I am an enthusiastic teacher of English literature and composition comfortable in both in-person and online settings. I have over ten years tutoring experience with high school, college, and graduate students as well as adult learners and I have over five years teaching experience with college students. I work with students on their reading, writing, researching, and critical thinking skills through assignments, activities, and one-on-one instruction. My pedagogical training has focused on...
I am an enthusiastic teacher of English literature and composition comfortable in both in-person and online settings. I have over ten years tutoring experience with high school, college, and graduate students as well as adult learners and I have over five years teaching experience with college students. I work with students on their reading, writing, researching, and critical thinking skills through assignments, activities, and one-on-one instruction. My pedagogical training has focused on academic reading and writing while my literary training has concentrated on 20th and 21st century American literature, 19th through 21st century English language science fiction, and 20th century British modernism. I also have extensive experience working with interdisciplinary scholarship and several fields of critical theory.
My students frequently mention my easygoing manner in the classroom, my dedication to students at an individual level, and my careful approach to designing lesson plans. One student in my introductory writing class, which is themed around ideology and rhetoric, said that the course’s broad focus “allowed for each student to connect with it individually and the professor facilitated this independent connection instead of dictating how we should connect with the topic.” Another student noted, “They care about forming relationships with their students and are very straightforward about a lot of the content, making it easier to understand. They enrich the course with various tools for learning and treat us like every individual is important and equal.” My department at the University of Delaware recognized me for my teaching by awarding me the department’s Innovative Teaching Award in August of 2022.
I am currently finishing up my doctorate in English at the University of Delaware. I recently moved from the east coast to Columbus, OH because my husband got a job at Ohio State University. I’m tutoring alongside some other part-time work as I finish writing my dissertation.
