Experience Summary
I am currently a PhD candidate in English Literature and Teaching Fellow in the Department of English at Catholic University. I am also an instructor at the College of Southern Maryland’s main campus in La Plata, MD, as well as at one of their satellites, CSM-Waldorf. I have taught Rhetoric and Composition at all levels, as well as Composition and Literature courses. At present, teaching a Freshman Honors Seminar in Russian Romanticism at Catholic, and literature and composition at CSM.
I have done extensive studies in Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature, History, and Political culture; Similar experience in Classical literature and History, Romanticism (particularly Russian), and Modern and Contemporary Drama and Poetry.
Teaching Style
With regard to my teaching philosophy, it is always my goal to cultivate in my students a more refined sense of writing as a rich, flexible system, and to increase both their facility and confidence in writing effectively. In short, to instill in them recognition of how important it is that they are able to convey their ideas both correctly and gracefully. I am a firm believer that great readers make great writers; this is the primary benefit of Literature and Composition courses. Not only does having an increased familiarity with the literary canon provide a multitude of excellent examples of various styles of composition, argument, and appeals, it also has the potential to lead students to reflect upon the truly inspiring and astonishing accomplishments of humanity. Regardless of the setting, my day-to-day life is that of a teacher. When I am not in the classroom instructing English students in the finer points of grammar and literary analysis, I’m in the arena training horses and riders of all ages. Teaching in any form isn’t what I do for a living, it is my life. I love watching students develop, and knowing that I played some part in that growth, be it intellectual, emotional, or physical.
Regardless of the setting, my day-to-day life is that of a teacher. When I am not in the classroom instructing English students in the finer points of grammar and literary analysis, I’m in the arena training horses and riders of all ages. Teaching in any form isn’t what I do for a living, it is my life. I love watching students develop, and knowing that I played some part in that growth, be it intellectual, emotional, or physical.