Ph.D. Rhetoric & Professional Communication. Iowa State University
M.A. Technical Communication. Minnesota State University, Mankato
M.B.A. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
B.S. Marketing. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Minnesota State University, Mankato
2021 - present Interim Associate Vice President for Curriculum & Dean of Graduate Studies
2019 - 2021 Interim Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education
2017-2019 Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
Minnesota State University, Mankato | Department of English
2019 - present Professor of English
2014-2019 Associate Professor of English
2009-2014 Assistant Professor of English
2007-2008 Adjunct instructor of English
Iowa State University | Department of English
2004-2007 Graduate Assistant/Teacher of Record
Minnesota State University, Mankato | Department of Computer Information Science
2000-2004 Internship Coordinator & Instructor
HERS Leadership Institute at Denver, CO (2018)
Minnesota State University, Mankato Leadership Institute (2016-2017)
My research interests include visual rhetoric, document design & typography, professional communication pedagogy, marketing communication. I also follow issues in online pedagogy and instructional design. Read more about my scholarship.
Prior to becoming a teacher I was a marketing communications specialist. I have also worked as a freelance editor on a few small projects. Read more.