


HIGHLIGHTS
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Experienced department and program leader of interdisciplinary academic units, including Dean of Humanities, Arts, Communication, and English at Lincoln Land Community College
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Collaborative leader invested in context-specific pedagogies, program models, and person-centered services that serve the needs of diverse learners at community colleges.
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Award-winning former tenured Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University - Texarkana with teaching expertise in academic and technical writing, humanities, young adult literature, high impact and culturally responsive pedagogies in the teaching of writing, and research methodologies.
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Advocate for youth and community engagement in literature, humanities, and the arts, current Board Director with the Springfield Area Arts Council, and prior director of the Young Writers' Workshop
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Experienced qualitative researcher with expertise in phenomenology, narrative inquiry, and case studies
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Veterans studies scholar and advocate for military-connected students in higher education and military caregivers
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow for military and veteran caregivers (Class of 2017)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Blue Star Strong: A Caregiver Connection Symposium
Saturday, November 1, 2025
College of DuPage
"Purposeful Journaling: Practical Strategies for Everyday Caregivers"
Modern Language Association 2026 Convention
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Toronto, ON
"Undergraduate Research and the Community College Mission"
Illinois Council of Community College Administrators (ICCCA) Conference
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Peoria, IL
"What's Working and What's Next: A Corequisite Conversation"