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Faculty Associate
Jun, 2011 - Aug, 2011National High School Institute "Cherubs"
• Taught monologue-writing and Irish Theater masterclasses • Worked as teaching assistant in movement and acting classes • Assistant-directed student production of The Language Archive directed by Laura Schellhardt
Workshop Instructor: "Hack Your To-Do List"
Apr, 2022 - Apr, 2022826LA
• Taught middle- and high- school students organization tactics and tools to help with list-making and task completion looking ahead to college preparedness
Instructor: Advanced Screenwriting
Feb, 2021 - May, 2021High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX
• Crafted curriculum introducing students to a wide variety of dramatic genres, structures, and scales • Formulated rigorous writing and revising schedule for students to generate and polish 1-act scripts
Instructor of Record: Introduction to Playwriting
Sep, 2019 - Dec, 2019Carnegie Mellon University
• Designed syllabus to satisfy university objectives for both Theatre and Women’s studies credit • Fostered expansive writer toolboxes through lecture, practical exercises, and targeted feedback • Examined foundational dramatic and feminist texts through reading and guided discussion
Teaching Artist
Sep, 2015 - Nov, 2016Main Street Theatre
• Created curriculum incorporating TX standard learning objectives for 3rd grade science into theatre • Encouraged concept-retention through movement and engagement, assessed weekly in 4 classrooms
Teaching Artist
Jun, 2015 - Aug, 2015Old School Summer Camp
• Taught general theater to a rotating group of students from 3rd through 7th grade
Tutor: English
Sep, 2014 - Sep, 2015Varsity Tutors
• Tutored students from middle school through high school in english, grammar, writing, and reading comprehension
Educación
Bachelors of English & Theater
Aug, 2008 - May, 2012Loyola University Chicago
Masters of Fine Arts, Dramatic Writing
Aug, 2018 - May, 2020Carnegie Mellon University
Certifications
Teaching Certificate
May, 2020Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation
Received via the Future Faculty Program, which included: -instructional courses -development of a teaching philosophy statement -supervision of curriculum development -in-person teaching feedback
Awards
Kennedy Center National Student Playwriting Award
Apr, 2019Kennedy Center
Sloan/CMU Screenwriting Award
Nov, 2019Sloan Foundation
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