Experience

Ashland University Correctional Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Feb 2019 - Present



College of Western Idaho

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Dual Credit Mentor

  • May 2015 - Present

  As a department-approved CWI English faculty mentor, I have been trained to conduct advising and guidance to Dual Credit high school instructors as they develop their course content. I verify, and approve curriculum (alignment of course content, competencies, and outcomes), major assignments, final assessments, course syllabi, grading requirements, and course texts.

• Adjunct English Professor

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  Teach English classes from Composition to Poetry Workshops.



Boise State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2020

  Taught Communication 101 to freshman and sophomore students. COMM 101 introduces the principles of effectively preparing, presenting, and critically consuming messages in one-on-one, small group, and public speaking contexts. This course is part of Boise State University’s core curriculum. Taught Communication 101 to freshman and sophomore students. COMM 101 introduces the principles of effectively preparing, presenting, and critically consuming messages in one-on-one, small group, and public speaking contexts. This course is part of Boise State University’s core curriculum.



Your Words Matter

• Writer-in-Residence

  • Oct 2009 - May 2017

  Manage creative writing education non-profit and teach creative writing to all age groups in a workshop setting. Manage creative writing education non-profit and teach creative writing to all age groups in a workshop setting.



Brown Mackie College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct English Professor

  • Oct 2009 - Apr 2017

  Taught blended English classes from Fundamentals of English to World Literature, using web-based course management systems, and integrating learner-centered teaching methods that engage adult learners. Taught blended English classes from Fundamentals of English to World Literature, using web-based course management systems, and integrating learner-centered teaching methods that engage adult learners.



THE CABIN

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer-in-Residence

  • Jun 1998 - Sep 2009

  Taught creative writing to all age groups in a workshop setting.

• Writer In Residence

  • Jun 1999 - Aug 2009

  Taught creative writing in the Writers in the Schools program and in the Summer Writing camps. Taught poetry, screenwriting and filmmaking on the Shoshone Bannock Reservation in Fort Hall, Idaho, through an NEA grant four summers, and in at least 25 different Idaho junior and high school classrooms throughout ten school years.



The College of Idaho

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Adjunct English Professor

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2001

  Taught Composition and Advanced Composition. Taught Composition and Advanced Composition.



Northwest Nazarene University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct English Professor

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2000

  Taught Composition and Advance Composition classes. Focused on expository, narrative and research writing, MLA formatting, grammar, voice, tone and style. Taught Composition and Advance Composition classes. Focused on expository, narrative and research writing, MLA formatting, grammar, voice, tone and style.



Emerson College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct English Professor

  • Sep 1997 - Dec 1997

  Taught English Composition classes, emphasizing expository, narrative and research writing, critical thinking, MLA formatting, grammar, voice, tone and style.

• English Writing Tutor

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 1997

  Mentored native English-speaking ESL undergraduate and graduate students in writing for many classes, including English Composition, Broadcast Journalism, Publishing Seminars, etc.