Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Also by appointment
Classes Taught
ENG071: Fundamentals of Writing
ENG101: First-Year Composition (computer-assisted)
ENG102: First-Year Composition
ENG210: Creative Writing
ENH251: Mythology
ENH254: Literature and Film
HUM190: Honors Forum
Professional Information
Education
Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing), Arizona State University, 1986
Bachelor of Arts (English Education), Arizona State University, 1976
Teaching Experience
Faculty, GateWay Community College, 1995-Present
Instructor/Course Coordinator, PASS Program, Rio Salado CC, 1993-1994
Instructor, Arizona State University, 1988-1995
Instructor, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 1986-1988
Artist, Artists-in-Education, Arizona Commission on the Arts, 1981-1986
Professional Activities
English Instructional Council, 1996-2000
English Instructional Council Chair, 1999-2000
Student Outcomes Committee, 1999-Present
Developmental Education Committee, 1995-2000
ENH255 course development, Spring 2000
Presenter, FIPSE Project, Washington, D. C., 1999
Presenter, League of Innovation, Electronics Portfolio and Problem Based Learning, New Orleans, 1999
Institutional Effectiveness Committee, 1995-1999
Technology Roundtable Committee, 1995-1999
WAC101 Course Development for MCCD, 1996
Presenter, COOL National Conference on Student Community Service, 1995
Presenter, Portfolio Assessment, ASU Composition Conference, 1995
Professional Development
Chair Academy, June 2000 - 2001
Problem-Based Learning Conference, 2000
Leadership Workshop, November, 1999
Learning Communities Institute, Evergreen, WA, June 1998
Reflection Conference, NCTE, Seattle, June 1998
Microsoft File Management Workshop, April 1998
Web-Course-in-a-Box Workshop, January 1998
CCCC National Conference, Spring 1997
CCCC Winter Conference, Assessment and Technolgy, 1997
Developmental Education Workshop, 1996
Technology Conference, League of Innovation, 1996
Technology Roundtable Conference, AAHE, 1996
Computer-Assisted Instruction, ASU, 1996
Great Teaching Seminar, El Paso Community College, 1995
Community Service
Board Member, Montessori School, 1997-Present
Director of Writing Project for Central AZ Shelter Services, 1995-1998
Professional Awards
1991 Poetry Fellowship, Arizona Comission on the Arts
Poetry Publications
Cottonwood
Farmer's Market
Hayden Ferry Review
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