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Biography

I help students see reading and writing as processes through the diverse classes I teach. It is important to have our students move forward in their academic careers where they do not feel emotionally detached from the material being used in the classroom. For this reason I find that in my writing pedagogy style, I tend to use comic-book references in order to gage how to proceed in helping students understand the connection between non-traditional texts and required readings for the course. . I have seen in my classes that with careful scaffolding comic-books are an effective tool for teaching writing and creating equity on a variety of levels. Essentially, teaching has enabled me to learn from my students as much as they learn from the courses I teach. Comic book references now lead to the discussion of the films based on those characters, the complexities of the relationships and how the decisions made by these people impact their identity and the identity of others.

Courses

English 1200
English 2400
English 30
English 40

Education

Brooklyn College	Master of Arts English
Brooklyn College	Bachelor of Arts English

Selected Publications and/or Other Resources

Editor and Interviewer Conversations: John Jennings published by University Press of Mississippi 2020

Contributor to Rediscovering Frank Yerby an anthology where my essay is entitled ‘Frank Yerby and His Readers’ published by University Press of Mississippi April 2020

Essayist ‘Bitter Root’s Ma Etta As Index For Healing From Epigenetic Traumas’ from issue 7, Volume One of the comic book monthly series Bitter Root March 2020

2017 Entry Contributor to the Encyclopedia of Black Comics, edited by Dr. Sheena C. Howard

2016 Collaborative Teaching in Learning Communities Conference Presentation “Utilizing Theatrical Elements through Narrative in Graphic Novels in an English/Theater Link”

Awards Recognition, Distinctions and Grants

Faculty Achievement Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement 2020-2021

Institutional Affiliations/Professional Societies

Participant in CRC – Composition Review Committee 2024-Sp 2025 (2019-2020, 2022-2023)
Redesigned English 1200/12A0 curriculum, with the aim being to bring it in line with contemporary instructional practices in composition & rhetoric and to maximize equity for our students. 2022/23 Goal: To begin redesigning English 24 with the same equity goals in mind.

Participant in Building Inclusive Syllabi for Sense of Belonging in Freshman Writing 2024

Participant in Seminar Achieving the Dream: Developing Equity Minded Practices 2023
Redesigned syllabi to include “culturally-responsive teaching and learning strategies to advance equity and improve course-level outcomes for Black, Latinx, AAPI, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, poverty-affected, and first-generation students” (ATD)
Participant on the panel Comics, Education and curriculum, this panel discussed the usage of comics as a teaching tool in the classroom and how to optimize the curriculum with comic book content. - Women In Comics Collective Conference 2022

Participant in LAS – Liberal Arts Seminar Spring 2022

Q&A Faculty on Teaching 2022-21

Participant FITTR Faculty Initiative on Teaching Reading 2021

CUNY Online Teaching Essentials (OTE) Certified 2020

Research Interests

Comic Studies