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“Our Daily Bread,” Non-Fiction review of Going with the Grain: A Wandering Bread Lover Takes a Bite Out of Life, by Susan Seligson, published in NewCity Chicago, December, 2002.

“Story Stew,” Fiction review of Trash, by Dorothy Allison, NewCity Chicago, October, 2002.

“The Greatest Story Never Told,” Fiction review of Adiel, by Shlomo DuNour, NewCity Chicago, September, 2002.

Fiction review of Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters, Columbia Chronicle, April, 2002.

ASSESSMENTS:

Reader's Report: Nayar, Pramod, ed. New Media and Cybercultures Reader for Wiley-Blackwell, MA
Reader’s Report: Chan, Melanie. Embodied and Embedded in Virtual Reality for Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, UK.
Reader’s Report: “Cyborg Pedagogies: Teaching the Body & Corporeal Identity Through the Terminator Trilogy,” for Transformations, NJ.

FACULTY ADVISING:

Capstone Project/Thesis Advisor: Liberal Education Department (Cultural Studies), Columbia College Chicago, Fall, 2007.

Worked closely with senior undergraduate cultural studies major on the research, analysis, and writing of a year-long, substantive research-based capstone project/thesis, entitled: Trapped in the Alley With Aisha Kandisha: Sex, Power, and the Myth of (Fe)Male Superiority in the Modern Middle East

Judge and Advisor for Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship: Columbia College Chicago (2004 - 2007 academic years) for over 40 senior undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary arts, fiction, dance, and books & paper arts students.

(2004) Judged student applications and helped to determine scholarship winners and award amounts. (2004-2007) Reviewed progress of student projects, advised students as they completed their capstone projects, and submitted receipts for scholarship funds.

Faculty Advisor for Clambake: Cultural Studies Department, Columbia College Chicago (2006) the first-ever, student-run scholarly publication at Columbia; publication is also an official student organization.

Advised students on the formation and organization of a new critical online journal.

Regularly met with students and reviewed progress of journal publication, reviews of submissions, editing, and website quality.

INSTRUCTIONAL WORKSHOPS:

Chicago Manual of Style Workshop, Writing Center, Columbia College Chicago

Created and lead two workshops on the basics of Chicago Manual of Style for writing center tutors.

Freelance Writing Skills Instructor, Double Click Performics (Marketing Company), Chicago, IL (11-12/03)

Created interactive writing skills course specifically designed for this advertising agency. Taught basic and advanced writing skills for both internal and external communications to over 350 employees over a series of ten sessions.

PRESENTATIONS AND READINGS:

Featured Reader (fiction) at Kate the Great's Bookstore, Chicago, IL, June, 2006.

Featured Reader (fiction piece: “An Author of One's Own”), Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago, IL, August 2003.

Presented Thesis: “‘Now is Life very solid or very shifting?': Stasis and Flux in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.” SmithCollege, Northampton, MA, April 21, 1999.

DISTINCTIONS & CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

2006 Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Institute Scholarship Recipient, an initiative of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Brought Dorothy Allison in to speak to my Introduction of Literature course and any other interested students in Spring, 2006.

Developed and taught, Literature and the Culture of Cyberspace, the first class ever to be offered within the English Department at Columbia College Chicago that explores how literature informs and reflects cultures of cyberspace. Course permanently adopted by the department and Provost’s office.

Developed and taught the advanced seminar course, Cybercultures: Theory, the first class ever to be offered within Cultural Studies in the Liberal Education Department at Columbia College Chicago that explores the theories of cyberspace and cyberculture/s. Course permanently adopted by the department and Provost’s office.

Developed and taught the capstone course, Writers Portfolio, for the Fiction Writing Department, which was the first class to be offered in the department to assist students in developing a capstone body of written work into a print and online portfolio aimed towards showcasing strong examples of their writing.

One of the first faculty members in the English and Liberal Education Departments to teach with advanced technology, including class blogs, Second Life, podcasts, Wikis, and other interactive media.

OTHER PUBLISHING & MEDIA EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Proofreader: UMarketing LLC, Chicago, IL. (Marketing) 2007-Present

Producer/Editor/Videographer: Community Television & City of Raleigh, NC (8/92 – 8/96)

Produced and directed live and taped monthly television show, (Park Connection), special segments, and public affairs/marketing videos for the city. Taped and edited various productions for the city.
Produced a video for a national conference on behalf of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, which won a national award.
Co-produced a magazine format television series, Pet Network, which won a state award.

Scriptwriter: City of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC (2/94 – 8/96)

Wrote scripts for marketing and public relations video presentations.
Wrote scripts for hosts of live and taped productions.

HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE:

Communications Coordinator: ColumbiaCollegeChicago (1/05 – 6/07)

Developed marketing strategies and advertising campaigns to effectively communicate PortfolioCenter programming and events to college community.
Created, fostered, and maintained strong connections with academic departments, faculty, and internal organizations and centers.
Worked closely with each program coordinator/director within our office to ensure services were effectively marketed and communicated to student clients.
Acted as a liaison for the center and represented the center's interests in Student Affair's initiatives.
Authored, edited, and proofread announcements and other public relations materials.
Collaborated with advisors, department chairs, and PortfolioCenter contract professionals to promote PortfolioCenter programs.
Grant and award writing: wrote 2005 FIPSE grant application and the National Association of Student Personnel application, which won the national 2006 Silver Award for the “Careers, Academic Support, Service Learning, Community Service” category.

Assistant Director of Class and Campus Programs, Development and Alumni Relations: University of Chicago (3/00 – 7/02)

Planned and executed programs and major events for reunion weekend (each June) for over 1,400 returning alumni.
Acted as an Alumni Study Abroad Coordinator: Coordinated, helped plan, and execute September, 2001 Alumni Study Trip for 36 alumni to Normandy, France.
Wrote, edited, and produced brochures, letters, information packets, and advertisements that promoted the university's alumni programs; wrote and updated web copy, coordinated production of mailings, sought bids for goods and services, chose vendors, and booked popular faculty and alumni speakers for a variety of alumni engagements.
Identified and recruited class reunion chairs and committee members and acted as liaison with five classes each year; worked closely with each class committee to plan, promote, and execute class-specific events for reunion.
Wrote and edited copy for letters, advertisements, flyers, web sites, and information packets/mailings for reunion committees and the Chicago Leadership Caucus.
Assisted the Associate Director in developing a departmental strategic plan, setting department goals, and writing of annual budget.
Acted as a liaison with the development office for various fundraising initiatives.
Hired, coordinated, and supervised student employees for reunion events.
Helped supervise two full-time administrative assistants.

AWARDS:

National Gold Medal award for video produced for the City of Raleigh, 1995.
North Carolina Community Television award for co-producing magazine format series, Pet Network, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Second Life Educators (SLED)
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
International Virginia Woolf Society
American Bookseller's Association
The Guild Complex of Chicago (Patron)