Northern Illinois University | Graduate Teaching Assistant | 2022 – Present
- First Year Composition & Research Writing
- Genre based Writing Assignments and Group Dynamic Projects
University of Illinois, Chicago | Visiting Lecturer | 2022 – Present
- First Year Composition & Research Writing
- Develop Course Topics in composition: Villains in Pop Culture.
- Develop Course Topics in research: Processing Grief through Writing.
Oriel College, Oxford University| Ph.D., English Fellowship: Guest Lecturer | 2023
- English Seminar – Shakespeare’s The Tempest: Caliban & Postcolonial Studies
University of Illinois, Chicago | Graduate Teaching Assistant | 2021 – 2022
- First Year Composition & Research Writing
- Develop Course Topics in composition: Villains in Pop Culture.
- Develop Course Topics in research: Processing Grief through Writing.
Moody Bible Institute | Program Assistant, Communications | 2020 – 2021
- Department Finances & Curriculum Coordination
Education
Ph.D., English Northern Illinois University Expected 2027
M.A., English University of Illinois, Chicago 2022
M.Div., Philosophy Rockbridge Seminary 2018
B.A., Communication Studies Moody Bible Institute 2010
Courses Taught
Northern Illinois University, 2022 – Present
AY 2023 – 2024
ENGL 203: Rhetoric and Composition II
ENGL 103: Rhetoric and Composition I
AY 2022 – 2023
ENGL 203: Rhetoric and Composition II
ENGL 103: Rhetoric and Composition I
University of Illinois, Chicago, 2021 – Present
AY 2023 – 2024
English 161: Academic Writing II
English 160: Academic Writing I
AY 2022 – 2023
ENGL 161: Academic Writing II
ENGL 160: Academic Writing I
AY 2021 – 2022
ENGL 161: Academic Writing II
ENGL 160: Academic Writing I
Educational Development
- “Dystopian Displacement: Satire as Social Critique in Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story,” Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language & Media, Northern Illinois University
- “Reanalyzing the Onset: How the First Weeks of Teaching are Vital for Student Engagement & Success,” Teachwrite Series, University of Illinois, Chicago, Spring 2022
Guest Speaker
- “The Theology of Music,” Camp & Conference Association, Spring 2020
- “The Theology of Creativity,” Camp & Conference Association, Spring 2020
- “From Page to Stage: Designing Creative Spaces for Learning,” Camp & Conference Association, Spring 2019
Poems
“What does a Seahorse wear to their Wedding?” Troublemaker Firestarter – 2023
“The Storm Built an Ark of Decorations,” Verum Literary Press – 2023
“Enemy of the Air,” Life in Wartime. Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine – 2021
“The Burial,” Life in Wartime. Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine – 2021
“Cycles of Existence,” Life in Wartime. Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine – 2021
Books
Paper Fledglings: A Collection of Illustrated Poetry, Stoke the Wild Press – 2020
CLAS Study Abroad Scholarship, NIU – 2023
Charles W. Hagelman Jr. Scholarship, NIU – 2023
Best in Show, Morris Liberty Arts Festival – 2018
50th Anniversary Award, Jerry’s Artarama – 2018