Experience

University of South Carolina Sumter

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of the Division of Arts and Letters and the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Professor of English

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  Courses TaughtENGL 464 Poetry WorkshopENGL 463 Business Writing and CommunicationENGL 438C Regional Literature: Writers of IrelandENGL 427 Southern LiteratureENGL 360 Introduction to Creative WritingENGL 286 PoetryENGL 285 The Beat GenerationENGL 285 The Rough SouthENGL 283 Irish LiteratureENGL 200 Creative Writing, Community, and VoiceEnglish 282 FictionEnglish 102 Rhetoric and CompositionEnglish 101 Critical Reading and CompositionServiceCenter for Oral Narrative, Director, 2015-2020USC Sumter Peer Review Committee, Chair, 2018-2019Faculty Rights and Responsibilities, 2009-2012, and 2018-2019USC Sumter Faculty Organization, Chair, 2016-2018Palmetto College Faculty Senate, member, 2010-2017USC Sumter Faculty Grievance Committee, member, 2015-2016Palmetto College Faculty Senate, Welfare Committee, Chair 2014-PresentPalmetto College Faculty Senate, Research and Scholarship Committee, Chair, 2013-2014USC Sumter Athletic Committee, Chair, 2009-2012 Show less

• Director of Faculty, Curricula, and Courses for Dual Enrollment Programs

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2023



Tri-District Arts Consortium

• Creative Writing Coordinator

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2018

  Tri-District Arts Consortium is an annual summer art institute for gifted students in the Richland 2, Lexington-Richland 5, and Lexington 2 school districts. I create a three-week intensive study on poetry and fiction writing for forty-five participants ranging from 6th to 9th grade; coordinate judging for the audition process, facilitate communication with instructors, participants, and parents; teach classes; hire guest artists; coordinate final publication; create final reading during the arts festival showcase. Show less



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  Courses English 491 Advanced Poetry Workshop English 464 Poetry Workshop English 463 Business Writing and Communication English 460 Advanced Composition English 360 Introduction to Creative Writing English 286 Poetry Honors (Modern and Contemporary American Poetry) English 286 Poetry English 285 Themes in American Writing (Beat Generation and American Poetry since 1950) English 101 Composition English 101 Honors (Creative Non-Fiction) English 102 Composition and Literature English 102 Honors (Irish Literature) Service Study Abroad in Ireland, Co-Instructor, Crisis Manager Committee for Curriculum Redesign, First Year English Committee for Teacher Assessment, First Year English Show less



Palmetto Center for the Arts

• Writer in Residence

  • Aug 2003 - May 2006

  Taught advanced poetry and fiction writing classes for grades 10-12; coordinated readings; assisted with curriculum development; coordinated field studies; assisted with judging applicants during the audition process; facilitated internships with seniors. Courses Advanced Poetry Advanced Fiction Writing Senior Seminar Taught advanced poetry and fiction writing classes for grades 10-12; coordinated readings; assisted with curriculum development; coordinated field studies; assisted with judging applicants during the audition process; facilitated internships with seniors. Courses Advanced Poetry Advanced Fiction Writing Senior Seminar