TEACHING
CURRENT COURSES (2024-25)
EN 383: Book and Print Design (UA)
An aesthetic and technical course on layout design principles and Adobe Creative Suite software emphasizing computer software and processes for copy-editing, layouts, book design, and the mechanics of book publishing and distribution. After six weeks of lectures on the history of typography, each student chooses to publish an out-of-copyright text or their own text. They then set the interior, design the cover, and learn some light marketing, all while reporting on their aesthetic choices and processes in short reflection papers. At the end of the course, each student should have a publishable, printable book.
EN 103: Advanced English Composition (UA)
Intended for students with a high school GPA of 3.0 and above. With the completion of EN 103 with a grade of C- or higher, three additional hours of placement credit are awarded and the general education requirement for Freshman Composition is completed. Covers rhetorical strategies, critical reading and thinking skills, composing processes, sentence-level conventions, reflection skills, as well as university-level research and source usage techniques. Grades are reported as A, B, C, or NC (No Credit). Students are awarded an additional 3 hours of composition placement credit with a grade of “pass” upon successful completion of EN 103. EN 103 does not apply as credit to the English major or minor.
WS 100: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (UAB)
WS 100: Introduction to Women’s Studies will provide students an overview of feminist and gender studies through an intersectional approach to dialogue and cultural humility. This course will examine multiple facets of social identity (gender, race, sexuality, ability, class and so on) and systems of oppression (sexism, heterosexism, racism, cissexism, classism, ableism and so on) with a feminist theoretical lens. Required for Women’s and Gender Studies Minor. This course meets the Core Curriculum requirements for Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
FUTURE COURSES (2024-25)
EN 252: Literature & Genre: Games (UA)
COLLEGE COURSES
- English 383: Book and Print Design. The University of Alabama
- English 380: Academic and Professional Writing (Teaching Assistant). The University of Virginia
- Rhetoric 306: Introduction to Rhetoric: Reading, Writing and Research (Online Writing Assessment Specialist; online async), The University of Texas at Austin
- Humanities 242: Hermann Hesse’s World. University at Buffalo
- English 2089: Intermediate English Composition. The University of Cincinnati at Clermont (online async)
- English 201: Advanced Writing I. University at Buffalo
- English 106/096: Introduction to Freshman Writing I (with Lab), The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- English 102: Honors Writing II. University at Buffalo
- English 102: English Composition II, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- English 101: English Composition I. University at Buffalo; The University of Alabama at Birmingham; The University of Alabama
- English 1001: Composition, The University of Cincinnati at Clermont (online async)
- UB Experience 101: The University Experience (Teaching Assistant). University at Buffalo
- WS 100: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (online async)
HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
- Substitute Teacher, all subjects, Grades 6-12. Magic City Acceptance Academy, Birmingham, AL
- English Language Arts, Grade 9. Remote via WebEx with synchronous and asynchronous components utilizing Google Docs and Schoology. Shades Valley High School, Birmingham, AL
- English Language Arts, Grade 11. Remote. Shades Valley High School
- Ethnic Literature, Grade 12. Remote. Shades Valley High School
- English Language Arts, Grade 7. Traditional face-to-face instruction. Huffman Middle School, Birmingham, AL
- Wilderness Literature, Grade 12. Traditional. Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL
- Experimental Literature, Grades 11-12. Traditional. Indian Springs School
- Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing, Grades 10-11. Traditional. Indian Springs School
- Feminist Literature, Grade 12. Traditional. Indian Springs School
- World Literature, Grades 11-12. Traditional. Indian Springs School
- Book Arts, Summer at Springs, Grades 5-7. Traditional. Indian Springs School