Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Communications, Department of Liberal Studies. 2009 – Present
Kettering University

Graduate Instructor, Department of Writing Studies. 2002 – 2009
University of Minnesota

Education

Ph.D., Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication, Department of Writing Studies, 2009
University of Minnesota

Master of Arts, Rhetoric, Scientific and Technical Communication, Department of Rhetoric, 2005
University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 2001
University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire

Awards and Honors

Council of Graduate Students Leadership Award. University of Minnesota. 2007.

James I. Brown Travel Award. Department of Rhetoric. University of Minnesota. 2006-2007

James I. Brown Graduate Teaching Excellence Award. Department of Rhetoric. University of Minnesota. 2005-2006.

Writing Center Experience

Assistant Director (Jan. 2004-May 2004), Online Writing Center, Department of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota
Graduate and Online Consultant (Sept. 2006-2009), Student Writing Support, University of Minnesota

Online Consultant (Sept. 2003-May 2004), Online Writing Center, Department of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota

Museum Experience

Interim Curator (Sept. 2007-August 2008), Humphrey Forum, Hubert Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

James Ford Bell Intern (May 2006-August 2006), Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota

Graduate Intern (Jan 2005-May 2005), Humphrey Forum, Hubert Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Professional Affiliations

  • Rhetoric Society of America
  • National Communication Association
  • Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
  • Council on Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication