Education

Ph.D. (English, Rhetoric)                              University of Iowa  1983
Dissertation: “An Anatomy of Metaphor: A Method for Analyzing Figurative Language and its Application to the Figures in ‘Lycidas,’ ‘Adonais,’ and ‘Thyrsis’”

M.A.  (English)                                           Iowa State University  1973
Thesis: “Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Entropy:’ An Exploration of Scientific Ontologies”

M.Ed. (Student Personnel)                           University of Rochester  1968

B.A.  (English)                                            University of Iowa  1966

Employment

Assistant Professor      Loyola College (Maryland)                     1983 - Present
Editorial Intern               The Baltimore Sun                               Summer, 1991
Adjunct Instructor          University of Iowa                                 1980, 1982
Teaching Assistant         University of Iowa                    1978-1981, 1982-1983
Instructor, Evening Program   University of Iowa                                      1979
Editorial Assistant                 University of Iowa                               1976-1978
Adjunct Instructor                Iowa State University                          1973-1976
Teaching Assistant               Iowa State University                           1972-1973
Assistant to the Dean, Student Life   University of Rochester               1967-1968
Research Assistant               University of Rochester                         1966-1967

Awards and Grants

Loyola College Sabbatical                                                    1997-1998
Loyola College Summer Research Grants                                 1984, 1988
NEH Summer Seminar at Yale: “Physicists in Historical Context”   Summer 1986
Ada J. Ballard Dissertation Fellowship                                     1981-1982
Lawrence Fairall Scholarship in Writing (2)                              1978-1979, 1979-1980
Louise Sammons Journalism Scholarship                                  1962
University of Iowa Merit Scholarship                                      1962
National Merit Scholarship Finalist                                         1962

Honors

Dissertation approved “With Distinction”                          1983
Phi Kappa Phi                                                             1973
Mortar Board                                                              1965

Publications--Academic

Spin Electronics.  Ed. Judith Dobler.  Baltimore: ITRI, 2003.

Rocco, Mihail C. and William S. Bainbridge. Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science.  Ed. Judith Dobler.  Washington, D.C.: NSF/DOC, 2002.

Microsystems Research in Japan.  Ed. Judith Dobler.   Baltimore: ITRI, 2002.

Wireless Communications in Europe, Japan, and the United States.  Ed. Judith Dobler.  Baltimore: ITRI, 2000.

Opportunities in Asia: An Assessment of Construction Trends, Needs, and Potential Collaborations.  ed.  Judith M. Dobler.  Washington, D.C.: CERF, 1998.   276 pp.

Dobler, Judith and Andrew Ciofalo.  Saved to Serve: The Life of George W. McManus Jr.  Baltimore: Cathedral Foundation Press, 1998.

Advanced Casting Technologies in Japan and Europe.  ed.  Judith M. Dobler.  Baltimore: ITRI, 1997.  157 pp.

Russian Research and Development Activities on Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Materials.   ed. Judith M. Dobler.  Baltimore, M.D.: ITRI, 1997.  212 pp.

Japan's ERATO and PRESTO Basic Research Programs.  ed. Judith M. Dobler.  Baltimore: ITRI, 1996. 169 pp.

Research Submersibles and Undersea Technologies in Russia and Japan.  ed. Judith M. Dobler.  1996:ITRI, Loyola College in Maryland.  127 pp.

Dobler, Judith.  “Beyond the Formula: Students Becoming Writers.”  ERIC, 1992.  ED369082.

Dobler, Judith.  “Facts, Figures, and Fictions: a method for deciphering figurative language.”  The

Maryland English Journal, 23 (1989-90), 100-109.

Dobler, Judith and William J. Amoriell.  “Comments on Writing: features that affect student performance.”  Journal of Reading, 32 (December 1988), 214-223.

Dobler, Judith. “Tutoring Via Computer: a writing program linking high school and college students.”  The Writing Instructor, 3 (November 1988), 30-31.

Dobler, Judith.  “Wading Across the Curriculum: a look at writing in hydrobiology.”  ERIC, 1988.  ED 296 311

Dobler, Judith and Faith Gilroy.  Psychology of the scientist:  LV.  “Social Psychologists’ Perceptions of Journals’ Readability: how consistent are they?” Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65 (August 1987), 231-238.

