Teaching Philosophy
Working with students brings me joy. Whether I’m working with the young adult student who is right out of high school whose degree will start their career, or a more experienced student who comes back to school later in life to advance their career; whether I’m teaching synchronously face-to-face, asynchronously online, or some hybrid modality; or whether I’m coaching student workers and graduate assistants, my students bring me joy. It is this joy of helping students coupled with my core belief in the purpose of higher education that shapes my teaching philosophy of holistically supporting the development of my students by actively learning alongside them and nurturing them as they adopt a growth mindset, discover their passions, navigate college, and successfully enter the workforce.
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Teaching Experience
I have adjunct instructor experience teaching undergraduate adult and traditional-age learners in face-to-face and online modalities. Prior to classroom teaching, I was a writing tutor at Reading Area Community College and a subject-matter peer tutor while a student at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
- Elizabethtown College (2026)
- MSL 570: Design Thinking for Leaders (asynchronous, online, 8-week leadership course)
- Immaculata University (2026)
- LDR 625: Conflict Analysis and Resolution (synchronous, online, 7-week leadership course)
- Pennsylvania Western University (2020, 2023)
- CLS 355-400: Informed Citizenry (asynchronous, online, 15-week library science course)
- Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (now Saint Joseph’s University in Lancaster; 2016-2021)
- ENG 300: Advanced Composition for Health Care (asynchronous, online, 5-week accelerated course)
- ENG 100: English Composition (asynchronous, online, 6-week accelerated course)
- Reading Area Community College (2010-2012)
- LIB 213: Library Internet Research Strategies (asynchronous, online, 15-week course)
- COM 121: English Composition I (face-to-face, 15-week course; face-to-face, accelerated course)
- COM 019: Foundational Writing (face-to-face, 15-week course)
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