Trained as a K-12 teacher, I taught middle school English for five years in the Chicago area prior to becoming an academic. As a Writing Studies professor, I work with writers of all experience levels to help them develop solid writing habits. I believe in a growth model of writing—that regardless of where a writer is starting from, there is always the potential for improvement. My goal is to help foster that process.

I have taught the following courses at Montclair State University:

• College Writing I: Intellectual Prose (WRIT 105) [in-person, online, 3 and 4-credit]
• College Writing II: Intellectual Prose (WRIT 106)
• Introduction to Professional and Public Writing (WRIT 201)
• Workplace Writing (WRIT 206) [online and in-person] 
• Technical Writing (WRIT 207)
• Digital Writing (WRIT 208)
• Political Rhetorics (WRIT 217)
• Travel Writing (WRIT 230)–study abroad component
• Strategies for Argument (WRIT 280)
• Introduction to GLBTQ Studies (GLQS 100)
• Queer Identities: The Trouble with Normal (GLQS 201)
• Writing in the Major (ENWR 220)
• LGBT Literature (ENGL 250)
• Cooperative Education (COED 401)
• The Creative Process (HON 201)
• Research in Writing Studies Graduate Seminar (ENWR 588)
• Digital Writing Graduate Seminar (ENWR 600) 
• Student teacher observer, 2012-2016
• Teaching Writing in English (Global Education—on campus) 2013-2016

I also consult with local high schools about effective writing pedagogy and how to incorporate LGBTQ-oriented content into their curricula.