EDUCATION          

Ph.D. English, University of South Florida, Department of English, Dec. 2014 (Dissertation Earned: Pass with Distinction)

M.A.   Liberal Arts, University of South Florida, Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies, May 2007           

B.A.    English (American and British Literature), University of South Florida, Department of English, May 2003

A.A.    General Studies, St. Petersburg College, May 2001

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Hillsborough Community College, 2015-present, Faculty (Assistant Professor of English), Brandon, FL

Pasco-Hernando State College, 2014-2015, 2008-2010, Adjunct Instructor, Spring Hill, FL; Wesley Chapel, FL; Dade City, FL

University Of South Florida, 2014-2015, Adjunct Instructor, Tampa, FL

University Of South Florida, 2010-2014, Graduate Teaching Associate, Tampa, FL

University of Tampa, 2010, Adjunct Instructor, Tampa, FL

Saint Leo University, 2010, Adjunct Instructor, Tampa, FL

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Composition, Formative Feedback, Assessment, Early Modern British Literature, Shakespearean Drama, Post-Colonial Literature of Africa and the Caribbean, Adaptation Studies, Digital Humanities

selected PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING

hillsborough community college, center for innovative teaching and technology

  • ACUE Microcredential course: Inspiring Inquiry and Lifelong Learning in Your Online Course (Spring 2023)

  • The Gradual Release of Responsibility (June 2019)

  • Teaching and Learning at HCC: My Teaching Journal (Spring 2018)

  • Universal Design and Accessibility Best Practices (Aug. 2017)

  • Quality Matters Rubric Training (Feb. 2017)

  • Teaching and Learning at HCC: My Teaching Journal Cohort (Fall 2016)

  • Principles of Knowledge: Student Motivation (Nov. 2015)

Pasco-Hernando State College, Academic Technology Department

  • E-Certification for online teaching, July 2015

University of South Florida, English Department

  • Incorporating Digital Archives in the Classroom, April 2013

  • Poetry in Motion: Using Youtube in the Classroom, April 2013

  • LAE 6389 Practice in Teaching Literature, Summer 2012

  • ENC 6745 Practice in Teaching Composition, Spring 2010

University of South Florida, e-Teaching and Technology Group

  • Online Teaching Certification, University of South Florida, March 2015

  • Using Clickers in the Classroom - An Evidence Based Approach, University of South Florida, Feb. 2014

  • Advanced PowerPoint and the Road to the Articulate Presenter, University of South Florida, Jan. 2014

  • Active Learning Using PowerPoint and Articulate Studio, University of South Florida, Sept. 2011

American Council on Education

  • Supporting Military-Connected Students through Pre-Enrollment Tutoring, Nov. 2015        

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Pasco-Hernando State College

  • ENC 1101 Composition I

  • ENC 1102 Composition II

  • ENG 2103 World Cinema

  • HUM 1020 Introduction to Humanities

  • HUM 2230 Humanities: The Renaissance to the Modern Day

  • SLS 1501 College Success Skills

  • PHI 1630 Applied Ethics

University of South Florida

Instructor of Record

  • ENC 1101 Composition I

  • ENC 1101 Composition I: Workshop Model

  • ENC 1102 Composition II

  • ENC 1102 Composition II: Workshop Model

  • ENC 2210 Technical Communication for Health Sciences Majors

  • LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature: “Telling and Retelling Tales of Love

  • LIT 2040 Introduction to Drama: “World Stages–Renaissance through Post-Colonial”

  • LIT 2040 Introduction to Drama: “Staging and Restaging Tragedy”

  • ENC 3250 Professional Writing

 Teaching Assistant

  • ENG 4674       Film and Culture

Saint Leo University

  • ENG 121 Academic Writing I

The University of Tampa

  • ENG 101 Rhetoric and Composition

Guest Lecturer or Speaker

University of South Florida, ENG 6009 (Intro to Graduate Studies) (Nov. 2016)

  • Guest Speaker

University of South Florida, LAE 6389 (Practice in Teaching Literature) (Feb. 2017)

  • Guest Speaker

University of South Florida, Alpha Kappa Psi (Nov. 2014)

  • “Entering the Job Market: Strategies for the Twenty-First Century Future Business Leader”

University of South Florida, Continuing Education (Feb. 2006, May 2010)

  • “Analytical Writing and the Graduate Record Exam”

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

hillsborough Community College, English Discipline, (Spring 2022)

  • Developed, with other discipline members, ENC 0022 exemplary course curriculum for use by any college instructor, adhering to high quality standards for online learning

hillsborough Community College, Brandon Campus, (Summer 2017)

  • Developed ENC 1101 curriculum for use by Brandon Campus instructors to coordinate with ASC (Academic Success Center) group workshops for English Composition courses

The University of South Florida (Summer 2014)

  •  As the lead developer for ENC 3250, designed a standardized curriculum for ENC 3250: Professional Writing for all face-to-face sections while ensuring alignment with SACS requirements, USF FKL (Foundations of Knowledge and Learning) Learning Outcomes, Gordon Rule Communication Requirements, and USF Writing Intensive Capstone course requirements t

ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE

Educational Testing Services

  • June 2013 College Board Reading (AP English Language and Composition)

University of Tampa

  • Dec. 2011, Dec. 2013 Assessor for Assurance of Learning (College of Business)

Measurement Incorporated

  • Feb. 2008 Florida Assessment Program

Publications (See "writing")

