Teaching & Education
"Teaching is a collaborative act of discovery. I create learning environments where students feel empowered to take creative risks, think critically, and develop their own artistic voices."
Selected Teaching Positions
Courses: Analyzing Research Results, Creating UX Testing
Course: Stand-Up Comedy
Top Finalist, Educator of the Year for Columbus State University (2018-19)
Ethel Hinds Burch Outstanding GTA in Theatre Award (2015, 2016)
Signature Courses
History of Contemporary Intersectional Performance
Special topics course examining theatrical, solo, and stand-up comedy performance through the lens of intersectionality.
Introduction to Dramaturgy
Exploring production dramaturgy, new work development, translations/adapturgy, and educational dramaturgy.
Devising Performance: Developing Original Comic Work
Students learn improvisation, sketch, and stand-up structures to create devised theatrical works.
Stand-Up Comedy
History, theory, and practice of stand-up comedy combining performance workshops with critical analysis.
The Gravity of Humor
Interdisciplinary seminar exploring sketch, stand-up, and improvisational comedy interwoven with humor studies theory.
Additional Courses Taught
- Acting I & II (Introduction and Advanced Scene Work)
- Introduction to Directing
- Theatre History I & II
- Script Analysis
- Analyzing Research Results (UX Research)
- Creating UX Testing
Awards & Honors
Mentorship & Supervision
- Faculty Supervisor, Honors College Projects (multiple students)
- Faculty Supervisor, TEDx KU
- Faculty Supervisor, Production Dramaturgy Work
- Faculty Supervisor, Improv Club
- Acting Coach, KU Jeeva (Bollywood Dance Collective)
- Outside Dissertation Advisor/Reviewer for graduate students
- Individual acting and public speaking coaching
Professional Certifications
- UserZoom Essential Certification (2023 – Present)
- UserTesting Advanced & Foundational Certification (2021 – Present)
- QM Quality Matters: Applying the QM Rubric (2020 – Present)
- Everfi: Ethics Training (2021 – Present)
- SANS Institute: Cybersecurity Awareness Training (2020 – Present)
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I'm available for guest lectures, workshops, and educational collaborations.
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