Completing a graduate research degree at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Carly Watson, examining the relationship between serialised illustration and the development of inferential reading in Victorian print culture

Dissertation: Dark Plate to Deerstalker: Serialised Illustration, Inferential Training, and the Rise of Detective Fiction in Victorian Britain — a book-length original argument tracing how image-text dynamics in Victorian illustrated, serialised fiction cultivated forensic reading habits subsequently codified by detective fiction as a genre

Served as a member of the editorial committee for VIDES, the MLA's student humanities journal, contributing to peer review, editorial decision-making, and publication standards

Managed full production workflow for a print run of VIDES using Adobe InDesign, including layout design, copyediting, cover and spine file preparation, and coordination with a UK printer

Applied professional copyediting standards to submitted academic manuscripts, ensuring consistency in citation style, formatting, and scholarly register across a multi-author publication

Creation of curriculum: planning, teaching, assessment, and skills mastery final product creation for RTHS. 

Implement scaffolding and support strategies for student focused learning. Example: Established Writer's Workshop  days for students to focus on independent writing skills, peer editing, drafting and revision. 

Incorporate Learning Management Systems (Summit) technology into classroom curriculum to improve literacy and develop digital awareness programs. 

Develop long range research and performance-based learning opportunities across multiple formats and mediums. 

Creation of curriculum: planning, teaching, assessment, and standards-based grading for International Baccalaureate non-Diploma program for Junior and Senior grade levels and Advanced Placement English Language & Literature. 

Implement scaffolding and support strategies for student focused learning. Example: Established Writer's Workshop  days for students to focus on independent writing skills, peer editing, drafting and revision. 

Incorporate Learning Management Systems (Google Classroom and Canvas) technology into classroom curriculum to improve literacy and develop digital awareness programs. 

Develop long range research and performance-based learning opportunities across multiple formats and mediums. 

Planning Level Team Leader for 2019 - 2021

Creation of curriculum: planning, teaching, assessment, and standards-based grading for Texas STARR and EOC testing and AP Language & Composition.

Implement scaffolding and support strategies for student focused learning. Example: Established Reading circles  for students to focus on independent reading, writing, and reflection. 

Develop long range research and performance-based learning opportunities across multiple formats and mediums. 

Gifted and Talented Coordinator: designed cross-curricular learning opportunities and independent research studies for students in Robotics, Literacy, and Physics.