Faculty, School of Motion Picture Arts

• Dec 2020 - Present

Faculty, English Department

• Aug 2008 - Present

My duties at Capilano University have included all of the following: the designing, teaching, and assessment of a mix of undergraduate Literature, Humanities, and Writing courses; participation in the redesign and updating of our writing curriculum in response to the demands of English/Literature in the 21st century; the teaching of print and multimodal course content in American, Canadian and First Nations literature and cinema courses; research in developments in the Humanities and Digital Humanities; instruction in upper-level courses in advanced writing, Electronic Literature, and other topics; regular attendance at department meetings; participation in promotional and outreach events; service on committees; and coordination, promotion and curriculum development for our Liberal Arts + Technology degree program called "CultureNet."

Faculty Associate | Center for Teaching Excellence at Capilano University

• Oct 2019 - Present

Lead faculty for ePortfolio support on campus.

CultureNet Convenor

• Aug 2010 - Sep 2013

The CultureNet program was a two-year multidisciplinary program designed for students interested in examining contemporary culture with a focus on how our reading, writing, and identity interact with technology. I served as the Convenor of this program from 2010-2013. My main role was coordinating the teaching of 5-10 Faculty associates of the program from various areas of the institution. Duties also included: student recruitment; internal and external promotion of the program; the direction of changes to program curriculum; updating of the formal program profile; the use of our institution's Web Management software to update the program website and course offerings; making acceptance and enrollment decisions and carrying out related communications; and the design and execution of outreach activities and the maintenance of a social media presence for the program.

English Faculty | Faculty of Language, Literature, and Performing Arts

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

Teaching an introductory writing course. Teaching an introductory writing course.

Visiting English Faculty

• May 2010 - May 2010

As visiting faculty I carried out both research and teaching. As visiting faculty I carried out both research and teaching.

Media Literacy Coordinator, Education Department

• Aug 2007 - Jan 2010

The Pacific Cinémathèque (now known as simply "The Cinémathèque") is a non-profit film society in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that operates a 194 seat theater. The theater is a hub for supporting, curating and presenting all aspects of the cinematic arts. I worked in the in-house education department. My role included designing, overseeing, and delivering media literacy workshops in-house and throughout the Province. I gave formal lectures and private school workshops, and moderated Q + A sessions following film screenings. Presentations covered general topics in the dramatic arts (Buster Keaton and the "art of the gag") as well as specific artists, including the work of Roman Polanski, Sergei Eisenstein, and Samuel Beckett. Publication was also part of the Cinémathèque's mandate. While there I was in charge of editing two volumes on Western Canadian filmmakers: Loop, Print, Fade, + Flicker: David Rimmer’s Moving Images (2009) and Wild at Heart: The Films of Nettie Wild (2010).

Film Director/Writer

• Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

This small Seattle-based production company released the feature documentary, Metropole. I was the Director and the writer of this film, which screened at various festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This small Seattle-based production company released the feature documentary, Metropole. I was the Director and the writer of this film, which screened at various festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Associate Faculty

• Jan 2004 - Dec 2007

Duties included the designing, teaching, and assessment of a mix of undergraduate literature and writing courses. I was one of the lead instructors for our Cinema Studies courses, including American Cinema and World Cinema. Duties included the designing, teaching, and assessment of a mix of undergraduate literature and writing courses. I was one of the lead instructors for our Cinema Studies courses, including American Cinema and World Cinema.

Adjunct Instructor

• Sep 1999 - Jul 2004

Adjunct instructor in the Department of English and the prestigious Expository Writing Program. I was the teaching lead for a variety of undergraduate writing, literature, and Humanities courses. Adjunct instructor in the Department of English and the prestigious Expository Writing Program. I was the teaching lead for a variety of undergraduate writing, literature, and Humanities courses.