Teaching/Presentations
Presentations:
- Discussion with author Kalisha Buckhanon about her novel Speaking of Summer at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago, IL – September 18, 2019
- AWP 2019 Conference: Moderator and Presenter – Why They Keep Coming:Examining Two-Year College Creative Writing Students – 3/30/2019
- Keynote Speaker – Induction Ceremony for the National Society for Leadership and Success – April 2017
- Keynote Speaker – Honors Society Induction Ceremony- Waubonsee Community College – March 2016
- Life Raft Debate Representing English/Creative Writing – Waubonsee Community College – March 2016
- Discussion with Author Gary W. Moore – Waubonsee Community College – November 2012
- Life Raft Debate Representing English/Creative Writing – Waubonsee Community College – March 2012
- Conversation with author Sam Weller – Waubonsee Community College – October 2010
- National Communications Association Chicago 2007 Conference: Panel Presentation, “Jane Addams: The Most Dangerous Woman in America”
- Midwest School Social Work Conference 2006: Presentation “Neighborship: A Human Revolution”
Teaching:
- Waubonsee Community College – Sugar Grove, IL – Associate Professor of English – August 2009- Present
- Courses:
- English 101 and 102 Composition
- Creative Writing: Fiction
- Creative Writing: NonFiction (created course)
- IDS 210: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- ENG 235: Short Stories to Novels: Examining Fiction
- COL 100: Great Beginnings-College Life and Success (Led committee to create course)
- PDV 110: Leadership Studies
- Courses:
- Waubonsee Community College – Sugar Grove, IL
Adjunct Part-Time Faculty in English Aug. 2008-May 2009- Course: English Composition 101
- Chicago Neighborhood Tours – Chicago, IL
Historical Interpreter – Apr. 2003-2010- Provided tours of Chicago’s Taylor St. – Little Italy Neighborhood, East Garfield Park, and Chinatown communities.
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum – Chicago, IL Head Docent/Facilities Manager – Aug. 1999-July 2008
- Lead tours of the museum to diverse groups of people daily and developed museum education training and programs
- Lesley University – Cambridge, MA
Seminar, “The Responsibilities of Fiction: A Study of Impact and Intent” – Jan. 2008 - Geneva Film Festival – Geneva, IL
Workshop Sessions, “Story Construction” – Nov. 2007 - Jane Addams Hull-House Museum – Chicago, IL
National Endowment for the Humanities grant- Workshop, “Material Culture in the Classroom – July 2005
- Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL
- Guest lecturer, Chicago History Class – Oct. 2005
- Mayor Daley’s Kidstart YouthNet 25 – Chicago, IL
- At-risk youth creative writing workshop, “Read Write!”- Apr. 2003
- Columbia College, Fiction Writing Department – Chicago, IL
- Peer tutor – Oct. 2000-May 2003
Selected by faculty to tutor excelling students.
- Peer tutor – Oct. 2000-May 2003