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Education

Ph.D. Writing and Rhetoric [in progress]
Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | May 2025
Specializations in progress: Women’s and Gender Studies
Certifications in progress: Graduate Certificate in Community Engagement
 
M.A. English Rhetoric and Composition
Ball State University | Muncie, IN | May 2020
Research Project: “Critical Discourse Analysis of Student Handbooks’ Sexual Violence Policies at Institutions of Higher Education” Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Grouling Snider
 
B.S. Integrated Language Arts Education (Grades 7-12)
Ashland University | Ashland, OH | May 2018
Licensures: State of Ohio Resident Educator License; State of Indiana Substitute Permit

B.A. English, Minors: Creative Writing and Public Relations
Ashland University | Ashland, OH | May 2018
Thesis: “History versus Film: An Examination of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Rhetoric and Ava DuVernay’s Selma.” Committee Members: Dr. Maura Grady (chair), Dr. Linda Joyce Brown, and Dr. Christopher Swanson

Tutoring and Teaching Experience

​Consultant: The Writing Center at Michigan State University | Fall 2020 – present
 
Tutor: Writing Center, Department of English, Ball State University | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020
 
Graduate Student Instructor: Department of English, Ball State University | Spring 2019 – Fall 2019
  • English 103: Rhetoric and Writing, instructor of record | Fall 2019
  • English 104: Composing Research, instructor of record | Spring 2019
 
Student Teacher: Ashland High School, Ashland, OH | Spring 2018
  • Mythology 
  • British Literature
  • Advanced Placement English
 
Tutor: Writing Center, Ashland University | Spring 2015 – Spring 2018

Professional Experience

​Mentor Program Coordinator: The Writing Center at Michigan State University | Fall 2020 – present
 
Grader: OnRamps, University of Texas, Austin | Fall 2020 – present
 
Social Media Director: Morgan House Restaurant and Gift Shop | February 2020 – present
 
Assistant Director: Writing Center, Ball State University | Summer 2019 – Spring 2020
 
Graduate Assistant (Professor Jill Christman’s Rape Culture course): Ball State University | Fall 2019
 
Research Assistant (Professor Jill Chirstman): Ball State University | Summer 2019
Student Director: Writing Center, Ashland University | Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
 
Editor: The Bugle, Honors Program, Ashland University | Fall 2015 – Spring 2018
 
Summer Assistant: MFA in Creative Writing, Ashland University | Summer 2017
 
Public Relations Intern: Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, OH | Spring 2015 – Fall 2015

Leadership and Service

National          
Invited Speaker: University of South Carolina Beaufort, ENGL B215: Writing Center Practicum | December 2020
 
Campus
Invited Speaker: LGBT Resource Center, Michigan State University | April 2021

Crisis and Hotline Chat Volunteer: 
Center for Survivors, Michigan State University | Fall 2020 – present
 
Storytelling and Activism Committee Member: Writing Center at MSU, Michigan State University | Fall 2020 – present
 
Policy and Procedure Committee Member: Writing Center at MSU, Michigan State University | Fall 2020 – present
 
Write-In Participant: Graduate Employee Union for DHS international student visa changes | October 2020
 
President: Honors Society, Ashland University | Summer 2017 – Spring 2018
 
President: Ashland University Chapter, Sigma Tau Delta | Spring 2017 – Spring 2018
 
Search Committee Member: Associate Director, Writing Center, Ashland University | Fall 2017
 
Honors Advisory Committee Member: Ashland University | Fall 2017
 
Public Relations Officer: Honors Society, Ashland University | Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
 
Departmental
Collaborator: WRAC Graduate Student Statement of Demands | July 2020 – September 2020
 
Invited Speaker: Ball State University Writing Program | March 2020  
 
Invited Speaker: Ball State University Writing Program, “CCCC’s Recap!” | March 2019

Awards and Honors

Writing Program TA Teaching Award Recipient | April 2020

Graduate Student Inclusive Excellence Award Finalist | March 2020

Tutor of the Year Nominee | April 2019

Outstanding Senior Award Recipient | May 2018

Howard O. Rowe Award Recipient | May 2018
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Outstanding Campus Leader Nominee | May 2018

