Brigham Young University Idaho - English
Senior Academic Advisor
Effectively assisted students in setting academic goals, creating graduation plans, and performing class substitutions
Correlated with faculty, administration, and students concerning course sequencing and advancement requirements
Produced work schedules for six junior advisors while accommodating unique employee scheduling conflicts
Trained the BYU-I student advising staff in effective communication and recent process changes
Performed over 100 hours of employee shadowing and offered constructive feedback to the student advising staff
Acted as an intermediary between students and the Department of Performing and Visual Arts
Conducted weekly training meetings regarding overall office performance, procedural continuity and, team building
Adjunct Professor
Taught English to students with unique needs, learning abilities, and to non-native speakers
Cultivated an increase in students' grammatical abilities as demonstrated by test performance and essay quality
Provided individual mentoring to those that required further instruction and qualification
Created and modified lesson plans on subjects such as: grammar, sentence structure, research essays, and creative writing
Discerned the needs of my students and authored lesson plans tailored to their preferred method of learning
Clearly communicated course outcomes, grading methodology, and scholastic expectations to students
Consistently received high marks on student-teacher evaluations and classroom observations
Research Assistant
Conducted research regarding the feasibility of certain English classes being offered online
Worked closely with English faculty to understand the desired learning outcomes of the curriculum
Presented findings to BYU-I English department and the department of Online Learning
Delivered a portfolio of the completed research to the BYU-Idaho Board of English Professors
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
English Language and Literature/Letters
Provided supplemental teaching to middle school students in Math, English and Science
Authored research essays on topics including: educational psychology, era-specific literary theories and criticisms, etc.
Edited a 200-page young adult novel in preparaption for publishing
Acted as a liaison between an aspiring young adult author and a class of 100 BYU-I English students during the editing process
Recipient of the 2013 BYU-Idaho Larry Thompson Award--awarded to three senior level students in each graduating class