CV

Education

• Ph.D. in English (emphasis in Rhetoric and Writing), May 2014
  University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• M.A. in English (emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition), May 2006
  Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
• B.A. in English, May 2003
  Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Teaching Positions

• Writing Center Faculty, 2017 – present, Western Governors University, Online
• Adjunct Professor, Degree Programs, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017, Colorado Heights University, Denver, Colorado
• Assistant Instructor, Department of Rhetoric & Writing, Fall 2008 – Fall 2012
  University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• Teaching Assistant, English Department, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
  University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• Instructor, English Department, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
  Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
• Teaching Assistant, English Department, Fall 2004 – Spring 2006
  Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Teaching Experience

• Revision and Proofreading Strategies: A webinar supporting learner growth in strategies used to revise and edit writing.
• APA Open Doors: A webinar providing an overview of APA style citation and answering student questions
• Writing for IT Students: A webinar supporting students working in the College of Information
• English Composition I (ENG 121): First-year introduction to college writing and rhetorical awareness
• English Composition II (ENG 122): Introduction to academic research writing
• Business Writing (BUS 117): A course focused on genres, style, correctness and ethics as relevant for business writing
• Audience & Argumentation (RHE 330E): Upper-division course in advanced rhetorical theory
• Topics in Writing (Rhetoric 309K): Topics in rhetoric (topic was the rhetoric of church & state)
• Critical Reading and Persuasive Writing (Rhetoric 309S): Course in critical reading and persuasive writing
• Rhetoric and Writing (Rhetoric 306): First year course that introduces rhetorical theory and research writing
• Writing and Rhetorical Conventions (English 301): Course focused on argumentation and style
• Writing and Research (English 201): Course focused on incorporating primary and secondary research into writing
• Introductory Writing (English 101): First year course that introduces academic discourse conventions

Tutoring Experience

• Writing Center Consultant, Ashford University: Provided online feedback for drafts in progress
• Undergraduate Writing Center Consultant, University of Texas: Provided one-on-one writer-directed writing consultations
• Writing Tutor for WWAMI Basic Medical Science’s U-DOC Program: Facilitated high school students’ writing during a summer enrichment program
• English 102 Tutor, Washington State University: Small group tutorials intended to provide additional assistance for English 101 students through peer review facilitated by the tutor

Presentations

• “Uneasy Transitions Between Sacred and Secular: Investigating the Unacknowledged Operation of Religious Privilege in Writing Studies.”
  Conference on College Composition and Communication, St. Louis, Mo., March 2012
• “Joyful Noise or Hostile Jeer? Using New Media to Cultivate Religious Pluralism in the Writing Classroom.”
  Computers and Writing, Ann Arbor, Mi., May 2011
• “Rhetoric, dialectic and derailment in church-state arguments.”
  Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation, Windsor, On., June 2009
• “Dousing the Flames without Extinguishing the Light: Strategies for Moderating Online Asynchronous Communication.”
  Computers and Writing, Athens, Ga., May 2008
• “Avoiding Exclusion:  Speaking With Audiences of Privilege About Diversity.”
  Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, Il., March 2006

Administrative Positions

•  Assistant Director, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Texas, Fall 2010- Spring 2013

Professional Service

• Contributor and copy editor The Guide to Writing and Citing, 2021
• Writing Process webinar series revision, 2020
• Writing Center training materials revision, 2019
• Developed and produced How Grammarly Can Help instructional video, 2018
• Writing feedback and assessment workshop, Colorado Heights University, fall 2015
• First Year Forum Text Selection Committee, University of Texas, spring semesters 2009 – 2011
• Staffing for 2008 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, May 2008
• Graduate Student Representative to Composition Committee, Washington State University, 2005-2006