Assistant Professor of
English / January, 2022 —
July, 2024
• Taught English composition
classes such as ENG 101 and
102, LTC (developmental
English) and International
Literature. • Part of a core
committee who evaluated and
redesigned the developmental
courses to better meet the
needs of our students, and
increased effectiveness of
our assessments.
Assistant Professor of
Research and Literacy
Education / May, 2019 —
December, 2021
• Served on the Doctorate in
Literacy Admissions and
Recruitment committees,
interviewing and recruiting
candidates for the program.
• Counselled and advised on
multiple dissertation
committees as chair, and
general committee member. •
Advised and mentored
students for their benchmark
projects, served on the
Institutional Review Board
(IRB), as well as the
Graduate Academic Policy
committee. • Conducted
research and wrote
educational and research
articles for publication to
renowned journals such as
English Journal, JoLLE,
Language Arts, and College
Teaching etc.
Senior Research
Associate / August, 2014 —
August, 2018
• Advanced 3rd-5th grade
African American boys
reading levels by 2-3 grades
by implementing a
Multi-Dimensional Reading
Model (MDRM) to their
instruction. • Developed,
modified and administered
the MDRM in multiple rounds
as part of a pilot study
before administering it as a
longitudinal study.
Research Assistant / August, 2014 —
May, 2019
• Coordinated Career &
Internship Fair marketing
and communication for
Business Board Advisory
members, Supply Chain
companies, as well as
students and faculty. •
Spearheaded research
symposiums and recruitment
fairs. • Organised and
collected membership dues
from Board Advisory members.
• Recruited cutting-edge
Board Advisory members, and
supply chain companies such
as Target, Hub Group and
Abbvie to be a part of our
university initiative.