2021, May. Master of Arts in English, Composition and Rhetoric – University of Nebraska - Kearney. 

• Advisor: Dr. Amanda Sladek

• Thesis: "Building Bridges and Roads: A Phenomenological Exploration of Feedback’s Role in Writing Knowledge Transfer" 

2018, December. Bachelor of Arts in Education, English 7-12 – University of Nebraska - Kearney.

Teaching Experience

2024, August – Present. Adjunct/Faculty Supervisor, Professional Practicum: Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

2024, August – Present. Adjunct Instructor, English: Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

2019, January – Present. English Teacher, 11th-12th Grades: The Career Academy, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

Professional Appointments

2023, May – Present. High School Department Chair, English: The Career Academy, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

2022, October – Present. K-12 Education Liaison: Global Society of Online Literacy Educators.

2022, June – 2024, July. At-Large Executive Board Member: Global Society of Online Literacy Educators. 

2020, August – Present. School Improvement Co-Chair: The Career Academy, Lincoln, Nebraska. 

Publications

2023. “Review of Teaching Online for Kindergarten and Primary Teachers: Get Ready for Your Next Online Class (Routledge, 2022), by Gregory Michael Adam Macur.” Online Literacies Open Resource, Global Society of Online Literacy Educators. gsole.org/olor/reviews/2023.08.28.

2021. “‘Where Is They?’: The Globalization of English and Gender-Inclusive Language.” The English Languages: History, Diaspora, Culture, Vol. 7: 10–21. jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/elhdc/article/view/37914. 

2021. “The Mothers and Daughters of Proto-Feminism in the Romantic Era.” The Carillon, Vol. 36, University of Nebraska - Kearney. 

Presentations

2025, August 6. “Generative AI and Teaching Writing.” Presenter at English Language Arts 7-12 Professional Learning, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE.

2024, April 5. “An Abundance of Online Writing Pedagogy: Distinguishing between Residual Effects of Emergency Remote Instruction and OWI Practices.” Panelist at Conference on College Composition and Communication, Spokane, WA.

2021, April 16. “Teaching for Transfer in the First-Year Composition Course.” Presenter at the Student Language and Literature Conference, University of Nebraska - Kearney. Kearney, NE.

2021, April 7-10. “Experiencing High School—Experiencing College: Writing the Collaborative Gap.” Accepted proposal  for panel at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Virtual. 

2020, June 30. “Contract Grading in the Secondary Classroom.” Guest Speaker for ENG 899 – Global Englishes, Amanda Sladek. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kearney, NE.

2018, March 28. “Singular Generic They, or the True Comeback Kid.” Presenter at the UNK Student Research Conference, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kearney, NE.

Professional Development

2023, June 11 – July 15. “Centering Youth Agency in the Civil Rights Movement.” Summer Scholar for National Endowment for the Humanities, Children’s Defense Fund, Clinton, TN.

2022, August – 2023, May. "Future Leadership Cadre 16." Participant at Lincoln Public Schools District Office. Lincoln NE.

2021, July 12-16. “Frederick Douglass and Literary Crossroads.” Summer Scholar for National Endowment for the Humanities, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. Virtual. 

Awards & Recognition