Expertise
Rhetoric, composition, and literature
Research Interests
Rhetoric, research, and composition, especially the exploration of current approaches to the discipline of teaching writing to first-year students and English majors; First-Generation Literature and studies; British Literature early nineteenth and twentieth-century with an emphasis on cultural relevance to the twenty-first century; Central European Literature especially writers from behind the former iron curtain, the short story, and theatre arts.
Education
- Master of Arts (M.A.): Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University, Calumet, Indiana
- Supporting Area: British Literature
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): English and Secondary Education, Concordia University, Mequon, Wisconsin
Biosketch
Encouraging students to becoming comfortable in exercising and applying their critical thinking skills, discovering their own unique and individualized voice, and communicating thoughtfully, respectfully, and lucidly is the impetus behind all of my instruction. While teaching students to intentionally integrate new and developing tools like Generative AI with academic integrity, they are also reminded that their imaginations ruminations, and observations are paramount to learning beyond a class or course.
I support the potential success of all students to provide a path for an opportunity for a "seat at the table."
Selected Awards and Honors
- Award for Teaching Excellence (2024), Teaching, English Department , University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Open Educational Resource (OER) (2022), Award Recipient, Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG) University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Open Educational Resource (OER) (2021), Award Recipient, MASSPIRG University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Award for Teaching Excellence (2018), Teaching - English Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell