Education and Professional Experiences

Education

• Ph.D. Program in English and Education Univ. of Michigan, in progress
• Attended week-long Advanced Placement Institute, 2001
• Certified Project CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-Owned Strategies) trainer, 2000
• Teaching Certification, Teachers for Alaska Program (4.0 GPA) 1997
• M.A. English Literature, University of Alaska-Fairbanks (4.0 GPA) 1996
• B.A. English Literature, University of Alaska-Fairbanks (3.6 GPA)  1989 

Professional Experience

• Graduate Student Instructor. University of Michigan, 2003 to present
  Taught English 124 & 125, English Methods (ED 440), Student Teaching Practicum (ED302/304), and practicum for education majors (ED 307)
• English Teacher. West Valley High School. Fairbanks, Alaska, 1997-2003
  Taught AP English, British Lit., American Lit., Creative Writing, Composition, Advanced Composition, English 10, English 10 Honors, and English 9. Advisor for Literary Magazine The Mind’s Eye (four years)  
• Faculty Consultant. Educational Testing Service, 2002-2006
  Scored AP English essay exams
• Instructor. Center for Distance Education. University of Alaska, 1999-2003
  Taught 11 semesters of English 213: Intermediate Exposition, English 111 and 070
• Responder. Writing Center. Eastern Washington University, 1995-96
  Responded to Student Writing in one-on-one 50-minute sessions
• Teaching Assistant. English Dept. Univ. of Alaska, 1992-94
  Responsible for developing and teaching English 111 and 211
• Writing Tutor. University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 1992-94, 96
• Tutored college students, worked as a telefax tutor for students in remote areas of Alaska and trained peer tutors in Bethel, Alaska
• Literacy Council Volunteer. Fairbanks, Alaska and Boise, Idaho, 1994-95
  Assisted ESL students with English Language Skills

Organizations/Committees

• National Council of Teachers of English, 1989-present
• Modern Language Association, 1996-present
• National Women’s Studies Association, 2006
• Provost’s Committee on Student Parent Issues (COSPI) 2003-04
• Graduate Student Community Organization (GSCO) 2005-06

Languages

• College minor in Spanish, passed advanced proficiency exam in 2003
• Italian 101-102 and bilingual home
• One semester college French
• One class in Japanese