University Teaching (Courses) University of Memphis (UM), Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Pennsylvania State University (PSU), Ohio University (OU), Hocking Technical College (H)
ENGL 3501 (UM) - Modern English Grammar (3 sections) ENGL 7534/8534 (UM) - Second Language Acquisition ENGL 7507/8507 (UM) - Empirical Methods for Applied Linguistics Research (2 sections) ENGL 7531/8531 (UM) - Theory and History of ESL (3 sections) ENGL 7590/8590 (UM) - Applied Theory Linguistics (Corpus Linguistics and Discourse) ENGL 7508/8508 (UM) - Corpus Linguistics (2 sections) ENGL 3511 (UM) - Intro to Linguistics (2 sections) ENGL 7511/8511 (UM) - Survey of Linguistics COGS 307/407 (CWRU) - Cognitive Linguistic Theory II, (Construction Grammar), (2 sections) COGS 397-500 (CWRU) - SAGES Capstone in Cognitive Science, independent study LING 301/401; COGS 312/412 (CWRU) - Second Language Acquisition I (2 Sections) APLNG 578 (PSU, co-taught with Dr. Xiaofei Lu) - Computational and Statistical Methods for Corpus Analysis APLNG 412 (PSU, co-taught with Dr. Karen Johnson) - Teaching Second Language Writing ESL 116G (PSU) - Graduate academic writing for L2 English writers (5 Sections) ESL 116G Law (PSU) - Graduate legal writing for L2 English writers ESL 015 (PSU) - First-year composition for L2 English writers (4 Sections) LING 4901 (OU) - Sociolinguistics & Bilingualism for undergraduate Linguistics majors ENG D160 (OU) - First-year academic composition for L2 English writers, part one of series (5 Sections) ENG 1610 (OU) - First-year academic composition for L2 English writers, part two of series (4 Sections) ENG 1610 Business (OU) - First-year academic and business composition for L2 English writers (9 Sections) ELIP 5180 (OU) - Professional writing course for L1 & L2 graduate students in public administration ENGL 0054 (H) - Developmental writing course for L1 & L2 students (2 L2 Sections, 1 L1 Section) ESL 1142G (H) - Intermediate level ESL grammar (3 Sections) ESL 1142W (H) - Intermediate level ESL writing (2 Sections) ESL 1131R (H) - Intermediate level ESL reading ESL 1130C (H) - Intermediate level ESL speaking/listening
Advising and Thesis/Dissertation Committees Ph.D. dissertation committee chair
Wendy Wallace (Doctorate in Liberal Studies, in progress, expected 2025)
Catherine McGee (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2025) – co-chair
Ahmet Egemen Curuk (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2025) – co-chair
Heri Yusup (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2025) – co-chair
Hana Alqabba (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2026)
Ghadi Matouq (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2026)
Seiko Hayashi (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2026)
Allen Woodall (Applied Linguistics, in progress, expected 2026)
Yousef Alharbi (Applied Linguistics, in progress)
Ph.D. dissertation committee member
Bakheet Almatrafi (Applied Linguistics, 2024, “The Effectiveness of Translanguaging Written Feedback in Second Language Writing”
Emily Gillo (Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, in progress)
Briona Nichols (Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, in progress)
Mashael Mohammednoor (Applied Linguistics, in progress)
Ifeoluwa Awopetu (Applied Linguistics, in progress)
University Teaching & Administration (Positions) Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English, University of Memphis: 2022-Present
Lead, Corpus Linguistics and Disciplinary Literacies Lab, Department of English, University of Memphis: 2023-Present
Director, Disciplinary Language Specialist Pilot Program, Department of English & Graduate College, University of Memphis: 2023-Present
Post Doctoral Scholar, Department of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University: 2020-2022 Teaching/Graduate Assistant (TA/GA), Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Penn State: 2016-2020
Graduate/Undergraduate Academic Writing Instructor; Legal Language Specialist/Instructor to Penn State Law
Term Instructor, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University: 2014-2016 Term Instructor, Department of Linguistics, Hocking: 2014-2016 Coordinator, Academic Reading and Writing Labs, Ohio University: 2014-2016 Teaching/Graduate Assistant (TA/GA), Dept. of Linguistics/ELIP, Ohio University: 2012-2014
Academy Director, Echo Hill English Langanguage Academy (Cáceres, Spain): 2010-2012 English for Specific Purposes Instructor, Echo Hill English Language Academy (Cáceres, Spain): 2010-2012 Language and Culture Specialist, Junta de Extremadura (Trujillo, Spain): 2008-2010
Other Teaching University of Memphis (UM), Pennsylvania State University (PSU), Ohio University (OU) CDC Workforce Pipeline Experiental Learning Program (UM), Research Writing Coordinator (2023) Deb Talbot Summer Institute for Shelby County English Teachers (UM), Instructor (2023, 2024) Place-Based Language Learning via Telepresence Robot (PSU) - Intermediate ESL through synchronous robot (2016) Graduate Writing Tutor - (OU) One-on-one recurring sessions with dissertation and thesis writers (2012-2016) Echo Hill Academy - English for Specific/Academic Purposes in Spain, all levels (legal, medical, science, business) (2010-2012) "Oposiciones" Placement Exam - Preparation for Spain's official placement exam for English instructors (2010-2012) IESO Turgalium - EFL at Spanish high school (2008-2010) IESO Cerro Pedro Gómez - EFL at Spanish middle school (2008-2009)