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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Develop and deliver innovative, impactful workshops on rape culture, gender equity, racism, classism, and other issues underpinning sexual harm and exploitation. Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert on youth learning modalities, curriculum design, and effective facilitation practices. Supervise and mentor education team in the implementation of sexual violence prevention curriculum. Train national partner organizations, stakeholders, and community members on evidence-based practices, with a specific focus on empowering youth as allies through interactive workshops.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Aided Prevention Director in team building, data management, and program ambassadorship. Assisted in a full overhaul of curriculum, including educational content, visual aids, resources for students, evaluation measures, and student surveys. Created and delivered a training webinar to define e-learning best practices for national partners utilizing CAASE curriculum. Completed A Call to Men’s Training Institute for Gender and Racial Justice and delivered findings to CAASE staff.

Chicago, Il

Designed coursework and assignments centered on identifying social issues, interrogating community norms, and impacting public discourse. Taught nine sections of introductory and intermediate writing courses. Tracked student progress, evaluated student work, and provided verbal and written feedback.

Created course plans and assignment sequences for composition and literature courses. Organized discussions and in-class workshops with a focus on analyzing multi-modal texts and honing students’ writing skills through a recursive writing process. Advised and oversaw student research projects with a focus on thorough, ethical research intended to introduce students to a variety of academic discourses. Led discussions of canonical and contemporary works of fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as secondary criticism.

Developed reading and research courses focused on equipping first-year students with skills central to their academic success. Taught 25 sections of reading, composition, and research courses. Attained Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies designation for classes.

Led proofreading and editing process for digital manuscripts. Coordinated with editorial team to review copy, send feedback to authors, and meet publication deadlines. Prepared manuscripts for digital and print publication. Created and managed press style guide to ensure press-wide adherence to publishing standards.

Solicited writers to give readings or performances of their work at a semi-monthly salon-style reading series in Chicago, IL. Contacted publishers and co-manage social media outlets (Facebook, Tumblr, etc.). Designed flyers and other promotional materials.

Planned and taught several sections of introductory and intermediate composition. Led discussions and in-class workshops with a focus on analyzing multi-modal texts and honing students’ writing skills. Advised and oversaw extended student research projects using inquiry- and ethnography-based research models. Co-instructed sections of the summer Bridge Program, a reading- and writing-intensive college-readiness assessment program for students performing below minimum college entry levels. Worked directly with Bridge Program coordinator to plan curricula and enrichment activities. Chaperoned afternoon field trips to The Art Institute, Chicago Cultural Center, and other downtown locations.

Led individual and small-group writing tutorials with undergraduate and graduate students, on both weekly and one-time bases. Visited first-year classrooms to provide assignment-specific student assistance and encourage collaboration between instructors and tutors. Designed and conducted a semester-long training curriculum in writing center theory and praxis, including professional development workshops and formal, evaluative observations. Managed a team of fifteen graduate student tutors working with undergraduate and graduate student populations.

Reviewed prose submissions for potential publication. Proofread and edited print magazine galleys to conform to our publication-specific style guide. Met with editorial staff to coordinate magazine distribution.

Completed coursework to attain College Reading & Learning Association Master Tutor Certification.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Creative Writing