Experience

76-101 Interpretation & Argument: Critical Race Theory

Instructor of Record: Fall 2023

Semester-long foundational writing and communication course that introduces first-year students to a variety of strategies for making academic compositional decisions. Using the ‘theme’ of Critical Race Theory, students explore racialization in American law through a variety of texts. Students learn how to strategically analyze arguments, synthesize multiple perspectives for academic research, identify how audience and genre affect communication, and ultimately contribute to ongoing academic conversations by writing a formal research proposal and academic essay.

76-108 Writing about Public Problems

Instructor of Record: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024

7-week professional writing and communication course that exposes first-year students to non-academic genres for affecting change. Students learn how public problems are defined and argued across a range of texts, and identify the different kinds of legwork/research necessary to write a successful proposal. Students rhetorically break down problems, persuasively argue to different stakeholders who may not share common values, and learn strategies for evaluating and synthesizing data. Ultimately, students write their own proposal that identifies a ‘real-world’ problem and recommends a feasible, well-researched, community-based solution.

76-101 Interpretation & Argument: Does AI Have a Face?

Teaching Assistant: Fall 2021

Semester-long foundational writing and communication course that introduces students to a variety of strategies for making compositional decisions. Using the ‘theme’ of Artificial Intelligence, students explore the boundaries of human versus artificial intellegence through a variety of texts. Students learn how to strategically analyze arguments, synthesize multiple perspectives for academic research, identify how audience and genre affect communication, and ultimately contribute to ongoing academic conversations by writing a formal research proposal and academic essay.