Experience

Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden, CT 06514

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2021 - Present



University of New Haven

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2021

  ● Teach an average of two first-year writing courses per semester, helping to provide students with a baseline for their academic career. ● Advise 40 students in using library resources to research and synthesize information. ● Participate in a department-wide assessment of student writing to develop the College’s approach to teaching first-year writing, which led to formation a new curriculum that I piloted. ● Analyze students’ creative writing, providing helpful critique and copy editing to cultivate and enhance ideas by explaining how it can be improved in a clear and positive way. Show less



Quinnipiac University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor/Writing Fellow

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2021

  ● Develop syllabi and lessons for an average of three composition classes per semester, ensuring comprehensive and clear course content. ● Support about 60 students per semester with individual guidance and feedback to help improve skills and prepare for a professional environment. ● Promote critical thinking and analysis through inquiry-based instruction and project-based learning. ● Collaborate with the first-year writing professional committees and groups to assist with department development. Show less



EXPLO

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Residential Director

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Along with my co-director, I oversaw a dorm of about 100 high school students during two sessions of the summer program at Yale University. I worked closely with several residential assistants to answer student needs, maintain discipline, and ensure the facilities were up to snuff. I worked closely with Residential Deans and the academic instructors make sure every student was cared for. Along with my co-director, I oversaw a dorm of about 100 high school students during two sessions of the summer program at Yale University. I worked closely with several residential assistants to answer student needs, maintain discipline, and ensure the facilities were up to snuff. I worked closely with Residential Deans and the academic instructors make sure every student was cared for.



Yale University School of Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  Taught a month-long writing class that focuses on the intersection of medicine and the humanities. I led class discussions on current medical issues, oversaw writing workshops, critiqued student writing, and helped students plan their medical school application essays. Taught a month-long writing class that focuses on the intersection of medicine and the humanities. I led class discussions on current medical issues, oversaw writing workshops, critiqued student writing, and helped students plan their medical school application essays.



The Middletown Press

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Oct 1998 - Mar 2004

  ● Reported on municipal government, education, local events, crime, and breaking news for three towns. ● Pitched and wrote about 30 features on local history such as strange local laws, one town’s abolition movement, and the preservation of colonial graveyards. ● Gained numerous media contacts by building and maintaining professional relationships through complex correspondence and high-level interpersonal skills. ● Reported on municipal government, education, local events, crime, and breaking news for three towns. ● Pitched and wrote about 30 features on local history such as strange local laws, one town’s abolition movement, and the preservation of colonial graveyards. ● Gained numerous media contacts by building and maintaining professional relationships through complex correspondence and high-level interpersonal skills.