Experience

US Peace Corps

• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• E-Learning Specialist

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  I work in the Knowledge and Learning Unit (KLU) within the Office of Staff Learning and Development (OSLD) to help Peace Corps staff and Volunteers learn, grow, and support the Peace Corps mission to the best of their ability. My job responsibilities include: developing and deploying e-learning courses, and managing the collection, exchange and distribution of knowledge resources to support Staff and Volunteers in their efforts to learn and achieve Peace Corps goals. I work in the Knowledge and Learning Unit (KLU) within the Office of Staff Learning and Development (OSLD) to help Peace Corps staff and Volunteers learn, grow, and support the Peace Corps mission to the best of their ability. My job responsibilities include: developing and deploying e-learning courses, and managing the collection, exchange and distribution of knowledge resources to support Staff and Volunteers in their efforts to learn and achieve Peace Corps goals.



Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  I teach in AAP's Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) program, where I teach the following fully-online courses: Great Books in Great Contexts, The Bildungsroman as Literary Form, Medieval England: From Beowulf to the Battle of Bosworth, and Monstrosity and Metamorphosis: Imagining Animals in Early Art and Literature.

• Instructional Designer

  • Aug 2015 - May 2019

  I worked as an instructional designer in the IRC (Instructional Resource Center) for Hopkins' AAP (Advanced Academic Programs), where I assisted faculty members in developing and redesigning online versions of courses. Using the ADDIE model, backwards design, and Quality Matters standards, I ensured that the courses I help develop follow industry best practices and are ADA and 508-compliant.



Neosho County Community College

• E-Learning Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Instructor

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  Instructor of Record for both on-site and online courses in general humanities (Western Civilization I, Western Civilization II, Humanities I, Humanities II) and history/geography (U.S. History, World Geography). Extensive experience with the Jenzabar Higher Education Management Software (developing and maintaining online course content for online courses). Instructor of Record for both on-site and online courses in general humanities (Western Civilization I, Western Civilization II, Humanities I, Humanities II) and history/geography (U.S. History, World Geography). Extensive experience with the Jenzabar Higher Education Management Software (developing and maintaining online course content for online courses).



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• E-Learning Project Expert

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  I started working for the Peace Corps as an E-Learning Project Expert on a full-time, temporary contract before being hired on for a full five-year appointment. I started working for the Peace Corps as an E-Learning Project Expert on a full-time, temporary contract before being hired on for a full five-year appointment.



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Distributed Scorer

  • Mar 2015 - Nov 2020

  In my spare time, I work as a distributed scorer for Pearson, scoring standardized tests at all levels (including the SAT). I have extensive experience applying scoring rubrics, working under a deadline, and scoring quickly and accurately - meeting exact and adjacent scoring targets. In my spare time, I work as a distributed scorer for Pearson, scoring standardized tests at all levels (including the SAT). I have extensive experience applying scoring rubrics, working under a deadline, and scoring quickly and accurately - meeting exact and adjacent scoring targets.



The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructional Designer

  • May 2019 - Aug 2020

  Partnered with stakeholders and served as the lead Instructional Designer in launching SAIS’s first fully-online degree program Worked as part of a team to help 200+ faculty members transition to emergency remote learning, mid-semester (in response to COVID-19) Trained faculty, staff, and stakeholders on the use of digital education tools Conducted training in a variety of formats (one-on-one, small and large groups) and modalities (in person, virtual) Created asynchronous training materials and process documentation in recorded and print formats Employed industry-best practices for online teaching and learning, keeping abreast of current trends in the field and researching cutting-edge distance education tools and technologies Partnered with SAIS faculty SMEs through the course design and development process based on ISD models (ADDIE) and Quality Matters standards Ensured ADA and Section 508 compliance for instructional and training materials



Southern New Hampshire University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2020

  Worked as adjunct faculty in the College of Online and Continuing Education Taught 17 total sections of introductory humanities and philosophy courses Worked as adjunct faculty in the College of Online and Continuing Education Taught 17 total sections of introductory humanities and philosophy courses



Educational Testing Service (ETS)

• Spain
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scoring Leader/Rater

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2018

  I worked as a scoring leader and as a rater for ETS, scoring standardized assessments, including the SAT. I worked as a scoring leader and as a rater for ETS, scoring standardized assessments, including the SAT.



The University of Kansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Online Instructor and Course Designer/Developer

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Teaching online sections of HWC 204 and HWC 205 (Western Civilization I and Western Civilization II), designing and developing master course templates for future department use.

• Tutor

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2015

  Tutoring student athletes (both one-on-one and in small groups) in the following content areas: Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Reason and Argument, English composition, Western Civilization, Religious Studies, and American Identities. Knowledge of NCAA regulations and compliance. Experience working with diverse learning populations.

• Graduate Instructor

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2014

  Instructor of Record for Western Civilization I (HWC 204), Western Civilization II (HWC 205), Reason and Argument (PHIL 140), and Moral Issues in Business (PHIL 360) courses. Each semester, I was responsible for teaching two classes of 35 students each. I was solely responsible for developing course materials (including lectures) and grading all student assignments. In this role, I gained extensive experience working with Blackboard 9.1, Echo360 Lecture Capture, Microsoft Office Suite, and Prezi.

• Assistant Project Manager (Contract)

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Assistant Project Manager for the Course Content Resource Development Project. I assisted in the development of a comprehensive web resource (hosted on Blackboard) to catalog teaching resources for the Humanities & Western Civlization department.



Springer Book Series

• Copy Editor (freelance)

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  I served as copy editor for the manuscript AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice: Philosophical Perspectives on Democracy in the 21st Century. I served as copy editor for the manuscript AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice: Philosophical Perspectives on Democracy in the 21st Century.



Kansas (KU) Center for Teaching Excellence

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Project Manager (Contract)

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Assistant Project Manager for the "Documenting Learning Success" project. I worked in conjunction with faculty members in the HWC department and faculty members at KU’s Center for Teaching Excellence to develop and test a set of department-standardized grading rubrics for faculty and graduate teaching assistants and instructors to use in the evaluation of student work within the writing-intensive HWC 204-205 sequence. The rubrics I helped to create can be found on pages 19-22 of the document located at http://www.hwc.ku.edu/documents/documents/WC_Instruction_2012_03_27.pdf



KU Hall Center for the Humanities

• Editorial Intern

  • Nov 2007 - May 2009

  Responsibilities included copy editing, designing event flyers and programs, drafting press releases, developing original content for the Hall Center's Annual Report and Communique publications, and other administrative responsibilities. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and InDesign), basic word processing (Microsoft Office Suite), and database entry. Responsibilities included copy editing, designing event flyers and programs, drafting press releases, developing original content for the Hall Center's Annual Report and Communique publications, and other administrative responsibilities. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and InDesign), basic word processing (Microsoft Office Suite), and database entry.