Relevant Coursework

Core
ENG 601: Research in English Studies, Ball State University | Spring 2019
ENG 603: Digital Rhetoric, Ball State University | Summer 2019
ENG 605: Teaching in English Studies, Ball State University | Spring 2019
ENG 687: Contemporary Rhetoric, Ball State University | Fall 2018
ENG 692: Writing Technologies, Ball State University | Spring 2019
ENG 693: Writing in the Profession, Ball State University | Spring 2019
ENG 694: Classical Rhetoric, Ball State University | Fall 2019
ENG 699: Contemporary Theories of Composition, Ball State University | Fall 2018
WRA 805: Rhetoric Theory and History, Michigan State University | Fall 2020
WRA 495: Organizational Storytelling, Michigan State University | Spring 2021
WRA 870: Research Methodologies, Michigan State University | Spring 2021
WRA 891: Writing Program Administration, Michigan State University | Fall 2020
 
Concentration
ENG 603: Campus Sexual Assault and Rape Culture, Ball State University | Fall 2019
ENG 689: Writing Center Research and Administration, Ball State University | Summer 2019
RES 697: Research Paper on Sexual Violence Policies, Ball State University | Spring 2019
WRA 495: Organizational Storytelling, Michigan State University | Spring 2021
WRA 890: Feminist Rhetorics, Michigan State University | Spring 2021
WS 897: Seminar in Feminist Theories, Epistemologies, and Pedagogies, Michigan State University | Spring 2021
 
Other
ID 601: Teaching Practices in Higher Education, Ball State University | Fall 2018
EDPS 641: Introduction to Statistical Methods, Ball State University | Summer 2019

Professional Development

National 
Attendee: Select Classes, Dr. Asao Inoue’s ENG 509: Decolonizing Dominant U.S. Narratives | Fall 2020
Attendee: “Dr. Margaret Price, Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series" | October 2020
 
Campus
Participant: Office of Regulatory Affairs, Michigan State, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Students Training” | November 2020
Attendee: MSU LGBT Resource Center, Tina Puntasecca, “Composing Care: Toward Anti-Ableist, Trauma-Informed Community Writing Practices | November 2020
Attendee: Writing Center at MSU, Dr. Bill Hart-Davidson, “Giving Feedback” | November 2020
Attendee: MSU LGBT Resource Center, Nick Sanders, “The Violence of Whiteness and ‘Good White People’: Notes Towards Reflective Action” | October 2020
Attendee: Writing Center at MSU, Dr. Grace Pregent, “Strategic Planning: Executing a SWOT Analysis” | October 2020
Attendee: MSU LGBT Resource Center, Constance Haywood, “Writing to Liberate: Why Black Feminism Centers Experience, Community, and Self” | October 2020
Attendee: Writing Center at MSU, Floyd Pouncil, “Facilitating a Meeting” | October 2020
Participant: Office of Regulatory Affairs, Michigan State, “Ethics and Regulations in Human Research Training” | October 2020
Participant: Office of Regulatory Affairs, Michigan State, “Overview of Human Research Protection Training” | October 2020
Attendee: Writing Center at MSU, Sharieka Botex and Christopher Fleming, “Making Space and Time for Writing” | September 2020
Participant: Office of Regulatory Affairs, Michigan State, “Graduate Student Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Training” | November 2020
 
Departmental: Michigan State University
Attendee, “Reporting and Representing Your Work” | December 2020
Attendee, “Thinking about Your Committee” | November 2020
Participant: Everardo Cuevas, “Antiracist Pedagogy Workshops: Addressing Linguistic Racism” | October 2020
Attendee, “Research and Travel Funding” | September 2020
 
Departmental: Ball State University
Participant: “Contract Grading Workshop” | February 2020
Attendee: Dr. Asao Inoue, “Freeing our Minds and Innovating Our Pedagogy from White Language Supremacy" | October 2020 
Attendee: "Transitioning from The Intensive Language Institute to FYC” | September 2019
Attendee: “Post TA Life: A Conversation" | April 2019
Attendee: Dr. Susan Miller-Cochran, “Strategies for Working with ELL Writers in Multimodal Contexts" | February 2019
Attendee: “Games and Gamification” | September 2019
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