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Bookseller | Half Price Books, Austin, TX | August 2017 – present

Provided friendly, efficient customer service in person and over the phone for a variety of queries and issues
Bought, priced, and organized books and other media

Assistant Instructor | Dept. of English, UT-Austin | Fall 2010 – Spring 2017

Designed curriculum, multimodal assignments, and evaluation criteria to facilitate student engagement with a diverse array of texts and concepts
Established clear, open communication with and between students, creating strong classroom communit
Won 2015 Outstanding Assistant Instructor Award

Graduate Peer Consultant | University Writing Center, UT-Austin | Fall 2012 – Spring 2017

Mentored undergraduate and graduate students working on a variety of projects, including essays, dissertations, and job materials at all stages of the writing process
Coached graduate students on accountability and writing strategies in weekly writing group
Developed skills in accessibility and ELL teaching

Assistant Instructor | Summer Bridge Program, UT-Austin | Summer 2014, Summer 2015

Designed and implemented curriculum for a 5-week intensive summer composition course for incoming freshmen from at-risk high schools
Provided additional academic coaching and advising for students in small groups and one to one

Editor in Chief | E3W Review of Books, UT-Austin | Fall 2013 – Spring 2015

Coordinated, edited and designed an annual print journal of 50 scholarly book reviews
Successfully managed 50 reviewers and 15 editors and trained incoming editor

Assistant Instructor | SPURS Program, UT-Austin | Fall 2013 – Spring 2014

Team-taught a dual-credit college-level rhetoric and composition course for high school students
Delivered effective written feedback remotely

Tutor | Intercollegiate Athletics Student Services, UT-Austin | Summer 2011 – Summer 2012

Provided one-on-one academic support for student athletes, built strong rapport with students
Facilitated communication between students, advisors, and professors

Lead Accounts Receivable Specialist | Con-Way Enterprise Services, Portland OR | Aug. 2008 – Aug. 2010

Rapidly and accurately processed incoming payments
Promoted within the first year of employment, trained and supervised new employees

Writing Coach | Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, OH | Summer 2003 – Summer 2005

PhD, English | August 2016 | The University of Texas at Austin

MA, English | May 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin

BA, English | May 2006 | Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio