Assistant Professor (2003-2011)

Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA

Taught the following courses in both traditional and hybrid formats:

  • ENG 111: College Composition I (standard and honors sections)
  • ENG 112: College Composition II (standard and honors sections)
  • ENG 254: Survey of African American Literature II
  • ENG 271: Survey of Shakespeare I
  • ENG 295: Latin American Literature in Translation
  • ENG 295: The History and Poetics of Rap Music      
  • ENG 297: Cooperative Education Internship

Additional responsibilities: Develop new courses; advise students; mentor and evaluate new faculty; supervise student internships; act as Web Editor for Calliope, the student journal of art and literature; maintain leadership roles in a variety of department, division, and college committees.

Distinctions: Received a competitive grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to develop ENG 295, Latin American Literature in Translation; received a grant from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to train faculty in the use of Internet-based teaching technologies; selected as Faculty Mentor for the VCCS Diversity Initiative Program; nominated for a campus-wide award for excellence in teaching.

Teaching Assistant (2002-2003)

University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Helped to develop a writing course for all incoming graduate students in the School of Business; assisted professors with the administration of online, graduate-level business management courses; evaluated all written assignments—ranging from short responses to longer research papers—for grammar, coherence, and style; corresponded with students regarding areas for improvement in their writing; reviewed and edited course materials.

Lecturer (2002-2003)

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

Taught the following courses:

  • ENG 111: Composition and Introduction to Literature I
  • ENG 112: Composition and Introduction to Literature II

Editor (1999-2000)

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Served as on-site editor for the Publications Unit within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice; solicited articles for all newsletters; copy-edited all publications for grammar, style, and conformance with in-house standards; designed and controlled page layout; prepared all publications for posting on the Department of Justice Intranet; conducted extensive legal and non-legal research; assisted attorneys with written and visual presentations given before Congress; designed, implemented, and maintained a database to track all distributed publications.

English Instructor (1998-1999)

InBusiness Institute, Santiago, Chile

Taught English as a second language to business executives; designed classes customized to meet the needs of students with varying levels of English language proficiency; evaluated students’ coursework; created assignments to be completed outside of the classroom.