Teacher

Students perform an improvised scene with Brown Paper Puppets to explore the conventions of Japanese bunraku. Theatre 3731 - History of Performance I, Fall 2021.

Students perform “The Three Little Pigs” while others document the event, after which later ‘scholars’ will attempt to reconstruct. Activity inspired by K. H. Wood’s “Curative Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Theatre Historiography Classroom” (Theatre Topics 27.3, Nov. 2017). Theatre 3731 - History of Performance I, Fall 2021.

Teaching Experience

Ashland University [2024 - ]

  • ENG 101 - Composition

  • TH 214 - Acting for Non-Majors

The Ohio State University [2018 - 2024]

  • CLASS 1101 - Introduction to Classical Literature

  • TH 2100 - Introduction to Theater Hybrid

  • TH 2100 - Introduction to Theater Online

  • TH 2367.01 - America Onstage

  • TH 2367.03/2700 - Criticizing Television

  • TH 3731 - History of Performance I

Students recreate a crucial scene from John Augustus Stone’s Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags [1829] in a tableau vivant. Theatre 2367.01 - American on Stage, Spring 2022.

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A series of students’ work for monologues and partner scenes in TH 214 - Acting for Non-Majors, Fall 2024.

I am a pragmatic teacher who leverages multiple research-based instructional practices to serve my students best. I teach using constructivist learning theory, and I employ backwards designed curricula, authentic and aligned assessments, and student-centered instructional strategies like the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model to create classroom environments where every student can learn.

Delivering the “Greek Drama” lecture for CLASS 1101 - Introduction to Classical Literature, Fall 2022.