Publications--Creative

Kogan, Stanley.  The Devil Made Me Do It.  ed.  Judith M. Dobler.  Baltimore: Resonant Publishing, 1999.

Breighner, Fr. Joseph.  When Life Doesn’t Make Sense.  Baltimore: Cathedral Foundation Press, 1998.

Dobler, Judith.  “Women's History Month: A reason to tell her story.”  The Evening Sun,  Wednesday, March 1, 1995.

Breghner, Fr. Joseph.   Father Joe: A Year of Wit, Wisdom & Warmth.   Ed. Judith M. Dobler.  Baltimore: Cathedral Foundation Press, 1994.

Dobler, Judith.  “Let’s hear it for dirt--muddy old, black, wonderful dirt.”  The Evening Sun, February 20, 1992.

Dobler, Judith.  “Rights of passage in the rites of passage.”  The Evening Sun, January 17, 1991.

Dobler, Judith.  “Touchstones.”  The Evening Sun, October 25, 1990.

Rodricks, Dan.  Mencken Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.  Ed. Judith Dobler.  Baltimore: Galileo Press, 1989.

Dobler, Judith.  “Crosses and Crutches: the crux of the matter.”  The Evening Sun, March 21, 1989.

Dobler, Judith.  “Crossroads.”  The Evening Sun,  December 10, 1986.

Completed, Unpublished Manuscripts

Dobler, Judith.  “Picture Imperfect.”  Under consideration at Fourth Genre.

Ganem, Joseph.  Loans, Income, Investments and Other Financial Decisions: Mathematical Deceptions that Cost You Money.  Ed. Judith Dobler. 

Dobler, Judith.  “Through the Glasse Clearly: A Study of Early Scientific Prose Style in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.”

Professional Presentations

“Snapped Shot,” Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Summer Writer’s Conference, Goucher College,August 9-14, 2005.

“Student Professionalism: What We Learned at Cagli.”  Presented at the annual AJCU-CC conference in Denver, Colorado, July 19, 2002.

“Faculty Evaluation and Departmental Assessment.”  Presented at the annual AJCU-CC conference in Omaha, Nebraska, July 19, 2001.

“The Voice of Authority in the Early Philosophical Transactions.”  Presented at the Society for Literature and Science Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, October 7-10, 1999.

“Perceiving and Receiving Anatomical Knowledge: A Rhetorician Looks at the Presentation of Female Reproduction in Anatomy Texts.”  Presented at the Society for Literature and Science Conference, Pittsburgh, November 1, 1997.

“Through the Glasse Clearly: The Emerging Scientific Rhetoric of the Royal Society.”  Presented at the Society for Literature and Science Conference, New Orleans, November 11, 1994.

“Finding the Writer Within.”  Presented at the midyear conference of the Association of Educators of Journalism and Mass Communication.  Williamsburg, Va.  April 1991.

“Splitting Off: The Perils of and Panaceas for Creating a Writing Department.”  Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication.  St. Louis, Mo.  March 1988.

“Training Future Writing Teachers through Real-life Experiences.”  with William J. Amoriell.  Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication.  Atlanta, Ga. March 1987.

“Wading Across the Curriculum: a look at writing in biology.”  Presented at the Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition. University Park, Pa.  July 1985.

“Facts, Figures, and Fictions: getting students to read more accurately and deeply.”  Presented at the Iowa Council of Teachers of English Conference.  Iowa City, Iowa. October 1984.

“The Role of Linguistics in Comparative Studies of Metaphor."  Presented at the Midwest Modern Language Association.  Cincinnati, Ohio.  November 1982.

“The Challenge of Metaphor: its role in writing theory and practice.”  Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication.  San Francisco, Calif.  March 1982.

“Approaches to Composing.”  Presented at the annual meeting of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English.  Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  February 1979.


Other Professional Activities

Judge, Writing grants, Nebraska Council for the Arts, 1990.

Associate Editor, The Maryland English Journal, 1986-1998.

Contributing Editor, CCCC Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric 1989.

Contributing Editor, Longman Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric,  1986-1988.

Assistant Editor, The Iowa English Journal, 1976-1978.