Experience

State University of New York Cortland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor, First Year Composition Program

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  I teach Writing Studies and Introduction to Fiction: Video Games.In addition, I also serve as CPN 104/105 Curriculum Coordinator.Finally my current university service includes: Online Teaching GroupEnglish Department Scholarship CommitteeCampus Climate on Diversity CommitteeLibrary Liaison Advisory Committee

• Lecturer

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  I taught two sections of CPN 101 for the Fall 2016 semester.CPN 101 is a first-year writing course where students learn the fundamentals of college writing by composing analysis and argument essays. The also learn the skills of close and critical reading along with paraphrasing, library skills, and source analysis. Since I am a mass media scholar, I always chose a topic of inquiry that is media related. Recently my classes have been exploring popular culture through the lens of entertainment media such as film, gaming, music, and television.This is a blackboard intensive course. Students use this platform to complete an in-class essay, participate in discussion boards, check their grades, upload assignments, and download documents. Likewise, I use blackboard for all of their out-of-class (and some of their in-class) work.



Bryant & Stratton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2016 - May 2022

  I currently teach two sections of English 101 and one section of COMM 104, which is a service learning course. ENG 101 (re)introduces students to the concepts of comparison, analysis, and composition. They compose a variety of short and medium journals and homework assignments. They spend a good amount of time on paragraph and sentence level writing including grammar and transitions. COMM 104 is a first-year communications service learning course that helps students with concepts such as time and stress management, emotional intelligence, and note-taking. Students learn through class discussion, presentations, and individual assignments. I use blackboard for all courses so that students have access to all documents electronically. They also submit their homework and check their grades through blackboard.



Syracuse University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center for New England

  • May 2015 - Feb 2016

  The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) is funded by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and administered by Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management. This VBOC, a resource partner of the SBA, serves all of New England. My role is to support the SBA district offices as they serve veteran entrepreneurs and their spouses with training, resource linkage, and individual counseling. I connect veteran entrepreneurs with the service organization to provide the help they need with their small businesses. I also facilitate entrepreneur training Boots to Business and Boots to Business: Reboot. B2B is a program that introduces the basic of small business ownership to veterans and their spouses.



Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Health Services at the Southwest Community Center

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

  I was the program director of FACES an HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and case management program that is part of Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Inc. FACES serves the communities of color within the city of Syracuse, New York. We provided a variety of interventions for individuals as well as large and small groups. We are funded by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. In addition to supervising a small staff, I also made strategic plans, monitor and evaluate program interventions, and write grants and so on. While directing FACES, I also served on the following committees: Central New York Care Collaborative Health-E Start Fatherhood Committee Faith Communities Project Central New York Syphilis Prevention



Syracuse University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor of Communications

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  I taught several classes at the Newhouse School both during and after my tenure as a student there (though not every semester). I was the instructor of record for Introduction to Media and Society and well as Race, Gender, and Media. I taught during academic years 2002-2004, 2007, 2010-2012.As an instructor, I was a proponent of using technology in the classroom. I did away with hard copy paper submissions and emailed copies in favor of Google Docs, which allowed me to access students papers online. The main advantage of this was that I could at any stage in the writing process access student papers and assignments in order to provide feedback. I could also grade them online. That access allowed me to look at student work from my computer, tablet or smartphone.I was also a great proponent of using Twitter in the classroom. I did this because it allowed every student an opportunity to participate in class discussions. This was very helpful in large lecture classes. It also allowed student thoughts and feedback to be incorporated into the class discussion. To that end, I would create a back channel that allowed students to analyze and comment on class discussions, readings, and videos. I would take "twitter breaks" so that I could read what students were writing and then use those tweets to enhance the lecture or discussion.

• Professional Writing Instructor

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2012

  I taught two classes: introduction to academic writing and critical research. We were given a lot of leeway in terms of topics, so I usually focused on some aspect of mass media. The subjects varied, but usually centered around race, religion, and/or popular culture.In addition to the standard duties of syllabus construction, office hours, grading, class prep and such, I also used a lot of social media in and outside of the class room. For example, I sometimes used a Twitter backchannel during class discussions and while showing film. I found that this helped quiet students engage in the topic. Also, I used Google Docs to engage students and their work. This streamlined the process because I could view their work as they created it and offer immediate feedback. It also bypassed the traditional hard copy or email submission. Docs proved to be most useful during class as well because students could work together on writing in real-time and I could respond to their writings and projects, also in real time.



Denison University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Professor

  • Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Instructor of record for two sections of COMM-147 (Media Literacy), two sections of COMM-225 (Radio and Television History in America) and two sections of COMM-101 (Public Speaking). Designed and implemented syllabi and lesson plans for undergraduate classes. Incorporated mass media theories and concepts into useful and effective examples of public speaking. Instructor of record for two sections of COMM-147 (Media Literacy), two sections of COMM-225 (Radio and Television History in America) and two sections of COMM-101 (Public Speaking). Designed and implemented syllabi and lesson plans for undergraduate classes. Incorporated mass media theories and concepts into useful and effective examples of public speaking.