Florida State University
Ph.D in English: Rhetoric and Composition
Expected Graduation: 2015

James Madison University
Master of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication
Concentration in Writing and Rhetoric
Graduated Spring 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.9
Comprehensive Examination: High Pass
Thesis: Strategies for Integrating Multimodal Composition Techniques In First-Year Writing Courses: Theory and Praxis

Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in English
Concentration in Writing and Composition
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Spring 2007
Named to Dean’s List 9 of 10 Semesters
Cumulative GPA: 3.65

Florida State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant 2011-present

ENG1102

James Madison University

Graduate Teaching Instructor 2010 –2011
Technical Communication, WRTC 210
Taught two sections of WRTC 210, Introduction to Scientific and Technical Communication. This course, a 200-level core requirement for all students within the School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication is also heavily populated from students within a variety of majors, such as Business and Computer Science.

Graduate Teaching Instructor 2009 –2010
Freshman Composition, GWRTC 103
Supervisor: Eleanor Henderson, M.F.A.
Taught two sections of GWRTC 103, Critical Reading and Writing, a general education course housed by the School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. Held class in both traditional classroom and technology enhanced computer lab.

James Madison University (2010 – 2010)

Administrative Assistant in Office of Cross-Disciplinary Studies

Edited and designed academic course proposals for the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV)

Created template for future proposal submissions

Lock Haven University (2004 –2006)

Writing Tutor

Maintained student records

Assisted with research objectives

Trained to tutor others in all stages of the writing process

Proofread and collaboratively edited student papers

James Madison University

School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication (2010)

Created a graduate student handbook
Designed timetable for degree completion