I work at Bowdoin College as the Writing Program Director and Associate Director of the Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching. In this role I consult with instructors about writing pedagogy, host workshops for faculty, and train Bowdoin’s peer writing tutors. I also direct the First-Year Writing Seminar (FYWS) Program and teach one FYWS on “Writing with and about Generative AI.”

I have thirty years of experience as a teacher, writer, researcher, and academic administrator. I have taught literature, writing, and English education classes at colleges and universities in Maine, Ohio, and Indiana. I have also worked as a high school and middle school humanities teacher in Washington, D.C. 

My administrative, teaching, and research interests focus on writing studies and sustainable writing programs; disability studies and equal access to university services; and Victorian literature and the visual arts. 

Recent publications include:

Sustainable WAC in Practice: A Longitudinal Study of Writing Across the Curriculum Programs. With Michelle Crow, Cheryl Duffy, Cristyn L. Elder, Chris Fosen, Jeffrey Galin, and Dan Melzer. Boulder: University of Colorado Press, Forthcoming 2026.

“A Productive Use for Generative AI: Low-Stakes, Meaningful Writing Assignments.” With Sean Sidky. Quick Hits: Creativity in the Classroom. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. April 2026.