Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in English, University of California, Santa Barbara

• M.A. in English, University of California, Santa Barbara

• B.A. in English and B.F.A. in Ballet, University of Utah

WORK HISTORY

Freelance Writer, Editor, and Instructional Designer, 2007 - present, Santa Barbara, CA

• Currently developing course materials on a variety of topics.

• Editing academic articles, dissertation chapters, fiction, and resumes/CVs for individual clients across the United States.

• Member of the Editorial Freelancers Association.

Instructor, Stanford University Pre-Collegiate Studies Program, 2010 - 2011, 2012 - 2014, Stanford University, Palo Alto

• Designed and taught synchronous online courses for gifted/talented students on Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights.

• Taught synchronous online courses for gifted/talented students on expository writing and literary analysis.

Lecturer/Teaching Associate and Assistant, 2003 - 2010, Dept. of English/Writing Program, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Designed and taught several courses, including introductory courses on literature and academic writing.

• Responsible for lecturing, creating assignments, and evaluating student work.

• Courses focus on techniques and vocabulary of analytic discussion.