At Creighton University, I taught Rhetoric and Composition, World Literature, and also worked with students in the Writing Center. I earned a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University, where I taught Thought and Writing. I love working with students one-on-one and creating a personalized learning experience through open communication. My goal is to give students the encouragement, the confidence, and the strategies to make their writing shine and to help them express their thoughts and ideas in the best possible way. I'm also a published writer with short stories in The Louisville Review, Hawai'i Pacific Review, Valparaiso Fiction Review, and The Nassau Review. My self-published dystopian novel Never Too Far was a semi-finalist for the 2013 Best Indie Book Award as well as a Living Now Book Award Gold Medalist for adventure fiction.

I enjoy writing and reading a wide range of fiction as well as general science and history. I also enjoy hiking and watching movies, but most of all I love spending time with my family.