Minor: Women S and Genders Studies

EDUCATION Doctoral Candidate Minor: Women’s and Genders Studies Graduate Certificate: Nonprofit Management Chair of Research Committee: Dr. Joan Hermsen Academic Advisor: Dr. Joan Hermsen Expected Graduation Date: May 2018

RESEARCH Research areas are Inequalities and Political Economy, Power, & Movements.

Proposed dissertation is an exploratory project that evaluates inclusivity practices of an intersectional social movement to gain insight on how movement leaders increase inclusion in a movement of plural subjects simultaneously working on a variety of issues.

TEACHING Social Inequalities; Intersectionality; Social Movements

Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO Graduate Instructor, 08/15 to 12/15 SA201: Introduction to Sociology  Facilitated class discussions centered on reading materials assigned; Facilitated, and evaluated class assignments; Provided extensive and meticulous attendance and academic counseling to students

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Graduate Instructor, 08/13 to 05/17 SOCIOL 1650: Social Deviance SOCIOL/BL_STU 2210: The Black Americans SOCIOL/BL_STU 2200: Social Inequalities WGST 2010: Gender and Identity: Understanding Intersectionality WGST 3650: Themes in Feminism: Gender & Activism (Online)  Prepare and facilitate class discussions; Create and evaluate assignments; Facilitate and evaluate exams; Evaluate students overall achievement; Provide academic counseling to students

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Teaching Assistant, 08/2011 to 05/2013 SOCIOL 1000: Introduction to Sociology; SOCIOL 1650: Social Deviance SOCIOL 2300: Self and Society SOCIOL 3420: The Family PEA_ST 1050: Introduction to Peace Studies  Facilitate discussions; Evaluate assignments; Facilitate and evaluate exams

ITT Technical Institute, Arnold, MO Adjunct Faculty, 06/10 to 03/11 GE375: Psychology GE217: Composition II EG372: Written Analysis EG351: Social Psychology EG371: Research Methods  Prepare and present lectures using computer presentation software; Create, facilitate, and evaluate in class assignments; Create and evaluate homework assignments; Facilitate and evaluate exams; Evaluate students overall achievement; Provide academic counseling to students; Maintain attendance records on server

Kaplan University, St. Louis, MO Adjunct Faculty, 10/10 to 12/10 CS115: College Success Strategies  Prepare and present lectures using computer presentation software; Create, facilitate, and evaluate in class assignments; Evaluate students overall achievement; Provide attendance and academic counseling to students

St. Louis Community College, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO Adjunct Faculty, 08/09 to 05/10 Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology  Prepare and present lectures using computer presentation software; Compose and evaluate reading and writing assignments and exams; Compose study guides for exams; Evaluate students overall achievement

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL Teaching Assistant, 08/06 to 05/09 Sociology 215: Race and Ethnic Relations Sociology 223: Women and Men in Contemporary Society Sociology 397: Special Topics - Social Control Sociology 108: Introduction to Sociology  Compose reading assignments to complement textbook; Create writing assignments; Assist lecturer/professor with composing exams; Facilitate discussions that clarify concepts covered in main lecture; Supervise group projects; Create study guides for exams; Evaluate assignments, papers, and exams

PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Midwest Sociological Society 2017 Annual Meeting: Panel Presider – Teaching Intersectionality Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting 2017: Panel – “Connecting Graduate Student Teaching, Research, and Activism” 4th Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference 2016: Panel Presider – “Expanding the Borders of Protest: How Collaboration Informs Graduate Student Research” Midwest Sociological Society 2016 Annual Meeting: Paper Session - Politics & Policy Making in Social Movements: “Progressive Politics: Rearticulating Alliance Politics and Utopic Visions” Women’s and Genders Studies Graduate Conference 2016: Interdisciplinary Panel - “Something New, Something Borrowed: Understanding Contemporary Student Activism” Women’s and Genders Studies Graduate Conference 2016: Interdisciplinary Panel – “The Intersection of Race and Gender in the Black Lives Matter Movement” Women’s Leadership Conference 2016: Panel - “Progressive Politics: Understanding the Vitality of Intersectionality” Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting 2016: Panel – “Racial Justice Activism on Campus: A Facilitated Dialogue” Association for Humanist Sociologists Annual Meeting 2015: Paper Presentation - “Progressive Politics: Rearticulating Alliance Politics and Utopic Visions” Women’s and Genders Studies Graduate Conference 2015: Interdisciplinary Panel - “Women and Crime” Research and Creative Activities Forum 2014: Qualitative Research Presentation - “The Power of Narratives: Justifying Lynching to Civilized Society” Midwest Sociological Society 2013 Annual Meeting: Paper Session - “Narratives as an Impetus to Submit to Collective Violence” Midwest Sociological Society 2009 Annual Meeting: Paper Session – “Examining the Social Construction of Rationales and Uses of Narratives to Understand the Acceptance of Lynching as a Practice.”

INVITED PRESENTATIONS University of Missouri McNair Scholars 2016: Advisory Panel - GRAD4010: Preparing to Be a Graduate Student: “Teaching Assistants” University of Missouri’s Colleagues to Campus Forum 2016: Panel - Organizing Excellence: The Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students: “Campus Engagement and Community Involvement” University of Missouri System’s Women in Leadership Conference 2016: Panel - Leadership in Graduate School: “From Community Organizing to Campus Activism”