TEACHING

My teaching is about guided practice, revision, and developing consciousness around students' language practices and their relationships to others. I want student writers to have opportunities to engage audiences, to imagine and make meaningful contributions to important conversations, and to consider possibilities for communicating ideas across cultures and in response to global challenges. My pedagogical approach begins with what students bring to the learning situation and then challenges them to complicate that reality with new ideas, knowledge, and contexts. Especially in terms of language teaching, I strive to educate students about diversity, social justice, and the ideologies that inform discursive practices.

LEARNING

As a writing center practitioner, I believe authentic conversation, empathic listening, critical reflection, and sustained inquiry are required for effective learning. Peer collaboration and co-learning has been the focus of my scholarly and professional work. I believe in an epistemological approach that privileges organizing students around knowledge-discovery and -building activities.

LEADERSHIP

Institutions of higher education run on service informed by experience, creativity, and academic expertise. Bringing these together to drive initiatives has informed my approach to working with colleagues, building programs, and leading committees. I believe in good citizenship--holding oneself accountable to others while making decisions about the communities in which we teach and learn.