EDUCATION          

                 

• Ed.D., Leadership and Innovation, Higher Education Change Leadership, Arizona State University, December 2026 (Expected)

• M.A., English, University of Illinois – Springfield, September 2007
  Thesis: “‘To tell the truth, true and not true’: Deconstructing Philosophies of Truth in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.” Dir. Dr. Ethan Lewis

• B.A., (Summa Cum Laude) English, University of Illinois – Springfield, 2005

• A.A., (with honors) Liberal Arts, Lincoln Land Community College, 2004

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

• Advanced Leadership (ADV 201), National Society of Leadership and Success (April 2026)

• Learning Center Leadership: Level 4 Lifetime Certification, International College Learning Center Association (2025)

• CRLA Summer Institute Tutor Trainer Program (July 2023)

• Women in Leadership, Cornell University (April 2022)

• Building Digital Community Online Faculty Training, University of Illinois—Springfield (May 2018)

• New Online Faculty Program, Lincoln Land Community College (December 2014)

• Web Authoring and Design, Lincoln Land Community College (December 2013)

• Internet Programming, Lincoln Land Community College (December 2010)

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Adjunct Instructor of English, Lincoln Land Community College (2007-2022)

• CSS 100  College Success Skills

• EGL 098  Basic English

• EGL 099  Developmental Writing

• EGL 105  Career Communications II          

• EGL 100  Introduction to Composition (traditional classroom and online sections)

• EGL 101  Composition I (traditional classroom, online, and hybrid sections)

• EGL 102  Composition II (traditional classroom and online sections

• EGL 111  Introduction to Literature: The Novel

• EGL 114  Introduction to Film as Literature (traditional classroom and online sections)

 

Adjunct Instructor of English, University of Illinois – Springfield (2008-2022)

• ENG 091 Critical Reading Strategies (traditional classroom, online, and hybrid sections)

• ENG 101 Rhetoric and College Writing (traditional classroom, online, and hybrid sections)

• ENG 102 College Writing and Civic Engagement (traditional classroom and online sections)

• ENG 367 ECCE: Effective Tutoring through Service Learning (online)

• English Brush-Up, Summer Bridge Program (traditional classroom and hybrid sections)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

• Academic Support Programs Coordinator, Lincoln Land Community College (2022-present)

• Writing Center Specialist, Lincoln Land Community College (2007-2022)

• Online Writing Tutor, Pearson Smarthinking (Fall 2015)

• English Department Graduate Assistant, University of Illinois – Springfield (2005-2007)

• Online Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois – Springfield (2006)

• ENG 375 Expository Writing (online)

• ENG 301 Introduction to the Discipline (online)

• Applied Study Internship: Teaching Assistant, Lincoln Land Community College (2005)  

• COM 099 Developmental Writing

• Coordinator, Freshman Tutoring Program, University of Illinois – Springfield (2005)  

• Writing Tutor, University of Illinois – Springfield (2004)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

• National Society of Leadership and Success (2026-present)

• College Reading and Learning Association (2022-present)

• National College Learning Center Association (2022-present)

• International Writing Centers Association (2018-present)

• Midwest Writing Centers Association (2021-present)

• Online Writing Centers Association (2021-present)

 

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS 

 

• "Embedded Tutoring Definition and Minimum Standards" (with R. Tedesco, S. Chaves, V. Lee, S. Mavrogiannis, J. Silkey, P. Vocal, T. Allen, G. Burkhardt, S. Garrison, C. Glove, L. Negri). Learning Assistance Review, vol. 30, no. 3, Spring 2026, pp. 19-35.

• "Increasing Student Success through Embedded Tutoring: A Writing Center's Pilot Program Assessment." Assessment Update, vol. 37, no. 2, 2025, p. 1+.

• "Boons and Blunders: A Trial and Error Guide for Implementing Embedded Tutoring in Asynchronous Online Courses" (with T. McKenzie and K. Winchester). Learning Assistance Review, vol. 29, no. 2, 2024, pp. 129-149.  

• “Disruptive Labor: The Transformative Work of Pushing Boundaries.” Storying Writing Center Labor for  Anti-capitalist Futures, Eds. Genie Giaimo and Daniel Lawson, 2024.

• “The Death of the Deviant: Panopticism in Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native.” The Hardy Society Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring 2009, pp. 39-47.

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 

• “The Tattoo Artist,” poem published in The Lincoln Land Review, Spring 2023

• “Sweet Dreams,” poem published in The Ruptured Seed,  33rd ed.,  Fall 2004.

• “One Small Sin,” short fiction published in The Ruptured Seed,  33rd ed.,  Spring 2004.

• “Barbie, the Feminist,” essay publish in The Harvester,  Spring 2003.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, WEBINARS, & WORKSHOPS

 

• Building better embedded tutoring programs: Open-access training for tutors & faculty [Webinar]. (May 2026). International College Learning Center Association.

• In synch with asynchronous embedded support: Strategies for implementing embedded tutoring in asynchronous online courses (with L. Avendano, T. McKenzie, C. Suchland, & K. Winchester). (February 2025). National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

• Adapting Embedded Tutoring for Asynchronous Online Courses [Conference session]. (September 2024). ICLCA 39th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

• Build-a-Program Workshop [Pre-conference session]. (September 2024). ICLCA 39th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

• Best practices for embedded tutoring [Webinar]. (June 2024). International College Learning Center Association.

