I was fortunate to come from a background that highly valued education and many family members have worked in education at all levels. I deeply enjoy teaching and working with students, and continue to take workshops and participate in additional training to advance my pedagogy. Even when not working in education, my experience as a teacher has taught me invaluable lessons in learning how to adapt communication for diverse audiences, in how to give constructive feedback and advice, in adapting to various modalities, and in patience when working with others.
At University College Dublin, I have been a module coordinator and lecturer for new classes including Theatre and Activism, Digital Theatre, and Performance Across the Globe, and a module coordinator for the returning module, Performance Project. I also have been a lecturer in the undergrad modules Contemporary Theatre and Practice and Ghosts and Monsters On Stage, and graduate modules Issues and Perspectives in Drama and Performance, About Performance, and Adaptations. I advise undergraduate independent projects and MA theses as well.
At Susquehanna University, I taught Acting Fundamentals, Acting II: Voice and Movement, Dramatic Literature, Directing, African American Theatre History, Acting III - Acting Styles, World Theatre 2 (with an emphasis on Asian, African, Middle Eastern, South American, Latin American & Indigenous Theatre), Dramaturgy, and theatre production courses that correlated to our season. At Wayne State College I had the privilege to teach a variety of courses, including Acting, Directing, Modern World Drama, American Theatre, TV Performance, and Introduction to Theatre. At the University of Kansas I taught Acting 1, Introduction to Theatre, and Public Speaking as Performance and was a replacement instructor for an undergraduate Honors Seminar: Science on Stage. In 2013 I received the Ethel Hinds Burch Teaching Award for Outstanding New GTA in Theatre, and in 2014 I received the Ethel Hinds Burch Teaching Award for Outstanding GTA in Theatre.
My classroom is a space where the art of creating and practice supplements lectures, discussion, and exercises, and where discussion about theatre integrates topics from popular culture and ideas from other disciplines. I try to shape lessons so that assignments mutually emphasize imaginative and critical thinking, and I do my best to meet students where they are at and honor their experiences. I believe in the importance of research and understanding how to find good sources and utilize them well to support argumentation, and this is a skill I firmly try to impart onto students so they can be strong critical thinkers.
Prior to graduate school I worked with children aged 3 to 6 in a Montessori based school for two years. I have worked with children and young adults over many years, including teaching several theatre workshops and theatre classes.
At University College Dublin, I have been a module coordinator and lecturer for new classes including Theatre and Activism, Digital Theatre, and Performance Across the Globe, and a module coordinator for the returning module, Performance Project. I also have been a lecturer in the undergrad modules Contemporary Theatre and Practice and Ghosts and Monsters On Stage, and graduate modules Issues and Perspectives in Drama and Performance, About Performance, and Adaptations. I advise undergraduate independent projects and MA theses as well.
At Susquehanna University, I taught Acting Fundamentals, Acting II: Voice and Movement, Dramatic Literature, Directing, African American Theatre History, Acting III - Acting Styles, World Theatre 2 (with an emphasis on Asian, African, Middle Eastern, South American, Latin American & Indigenous Theatre), Dramaturgy, and theatre production courses that correlated to our season. At Wayne State College I had the privilege to teach a variety of courses, including Acting, Directing, Modern World Drama, American Theatre, TV Performance, and Introduction to Theatre. At the University of Kansas I taught Acting 1, Introduction to Theatre, and Public Speaking as Performance and was a replacement instructor for an undergraduate Honors Seminar: Science on Stage. In 2013 I received the Ethel Hinds Burch Teaching Award for Outstanding New GTA in Theatre, and in 2014 I received the Ethel Hinds Burch Teaching Award for Outstanding GTA in Theatre.
My classroom is a space where the art of creating and practice supplements lectures, discussion, and exercises, and where discussion about theatre integrates topics from popular culture and ideas from other disciplines. I try to shape lessons so that assignments mutually emphasize imaginative and critical thinking, and I do my best to meet students where they are at and honor their experiences. I believe in the importance of research and understanding how to find good sources and utilize them well to support argumentation, and this is a skill I firmly try to impart onto students so they can be strong critical thinkers.
Prior to graduate school I worked with children aged 3 to 6 in a Montessori based school for two years. I have worked with children and young adults over many years, including teaching several theatre workshops and theatre classes.
