Bio
I am a Teaching Professor for the Department of English at Iowa State University specializing in cross-cultural and cross-linguistic academic communications and composition since 2007. I have served as the Course Curriculum Coordinator for English 101C for International students and Vice-Chair of the College of LAS Representative Assembly. I am currently a Faculty Senator and Athletics Council member. I have taught English 0990, 1010, 1500, 2500, 3020, 3140, and Linguistics 2190 and 2200 and have led several study abroad trips. I also work with a team on a US Department of State grant-funded project developing and teaching a global online professional development course for international teachers of English as a foreign language.
I have a BA in English from UC Berkeley, a post-baccalaureate K-12 teaching credential from Cal State University East Bay, and a Master’s in Applied Linguistics/TESL from ISU. I moved to Ames in 2002 after growing up in Berkeley, California. I have traveled widely and worked in many parts of the world, including China, Ghana, Thailand, Cuba, Japan, the UK, and Israel/Palestine.
Courses I have taught
ENGL 0990R/0990L
ENGL 10100C
ENGL 1500/2500
ENGL 3020
ENGL 3140
LING 2190
LING 2200
Research areas
Composition Studies
Developmental Academic ESL Writing Curriculum
ESL Teacher-training
Cross-cultural communications