Adjunct Lecturer - English Department
Greater New York City Area
*Taught essay writing, creative writing, literature and its respective margins to students at CCNY and Baruch College*Planned daily classes based on ever-evolving student needs*Collaborated with the English department and CUNY to develop student-centered curricula*Utilized Blackboard for communication purposes; Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for class preparationNotable Classes:Narrative Medicine – Pioneered a course designed to teach first-year students in the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education how to navigate medical school while maintaining sympathy and compassion. Partners: Nellie Hermann (Columbia University), nationally celebrated novelist; Rachel Aviv (The New Yorker), Rona Jaffe Award-winning journalist; Samantha Barrow, poet and activistComics Books and Conflict: Studying Society Through the Graphic Novel – Developed content-centered writing course curriculum for CCNY’s groundbreaking Freshman Inquiry Writing Seminar (FIQWS). Drew connections between image, storytelling, and composition. Initiative praised in Inside Higher Ed article called “Choose Your Own Freshman Comp”Writing I & II for Non-Native English Speakers – Taught and mentored students from China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, France, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Focused on composition methods with an emphasis on grammar and clarity