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Education

PhD in Literacy

  • St. John’s University, New York, NY (GPA: 4.0)
  • Dissertation: The Self-Efficacy of Culturally Responsive Teaching Among Secondary Teachers During Emergency Online Learning
  • Chair: Olivia G. Stewart

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 & Virginia Teaching Certification

Teaching Certification: Virginia & Oklahoma

  • Endorsed in: 6–12 English; PreK–12 English as a Second Language; Adult English as a Second Language; Journalism

Professional Experience

Adjunct Instructional Designer

  • Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK (05/2024–present)
  • Graduate courses: ENGL 5073 Assessment and Culture for English Language Teaching
  • Applying Quality Matters Rubric

Adjunct Professor – Undergraduate In-person

  • Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK (08/2023–present): READ 0123 Critical Academic Reading

Adjunct Professor – Graduate Online

  • Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK (05/2024–present): ENGL 5073 Assessment and Culture for English Language Teaching
  • The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY (01/2022–05/2024): LRC 530 Theories of Literacy; LRC 570 Literacy for English Language Learners

English Language Development (ELD) Partner

  • Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK (10/2022–01/2024)
  • District-wide support for secondary ELD curriculum, instruction, and assessment
  • Selected professional learning developed/led: Welcoming and Supporting Newcomers; Grading Multilingual Learners; Long-term Multilingual Learners; Clarifying Input with Purposeful Reading; Building Academic Language Proficiency

K–12 English Language Specialist

  • Danville Public Schools, Danville, VA (07/2019–06/2022)
  • Courses: 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); English Language Development/ESL pull-out (kindergarten; grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

English Teacher

  • Danville Public Schools, Danville, VA (08/2005–06/2019)
  • Henry County Public Schools, Martinsville, VA (08/1997–04/2003)
  • Courses: English 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (oral communications, rhetoric, reading, writing, research); Advanced Composition (high school English elective)

Journalism Teacher

  • Danville Public Schools, Danville, VA (08/2005–06/2007)
  • Henry County Public Schools, Martinsville, VA (08/1998–04/2003)
  • Courses taught: Newsmagazine (high school publication advisory); Yearbook (high school publication advisory)