Experience

Kansas City Art Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  I have designed and taught two different First-Year Seminars: one called "Spinning Yarns - Unreliable Narrators" and another called "The Odyssey and its Children." I used classic and contemporary literature to teach critical thinking, writing and rhetoric.



Self-employed

• Freelance Writer, Storyteller

  • Jan 2019 - Present



Smithville High School

• English Language Arts Teacher

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2019



The University of Kansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Lecturer

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  I taught two sections of freshman writing for two semesters. I wrote the curriculum, lectured, led class discussions and group activities, and designed and evaluated writing projects.



The University of Kansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• GTA

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2015

  I taught two sections of freshman writing every semester for five semesters. I wrote the curriculum, lectured, led class discussions and group activities, and designed and evaluated writing projects.



Confluence Academy

• Tutor & Substitute Teacher

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2010

  I worked with students individually or in small groups on Math, Reading and Writing, and I served as a substitute teacher for classes in the building where I tutored.