Instructor of Record, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), 2017-present

Writing Courses:

ENGL 1013: Composition I

Course objectives: Identify and evaluate arguments, analyze rhetorical strategies, revise assignments over the course of the semester

ENGL 1023: Composition II

Course objectives: Evaluate and experiment with variety of rhetorical strategies and genres, use electronic resources to support library research

WCOB 1011: Writing with Integrity for the Academic World

Course objectives: Be able to identify and define key concepts of academic integrity, plagiarism, ethics, intellectual property, and original writing, Discover how to cite sources appropriately in-text, Explain the consequences of plagiarism, accidental or intentional, including the institutional sanctioning process and farther-reaching legal, professional, financial, and other consequences, Examine the writing process and develop writing schedules that accommodate the demands of academic writing at the University level, Perform research effectively by collecting pertinent data and learning about citation tools, Apply to writing situations the ethical decision-making processes and the ideological frameworks of intellectual property and academic integrity, Demonstrate competence in paraphrasing, quotation, and summary attribution through the completion of a research paper, Apply the principles of ethics and intellectual property to a real-life situation in an in-class presentation

Literature Courses

WLIT 1113: World Literature I 

Course objectives: Analyze and criticize texts from a variety of cultures and genres written before 1675, analyze or create adaptation of text written before 1675, integrate cultural and historical context in literary analysis

WLIT 1123: World Literature II 

Course objectives: Analyze and criticize texts from a variety of cultures and genres written after 1675, analyze or create adaptation of text written after 1675, integrate cultural and historical context in literary analysis

ENGL 2043: Rethinking Literature: Detective Fiction

Course objectives: Develop and/or improve their critical literacy through an active engagement with various forms of texts (including multimodal texts), Gain a better understanding of the shifting terrain of “Literature” and canon-making, Develop their communication skills through class discussions and assignments

Gender Courses

GNST 2003/GNST 2003H: Introduction to Gender

Course objectives: Explore the relationship that exists between gender, race, class, and sexual orientation, examine how those intersections function as rhetorically and historically connected dimensions of human behavior, Connect course concepts to popular culture

GNST 3343: Gender and Digital Storytelling

Course objectives: Articulate how gender and other embodied identities shape users’ experiences with digital media technologies, Identify ways that digital media shape understandings of gender, Explain the importance of intersectional feminism, Discuss media literacy in contemporary terms in light of 21st-century developments in online cultural production and new media, Develop a voice on these issues, expressed in relevant new media formats

Course development

Created “GNST 4983: Gender and Popular Culture” syllabus, University of Arkansas

Course objectives: Identify interdisciplinary frameworks related to gender, describe and analyze elements of popular culture using theories of gender, sexuality, race, and class, define key terms related to gender and popular culture, write and speak effectively about the relationship between popular culture and gender, create a project using concepts from course

Assignment creation, “FBC business brief,” Freshman Business Connections, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)