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Education
M.A., English, rhetoric and composition, Washington State University 2009, 4.0 GPA
B.A., English/writing; B.A., mass communication, Walla Walla College 2003, cum laude
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Fall 2000 (att.), Keble College, Oxford University

Teaching experience
Composition instructor, WSU (2007-2009).
Taught ENGL 101: Intro to Writing; ENGL 105: Writing for ESL Students
I was the instructor of record. Duties included course design, lectures, activities, and grades.

Taught ENGL 102: Writing Tutorial
In this course I led first-year composition students in evaluating and revising their ENGL 101 writing to enhance their understanding of writing and composition skills.

Adjunct English instructor, Walla Walla College (2004)
Taught ENGL 121 and 122: College Writing: Essays and Argumentation
I was the instructor of record. Duties included course design, lectures, activities, and grades.

Shadowed ENGL 298: Research Writing for Honors Students
In this course I observed a writing professor and a psychologist co-teach students to develop their writing evaluation rubric based on students’ writing skills in conjunction with standards of writing for the academy, the Honors Program at Washington State University, and students’ own interests.

Additional work history
Freelance writer
Have written human-interest stories for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, the Gleaner, and the Sustainable Living Center of Walla Walla.

Copy editor, Coffey Communications Inc. (2004-2007)
Duties included proofreading, editing, implementing and suggesting editorial and artistic changes, and basic layout and design of client publications.

Rafting guide, Camp Ida-Haven, McCall, ID (summers 2001-2003)
Duties included arranging and implementing trips on the Salmon River with children ages 11-16.

Reader, English department, Walla Walla College (2001-2003)
Duties included marking student papers, entering grades, and making grade reports.

Editor, Gadfly, Walla Walla College (2002)
Duties included overseeing layout, design, advertising, printing, binding, and distribution of the WWC literary and arts journal.

Editor, Collegian, Walla Walla College (2000)
Duties included overseeing layout, design, content, advertising, printing, distribution, and overall production of the WWC student newspaper.

Receptionist/transcriptionist (summers 1996 - 2000)
Duties included greeting patients, taking and recording co-payments, taking health vitals and information, and transcribing medical reports, which required extensive knowledge of medical terminology.

Presentations
“Let’s Go Exploring: How Multimodal Composition Opens the Door to Responsible Sourcework”
Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco, March 14, 2009

Relevant graduate coursework
Composition Instruction
Composition Theory
Teaching with Technology
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Writing Creative Nonfiction
Institutions, Technologies, Education, and Agency

Volunteer experience
Disaster Action Team member, Blue Mountain Chapter of the American Red Cross

Irrelevant interests, hobbies, and things I want to know more about
Writing humor and satire
Reading humor and satire
Hiking, fishing, rafting, gardening
Human rights issues
Conservation and the environment