Loyola Law School, Juris Doctorate

University of Louisville
-MFA, Theatre Performance
-Certificate in African American Theatre

Roanoke College
-Bachelor of Arts, Biology
-Bachelor of Arts, Theatre

• BIS133 Intro to Acting
• BISIA230 Mask Improv
• BISIA230 Intro to Improv
• BISIA230 Bodies in Action
• BIS237 Public Speaking
• BISSKL402 Peer Mentorship
• BCORE1xx Atoms In Art & Culture
• BCORE1xx The Legal Case
• BCORE1xx Designing Art

I work to instill in my students a genuine love of learning and an internal motivation to succeed. I want my students to become excited about connecting ideas, not focused on chasing grades. Trust is the foundation of this work. Without trusting me, their peers, and themselves, my students will not invest in their studies. Without that investment, learning becomes transactional. I believe that transactional learning is not learning at all, even if a student’s high grades suggest otherwise. Teaching students to trust is an iterative process and one that takes time.

My classrooms are places of action. We read, we discuss, but we also “do.” Every class session includes opportunities for students to actively apply learning. In my Mythology class, we go on a campus quest using Geocaches; in Public Speaking, we deliver eulogies at the local funeral parlor; in Dead Things, we make short horror films; in Trial Advocacy, we conduct full trials. The students deeply engage with the course material while experiencing engaging activities. I co-teach a course called Atoms in Art & Culture, where, in the first year, students made “Atomic Comics” that were displayed at the Pacific Science Center. This year, they are presenting STEAM activities at the Bothell Library to guide local families in exploring the context (backstory and impact) of a material science innovations.

I believe that the student-faculty relationship is paramount and that creating an inclusive community of learning begins in the classroom. But I also believe that relationship and that community extends beyond the classroom. My goal is that students succeed both in my classroom and in their next classrooms.