Experience

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  Northwestern University

  • Evanston, Illinois

  • Doctoral Candidate in Learning Sciences

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Evanston, Illinois

    My research interests include how educators and students develop critical digital pedagogies and literacies; resist, refuse, and revise educational technology imaginaries; and design learning experiences to support educational dignity. My advisor is Dr. Sepehr Vakil. I'm a member of the TREE Lab; for more information about our work, visit https://tree.northwestern.edu.

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  Michigan State University

  • Teacher

    • Mar 2021 - May 2021

    Taught the online course Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice in Spring 2021 and Spring 2020, a course in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program. I also taught the College of Education's Micro-Credential in Online College Teaching in Summer 2020, where I guided three cohorts of faculty from across the University through a four-week online learning experience.

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  The Ohio State University

  • Columbus, Ohio

  • Educational Technologist

    • Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
    • Columbus, Ohio

    Worked with faculty, staff, and students in the College of Education and Human Ecology to improve teaching and learning through group workshops and individual consultations focused on critical pedagogy, evidence-informed teaching practices, effective course design, and constructive uses of technology.

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  Griffin School

  • Austin, Texas

  • English Teacher

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2018
    • Austin, Texas

    Taught 9th and 10th grade English. Teaching load was four-to-five classes per year with an average of 10 students in each class. Constructed and differentiated lessons based on a hands-on, constructivist model of learning to engage and support all students.

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  Brooklyn College

  • Brooklyn, New York

  • Adjunct Lecturer

    • Aug 2012 - May 2013
    • Brooklyn, New York

    Taught composition to undergraduates. Teaching load was one composition course per semester with an average of 25 students in each course. Focused on narrative and expository writing as well as conducting research and writing a research essay.

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  New Trier High School District

  • Northfield, IL

  • English Teacher

    • Apr 2007 - Jun 2010
    • Northfield, IL

    Taught 9th grade English. Teaching load was five classes per year with an average of 25 students in each class.