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
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 (2 sections)
ENGL 7590/8590 (UM) - Applied Theory Linguistics (Corpus Linguistics and Discourse)
ENGL 7508/8508 (UM) - Corpus Linguistics
ENGL 3511 (UM) - Intro to Linguistics
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
Ph.D. dissertation committee member
MA thesis committee member
Academic Advising
University Teaching & Administration (Positions)
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English, University of Memphis: 2022-Present
Teaching/Graduate Assistant (TA/GA), Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Penn State: 2016-2020
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
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)
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
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 (2 sections)
ENGL 7590/8590 (UM) - Applied Theory Linguistics (Corpus Linguistics and Discourse)
ENGL 7508/8508 (UM) - Corpus Linguistics
ENGL 3511 (UM) - Intro to Linguistics
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
- Catherine McGee (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress) – co-chair
- Ahmet Egemen Curuk (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress – co-chair
- Wendy Wallace (UofMemphis, Doctorate in Liberal Studies, in progress)
- Yousef Alharbi (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress)
- Hana Alqabba (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress)
- Ghadi Matouq (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress)
- Seiko Hayashi (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress)
- Heri Yusup (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, in progress) – co-chair
Ph.D. dissertation committee member
- Bakheet Almatrafi (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, 2024)
- Briona Nichols (UofMemphis, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, in progress)
MA thesis committee member
- Alexsandra Murphy (UofMemphis, Applied Linguistics, 2024)
Academic Advising
- Allen Woodall (UofMemphis, doctoral student in 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
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, 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
- Undergraduate Academic Writing Instructor; Asst. Coordinator, Academic Reading and Writing Labs; Writing Tutor
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)
