EDUCATION

2009-present, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

• Pursuing a PhD in Foreign Language & ESL Education
• Research assistantship concerning integrated reading & writing assessment
• Graduate assistantship with the Education Technology Center, teaching "Technology in the Classroom" for graduate students, assisting graduate students with creating and improving their ePortfolios

2001-2002, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD

• MA Degree in ESOL/Bilingual Education
• Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
• Conducted research on teacher burnout with emphasis on teaching English as a foreign language

1994-1998, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

• BA Degree in English, Creative Writing with a minor in Linguistics
• Graduated with a 3.25/4.00 GPA
• Active in many extracurricular clubs: PFM art expression group leader, Pocket Lint literary journal head editor, and WBCR radio DJ. 
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EXPERIENCE

2007-2009, ESL Institute, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI

Associate Lecturer

• Taught courses on reading, speaking, and essay writing with students of various linguistic levels and cultural backgrounds.
• Designed courses to meet the needs of each student to enrich their linguistic skills and university experience.
• Collaborated with other instructors on various classroom practices and theories
• Piloted a lab course for up to 70 students, building their academic and testing skills in addition to vocabulary and pronunciation skills using words from the Academic Word List
  

2006-2007, English Language Fellowship, Samara, Russia

Senior English Language Fellow

• Provided seminars, workshops, and master classes that focus on TEFL methods, American studies, and English for specific purposes for teachers and institutions in the Samara and the Greater Volga Region.
• Organized events at the American Center in Samara, giving hundreds of teachers and students in the region opportunities to learn first-hand about American culture and education.
• Created this website for Russian teachers to find access to information and materials regarding my presentations and teaching English in general. 
• Created a blog to answer frequently asked questions that required more time than was allotted at the seminars.

2003-2006, SMU-TESOL, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea

Lead EFL Methodology Instructor

• Developed curricula for 3 intensive English as a Foreign Language courses: Methodology 1, Methodology 2, and Practicum.
• Conducted instructional and curricular articulation discussions to meet the educational needs and support of limited English speaking students.
• Trained numerous native and non-native speakers of English to teach English.
• Assisted with proposal development, project maintenance, and performance reporting.

2002, Power Academy, Ellicott City, MD

Summer Camp Instructor

• Taught English as a Second Language to Korean children ages 11 to 14
• Readily designed own curriculum, lesson plans, and quizzes
• Successfully created a cooperative community of learners

2002, English Language Center, UMBC, Baltimore, MD

Intern (Listening & Speaking Proficiency Rating)

• Rated international students' proficiency according to the Interagency Language Roundtable scales.
• Provided feedback to students, instructors, and administrators.
• Assisted English Listening & Speaking instructors in their classes.

2001-2002, Resource Center for Language & Culture, UMBC, Baltimore, MD

Resource Center Aide

• Assisted ESL instructors and students with finding classroom materials
• Provided ESL-related journals and catalogues for graduate students
• Organized ESL-related books, videos, magazines, and job postings

1998-2001, Nova Corporation, Tokyo (main office), Kumagaya (local branch), Japan

Full-Time English Instructor

• Taught students ranging from novice-low to native-like oral proficiency
• Produced own materials to teach idioms, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills
• Assisted in orientation, assessment, and enrollment of students
• Conducted guided conversation lessons with students of all ages and proficiencies

• Role-plays in the contexts of teaching English as a foreign language, teacher training, and intercultural communication.
• Task-based learning and teaching with a specific analysis on role-play objectives and outcomes 
• Integrating critical thinking into role-plays in content-based instruction
• Developing curricula and materials to incorporate skeptical thinking into the classroom
  

SKILLS

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Integrating the Internet, blogs, and podcasts into the classroom
• Basic web-design and e-learning 
• Languages: Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, and Russian