Education

• Eastern Illinois University

  Master’s Degree

  English Literature
  Graduate Assistant working in the Writing Center, teaching Composition courses, and assisting in coordination of English Studies Conference and Summer Camp. Working on my masters thesis about Literary Nonsense and how the image-text relationship is altered through the process of adaptation. Focus in interdisciplinary approaches to literary analysis and composition instruction.
  

• Eastern Illinois University

  Student Teacher

  
  Planned and taught ENG 1001G Intro to composition course. Responsible for daily lessons and activities for 20 students. Created syllabus, policy, and assignments. Graded student work and provided feedback. Samples available upon request.
  

• Eastern Illinois University

  Writing Consultant

  
  Assists student with writing assignments of various genres in a one-on-one atmosphere. Topics covered include brainstorming techniques, pre-writing techniques, improving content, organization, style, grammar, and formatting, and teaching editing and proofreading techniques. Plans and conducts writing workshops, records and collates writing center statistics and feedback.
  

• Eastern Illinois University

  Graduate Assistant

  
  Assists Dr. Melissa Ames and Dr. Fern Kory in coordinating the English Studies Conference and Summer Camp. In charge of research, community outreach, public relations and advertising, and scheduling and organizing volunteers. Gained experience in drafting press releases, document design, instructional writing, and database work.
  

• Friendswood High School

  High School

  
  
  

• Barry University

  Bachelor’s Degree

  English Language and Literature, Honors Program
  Graduated Magnum Cum Laude
  

• St. Catherine's Medal

  
  For excellence in leadership and service
  

• Barry University

  Section Editor

  
  Brainstormed topics and assigned articles for Arts and Entertainment section of the newspaper, managed free-lancers, performed fact-checking and edited articles for content, laid out section monthly
  

• Barry University

  Features Writer

  
  Covered news events and wrote features for various sections of the Buccaneer newspaper. Researched and conducted interviews. Topics varied from personal interest pieces to events coverage and investigatory pieces. Samples available upon request
  

• Barry University

  Copyeditor

  
  Proofing and editing articles for monthly newspaper, writing headlines and bylines, adjusting paper layout