Current Works
Papers in Progress
Book Chapter “Empathetic Responses to Survivor Disclosures: A Practical Guide for Writing Center Tutor Training” [proposal submitted]
Journal Article (co-writing with Dr. Maura Grady) [target publication: Journal of Writing Assessment]: "Assessment of Student Confidence in the Writing Process in the Writing Center"
Upcoming Conference, Speaking Engagements, & Paper Presentations
Invited Speaker: LGBT Resource Center, Michigan State University | April 2021
“Interrogating Classroom Spaces: Trauma-Informed and Queer Practices for Equity” [under review]
Co-Panelist | Louisville, KY | National Council of the Teachers of English | November 2021
Book Chapter “Empathetic Responses to Survivor Disclosures: A Practical Guide for Writing Center Tutor Training” [proposal submitted]
Journal Article (co-writing with Dr. Maura Grady) [target publication: Journal of Writing Assessment]: "Assessment of Student Confidence in the Writing Process in the Writing Center"
Upcoming Conference, Speaking Engagements, & Paper Presentations
Invited Speaker: LGBT Resource Center, Michigan State University | April 2021
“Interrogating Classroom Spaces: Trauma-Informed and Queer Practices for Equity” [under review]
Co-Panelist | Louisville, KY | National Council of the Teachers of English | November 2021
Past Projects
Photo of me presenting the in the "Tending to the Toolbox" panel. [photo credit: BSU Writing Center]
Past Papers
Master's Thesis: “Critical Discourse Analysis of Institutions of Higher Educations’ Student Handbook
Policies for Sexual Misconduct and Violence”
Project Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Grouling Snider
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: “History versus Film: An Examination of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Rhetoric and Ava DuVernay’s Selma.” [Currently stored in Ohio Link's Electronic Theses Center: link]
Committee Members: Dr. Maura Grady (chair), Dr. Linda Joyce Brown, and Dr. Christopher Swanson
Past Invited Speaking Engagements
"Active Listening and Trauma-Informed Tutoring"
Invited Speaker | University of South Carolina Beaufort, ENGL B215: Writing Center Practicum | December 2020
"Ethical Pedagogies: Self-Care and Trauma Informed Practices"
Co-Speaker | Ball State Writing Program | Muncie, IN | April 2020
[Link to presentation materials]
Past Conference and Paper Presentations
“Interjecting and Intersecting: Writing Center and Writing Program Commonplace(s)”
Co-Presenter | College Composition & Communication Conference 2020 [Conference Cancelled]
“Practical Empathy: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Trauma in the Writing Center”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Indianapolis, IN | March 2020
[Link to presentation materials]
“Intersectional Rhetorics in DIY Feminism: Past, Present, and Future”
Panelist | Feminist and Rhetorics Conference | Harrisonburg, VA | November 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“‘10 Points to Gryffindor!’: A Workshop on Gamifying Professional Development”
Panelist | International Writing Centers Association | Columbus, OH | October 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“The Art of Perception, Emotional Intelligence, and Silence in Online Tutoring Sessions”
Panelist | International Writing Centers Association | Columbus, OH | October 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“Tending to the Toolbox”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Dayton, OH | April 2019
“Are Post-Session Student Surveys Useful?: An Examination of Self-Assessment and Gendered Language in Student Surveys”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Dayton, OH | April 2019
“Trump vs. #NotOkay Movement: The Rhetoric of Rape Culture and Its Myths”
Roundtable Presenter |Research Network Forum Work-in-Progress Presentation | Pittsburgh, PA | March 2019
“Using Reflection to Build Student Confidence in the Writing Process”
Co-Presenter | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Columbus, OH | March 2018
“Film Studies: Heroes, History, and Time”
Panelist | National Collegiate Honors Council Conference | Atlanta, GA | November 2017
“History v. Selma: ‘Our God Is Marching On!’ Comparison and Contrast”
Presenter | Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium| Ashland, OH | April 2017
Master's Thesis: “Critical Discourse Analysis of Institutions of Higher Educations’ Student Handbook
Policies for Sexual Misconduct and Violence”
Project Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Grouling Snider
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: “History versus Film: An Examination of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Rhetoric and Ava DuVernay’s Selma.” [Currently stored in Ohio Link's Electronic Theses Center: link]
Committee Members: Dr. Maura Grady (chair), Dr. Linda Joyce Brown, and Dr. Christopher Swanson
Past Invited Speaking Engagements
"Active Listening and Trauma-Informed Tutoring"
Invited Speaker | University of South Carolina Beaufort, ENGL B215: Writing Center Practicum | December 2020
"Ethical Pedagogies: Self-Care and Trauma Informed Practices"
Co-Speaker | Ball State Writing Program | Muncie, IN | April 2020
[Link to presentation materials]
Past Conference and Paper Presentations
“Interjecting and Intersecting: Writing Center and Writing Program Commonplace(s)”
Co-Presenter | College Composition & Communication Conference 2020 [Conference Cancelled]
“Practical Empathy: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Trauma in the Writing Center”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Indianapolis, IN | March 2020
[Link to presentation materials]
“Intersectional Rhetorics in DIY Feminism: Past, Present, and Future”
Panelist | Feminist and Rhetorics Conference | Harrisonburg, VA | November 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“‘10 Points to Gryffindor!’: A Workshop on Gamifying Professional Development”
Panelist | International Writing Centers Association | Columbus, OH | October 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“The Art of Perception, Emotional Intelligence, and Silence in Online Tutoring Sessions”
Panelist | International Writing Centers Association | Columbus, OH | October 2019
[Link to presentation materials]
“Tending to the Toolbox”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Dayton, OH | April 2019
“Are Post-Session Student Surveys Useful?: An Examination of Self-Assessment and Gendered Language in Student Surveys”
Panelist | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Dayton, OH | April 2019
“Trump vs. #NotOkay Movement: The Rhetoric of Rape Culture and Its Myths”
Roundtable Presenter |Research Network Forum Work-in-Progress Presentation | Pittsburgh, PA | March 2019
“Using Reflection to Build Student Confidence in the Writing Process”
Co-Presenter | East Central Writing Center Association Conference | Columbus, OH | March 2018
“Film Studies: Heroes, History, and Time”
Panelist | National Collegiate Honors Council Conference | Atlanta, GA | November 2017
“History v. Selma: ‘Our God Is Marching On!’ Comparison and Contrast”
Presenter | Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium| Ashland, OH | April 2017
