I hold a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University and a Master of Public Health from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, both of which required extensive academic writing across research proposals, peer-reviewed manuscripts, grant applications, and policy reports. My writing has been published in journals including Injury Epidemiology and presented at national and international conferences. Translating complex ideas into clear, well-structured prose...
I hold a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University and a Master of Public Health from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, both of which required extensive academic writing across research proposals, peer-reviewed manuscripts, grant applications, and policy reports. My writing has been published in journals including Injury Epidemiology and presented at national and international conferences. Translating complex ideas into clear, well-structured prose is central to my professional work, and I bring that same skill set to helping others develop as writers.
I have been teaching at the college level for over five years across a range of settings — large in-person lectures, asynchronous online courses, and small hybrid seminars. As an Assistant Professor, I currently teach undergraduate students in courses that require substantial writing, including research-based essays, policy analyses, and reflective assignments. I have also served as a teaching assistant at both Emory University and George Mason University, where I provided written and verbal feedback on student work in graduate and undergraduate courses alike. My approach centers on helping writers understand the purpose behind each component of their writing — the argument, the evidence, the transitions — rather than simply correcting surface-level errors.
My tutoring style is collaborative and student-centered. I work to understand where a writer is in their process before offering guidance, whether that means brainstorming a thesis, restructuring a draft, or refining tone and clarity. I have worked with undergraduate students, graduate students, and non-traditional adult learners from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds, including students with limited prior writing instruction. I am comfortable supporting writers at any stage, from a blank page to a nearly finished draft.
