Academic Information

Degrees

BA: Chapman University
MA: East Carolina University

Research Interests

1. Visual Rhetoric

2. Semiotic and Rhetorical Theory

3. College Writing Pedagogy

4. ESL Studies

Advisor/Committee

Will Banks, Dana Harrigton, Michelle Eble

Classes Taught

1. English 1100

2. English 1200

Conference Presentations & Publications

1. "Trouble in Paradise? The Language of Gay Tourism," Conference on College Composition and Communication - Research Network Forum - Presenter. Louisville, KY. March, 2010.

2. "The Visual as a mode of Invention in the ESL College Composition Classroom," TSOL/Applied Linguistics Graduate Student Conference - Presenter. Greenville, NC. February, 2010.

3. "Epideictic Rhetorical Analysis of Robert Wright Induction Speech," East Carolina University Research Symposium. April, 2008.

Career Goal Statement 

My goal is to teach at a four year college/university while specializing in NES/ESL composition, and upper division/graduate courses in visual rhetoric and professional writing.

Personal Information

Personal Hobbies/Interests

Teaching, tutoring, reading and writing, event planning and fundraising, travel

Reasons Why I Chose PhD Program at ECU

I chose ECU's PhD program largely because of the multidisciplinary nature of its curriculum. The intersections between teaching, culture, and technology converge here creating the ideal forum for rigorous knowledge collaboration and acquisition. In addition, the PhD teaching faculty are well respected scholars and I have direct access to each and every one of them. Finally, I chose the PhD program at ECU because of its commitment to teacher training, community service and technological advancement. GO PIRATES!!!