Education
Southern Connecticut State University (Sep 2011 - May 2013)
MFA Creative Writing
Overall GPA: 3.90
Westfield State University (Sep 2007 - May 2011)
B.A. English
Minor: Film Studies
Overall GPA: 3.63
Licenses
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
English, 8-12
Preliminary
2010 - present
Educational Experience
Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT
Professional Tutor (May 2014 - Present)
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Academic Success Center
Adjunct Instructor (June 2013 - Present)
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ENG 103: Writing A Life: Biographies and Personal Narratives
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ENG 101: English Composition
Assistant Faculty Advisor (June 2013 - Present)
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Goodwin College Poetry Club
Westfield State University, Westfield, MA
Adjunct Professor (Sep 2013 - Present)
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ENG 102: Writing About Texts
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ENG 101: Introduction to Academic Writing
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
Adjunct Professor (Sep 2013 - Present)
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ENG 095: Pre-College English II
LEARN, East Lyme, CT
Intervention Specialist (Aug 2012 - June 2013)
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Instructed students with moderate to severe disabilities (mainly autism) in one-on-one environment
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Followed and suggested changes to specialized IEPs and Behavior Intervention Plans
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Incorporated and utilized Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Safety Care techniques in day to day situations
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Sep 2012 - May 2013)
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Collaborated with internship supervisor to create and implement assignments in college classrooms (ENG 402 – Advanced Poetry Writing, ENG 201 – Introduction to Creative Writing)
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Led discussion of primary texts and workshop poems
2010 - present
Awards and Achievements
Sixfold Top 40 - Poetry (Spring 2014)
Graduate Teaching Assistantship (Fall 2012 - Spring 2013)
Summer Literary Seminars Unified Literary Contest
Semi-Finalist (April 2012)
Graduate Assistantship (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society (Spring 2009 - Spring 2011)
Steven Sossaman Award (April 2011)
Dean’s List (Spring 2008, Spring 2009 - Spring 2011)
Salem Poetry Seminar (July 2010)
Offices
Golden Walkman Magazine, Founding Editor (Dec 2013 - Present)
Persona, Co-Managing Editor (Fall 2010 - Spring 2011)
Sigma Tau Delta, Historian (Fall 2010 - Spring 2010)