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.