mom 2.0: The Secret Garden," May 19, 2013, PaulaDeen.com
  • "Mama Had a Little Lamb," Apr. 22, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Good Bones," Apr. 2, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Mom 2.0: The Homework Dilemma," Apr. 4, 2013, PaulaDeen.com
  • "Before the Bloom," March 13, 2013, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Mom 2.0: Air Traffic Control," Feb. 10, 2013, PaulaDeen.com
  • "A Fruitcake by Any Other Name," Dec. 22, 2012, SaltedandStyled.com
  • "Mom 2.0: All I Want for Christmas," Dec. 20, 2012, PaulaDeen.com
  • "Life of Pie," Nov. 20, 2012, SaltedandStyled.com

Presentations and conferences

  • Lecturer for lecture series, Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home, Savannah, Ga.,Nov. 2015.
  • Presenter, Southern Regional Press Institute, Savannah, Ga. Feb. 2013.
  • "In the Name of the [Faux] Father: The Influence of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play and Topdog/Underdog" (paper), The Popular Culture Association in the South/The American Culture Association in the South Conference, Atlantic Beach, Fla., Oct. 2–4, 2003.
  • Host, Studies in First-Year Composition Conference, Statesboro, Ga., Feb. 2005.
  • "Compromised Feminism in Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues" (paper), The Popular Culture Association in the South/The American Culture Association in the South Conference, Atlantic Beach, Fla., Oct. 2005.