Experience

SEIU 925
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Researcher

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Better Books Editing & Writing Consultation

• Independent Editor & Writing Consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  I may be an educator by trade and training, but I always enjoy how my clients' work educates me right back! I offer developmental editing, line editing, reference/documentation, and formatting for academic and non-academic clients. My experience includes academic articles, monographs, and workbooks; nonfiction such as family histories, memoirs, and self-help; and genre fiction such as SFF, romance, and erotica. Above all I prioritize your voice, clarify your ideas, organize your arguments, and appeal to your audience's expectations. Our collaboration begins with me listening to your story, asking insightful questions, and learning about your needs. Everyone has something to share; let me help bring your words into the world. Show less



Antioch University Seattle

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2022

  Writing Program Administration; Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines; Pedagogy, Instruction, and Support. I manage the writing faculty across three levels (BA, MA, PhD) of cross-disciplinary programs; teach graduate-level and dissertation academic writing courses; and provide pedagogical and professional development opportunities to all campus faculty. This cross-functional role also involves budgetary oversight; personnel management (hiring, staffing, scheduling); short- to long-term planning; program development; and liaising between stakeholders in over a dozen university departments, programs, and offices. My contributions to the University include service on various diversity-equity-inclusion initiatives, union advocacy and bargaining teams, curriculum committees, resource groups, hiring committees, and more. Show less



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 2014 - 2016

  Managed summer orientation and the required semester-long pedagogy course for new Assistant Instructors; supervised the introductory rhetoric curriculum serving an undergraduate population of over 1200 per semester); mediated grade and plagiarism disputes; selected First-Year Forum texts; served on department and administrative committees; helped manage the department's main office.

• • 2014 - 2016

  Created the department’s new, curriculum-specific textbook for introductory rhetoric and argumentation. Revised existing curriculum and crafted new unit goals, assignments, activities, and daily lesson plans. Formatted all new materials into a custom Instructor Guide in both print and electronic iterations. Assisted in creating an online instructor portal (on Canvas) and student-facing websites (on Drupal and Canvas) with all lesson plans, handouts, references, resources, etc. in various modules and forms. Show less

• • 2012 - 2016

• • 2011 - 2016

  Teaching a dozen different literature, pedagogy, and rhetoric/composition courses. Classes emphasized close reading and textual analysis; research, documentation, and information literacy; establishing historical and cultural contexts; literary criticism; public discourse; and creative argumentation. Strong emphasis in digital literacies.