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Education

PhD in Literacy

MEd in TESOL

  • Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia (GPA: 4.0)       
  • Concentrations: Adult & PreK–12 certification        

BA in English/Journalism–Communications

  • Averett University, Danville, Virginia (GPA: 3.76)
  • Concentrations: Public Relations & Teaching Certification

Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor (online)

  • St. John’s University, Queens, NY (January 2025–present)
    • EDU 3283 Research and Strategies of Literacy Leadership PK-12 (online graduate course — required for Master of Science in Education, Childhood/Literacy Birth-6 degree, Master of Science in Education, Adolescent/Literacy 5-12 degree, & Doctor of Philosophy, Literacy degree): taught Spring 2025 (1 class)
    • EDU 3220 Approaches, Materials, and Performance Evaluation in Reading/Literacy Development with student teaching field work (online graduate course — required for Master of Science in Education, Teaching Reading and Literacy PK–12 degree): to be taught Fall 2025
    • EDU 3240 Practicum & Seminar in Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners, Part I- PK-12 with student teaching field work (online graduate course — required for Master of Science in Education, Teaching Reading and Literacy PK–12 degree): to be taught Fall 2025

Tutor

  • Study Hub, Broken Arrow, OK (November 2024–present)
    • Supporting learners of all ages in reading, writing, language, research, study skills, etc.—with a primary focus on dyslexia intervention

Adjunct Professor & Instructional Designer (online)

  • Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK (05/2024–present)
    • ENGL 5073 Assessment & Culture for English Language Teaching (online graduate course — required for Master of Arts in Teaching degree, TESOL certificate, & Reading Specialist certificate): developed Spring 2024; taught Summer 2024 (1 class), Summer 2025 (1 class)
    • ENGL 3283 Teaching P–12 English Language Learners (online undergraduate course — required for Special Education undergraduate degree & Elementary Education undergraduate degrees): in development Summer/Fall 2025; to be taught Spring 2026 (1 class)
    • EDUC 5123 Language Development and Literacy Instruction (online graduate course — required for Master of Arts in Teaching degree, TESOL certificate, & Reading Specialist certificate): in development Summer/Fall 2025; to be taught Spring 2026 (1 class)
    • EDUC 5233 Introduction to Linguistics (online graduate course — required for Master of Arts in Teaching degree, TESOL certificate, & Reading Specialist certificate): to be taught Fall 2025 (1 class)

Adjunct Professor – Undergraduate in-person & hybrid

  • Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK (08/2023–present)
    • ENGL 1113 Composition I (in-person/hybrid undergraduate course — required for all degree programs): taught Spring 2025 (2 classes)
    • ENGL 0943 Writing Foundations Workshop (in-person/hybrid co-requisite undergraduate course — required for students with placement test score below 5): taught Spring 2025 (1 class)
    • READ 0123 Critical Academic Reading (in-person undergraduate course — required for students with placement test score below 263): taught Fall 2023 (1 class); Spring 2024 (3 classes); Summer 2024 (1 class)
    • READ 0113 Introduction to Academic Reading (in-person undergraduate course — required for students with placement test score below 237): taught Spring 2025 (1 class)

Adjunct Professor (online)

  • College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY (January 2022–May 2024)
    • LRC 530 Theories of Literacy (online undergraduate course — required for Literacy Birth-6 advanced certificate & Literacy 5-12 advanced certificate): taught Spring 2022 (1 class), Summer 2022 (1 class), Spring 2023 (1 class), Summer 2023 (1 class), Spring 2024 (1 class)
    • LRC 570 Literacy for English Language Learners with student teaching field experience (online graduate course — required for Master of Science in Education: Childhood Education/Special Education (Grades 1-6) degree; Master of Science in Education: Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 2) degree; Master of Science in Education: Special Education: Early Childhood and Childhood (Birth-Grade 6) degree; and TESOL advanced certificate): taught Summer 2022 (1 class), Fall 2022 (1 class), Spring 2023 (1 class)

English Language Development Partner

  • Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK (10/2022–01/2024)
    • Provided district-level support for a network of 15+ secondary schools: supporting school leaders.
    • Coordinated curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
    • Supported 60+ secondary teachers, developing and facilitating coaching cycles for continuous improvement through reflection, goal-setting, observation, and feedback.
    • Developed and facilitated district-level, school-level, and department-level training for teachers, specialists, school leaders, and district administrators. Selected topics: Aligning WIDA standards with state standards and district curricula; Scaffolding grade-level curriculum with diverse learners; Building academic language proficiency; Accommodating instruction and assessment for multilingual learners, recently arrived multilingual learners, and multilingual learners with limited or interrupted formal education; Building community through effective communication with families of multilingual learners

English Language Specialist

  • Danville Public Schools, Danville, VA (07/2019–06/2022)
    • Provided standards-aligned English language instruction for K-12 English learners of diverse proficiency levels and sheltered ESL English classes for high school ELA credit (in person, online, and hybrid).
    • Courses taught: ESL 1, 2, 3, 4 (English language development classes, grades 9–12); ESL English 9, 10, 11, 12 (Sheltered content-area English class with targeted scaffolded instruction and embedded English language development); ELD/ESL pull-out instruction (kindergarten; grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
    • Coordinated identification, assessment, and curriculum
    • Facilitated district-wide and site-based training

English Teacher

  • Danville Public Schools, Danville, VA (08/2005–06/2019)
    • Courses taught: English 9; Advanced English 9; English 10; Advanced English 10; English 12; Newsmagazine
  • Henry County Public Schools, Martinsville, VA (08/1997–04/2003)
    • Courses taught: English 9; Advanced English 9; English 10; Advanced English 10; English 11; Advanced English 11; English 12; Advanced English 12; Advanced Composition (elective); Yearbook; Newspaper

Teaching Certification

Commonwealth of Virginia Postgraduate Professional License

  • Endorsements: Adult English as a Second Language; English; English as a Second Language PreK–12; Journalism
  • Expiration: June 30, 2030

Oklahoma State Department of Education Teaching Certificate

  • Endorsements: English; Journalism; English as a Second Language
  • Expiration: June 30, 2028