Courses Designed & Taught
Introduction to Newswriting
University of California, Berkeley, California
Journalism Capstone: Gentrification in Los Angeles (Collaboration with KCET)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Journalism and New Media
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Writing, Reporting & Ethics III (Feature Writing)
California State University, Northridge, California
The Reporter in the Story: First-Person Journalism
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Writing for Journalism (News & Feature Writing)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Language of Journalism (Intro to Reporting)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Perspective Journalism (Onsite & Online)
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Sustainability Studies
Woodbury University, Los Angeles, California
Academic Writing II
Woodbury University, Los Angeles, California
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Guest Lecturer)
California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
Composition for the Artist (Onsite & Online)
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Graduate Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
Multimedia Lab for Journalism II (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 5: Writing Workshop for English 1
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 1: Critical Thinking & Expository Writing (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 1A: Expository Writing & Reading (Teaching Assistant)
College of Alameda, Alameda, California
University of California, Berkeley, California
Journalism Capstone: Gentrification in Los Angeles (Collaboration with KCET)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Journalism and New Media
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Writing, Reporting & Ethics III (Feature Writing)
California State University, Northridge, California
The Reporter in the Story: First-Person Journalism
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Writing for Journalism (News & Feature Writing)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Language of Journalism (Intro to Reporting)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Perspective Journalism (Onsite & Online)
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Sustainability Studies
Woodbury University, Los Angeles, California
Academic Writing II
Woodbury University, Los Angeles, California
Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Guest Lecturer)
California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
Composition for the Artist (Onsite & Online)
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Graduate Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
Multimedia Lab for Journalism II (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 5: Writing Workshop for English 1
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 1: Critical Thinking & Expository Writing (Teaching Assistant)
Mills College, Oakland, California
English 1A: Expository Writing & Reading (Teaching Assistant)
College of Alameda, Alameda, California
Conferences & Panels
"The Reporter and the Story: How journalism can inform, and fund, a literary career"
Panel organizer, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conf., Washington, DC, 2017
"Digital Education on a Shoestring: How to Launch Well-Rounded Multimedia Journalists From Small-Scale Academic Programs" (forthcoming)
Panelist, Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) Conference & Mentoring Project (CAMP), Roanoke, VA, 2016
"Women in the Arts & Media"
Panelist, Marions Service Organization student-organized event, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
"Before Watergate, Wikileaks & Snowden, there was Media, PA 1971"
Moderator, Courage & Resistance L.A. Tour for "The Burglary", Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
“Teaching in the New Landscape: Integrating Multimedia Expression into the Writing Classroom”
Panelist, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conf., Washington, DC, 2011
“Intellectualizing Discussion in the Composition Classroom"
Research and Experiential Analysis Paper, Theories & Strategies of Teaching Writing Conf., Mills College, Oakland, CA, 2009
Panel organizer, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conf., Washington, DC, 2017
"Digital Education on a Shoestring: How to Launch Well-Rounded Multimedia Journalists From Small-Scale Academic Programs" (forthcoming)
Panelist, Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) Conference & Mentoring Project (CAMP), Roanoke, VA, 2016
"Women in the Arts & Media"
Panelist, Marions Service Organization student-organized event, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
"Before Watergate, Wikileaks & Snowden, there was Media, PA 1971"
Moderator, Courage & Resistance L.A. Tour for "The Burglary", Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
“Teaching in the New Landscape: Integrating Multimedia Expression into the Writing Classroom”
Panelist, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conf., Washington, DC, 2011
“Intellectualizing Discussion in the Composition Classroom"
Research and Experiential Analysis Paper, Theories & Strategies of Teaching Writing Conf., Mills College, Oakland, CA, 2009
Honors & Associations
Finalist, Entertainment Feature Award: "On television, finally, Los Angeles is no longer just a backdrop"
LA Press Club's SoCal Journalism Awards, 2015
Judge, Mills College Undergraduate Journalism Contest
Mills College, Oakland, CA, 2014-2018
Judge, University of La Verne Undergraduate Journalism Contest
University of La Verne, La Verne, California, 2018
Co-captain, SoCal JAWS
Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS)
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
Los Angeles Press Club
LA Press Club's SoCal Journalism Awards, 2015
Judge, Mills College Undergraduate Journalism Contest
Mills College, Oakland, CA, 2014-2018
Judge, University of La Verne Undergraduate Journalism Contest
University of La Verne, La Verne, California, 2018
Co-captain, SoCal JAWS
Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS)
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
Los Angeles Press Club
