Teaching Experience:

University of California, Davis

• Associate Instructor (2023-Present)
  • English 3: Introduction to Literature
  • UWP 1: Introduction to Academic Literacies
• Teaching Assistant (2022-2023)
  • English 157, 168, 10C

University of California, San Diego

• Teaching Assistant (2020-2023)
  • Humanities 200: Teaching Assistant Training
  • Humanities 1, 2, 3, 5 (Composition sequence using the great works of the Western canon)

Saint Mary's College of California

• Instructor (2018-2019)
  • English 4: First-Year Composition
  • Communications 190: Writing Circle Facilitator
  • Education 501: Introduction to Graduate Writing

Why did you choose the DE in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies?

I chose the WRaCS program because of my love for writing and my commitment to teaching. As a creative writer, I have long studied how great writing happens, and WRaCS has allowed me to extend that curiosity to pedagogy and research. My teaching emphasizes innovative approaches to composition—including a game-based course that received UC Davis’s Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award—and my research examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping peer review, assessment, and the writing process. The program brings together my interests in creativity, pedagogy, and technology in ways that support both my students and the field of Writing Studies.

Presentations

• “A Peer Review Remix: Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment.” Conference on College Composition & Communication, Baltimore, MD (2025).
• “An Abundance of Contexts: How Genre Analysis Provides a Framework for Using Generative AI in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Writing Courses.” Conference on College Composition & Communication, Spokane, WA (2024).
• “An Abundance of Caution: Writing Instructor Attitudes Towards Student Use of Generative AI.” IRB-approved Research Poster. Conference on College Composition & Communication, Spokane, WA (2024).
• “The Second Reader: Testing the Efficacy of Using AI for Additional ‘Reader Response’ in the Writing Center.” Collaborative Workshop. International Writing Center Association Conference, Spokane, WA (2024).
• “Writing Instructors, Trust, and AI.” Roundtable Presentation. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Davis, CA (2023).
• “Ducks in a Row: Forming Campus Connections through Writing Center Branding.” Northern California Writing Centers Association, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA (2018).