Directory

Work Experience

Wor-Wic Community College
Professor of English
Department Head, Arts & Humanities

Wicomico County Board of Education
English Teacher, Department Chair, AP Certification

Committees

Cultural Diversity Committee
Curriculum Committee
Developmental Education Committee
Statewide Standards of English Committee

Former:
AFACCT
Faculty Council: President-2 terms, VP, Past President, Secretary
Faculty Evaluation

Community Service

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, various initiatives and committees
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, mother advisor

Publications

Cognitive load theory and college composition: Can worked examples help novice writers learn argumentation? Capella University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2014. 3623324.

Presentations

Cognitive Load Theory and You, presented at Wor-Wic Community College, Professional Development Day, 19 August, 2010.

Making the Most of Online Discussions, presented at annual AFACCT Conference, College of Southern Maryland, 2010.

Opportunity or Opiate? Teaching paraphrasing to developmental and English 101 students, with Chuck Porter presented at College Composition Conversations Conference VII, 21 October 2011.

Beyond ALP: Ground-Up Scaffolding to Develop the “Developmental” with Chuck Porter. Presented at MACC conference, December 2011, and at Eastern Shore Writing Project conference, Salisbury University, January 2012

Cognitive Load Theory and College Composition: A Study Using Worked Examples to Help Novice Writers Learn Argumentation. Poster presentation at AERA annual convention. April 2014.

Dreaming Big: What Happens if Common Core Promises Come True? with Elaine Vander Clute, Suzy McKeen and Sheila Blosveren. Presented at AFACCT 2015, Carroll Community College, January 2015.

Applying Cognitive Load Theory and College Composition. Presentation at AFACCT 2015, Carroll Community College, January 2015.

Leveraging Your Superpower: Using Rubric Based Assessment to Transform a Writing Program. With Melissa Reddish and Allison Metro. Presented at AFACCT 2016, College of Southern Maryland, January 2016.