Teaching Experience
Higher Education Classroom
Assistant Professor in Theatre Education, Ball State University, August 2020 to present
Introduction to Theatre Education (THEA 150)
Directing 1 (THEA 250)
Teaching Methods I (THEA 296)
Directing 2 (THEA 350)
Directing for Young Audiences (THEA 354)
Teaching Methods and Administration of School Theatre Programs (THEA 396)
LGBTQ+ Theatre (THEA 318)
IDEAs in Theatre: Transgender & Gender Queer Theatre (THEA 435)
ARTS! Muncie After School: Immersive Learning Project (THEA 434)
Assistant Professor in Theatre Education, California State University-Fresno, August, 2018 to July, 2020
Creative Drama (Drama 137)
Children's Theatre Directing (Drama 138A)
Children's Theatre Tour (Drama 138B)
Interdisciplinary Arts Studies Online (IAS 108)
Visiting Assistant Professor and Interim Theatre Education Director, Utah State University, January to May, 2018
Theatre History (THEA 3710)
Drama Across the Curriculum (THEA 3380)
Theatre Education Seminar (THEA 1310)
Instructor of Record, Arizona State University
Acting Introduction (THF 101)
Creative Drama with Youth (THP 311)
Theatre for Social Change (THP 482)
Introduction to Theatre: Online (THE 100)
Shakespeare Stage & Screen: Online (THE 421)
Faculty Associate, Arizona State University
Arts, Culture, and the Economy (HDA 521)
Teaching Assistant Instructor, Arizona State University
Principles of Dramatic Analysis in Theatre and Film (THF 220)
K-12 Classroom
Forest Lake Senior High, ISD #831, Forest Lake, Minnesota; Fall 2005 to Spring 2012
Taught a variety of theatre, literature, communication, writing courses. Theatre courses included Theatre Directing & Performance, and Technical Theatre. English courses included American Literature, World Literature, Fantasy in Fiction, Creative Writing, Communication Theory & Practice, Speech, and Popular Literature.
Directed a variety of musicals, comedies, dramas, and classic works. Coordinated and designed the technical theatre elements including set, lighting, props, sound, make-up, and publicity for various musical and plays.
Supervised student teachers and facilitated professional learning communities.
Arizona School for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona; Fall 2017
Taught 5th grade Theatre Foundations, 7th-8th grade Storytelling, and 9th-12th grade Theatre for Social Change.
Teaching Artistry
Theatre Instructor, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas; Summer 2017
Theatre instructor and co-facilitator for an interactive Arts integration Arts Detective workshop.
Program Consultant and Teaching Artist Advisor, Literacy Through Drama Program, Mesa Arts Center; Fall 2016
Shaped a re-launch of a literacy development program using drama techniques, arts- integration and observed professional teaching artists to improve the curriculum and delivery
Teaching Artist, Steppingstone Theatre Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; Summer 2014-2015
Lead instructor and director for a Create-a-Musical workshops “Diary of a Time-Lord Kid” and “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Musical”. Lead instructor for several workshops including “Adventures in Legoland”.
Teaching Artist, Childsplay Theatre Company, Tempe, Arizona; 2015-2016
Instructor and teacher trainer in a middle school drama-based language development, English-Language learner program.
Workshop Instructor & Judge, Utah Shakespeare Festival High School Theatre Competition; Fall 2012-2015
Evaluated performances and provided constructive feedback to student competitors “Power Play”: Introduced high school theatre students to the foundations of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. “Movement and Shakespearean Text”: Explored movement techniques related to interpreting Shakespearean text.
I-Create Resident Artist & Volunteer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital & Arizona State University; Spring 2014
Created digital storytelling pieces with patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Program Coordinator & Teaching Artist, Literacy Through the Arts Program, Mesa Arts Center; Spring 2014
Developed literacy and drama curriculum for kindergarten, first, & second grade
Trained teaching artists for the arts program, and scheduled outreach events
Instructor & Teaching Artist, Literacy Through the Arts Program, Mesa Arts Center; Spring 2014
Worked with sixth grade classes on various arts-based activities and drama curriculum. Led pre-show and post-show discussions on a production of Frindle.
Instructor & Teaching Artist, Literacy Through the Arts Program, Mesa Arts Center; Fall 2013
Worked with fourth grade classes on various arts-based activities and drama curriculum. Led pre-show and post-show discussions on a production of Alice in Wonderland.
Instructor & Teaching Artist, Basic Arts Program, Mesa Arts Center; Spring 2013
Worked with a first grade class of 21 students on various arts-integration activities and drama curriculum. Led pre-show and post-show discussions on a production of The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs.
Guest Director, Arizona High School Thespian Festival; Fall 2012 & 2013
Mentored student playwrights through revising the script. Directed student actors for a staged reading performance showcase
Pre-Show Workshop Facilitator; Arizona State University’s production of Bocon; Fall 2012
Worked with two classes of 20-25 students and Led them through non-verbal communication activities, and vocabulary exploration & application techniques utilizing tableau and play text selections.
Facilitating Artist; Arizona State University & Arizona Boys and Girls Club; Fall 2012
Worked with youth to create videos about how they interact with three cultural spaces in the community. Premiered 3 digital storytelling pieces through Q.R. coding and smart phones, funded through the National Endowment of the Arts