I am a professor of English at the University of Washington and Cascadia College, where I teach courses on first year composition, creative writing, research writing, and developmental English. In addition to teaching, I have worked as a tutor for 8+ years in the Bay Area and Seattle. I have experience working with students of all ages and abilities, including students with dyslexia, ADHD, ADD, and anxiety.
I am a professional writer of fiction, poetry, news articles, and creative...
I am a professor of English at the University of Washington and Cascadia College, where I teach courses on first year composition, creative writing, research writing, and developmental English. In addition to teaching, I have worked as a tutor for 8+ years in the Bay Area and Seattle. I have experience working with students of all ages and abilities, including students with dyslexia, ADHD, ADD, and anxiety.
I am a professional writer of fiction, poetry, news articles, and creative non-fiction essays. My creative work has appeared in esteemed literary journals, such as Bennington Review, Hobart, and Santa Clara Review, and my non-fiction work has appeared in The Huffington Post, SF Travel, 7x7, and various nonprofit and commercial websites. I have also served as on the editorial board of several journals and university newspapers.
I find it incredibly rewarding to work with students on writing, reading comprehension, test preparation, and study skills. My students have described my teaching style as kind, patient, and thorough. I firmly believe that every student has their own unique writing voice, and I enjoy helping students discover that voice on the page. In my teaching, I stress the importance of adopting a growth mindset, where every student sees their current abilities as merely a starting point. One of my main goals for writing tutoring is that my students will no longer form an identity around their perceived academic deficits (i.e., “I’m a bad writer”), but will instead see themselves as capable learners with the potential for improvement.
As an experienced writer, editor, and teacher, I help my students craft writing that they are proud to submit. Many of my students have told me that the essays we worked on together were the best papers they had ever written and that these papers significantly increased their confidence in school.
My tutoring specialties include essays (for students of all ages and levels), college personal statements, admissions essays, academic essays, research papers, creati
