Education
MFA in Creative Nonfiction, 2007
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Thesis: Burn: A Memoir
Committee: David Gessner, Clyde Edgerton, Phil Furia
BA in English—Creative Writing, with a Minor in Film Studies, 2003
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Teaching Positions
Visiting Professor, Spring Semester, 2015. Graduate Program in Creative Writing, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA.
Instructor, August 2013-present.
Department of English, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA.
Instructor, August 2013-present.
Department of English, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Instructor, January 2013-December 2013. Bachelor’s of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Instructor, January 2012-present.
The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
James Madison University
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Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (14 sections)
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Advanced Creative Nonfiction (3 sections)
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Critical Reading and Writing (24 sections)
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Great Works of the American Civil War (1 section)
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Great Works of Appalachia (1 section)
University of Virginia
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The Civil War Novel (2 sections)
Hollins University
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Advanced Studies in Creative Nonfiction (1 section)
Piedmont Virginia Community College
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College Composition II (2 sections)
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College Composition (9 sections)
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Preparing for College English 3 (8 sections)
Courses Taught
Other Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, 2004-07. University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Introduction to Literature (4 sections)
Introduction to Creative Writing (2 sections)
Introduction to Nonfiction Writing (4 sections)
Instructor. WriterHouse Inc.
Creative Nonfiction (14 sections)
Advanced Creative Nonfiction: One Essay (2 sections)
Advanced Creative Nonfiction (4 sections)
The Council for American Culture and Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Intro to College Writing. July 2012, July 2011.
Four Star Camps at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Journalism, Intro to College Writing. June-August 2012, 2011.
University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Young Writer’s Workshop, Summer 2005, 2006.