United States Air Force Academy, CO Fall 2019 to present
Associate Professor, Department of English and Fine Arts
Responsible for teaching courses in writing, literature, and film studies.
Alvernia University, Reading, PA Fall 2014 to Spring 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communication
In addition to First-Year Seminar and Composition and Research, responsible for designing and teaching a wide range of literature courses, from Romantic and Victorian Writers to Contemporary Fiction and Drama, as well as film studies and special topics, such as Spy Stories: Law, Literature, and Espionage.
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Spring 2014
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of English
Taught one section of English Literature II, a survey of major British writers from the late 18th century to the present day; readings include representative works of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Victorianism, Modernism, and Postmodernism.
Bentley University, Waltham, MA Fall 2013
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of English and Media Studies
Taught one section of Critical Thinking and Writing with an emphasis on cultural studies; readings included works by W. H. Auden, Langston Hughes, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Neil Postman.
Tufts University, Medford, MA Fall 2008 to Spring 2012
Graduate Student Lecturer, Department of English
Taught four sections of Expository Writing and four sections of Other Worlds; assumed sole responsibility for creating lessons on argumentation using a number of literary and philosophical texts, including selections from Plato, Apuleius, Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as films and contemporary journalistic essays.
Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Assisted in the instruction of Horror Stories (Professor Joseph Litvak), a study of 19th and 20th-century horror novels and films; co-taught a class on Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan; graded student essays and final exams.
English as a Second Language Instructor, Academic Resource Center
Piloted a graduate-level course called Communication Strategies for International Graduate Students; designed and taught lessons focused on ESL, American culture, and practical pedagogy; prepared international students in a variety of disciplines to work as teachers, teaching assistants, and laboratory assistants.
Caledonian School, Prague, Czech Republic Fall 2002 to Spring 2007
Senior Teacher for Observations
Responsible for observing and evaluating teachers at various levels of experience; provided constructive oral and written feedback; investigated student complaints and issues of teacher professionalism as needed; held regular office hours for ESL resource consultations.
English as a Second Language Instructor
Taught ESL to international students at all levels, both in-school and in-company; responsible for creating lessons on grammar, phonology, vocabulary, and syntax based on a communicative approach; assessed individual student progress; prepared students for the Cambridge English Exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC) and the TOEIC exam.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Fall 2000 to Spring 2002
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Designed and taught five sections of College Composition, a course on expository writing and cultural studies; developed lessons based on a variety of literary and creative nonfiction texts, including selections from Katherine Mansfield, E. B. White, and Roland Barthes, in addition to music, film, and television.
Teaching Assistant, Department of History
Assisted in the instruction of Britain in the 20th Century (Professor Henry G. Weisser); responsible for participating in class discussions, tutoring students, and grading exams on both historical and literary texts, including novels by D. H. Lawrence and Kingsley Amis.
Associate Professor, Department of English and Fine Arts
Responsible for teaching courses in writing, literature, and film studies.
Alvernia University, Reading, PA Fall 2014 to Spring 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communication
In addition to First-Year Seminar and Composition and Research, responsible for designing and teaching a wide range of literature courses, from Romantic and Victorian Writers to Contemporary Fiction and Drama, as well as film studies and special topics, such as Spy Stories: Law, Literature, and Espionage.
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Spring 2014
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of English
Taught one section of English Literature II, a survey of major British writers from the late 18th century to the present day; readings include representative works of Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Victorianism, Modernism, and Postmodernism.
Bentley University, Waltham, MA Fall 2013
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of English and Media Studies
Taught one section of Critical Thinking and Writing with an emphasis on cultural studies; readings included works by W. H. Auden, Langston Hughes, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Neil Postman.
Tufts University, Medford, MA Fall 2008 to Spring 2012
Graduate Student Lecturer, Department of English
Taught four sections of Expository Writing and four sections of Other Worlds; assumed sole responsibility for creating lessons on argumentation using a number of literary and philosophical texts, including selections from Plato, Apuleius, Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as films and contemporary journalistic essays.
Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Assisted in the instruction of Horror Stories (Professor Joseph Litvak), a study of 19th and 20th-century horror novels and films; co-taught a class on Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan; graded student essays and final exams.
English as a Second Language Instructor, Academic Resource Center
Piloted a graduate-level course called Communication Strategies for International Graduate Students; designed and taught lessons focused on ESL, American culture, and practical pedagogy; prepared international students in a variety of disciplines to work as teachers, teaching assistants, and laboratory assistants.
Caledonian School, Prague, Czech Republic Fall 2002 to Spring 2007
Senior Teacher for Observations
Responsible for observing and evaluating teachers at various levels of experience; provided constructive oral and written feedback; investigated student complaints and issues of teacher professionalism as needed; held regular office hours for ESL resource consultations.
English as a Second Language Instructor
Taught ESL to international students at all levels, both in-school and in-company; responsible for creating lessons on grammar, phonology, vocabulary, and syntax based on a communicative approach; assessed individual student progress; prepared students for the Cambridge English Exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC) and the TOEIC exam.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Fall 2000 to Spring 2002
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
Designed and taught five sections of College Composition, a course on expository writing and cultural studies; developed lessons based on a variety of literary and creative nonfiction texts, including selections from Katherine Mansfield, E. B. White, and Roland Barthes, in addition to music, film, and television.
Teaching Assistant, Department of History
Assisted in the instruction of Britain in the 20th Century (Professor Henry G. Weisser); responsible for participating in class discussions, tutoring students, and grading exams on both historical and literary texts, including novels by D. H. Lawrence and Kingsley Amis.