E D U C A T I O N

Master of Arts Student in Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Expected Graduation: May 2003. Concentration: Reference and Instruction.

Master of Arts in English, University of California at Irvine, April 2000. Concentration: Twentieth-Century American Literature and Poststructuralist Literary Theory.

Master of Arts in Women's Studies, San Diego State University, May 1998. Concentration: Twentieth-Century Women's Fiction and Poststructuralist Feminist Theory.

Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, May 1994. Concentration: Twentieth-Century American Literature.

E X P E R I E N C E

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Graduate Consultant, Information Commons Production Services at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, July 2002-Present. Provided consultation, instruction, and technical support to medical school faculty, staff, and students. Designed websites for Hardin's John Martin Rare Book Room. Assisted faculty in the production of instructional digital videos and multimedia materials. Wrote instructional guides for the Commons' staff and patrons on computer applications, hardware, and general Commons' policies and procedures.

Graduate Assistant, University of Iowa for "Online@Iowa," a web-based undergraduate course run by the School of Library and Information Science, September 2002-Present. Held office hours and provided email consultation and support for the 2000+ students enrolled in the course. Helped students create and upload course-required web pages. Participated in the collaborative development of new course modules and instructional materials for the CD-ROM and online segments of the class.

Graduate Instructor, Rhetoric Department, University of Iowa, September 2001-May 2002. Taught undergraduate rhetoric (speaking and writing) courses. Designed course policies, lesson plans, and assignments. Focused discussions and assignments on critical thinking about current controversies. Students learned to research multiple positions on contemporary issues and to advocate their own positions responsibly in their speeches and essays. Also participated in the department's Professional Development Program, sharing, collaboratively developing, and evaluating instructional materials and pedagogical strategies for implementation in rhetoric classes.

High School Teacher, Louisville High School, Woodland Hills, CA, September 2000-June 2001. Taught "American Literature" to juniors and "Plays and Playwrights" to seniors. Both courses emphasized close reading, critical thinking, and the fundamentals of literary research-from finding materials to using them responsibly in papers and presentations. I also coached the frosh/soph girls' basketball team.

Instructor, Etum Academy (a school for Korean youth), Cerritos, CA, June 2000-August 2000. Provided one-on-one instruction for ESL students. Taught seventh grade writing, eighth and ninth grade reading, and SAT preparatory courses.

Graduate Instructor, Composition Program, University of California at Irvine, September 1999-June 2000. Taught research-based composition courses. Designed course policies, lesson plans, and assignments. Focused on critical reading and writing, the conventions of academic discourse, and ethical methods of engaging in social controversies.

Adjunct Instructor, English Department, National University, San Diego, CA, August 1999-March 2000. Taught intensive one month "American Literature" and "Gender and Literature" courses to a diverse population of working adults. Designed course policies, lesson plans, and assignments. Analyzed literary texts through the lens of various literary periods and theories. Taught library research and critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

Graduate Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, San Diego State University, September 1996-May 1998. Taught undergraduate writing courses, "Reading and Writing as Critical Inquiry" and "Writing from Sources." Designed course policies, lesson plans, and assignments. Focused on developing students' critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

TA Team Member, Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, San Diego State University, September 1997-May 1998. Planned an annual orientation for new teaching associates, organized and presented at TA colloquia, oversaw the textbook committee, designed TA policies and curricula, and acted as a mentor and resource for approximately 50 graduate instructors.

Graduate Instructor, English Department, San Diego State University, Spring 1997. Taught English 220, "Introduction to Literature." Designed course policies, lesson plans, and assignments. Explored a diverse selection of texts, focusing on the ways that categories like race, class, gender, historical context, age, sexuality, nationality, and ethnicity shape the production and reception of literary texts.

Writing Tutor, Integrated Curriculum Program, Rhetoric Department, San Diego State University, Fall 1996. Tutored students in writing and acted as a liaison between the linked Writing and Communication courses.

Graduate Assistant, for Professor Bonnie Zimmerman's "Women in Literature" course, Department of Women's Studies, San Diego State University, Spring 1996. Graded papers, held office hours, and generally supported the professor.

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Research Assistant, for Sandra Grabman, an independent author who is writing a biography of the late actor Albert Salmi, March 2002. Searched the contents of the Norman Felton collection in Special Collections at the University of Iowa's Main Library for information regarding Salmi and his work on the television pilot "Grand Slam."

Editor, Composition Program, University of California Irvine, Spring 2000. Edited the "Writing 39B" chapter of A Student Guide to Writing at UCI, 8th edition.

Editor, Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, San Diego State University, Summer 1997 and 1998.
Edited the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies' Lower Division Program Instructors' Resource Guide.

Research Assistant, for Professor Oliva Espin, Women's Studies Department, San Diego State University, Summer 1996. Conducted research on: 1) the US legal history of gays and lesbians and immigration and 2) the effects of religious fundamentalism on immigrant women in the US.

G E N E R A L  C O M P U T I N G  S K I L L S

Authoring and Imaging: Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Netscape Composer, Photoshop, Real
Presenter, Zoomify.

Database Searching: California Digital Library, Dialog, EbscoHost, ERIC, FRANCIS, JSTOR, LexisNexis, LION, MEDLINE, MLA Bibliography, OCLC databases, Ovid, Project Muse, PsychINFO, SilverPlatter, STN, Westlaw, WilsonWeb.

Internet: AppleShare, Blackboard, FTP, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari, Telnet, WebCT.

Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, XP; Macintosh OS 9 and X.

Productivity: Word, PowerPoint, Excel.

Utilities: Norton Antivirus, Norton Utilities, WinZip.

Video: Camtasia, Cleaner, Final Cut Pro, iDVD, iMovie, Premiere, QuickTime Pro, Toast, ULead DVD Movie Factory, ULead Video Studio.

H O N O R S  &  A W A R D S

Grace Wormer Scholarship, University of Iowa, MLIS Department, 2001-2002

Fellowship, UC Irvine, 1998-1999

University Scholar, SDSU, 1997-1998

Valedictorian, Point Loma Nazarene College, 1994

Outstanding Literature Student, Point Loma Nazarene College, 1994

President's Scholarship, Point Loma Nazarene College, 1991-1994

P R O F E S S I O N A L  M E M B E R S H I P S

American Library Association
Iowa Library Association
Modern Language Association
National Women's Studies Association