Editor-in-Chief
Textual Overtures
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
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Founded Textual Overtures, a graduate-only open-source online publication
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Led a team to the creation of the inaugural issue
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Networked with other universities to help spread the word about our project
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Conducted weekly meetings to help keep our journal on track
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Read and evaluated submissions for acceptance to our journal
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Designed and instructed five introductory composition courses
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Constructed an extraordinarily flexible curriculum that allowed my students' needs to take precedence over plans and agendas
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Used theories of composition and rhetoric to inform my teaching practices and help my class understand tactics of argumentation
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Integrated technology into my classroom so that students could explore more comfortable and relevant avenues of composition
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Worked in the Critical Literacies Achievement and Success Program (CLASP) program to advance otherwise disadvantaged students in the university setting
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Used Colorado State University's Writing Center course management tool, Box.com, and Wordpress to engage the students with how technology could make them better writers in the digital age
Introductory Composition Instructor
Washington State University
Spring 2012-Spring 2013
Courses Taught
Introductory Composition
Introductory Composition for ESL Students
Women Writers
ELL Reading and Writing
ELL Academic Reading Skills
ELL Basic Word Studies
ELL Grammar
ELL Listening and Speaking
ELL Vocabulary
ELL Conversation
ELL Slang and Idioms
Skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Wordpress
Time management
Leadership
Motivating others
Creativity
Institute of Intensive English Instructor
Lewis-Clark State College
Summer 2012
- Supervised language lab activities for speaking and listening courses for all grade levels
- Designed and implemented two sections of Beginning Conversation in which students used worksheets, games, and community involvement to establish basic vocabulary and usage skills needed for daily speech
- Built a Reading and Writing class for beginning students that taught practical basic skills in reading and writing in English in which we emphasized understanding and appreciating cultural, geographical, and personal differences
- Instructed two vocabulary classes for both Advanced and Intermediate students
- Constructed a Slang and Idioms course in which Intermediate students could explore the common phrases found in everyday English, learn about their origins, and discuss their relevance in their own cultures
- Taught students about the regional differences in speech patterns, focusing particularly on the turns of phrase common in the rural south, in the urban workplace, and in other English-speaking countries such as England and Australia
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Facilitated group tutoring through the writing center for struggling composition students
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Explored a variety of peer-editing techniques to help students help each other improve their writing
Tutoring Facilitator
Washington State University
Fall 2011
Senior Seminar Title: “Working Toward a Palatable Politics of Location: Politics of Location as a Means to Manipulate the Public of a Feminist Text”
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Graduated Cum Laude (2011).
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Earned President's Leadership Scholarship (2007-2011) and Combined Ability Scholarship (2007-2011)
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Made the President's List (2010) and Vice President's List (2008-2011)
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Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Fraternity) member
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Beta Omega Beta (independent women's organization promoting diversity and fellowship) member, vice president, philanthropy chair, sisterhood chair, social chair, and PR chair (2007-2011)
Thesis Title: "Manufacturing a Woman’s Sentence: Uncovering écriture féminine mécanique in Virginia Woolf’s Work"
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Served as Graduate and Professional Student Association senator for the English department
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Earned Professional Development Certification 2011-2012 and 2012-2013
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On behalf of the English Graduate Organization, began the journal Textual Overtures and served as the journal's Editor-in-Chief
Bachelor's of Arts in English Literary Criticism
Truman State University
2007-2011
Master's of Arts in English Literature
Washington State University
2011-2013
Curriculum Vitae
Publishing Experience
Teaching
Experience
Education
Conferences
Louisiana State University Mardi Gras Conference
Spring 2012
Presented “Seizures, Samurai, and Saving the Family: Epileptic’s Reappropriation of Disability Stereotypes”
National Conference of Undergraduate Research
Spring 2011
Presented “Double Shot Demands and Ristretto Requests: Gendered Politeness Tactics in Coffee Shop Patrons”
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference
Fall 2012
Presented “Sex, Money, and the Pursuit of Liberty: The Queer Temporality of the Victorian Prostitute”
Truman State University Environmental Studies Conference Spring 2010
Presented “To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics”
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Instructed a middle school student in the fields of grammar, literature appreciation, poetry, composition, and literary analysis
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Constructed units on various literary movements based on the pupil’s interests in order to spark excitement over the subject matter
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Met with student weekly during the school year and twice a week during the summer to work on writing assignments, comprehension questions, and exploratory creative assignments assigned to supplement the student’s education
Literature Tutor
Private Hire
Summer 2012-Spring 2013
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Proctored, read, and evaluated the writing placement exams taken by incoming freshman in order to accurately place them in the appropriate introductory writing course
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Administered writing placement tests to groups of visiting freshmen
Writing Placement Reader and Proctor
Washington State University
Summer 2012-Summer 2013
Truman State Women and Gender Studies Conference
Fall 2010
Presented “To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics”
Truman State English Senior Seminar
Spring 2011
Presented “Working Toward a Palatable Politics of Location: Politics of Location as a Means to Manipulate the Public of a Feminist Text”
Composition
Reading Skills
TESOL
American Regionalism
British Modernism
British Victorianism
Critical Theory
Feminist Theory
Queer Theory
Rural Studies
Woolf Studies
Ecocriticism
Teaching and Research Interests
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Designed and instructed one section of Introductory Composition for ESL Students
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Constructed a course based around the theme "Public Faces"
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Made use of a Wordpress site to structure my class and keep course information centrally located
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Conducted classes both in a Mac lab and in a traditional classroom
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Integrated grammar lessons into my revision-based composition philosophy
ELL Introductory Composition Instructor
Washington State University
Summer 2013
Course Management Blogs
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Designed and instructed
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one section of Level III Grammar
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two sections of Level II Integrated Skills (Speaking/Listening)
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two sections of Level III Reading and Writing
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one section of Level IV Reading
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one section of Basic Word Studies
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Developed curricula that met the departmental goals for each course and level
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Attended faculty meetings and participated in professional development
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Volunteered to lead Conversation Hour with beginning, level I and level II students
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Utilized Blackboard's testing, conferencing, and attendance features to better connect with my students outside of the classroom
English Language Institute Instructor
Central Michigan University
Fall 2013 - Present
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Designed and instructed one section of Thematic Approaches to Literature: Women Writers
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Created a Wordpress course management site complete with an embedded course syllabus, course schedule, and links to valuable resources
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Selected texts for the course based on an inclusive multiethnic appreciation of non-canonical texts authored by women
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Attended professional development seminars to learn about the institutional goals and agendas
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Trained with and used VSpace, a course management tool powered by Sakai
Women Writers Instructor
Saginaw Valley State University
Fall 2013
Northwest Women's Studies Association Conference
Spring 2013
Presented “Manufacturing a Woman’s Sentence: The Making of écriture féminine mécanique through Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse”
WSU EARTHs Conference
Spring 2013
Accepted to present “Gaia Departed: Reenvisioning Classical Notions of Woman and Nature in Antony and Cleopatra”
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Conference
Spring 2014
Accepted to present “Choosing a Green Golden Age: An Exploration of the Queer Temporality of Women’s Regionalist Fiction”
Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning
Spring 2014
Accepted to present “Enhancing Student Writing with Contact Zones: How Global Perspectives Can Enrich Your Writing Instruction”
Plan B Title: TBA
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Member of ESLA: English as a Second Languge Association
Master's of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Central Michigan University
2014-present
International Virginia Woolf Conference
Summer 2014
Accepted to present “The Sound of War in Between the Acts"