Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Rhetoric and Composition

  Texas Christian University

• 2009

  Master of Arts (MA)

  American Studies

  University of Kansas

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  English Language and Literature

  University of Oklahoma

• Writing

  Research

  Editing

  Fast Learner

  Public Speaking

  Community Outreach

  Teaching

  Communication

  Event Planning

  Tutoring

  Curriculum Development

  Branson

  Tyler

  Branson

  University of Toledo

  University of Kansas

  Texas Christian University

  UC Santa Barbara

  Lawrence

  Kansas

  As a teaching assistant at the University of Kansas

  I was lead instructor for two courses in the Department of American Studies

  \"Introduction to American Studies\" and \"American Identities.\" I also served as Communications Director for the American Studies Association of Graduate Students

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  University of Kansas

  Fort Worth

  Texas

  As a graduate student at Texas Christian University

  I taught a range of lower- and upper-division courses in their world renown English Department. In addition to designing my own upper-division writing course called \"Rhetoric in the Public Sphere

  \" I also was elected president of the Winifred Bryan Horner Rhetoric Society. During my time at TCU

  I also won several awards

  including graduate student of the year (twice)

  the Tate Prize in Composition Studies

  the Lorraine Sherley Fellowship

  and the Radford Fellowship

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Texas Christian University

  Santa Barbara

  California

  At the University of California Santa Barbara I taught in their award-winning Writing Program for 2 years

  reaching lower- and upper-division students in first-year writing

  business writing

  writing for public discourse

  and writing for the education professions. In my role as faculty member

  I was also responsible for revising learning outcomes for several key professional writing courses.

  Lecturer

  UC Santa Barbara

  Toledo

  Ohio

  As Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of Composition

  I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Composition Theory

  Writing Pedagogy

  and Professional/Technical Writing. As an administrator

  I assist the Director of Composition by training new teaching assistants and mentoring new composition faculty members

  Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of Composition

  University of Toledo