Resume

• 2005

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Literature

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

• 2003

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  English Language and Literature

  General

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

• 2000

  Bachelor's degree

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  Eastern Illinois University

• Instagram

  Research

  Poetry

  Rhetoric

  University Teaching

  English

  Critical Reading

  Social Media

  Curriculum

  Teaching

  Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

  World Literature

  Facebook

  Higher Education

  LMS

  Peck

  Purdue University

  Tindley Accelerated Schools

  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

  Ivy Tech Community College

  Indiana University Kokomo

  Indianapolis

  Indiana Area

  Senior Associate Faculty

  Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

  Lafayette

  Indiana Area

  Adjunct Instructor

  Ivy Tech Community College

  Indianapolis

  Indiana Area

  Designed and taught four dual credit courses in partnership with the University of Evansville:\nRhetoric and Composition (UE FYS 111)\nA writing intensive seminar course intended to improve students’ composition and critical reading skills\nRhetoric and Research (UE WRTG 104)\nAn introductory composition course featuring researched-based writing assignments requiring university level sources\nIntroduction to English Literature (UE ENGL 120)\nA literature course featuring multiple genres: poetry

  short stories

  drama

  and novels

  designed to improve students reading and analytical skills as well as their appreciation for literature\nModern World Literature (UE ENGL 122)\nA literature course featuring novels

  poetry

  and dramas from around the world and introducing post-colonial studies

  myth criticism

  and existential philosophy\nImplemented rigorous lesson plans using a balance of lecture

  activities

  and technology to ensure student engagement and learning\nParticipated in intensive professional development training at the beginning of each school year and on a weekly basis\nExperienced in breaking down Indiana Academic Standards to ensure appropriately aligned curricula\nRated 3.5/4 on the Danielson Framework for Teaching in my 2019 formal end of year evaluation\nDeveloped and led a professional development session on improving the coherency of student writing\nReceived the Tiger Gold Award (teacher of the month) for September 2017

  Early College Teacher

  Tindley Accelerated Schools

  West Lafayette

  Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Assistant:\n\nHelped edit the book project

  GPS for Graduate School: Students Share Their Stories\nGuided and advised graduate students in writing their contributions to their chapters for the book project\nOrganized and moderated writing and editing schedule for five chapters of the book project\nWrote script for video game project intended to increase proficiency of professional verbal English

  Contributing Editor

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

  West Lafayette

  Social Media and Direct Email Marketing:\n\nProduce email marketing campaigns to recruit

  develop

  and enroll Purdue University graduate students\nPersuade Purdue University department administrators to collaborate on email marketing campaigns\nTrack delivery statistics

  determine success of email messages

  and adjust accordingly\nCultivate a following for the Purdue Graduate School’s Facebook

  Google+

  Twitter

  Instagram accounts and LinkedIn group\nProduce engaging posts daily for social media platforms\nCreate and deploy profile pages for the Purdue Graduate School’s Student Spotlight series

  Graduate Assistant

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

  West Lafayette

  Teaching Assistant

  Purdue University

  West Lafayette

  Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship:\n\nSuccessfully proposed a forums site to serve the Purdue graduate student population\nDesigned and developed PurdueGradForums.com using vBulletin 5.0 software\nMaintained the site and moderated user activity\nCreated marketing materials to promote the site to its intended audience\nManaged the site’s budget

  monitoring all associated expenses\nCreated a plan to ensure the site’s future availability to Purdue graduate students

  Fellow

  Purdue University - The Graduate School

  Kokomo

  Indiana Area

  Adjunct Instructor

  Indiana University Kokomo