Education and Professional Experiences

Education

• Ph.D.  Curriculum and Instruction: Reading, Writing, and Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  Dissertation: Firing the Canon: Examining Teaching Methods for Engaging High School Students in Canonical Literature, 2000.
• M.Ed.  Teaching English in Secondary Schools, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1993.
• B.A.  American Civilization, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1988.

Professional Experiences

• Associate Professor in Secondary Education, National-Louis University, Chicago, January 2008-Present.
• Chair, Department of Teacher Education. Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 2006–2008.
• Received Tenure, September 2005.
• Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, September 2005–Present.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, Fall 2000–August 2005.
• High School English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor, Kenwood Academy, Chicago, IL, 1991–1999.
• Language Arts Teacher, Dyett Middle School, Chicago, IL, 1990–1991.
• High School English Teacher and Drop Out Prevention Coordinator, Falls Church High School, Falls Church VA, 1989–1990.
• Graduate Fellowship and Student Teaching, Transition to Teaching Program, George Washington University and Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA, 1988–1989.