I am a current PhD student at the University of Arizona in the Rhetoric, Composition, and Teaching of English program. I have a specific interest in inclusive pedagogy within the English classroom, and I aim to be a professor of English. I have B.A. degrees in English and Religion with minors in Math and Philosophy from Augustana University, and I have an M.A. in English Rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon University. I entered into my undergraduate career as a Mathematics and Chemistry student before switching my focus to English, Religion, and Philosophy. My early interest in the STEM fields has stayed with me through my professional and graduate student work, and I have an interest in developing the composition classroom as one that works to empower all students across social and disciplinary borders using a variety of methods. Most recently, I worked as a Track and Field coach at Augustana University while teaching English classes at Augustana and South Dakota State University and obtaining an M.A. in Sports Administration and Leadership. Through this experience, I developed skills in leadership and administration in both large and small group work. I have always felt comfortable with interpersonal communication, but coaching as a profession has helped me to develop my interpersonal skills even further. As a former student athlete and collegiate coach, one of my areas of interest is the dynamic of what it means to be a student athlete and how to better serve students in a wholistic way focusing on encouraging students to explore their own capacity for leadership and growth (professionally, academically, and socially).I consider education and language fundamental values of mine, and I seek to make this more accessible to students from a variety of backgrounds in an engaging way that attends to social justice.