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Education
M.A in English Literature, with a focus on Contemporary Literature,
Florida International University, Miami, FL, May 2015
Thesis: “The Prison System and the Media: How Orange is the New Black Engages with the Prison as a Normalizing Agent.”
Thesis Director: Dr. Heather Russell
B.A. in English,Florida International University, Miami, FL, May 2011
Professional Training Minor in English and Spanish Education,
Florida International University, Miami, FL, May 2011
Linguistic Studies Certificate
Florida International University, Miami, FL, May 2011
Teaching Experience
Secondary English Teacher, Syracuse Academy of Science, August 2017-Present
Secondary English Teacher, Deerfield Beach High School, October 2016- June 2017
I work with all grades to improve reading comprehension and literary analysis skills in fiction and nonfiction text. Each lesson is Common Core Standard based and differentiated based on the composition of each class period. Both Deerfield Beach High School and Syracuse Academy of Science are Title I school located in urban districts. I have taught a variety of courses from English 1 to AP English Literature and Composition. I also teach an elective course, Contemporary literature; students in this course examine modern texts, contemporary issues, and contemporary literary thought.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of English, Palm Beach State College Boca Campus, August 2015- Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Instructor, Department of English, Florida International University, August 2012-May 2014
Courses Taught at FIU and PBCC
ENC 1101/College Composition I: The first of a 2-course sequence in college composition. This course generally focuses on developing skills in rhetorical knowledge and argumentation. Students are asked to reflect on rhetorical tools they use every day to create compelling messages and apply those skills in academic settings. My courses add an additional component of critical reading skills and strategies to encourage students to see their interactions as writers and readers as entering into a conversation.
ENC 1102/College Composition II: This course expands upon 1101 by asking students to emphasize research and continue their practice in critical reading. The course focuses on locating, evaluating and documenting sources and allows students to practice incorporating what they have found into their work in a way that supports their argument and purpose.
LIT 2090/Contemporary Literature: At Palm Beach State College, this course highlights literature from 1945 onward and focuses on work within the students’ own time. My course aims explicitly to survey texts from a variety of genres which were written within the last four decades. The texts will be accompanied by an introduction to select schools of literary thought such as critical race theory and structuralism. The course will also encourage students to demonstrate their understanding of the text and theories through multi-modal assignments which incorporate social sharing mediums which are familiar to students.
Writing Tutor, Center for Excellence in Writing, Florida International University, March 2010- August 2012
As a Writing Tutor, I helped students better their writing skills and written work through careful consideration of students’ intent, audience, purpose, content, grammar, and syntax. Each session was tailored to fit the students’ skill and knowledge while taking steps to achieve their writing goals.
On-Call English Tutor, Florida Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, June 2014- August 2014
I tutored children from recently immigrated families in written and spoken English. During our lessons, we covered topics in science, history, mathematics, and the arts to ensure that our lessons were both academically and culturally informative.
Administrative Experience
Associate Mentor Coordinator, Take Stock in Children Palm Beach, August 2014-October 2015
At Take Stock in Children, I coordinated mentoring services for students, recruited potential mentors, and planned the yearly Take Stock in Children Graduation. I was also responsible for editing the Mentor Newsletter and mentor training materials.
Program Assistant, Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment, June 2011-August 2012
As a program assistant for the Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment, I organized talks and events highlighting the relationship between the humanities and the community at large. I was also responsible for training and supervising a small staff of work-study students.
Receptionist, Center for Excellence in Writing, February 2011-August 2012
In this position, I was responsible for creating the semesterly tutor schedule, scheduling appointments for students and managing the scheduler throughout my shift. I mediated any conflicts between tutors and students and addressed any violations of CEW policy.
Professional Development
Grant Writing Basics, Palm Beach County Library, January 2015
Blackboard Certification, Palm Beach State College, February 2016
Blackboard Advanced, Palm Beach State College, February 2016
Kaltura & EdTech Training, Palm Beach State College, February 2016
Strategies to Strengthen Your Writing Instruction, Bureau of Writing Instruction, March 2018
AP Summer Institute: AP Language & Literature, Rutgers, July 2018
AP Summer Institute: AP Seminar, Goucher College, July 2019
AP Summer Institute: AP Research, Fordham University, July 2020
National Writing Project, Onondaga Community College, November 2020
Conferences
Ellen Thompson, David Lopez, Eunice Louis, Jonathan T. Miles, Kezia Walker. “The Production of Spontaneous Speech Errors in Full and Reduced Relative Clauses with Verb-Particle Constructions.” Poster at the Psycholinguistics in Flanders (PIF) Conference, Flanders, Belgium, May 2011.
Dr. Jeffery Galin, Eunice Louis, Katie Wolfe, Ruben Verdes. “Strategies for working with English Language Learners (ELLs)” Panelist at SWCA FL Tutor Collaboration Day, Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 2016.
Memberships
Sigma Tau Delta,
Member/ September 2008-Present
MLA Association
Member/ Since March 2016
University Service
Sigma Tau Delta
President, Alpha Alpha Kappa Chapter/, August 2010-May 2011
Historian & Council of Student Organizations Representative, Alpha Alpha Kappa Chapter/ August 2009-May 2010
Graduate English Association,
President/August 2013-May 2014
Member/ August 2012-May 2014
Secondary School Service
Advisory Positions
Baking Club, 2017-Present
Female Leaders Aiming to Motivate and Inspire (FLAME), 2017-Present
Committees
Library Committee, 2016- Present
Academic Interests
First-year composition, Developmental writing, Contemporary Literature (primarily African-American and African diasporic writing), writing as social change, and Carceral theory on the US Prison system.
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