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Resume

PROFESSIONAL ​INFO​​

My work within higher education reflects an earnest desire to serve and instruct students both in and outside of the classroom. I seek to challenge the compartmentalization of learning suggested by the institutional division of student and academic affairs by operating within and across both realms as a teacher and student affairs professional. In so doing, I hope to facilitate a synergistic relationship between students’ in- and out-of-class experiences, thereby fostering a more holistic orientation to student learning.

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.”

 

- Plutarch

EDUCATION
North Carolina State University
M.Ed., M.A.

Higher Education Administration, M.Ed. (expected May 2020)

English, Rhetoric & Composition Concentration, M.A. (expected May 2019)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A.

English & Journalism and Mass Communication, Advertising Concentration, B.A. (2015)

Graduated with honors and distinction

Senior Honors Thesis: "Theory vs. Practice: Knowles' Andragogy and Adult Learner Perceptions of Postsecondary Writing Instruction."

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant - Center for Multicultural Affairs
2017-2018
Duke University

  • Promoted and modeled respect, empathy, and inclusion of diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities.

  • Assisted with the day-to-day operation of La Casa, a space within the Center for Multicultural Affairs designated to serve and preserve the history, culture, and experiences of Latinx communities and students.

  • Planned and executed educational programming on topics related to Latinx culture and identity.

  • Assisted in supporting and collaborating with Latinx student organizations.

  • Researched and assessed Latinx student interests and needs to inform future and ongoing multicultural initiatives and programming.

Admissions Counselor
2015-2017
William Peace University

  • Served as the first point of contact for both high school and community college advisors and prospective first-year, transfer, and readmit students.

  • Provided information regarding WPU’s major options and curriculum requirements, financial aid, campus resources, and student life.

  • Planned and executed campus admissions events and attended high school college fairs and community college transfer fairs.

  • Directly supervised over 300 transfer and readmit applicants through the admissions and enrollment process.

  • Reviewed applications for admission and conducted in-person interviews.

  • Entered incoming transfer credits into WPU’s student information system (Colleague).

  • Conducted preliminary advising sessions with prospective transfer students outlining transfer credits and remaining WPU coursework.


Results: Increased transfer and readmit student enrollment by 5% for the Fall 2016 term, 17% for the Spring 2017 term, and 8% for the Fall 2017 term.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
North Carolina State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant - First-Year Writing
Spring 2018

Details forthcoming.

LEADERSHIP & INVOLVEMENT
Interpersonal Violence Prevention Peer Educator
2017-Present
North Carolina State University

Facilitate workshops on interpersonal violence prevention, gender equity, and social justice following six weekly trainings led by the Women’s Center’s Rape Prevention Education Coordinator. Workshops include Consent & Communication, Sexual Violence 101, Bystander Behavior & Intervention, and more.

TRiO Collegiate Conference Coordinator
North Carolina State University
Fall 2017

Served as a liaison between TRiO staff and NCSU higher education administration master's students to plan and execute a one-day conference for NCSU TRiO students. Specific duties included determining the conference theme, gathering presentation materials, collecting donations for gift bags and giveaways from campus partners, communicating conference logistics to master's students, and assisting with conference setup, student check-in, and movement of students throughout the conference agenda. 

Warrior-Scholar Project
June 2015
Academic Tutor

Provided individualized instruction on writing, study skills, and analytic reading to enlisted veterans. Specific topics covered include both identifying and constructing a thesis and supporting evidence, how to understand and deconstruct academic texts, admissions and curriculum requirements, campus culture, and academic rigor/instructors' expectations.

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Teaching and Communication Certificate
    (expected May 2019)

  • Project SAFE Ally Training, administered by
    NCSU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Center (September 2017)

  • National Council of Teachers of English

  • Conference on College Composition and Communication

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