Expertise:
Developmental composition; Literature; Afro-American slave narrative; American literature; Introduction to drama; Curriculum development; Composition and literature of Africa and the Caribbean; Public speaking at local high schools and public libraries on the Ohio Underground Railroad
Major Product/SVS:
Education; Hands-on training using the newest technologies
Favorite Business Publication:
College Composition and Communication; Teaching College English
Education Degrees:
Doctoral Degree (ABD), Urban Education, Cleveland State University (2000); Master's Degree, English, Concentration in Poetry, Cleveland State University (1998); Bachelor's Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Latin, English and African Studies, Michigan State University (1988)
Affiliations Awards:
Northeast Ohio Education Association Commission; Cave Canem Afro-American Poetic Collective
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
An interdisciplinary degree in English, Latin and African studies
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
Working to begin an educational consultancy business with a friend. She does curriculum design, working to design an online program with local museums. She is also a published poet and has completed a manuscript of poetry that she is hoping to release.
How would you like to be remembered by your peers?:
As a student centered teacher
If you could solve one problem in the world today, what would it be?:
Lack of education all over the world, and that includes people in countries for whom libraries are few and far between, with no access to technology.
Number Of Years In Profession:
19
Number Of Years In Current Position:
11
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Teaching composition and literature freshmen and sophomores; Being involved in international education and curriculum development; Writing curriculum; Advising students; Reading and researching teaching multiple intelligences