• “Embedded Tutoring Program Design: Best Practices for (Re)Designing a Successful Embedded Tutoring Program.” NCLCA 38th Annual Conference, forthcoming September 2023.

• “At the Point of Need: Collaborative Embedded Support Initiative Yields Increased Benefits for Students.” Co-presenter Julie Clevenger. NCLCA 38th Annual Conference, forthcoming September 2023.

• “Lifting Learning Barriers: Positioning Embedded Tutoring as a High-Impact Practice to Increase Student Mastery of Core Competencies.” Co-presenters Dr. Colin Suchland and Suzanne Carbonaro. Assessment Institute, October 2022.

• “The Win-Win: Improving Student Engagement and Skills Via Embedded Tutoring.” Co-presenter Dr. Colin Suchland. Professional Development Day, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2022.

• “Moving the Needle: Embedded Tutoring Yields Measurable Results.” Co-presenter Dr. Colin Suchland. Assessment Fair, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2022.

• “Write Outside the Box: (Re)Imagining Writing in Non-English Courses.” Co-presenter Dr. Karen Sisk. Professional Development Day, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2021.

• “Engagement Strategies for Online Learners.” Discussion Panel, Professional Development Day, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2017.

• “2016 MLA Updates.” Professional Development Day. Lincoln Land Community College. Fall 2016.

• “Teaching and Learning with Infographics.” Instructional Technology and Distance Education, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2015.

• “Beyond the Classroom: Project-Based Learning.” Instructional Technology and Distance Education Innovation Celebration, Lincoln Land Community College, Spring 2015.

• “Teaching with Social Media.” Professional Development Day, Lincoln Land Community College, Fall 2012.

• “iWrite Cool: Teaching Academic Writing Through Conventions of Social Media Discourse.” Computers and Writing, Raleigh, NC, May 2012.

• “National Day on Grammar Discussion Panel.” Lincoln Land Community College, Spring 2012.

• “Sold Out / Sold Short: The Place of Writing Centers in the Two-Year College.” Illinois Philological Association, Decatur, IL, April 2008. 

• “The Anti-Awakening: Edna’s Quest for the Lost Mother.” Illinois Philological Association, Springfield, IL,  April 2007.

• “Beyond the Archetype: Survivance and the Story.” The Native American Literature Symposium,  Mt. Pleasant, MI,  March 2007.

• “Social Surveillance and the Death of the Deviant: Panopticism in Hardy’s The Return of the Native.” Illinois Philological Association, Chicago, April 2006.

• “Surviving the English Major: Discovering What It Really Takes.” Midwest Modern Language Association, Milwaukee, November 2005.

• “Properties of Passion: Symbolism in ‘The Storm’.” Illinois Philological Association, Decatur, IL, April 2005.

• “Barbie, The Feminist.” Illinois Community College Faculty Association, Springfield, IL, 2004.

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

General Service to the Profession

• Embedded Tutoring Work Group (2025-present)

• Embedded Tutoring Online Discussion Group, facilitator (2023-2025)

• Embedded Tutoring Resource Library, founder and manager (2023-present)

• Edu-Talk, founder and host (2011-present)

• ICCB ABE to Credentials Design Team, LLCC adjunct faculty representative (2011)

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Lincoln Land Community College

• Enrollment Management Team, professional staff representative (2022-present)

• DFW Sub Team, team leader (2022-present)

• Faculty Senate, adjunct representative (2021-2022)

• Professional Development Day Task Force, adjunct representative (2021-2022)

• Paul Simon Essay Contest: LLCC Review Committee, professional staff representative (2008-2022)

• Professional Advisory Committee, professional staff representative, Vice Chair (2019-2021)

• SAVE Taskforce, professional staff and adjunct faculty representative (2015-2017)

• Educational Assistance Committee, professional staff representative (2014-2016)

• Professional Development Team, professional staff representative (2011-2012)

• Professional Development Day Work Group, adjunct faculty representative (2011-2012)

• Professional Advisory Committee, professional staff representative (2010-2012)

• ICCB ABE to Credentials Design Team, LLCC adjunct faculty representative (2011)

• Shared Governance Council, professional staff representative (2008-2011)

• Employee Recognition Committee, professional staff representative (2008-2010)

• Shared Governance Committee, professional staff representative (2008-2009)

• LLCC Library Book of the Month (2008)

• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, student representative (2004)

• Woman of the Year Selection Committee, student representative (2004)

 

University of Illinois – Springfield

• Summer Bridge Curriculum Design Committee (2016)

• English Program Personnel Committee, graduate student representative (2006)

• Composition/Rhetoric Faculty Search Committee, graduate student representative (Spring 2005)

• Course Development with English Department Chair, Dr. James Ottery: ENG 301 Introduction to the Discipline (2005)

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

• Highlands Neighborhood Association, Secretary (2019-2022)

• Al-Anon Family Groups, rotating service positions (2016-present)

• M.E.R.C.Y. Communities (2010-2011)