Brief Bits of Bio

Like many folks these days, I'm doing a lot of different things, in a lot of different higher ed spaces and places. Yet, all of my work is united by my passion for: promoting online pedagogy, facilitating online faculty development & support, building & sustaining virtual communities of care, and enhancing online and f2f student success.

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Education

I earned my B.A. and M.A. in American Literature from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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Currently, I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Maine, where I am studying online teaching and learning--focusing my dissertation on the challenges and rewards women faculty experience in online teaching/learning, and the supports that they view as necessary to their online teaching success.

I live in beautiful and scenic Maine with my husband, two daughters, two dogs, and our cat. When I'm not spending time with my family, writing, or working, I enjoy: reading, watching TV, running, listening to podcasts, and drinking tea. 

Recent Experience

• Faculty Development Facilitator at COOL II (Camp Operation Online Learning) 

• Online English Educator (courses: developmental, composition I, and II, literature, argument writing, writing across the curriculum, and research/study skills)

• Faculty Developer at Lumen Circles

• Online Writing Tutor and English SME at StraighterLine

• Online Course QA, Original Content Writer, and English SME/Consultant for MindEdge 

• Writer at UVenus, Faculty Focus, Scholarly Teacher, Women in Higher Education, and The National Teaching and Learning Forum

• Academic Advising and Internship Coordinator, College of Engineering, at UMaine

Teaching Philosophy

Here is my two-minute teaching philosophy

Communities & Service

Gather is collaborative space for women+ working in higher education. It was created by Karen Costa.

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