Resume

• 2014

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Technical Communication and Rhetoric

  Texas Tech University

• 2010

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Writing

  Missouri State University

• 2006

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Professional Writing

  Cedarville University

• A Reds Family

  Kevin Mitchell stood in the box against the San Francisco Giants in a close game. Mitchell was a modern-day Paul Bunyan

  a blue collar hero with superhuman strength. Earlier in the game

  he hit a b…

  A Reds Family

  User Experience

  Writing

  Technical Writing

  Professional Writing Pedagogy

  Content Strategy

  Editing

  Content Strategy

  Creative Writing

  Department of Communication Students Provide Professional Sport Streaming Experience

  I wrote about how students in the Department of Communication at Cedarville University were producing high definition broadcasts of Cedarville athletic events. All research my own.

  Department of Communication Students Provide Professional Sport Streaming Experience

  I wrote about a method to teaching writers new technology as they engage with various software for developing content.

  Teaching Students to Learn Unfamiliar Technology

  My co-writers and I discussed how writers can use their user advocacy skills to help coworkers understand their value within organizations.

  Promoting User Advocacy to Shift Technical Communication Identity and Value

  I published a piece in the newsletter of the Early Pregnancy Loss Association (EPLA) that describes how my family has encouraged our loved ones who have lost children to a miscarriage. Through this story

  I reinforced the EPLA mission that \"no family suffers the pain of miscarriage alone.\"

  Walking through Miscarriage with Friends and Family

  I edited a 35

  000 word document created for the Higher Learning Commission in order to renew accreditation for Cedarville University.

  Cedarville Magazine Article Writer

  Carrington

  Carrington

  Department of Communication Cedarville University

  Redleg Nation

  Cedarville University

  Cedarville

  Ohio

  I used user experience methods to completely rewrite the content for the Professional Writing pages on the Cedarville University website. I tested multiple prototypes with my target audiences

  which engendered a new strategy for engaging users. With a team of students

  I now update the site regularly using content strategy principles of governance and workflow and measure success through analytics

  program interest from various stakeholders

  and enrollment numbers.

  Content Strategist

  Department of Communication Cedarville University

  Curriculum development. Teaching user experience

  content strategy

  editing

  document design

  documentation

  and report writing. Department of Communication's web content strategist.

  Cedarville University

  Instructor of Professional Writing

  Cedarville University

  Writer

  I write both informative and creative pieces about Cincinnati Reds baseball. See an example of a creative piece below.

  Redleg Nation