2001- Present
Teaching, Allderdice High School, English, C.A.S./A.P. Programs, Creative Writing

2001 (Fall)
Teaching, La Roche College, Department of English, Modern American Novel

1999-2001
Teaching, Brashear High School, English, P.S.P/C.C.P. Programs

1998
Teaching, Duquesne University, Department of Education, Writing With Teachers, Instructional Techniques, Instructional Techniques Online

1997-1999
Teaching, Carrick High School, English, C.C.P. Program

1997-2000
Graduate Assistant, Duquesne University

1996-1997
Teaching, The Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, English and Creative Writing, C.C.P/C.A.S. Programs

1996 (Spring)
Student Teaching, Taylor Allderdice High School, English, P.S.P./C.A.S. Programs

1995-1996
Teaching, La Roche College, Department of English, College Writing I, College Writing II, Writing and Communication Skills, Issues in American Literature

1995-1996
Substitute Teacher, Pittsburgh Public Schools

2000-
PresentPortfolio Assessment, Secondary Language Arts, Pittsburgh Public Schools

1998-Present
Editor, Bridges, The Publication of the Western PA Council of Teacher of English

2000
"Alternative Methods of Assessing Student Writing," Bridges: A Publication of theWestern Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English.

2000
Variances in Higher Order Thinking and Narrative Topics in High SchoolStudents' Confessional Journals, UMI, Doctoral Dissertation
(Adobe Acrobat PDF File)

1999
"From the Editors" (with Bonita Wilcox), Bridges: A Publication of theWestern Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English

1997
"Mixing Memory and Desire: Some Reflections on Student Teaching and Teacher Education," English Journal, February

1997
"Radical Conduct, Radical Pedagogy: The Changing Role of the Secondary Educator," Order and Disorder: 1997 Graduate Conference
Proceedings, Online, <http://www.engl.duq.edu/servus/Order_and_Disorde

Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English

Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English

Cultural Studies Association (U.S.)

Participated in a symposium on "E-Discourse: Beyond the Walls of the English Classroom" at the 15th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Conference, Duquense University, June 2003

Chaired and participated in symposium on "Reflective Journals: From the Care of the Self to a Care of the Curriculum" at the 14th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Conference, Duquense University, June 2002

Chaired conference session, "From Chalkboards to Chatrooms: Four Models of Web-Enhanced English Instruction," and presented a paper on "Extending Resources, Encouraging Collaboration: A Web-Enhanced High School English Classroom" at Recreating the Classroom: 91st Annual NCTE Convention, Baltimore Convention Center, November 2001

Presented a paper on "Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Student Journals" at Celebrating Our Roots and Dreams: NCTE Spring Conference, Hilton New York Hotel, March 2000

Presented a paper on Alternative Assessments of Writing at Standard/Deviation, the Graduate Conference, Duquesne University, November 1998

Presented a paper on Portfolio Assessment at the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, Sheraton Hotel, October 1998

Presented a paper on Radical Pedagogical Practices in Secondary Education at Order and Disorder, the Graduate Conference, Duquesne University, November 1997

Presented a paper on Bridging the Gap Between High School and College English Classes at the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, The Pennsylvania State University, November 1997

Presented a paper on Electronic Portfolios at the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Conference, Duquesne University, March 1997

Presented a paper on Videotaping Resources on the Internet at Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Conference, Duquesne University, June 1996

Presented a paper on Canon Formation and Curriculum Development at The Second Annual Madison Conference on English Studies, James Madison University, April 1996

Presented a paper on Canon Formation and Curriculum Development at The Graduate Student Conference on Languages and Literature, Louisiana State University, February 1996

Presented a paper on Canon Formation and Pedagogy at The Graduate Conference, Duquesne University, December 1995

Presented a paper on Virginia Woolf's Orlando at Between Text and Context: A Graduate Conference, University of Virginia, April 1995

Presented a paper on Mary Caponegro's fiction at A Carnival of Thought: The KSU/AGES Graduate Conference in English Studies, Kent State University, March 1995

Presented a paper on Mary Caponegro's fiction at The Graduate Student Conference on Languages and Literature, Louisiana State University, February 1995

Chaired conference session at The 1994 Graduate Student Conference, Duquesne University, November 1994

Presented a paper on Mary Caponegro's fiction at The Graduate Student Conference, Duquesne University, November 1994

Presented a paper on Robert Coover's fiction at The 1994 Graduate Conference on Languages and Literature, Northern Illinois University, March 1994

Presented a paper on Robert Coover's fiction at The Twentieth Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, February 1994

Presented a paper on Robert Coover's fiction at The Graduate Student Conference on Languages and Literature, Louisiana State University/Texas A&M University, February 1994

Presented a paper on Robert Coover's fiction at The Graduate Student Conference, Duquesne University, November 1993

Dr. Gary Shank, Associate Professor of Education, Duquesne University

Dr. Albert Labriola, Professor of English, Duquesne University

Dr. F. Robert McMurray, Principal, Taylor Allderdice High School

Susan Lloyd, Instruction Teacher Leader, English, Taylor Allderdice High School

Judith Stanfield, Instructional Teacher Leader, English, Brashear High School