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Education

  • PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, Iowa State University, 2009
  • Masters in Technical and Professional Writing, Northeastern University, 2003
  • BA in English, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1989
  • Certificate in Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1989

Teaching Experience

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Instructor of Advanced Communication, 2004–2007

  • Technical Communication—Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
  • Business Communication—Fall 2006, Spring 2007

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Instructor of First-year Composition and Advanced Communication, 2002–2003

Writing Center Tutor, 2002–2003: worked one-on-one with students on writing assignments in college writing and technical writing courses.

Presentations

  • “WikiWho? Using Wikis to Teach Audience in the Classroom.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 12, 2007.
  • “Positioning Business Communication Programs and Students in Emerging Global Networks: Textualizing Globalization.” The Association for Business Communication International Convention. October 28, 2006.
  • “Student Journals as Middle Ground: Excavating the Middle Ground.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 2006.
  • “The Orange Journal: An Online, Peer-reviewed Publication for Graduate Student Scholarship.” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing Conference. April 15, 2005.

Invited presentations

  • “Using the Moodle Content Management System in the Classroom.” ISUComm E-Fair, Iowa State University. March 2006.
  • “Tools and Tips for Improving Student Interactions in the Digital Classroom.” AgComm Workshop. Iowa State University, Department of Agricultural Education and Studies. April, 2007.
  • “Considering Attendance Policies.” Presented with Matthew Search. Advanced Communication 2006 Workshop. Iowa State University, Department of English. August 2006.

Affiliations

Publications

  • Contributing writer. Locker, K. O. & Kienzler, D. (2008). Business and administrative communication (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Service

  • Great Plains Computers & Writing Conference planning committee, Iowa State University, 2008
  • Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program website redesign committee, Iowa State University, 2007
  • Rhetoric and Professional Communication program’s online editorial committee, Iowa State University, 2004–2005