PRESENTATIONS

AWARDS

  • NISOD Excellence Award, 2017

  • Julian and Harry Newman Award for Academic Promise ($1,000), April 2014

  • The 2016 Aaron Swartz Best Webtext Award, May 2016

SERVICE to the Profession of English

  • Panel Co-Chair, Modern Drama Session, SAMLA 90 Conference: "Fighters from the Margins." SAMLA, Birmingham, AL, Nov. 2018

  • Peer Reviewer, College Open Textbooks, 2017-2018

  • Review Editor, Writing Commons, Aug. 2015-present

  • Contributor, Writing Commons, Aug. 2015-present

  • Panel Co-Chair, Postcolonial Literature Session, 84th Annual SAMLA Conference: “Text as Memoir: Tales of Travel, Immigration, and Exile.” SAMLA, Durham, NC, Nov. 2012.

  • Panel Chair, Postcolonial Discourses Panel, “Anything but Silence: Politics, Poetry, and Pedagogy” International Conference. USF EGSA, Tampa, FL, March 2010.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Florida college english association

  • Vice President, Conference Coordinator, Oct. 2023-present

Hillsborough community college

  • Secretary, Institutional Advisory Committee, fall 2022-present

  • Course Coordinator, ENC 0022 Exemplary Course, 2022-present

  • Chair, Brandon Campus ENC Instructor Hiring Committee, Spring 2024

  • Co-Chair, Brandon Campus ENC Instructor Hiring Committee, Fall 2023

  • Chair, ENC 0022 Textbook committee, spring 2023-present

  • Chair, Brandon Campus Tenure Committee, Aug. 2022-May 2023

  • Chair, Brandon Campus Faculty and Staff Awards Committee, Aug. 2020-May 2022

  • Chair, Brandon Campus Newsletter, Aug. 2020-May 2021; co-chair, Aug. 2021-May 2022; co-chair Aug. 2022-present

  • Committee Member, Faculty Professional Development Committee, Aug. 2018-present

  • Committee Member, Brandon Campus Tenure Committee, Aug. 2021-present

  • Chair, Brandon Campus 50th Anniversary Committee, March 2018-Feb. 2019

  • Advisor, Brandon Campus Multicultural Club, April 2018-July 2020

  • Secretary, Brandon Campus Advisory Council Committee, Aug. 2020-spring 2022

  • Chair, Brandon Campus Advisory Council Committee, Aug. 2016-May 2018

  • Executive Board Member, Institutional Advisory Committee, Aug. 2016-May 2018

  • Brandon Campus International Student Festival Week Writing Contest Coordinator, 2018

  • Chair, Brandon Campus Advisory Council By-Laws Subcommittee, Summer 2017

  • Brandon Campus Faculty Contact, International Student Festival Week Writing Contest, 2016 and 2017

  • Communications Cluster Representative, General Education Committee, Aug. 2016-Aug. 2018

  • Committee Member, Student Success Committee, Sept. 2015-present

  • Committee Member, Faculty, Staff, and Program Development Proposals, Aug. 2015-May 2017, Aug. 2019-present

  • Committee Member, Brandon Campus Advisory Council Committee, Aug. 2015-present

Pasco-Hernando State College

  • Volunteer, Fundraising Activity for TAG Carnival Day, Spring Hill Campus, April 2015

  • Volunteer, Welcome and Engagement Team, Spring Hill Campus, Aug. 2014

  • Faculty Panel Member, College Recruitment Event, Dade City Campus, April 2010

  • Mentor, PHSC Mentors Program, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Equity, Spring 2009

University of South Florida

  • Mentor, Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Office for Undergraduate Research, March 2015-April 2015, Madison McGrew: “Unicorns: The Unity of Christian Medieval Thought and Postmodernism” (Recipient of an Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award)

  • Co-Chair, Big Data and Writing Studies Colloquium, Department of English, Jan. 2014

  • President, EGSA (English Graduate Student Association), Department of English, Aug. 2013-July 2014

  • Founder and Coordinator, GRASP (Graduate Research and Scholarly Publication) Works-in-Progress Group, Department of English, Feb. 2012-July 2014

  • Reader, FYC Bullitzer Prize, Department of English, Fall 2013

  • Committee Member, ENC 3250 Textbook Committee, English Department, Spring 2013

  • Facilitator, Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Office for Undergraduate Research, April 2013

  • Committee Member, CSS (Celebrate Student Success Committee), English Department, Aug. 2011-Aug. 2012

  • Committee Member, FYC 1101 Textbook Committee, English Department, Spring 2011

  • Prospective Student Contact, Department of English Graduate Recruitment Committee, English Department, Spring 2010.

  • Committee Member, University Lecture Series, Student Affairs, 2006; 2009

  • Manager of Graduate Intramural Sports Teams for the Graduate & the Professional Student Council Organization, Student Affairs, 2006

community SERVICE

  • Science Olympiad, 2023

  • Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading, 2019

  • Volunteer, Meals on Wheels, 2016-present

  • Co-Captain, HCC Brandon Campus, American Heart Association Walk, 2015 & 2016

  • Volunteer, Quest for Hope, 2012-2013, 2016

  • Mayor's 21st Annual Hillsborough River & Waterways Cleanup, 2008

  • Marketing and Advertising, Quest for Hope, 2008

  • Patient Volunteer, Life Path Hospice and Palliative Care, 2005-2006

  • Certificate: Life Path Hospice and Palliative Care, Patient/Family Volunteer Training, 2004