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- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Department
- English
- Location
- Bea Wood Hall
- Room
- 220
- Bio
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As a North Texan since birth and an MSU alumnus, I’m so excited to be teaching Mustangs for the 8th year in a row! I am an Associate Professor of English at MSU, and I’m also the Composition Coordinator, which means that I provide support and resources to other instructors of MSU’s first-year composition courses.
I grew up in Vernon, TX, but I went to San Angelo for college, where I earned my B.A. in English with a minor in Journalism from Angelo State University. I then came back to be with family and work on my Master’s in English here at MSU. I had the opportunity to teach English classes here back then, and I worked as the Coordinator for the Redwine Honors Program before moving to Stillwater to pursue my Ph.D. at Oklahoma State. While at OSU, I taught English to Cowboys, and I helped run two different writing centers. My focus was on Rhetoric & Composition Theories & Pedagogies (meaning the teaching of argument and writing). My scholarly interests are in inclusive public writing pedagogies, rhetorics of advocacy, and, more recently, developmental writing pedagogies.
Other Positions
| Institution | Degree | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | Ph.D. in English - Composition & Rhetoric | 2019 |
| Midwestern State University | M.A. in English | 2012 |
| Angelo State University | B.A. in English | 2009 |
| Employer | Position | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern State University | Associate Professor of English | 08/01/2024 | |
| Midwestern State University | Assistant Professor of English | 08/01/2020 | 07/31/2024 |
| Oklahoma State University | Assistant Director - Composition Program | 06/01/2015 | 05/01/2017 |
| Oklahoma State University | Tutor/Interim Director - ASSA (Academic Services for Student Athletes) Writing Center | 01/01/2014 | 05/01/2018 |
| Oklahoma State University | Assistant Director - University Writing Center | 01/01/2014 | 05/01/2019 |
| Oklahoma State University - English | Graduate Teaching Assistant - Instructor, Tutor, Administrator, Researcher | 08/01/2013 | 05/01/2019 |
| Oklahoma State University | CEAT Summer Bridge Technical Writing Coordinator/Instructor | 06/01/2013 | 08/01/2018 |
| Midwestern State University | Honors Program Coordinator | 06/01/2012 | 06/01/2013 |
| Midwestern State University - English | Graduate Teaching Assistant - Tutor, Instructor | 08/01/2009 | 05/01/2012 |
Edited Special Issue
"Addressing The Barriers Between Us and that Future: (Feminist) Activist Coalition Building in Writing Studies" Peitho - Cluster Conversation, Vol. 26 No. 1. Fall 2023. Co-Edited with Lisa E. Wright, Natasha Tinsley, and Anna Sicari.
Articles and Chapters
“Calling In Antiracist Accomplices beyond the Writing Center†Writing Center Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2. Summer 2023.
“The Paci-Feminist Ethic of Virginia Woolf and Malala Yousafzai: Rhetorics of Care and Justice in the Face of Tyranny.†CEA Critic, Vol. 82, No. 2. July 2020. Pp. 139-154.
"Talking Justice: The Role of Antiracism in the Writing Center." Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. With Fehintola Folarin, Natasha Tinsley, and Lisa Wright. Spring 2019.
"Scene Report: Creating the Conversation Workshops in Oklahoma City." Writing Networks for Social Justice. Eds. Liz Lane and Don Unger. Independent, 2017.
"Making Research Connections.†Inquiry, Research, and Argument at Oklahoma State University. Ed. Lynn Lewis. Fountainhead, 2016.
Selected Conference Presentations
“Personal Distance and Consent: The Violence of the Well-Intentioned Novice.†Conference on College Composition & Communication. Pittsburgh, PA, Mar. 2019.
Presenter and Chair. “Stretching the Original Shape: How Writing Centers' Resistance Can Foster Inclusion.†With Sedalia Parker. South Central Writing Centers Association. Belton, TX, Feb. 2019.
“Talking Justice: Tutor Training as a Vehicle to Antiracist Consciousness.†With Fehintola Folarin and Lisa Wright. National Conference on Peer-Tutoring of Writing. South Padre Island, TX, Nov. 2018.
“Race and Responsibility in the Antiracist Workshop.†Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition. Louisville, KY, Oct. 2019.
“Transforming Patriarchal Academic Institutions through Feminist Research†Roundtable. Conference on College Composition & Communication. Kansas City, MO, Mar. 2018.
“The (Dis)Orientation Guide: Queering the University through Public Pedagogy.†With Dr. Erin Dyke. International Gender and Sexuality Studies Conference. Oklahoma City, OK, Sept. 2017.
“HeForWhom? Identification and Transnational Feminism in Women’s Rights Advocacy.†Feminisms & Rhetorics Conference. Dayton, OH, Oct. 2017.
“The One Girl (R)Evolution: Malala Yousafzai’s Multicultural Girl Power Rhetoric.†Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Atlanta, GA, May 2016.
“A Paci-feminist Ethic: Woolf’s & Yousafzai’s Rhetorical Responses to Tyranny.†Feminisms & Rhetorics Conference. Arizona State University, Oct. 2015.
“Terms of Engagement: Mapping Methods of Feminist Historiography.†With Rachel Chapman. Computers & Writing. University of Wisconsin-Stout, May 2015.
“Be Our Guest: A Hospitable Approach to Facing Class in the Writing Center.†With Ashley Campana (Hurst). International Writing Center Association Collaborative @ Cs. St. Louis, MO, Mar. 2012.