Academic Information

Degrees

BA: Education, Ohio State University
MA: English-Multicultural Literature, East Carolina University

Research Interests

1. Belizean Literature

2. Developmental Writing Curriculums

3. Discourses

4. Culture

Advisor/Committee

Will Banks

Classes Taught

1. ENG 1100

2. ENG 3880

3. ENG 5780

Conference Presentations & Publications

1. "Transforming Identities in a Globalized Context." Journal of Caribbean Studies 23.1 (2009) 94-114.

2. Conference on College Composition and Communication Convention, San Francisco, California, March 2009. Panel member of Special Interest Group: The Graduate Training Experience Multiple Responsibilities and Challenges.

3. National Association for Developmental Education Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 2009. Presentation: Progressing Toward a More Complete Integration of Reading and Writing in Developmental English.

4. British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference, Savannah, Georgia, February 2008. Presentation: Ethos and Agency in Belizean Literature.

5. British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference, Savannah, Georgia, February 2007. Presentation: Belizean Identities Transformed in a Globalized World: Yasser Musa Relates How the Past Informs the Present.

6. TALGS Conference, Greenville, North Carolina, February 2007. Presentation: Language Maintenance and Status: Belizean Kriol. Presentation: Exclusion and Misrepresentation on the Web.

7. Graduate Student Research Fay, Greenville, North Carolina, February 2006. Presentation: Belizean Identities Transformed in a Globalized World.

Career Goal Statement 

I want to be in a position such as a Vice President of Department Chair where I can help initiate and follow through with positive changes to academic and social aspects for the community college student.

Personal Information

Personal Hobbies/Interests

1. Fishing at the Tar River and enjoying the Town Commons.

2. Walking the Greenville Greenway

3. Attending local festivals like Pirate Fest and International Fest.

4. Attending Sundays in the Park in the summer time at the Town Commons.

5. Gardening. Previously gardened with TRUNA's community garden.

Reasons Why I Chose PhD Program at ECU

Although my beloved and very much missed mentor, Gay Wilentz, tried to get me to go to Texas for PhD studies in Multicultural Literatures, my equally and respected mentor, Sherry Southard, convinced me that I could pioneer my research within the PhD program at ECU. I liked the challenge such an opportunity offered, so I chose the PhD program at ECU.