Professor of English, editor, and writing program leader committed to transforming how we teach, research, and value communication in higher education.
With over 20 years of experience in rhetoric and composition, feminist theory, and program administration, my work bridges theory and practice across institutional, disciplinary, and technological boundaries.
I serve as Professor of English and Co-Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program (CWSP) at North Carolina State University, where I collaborate with faculty across disciplines to develop writing-enriched curricula, facilitate communication-enriched pedagogies, and co-lead campus-wide initiatives on ethical and inclusive writing and speaking instruction. I specialize in faculty development emphasizing WAC, WID, and institutional literacy.
My scholarship spans institutional ethnography, the ethics of AI integration in writing, feminist rhetorics of motherhood and gender, and health and medical humanities. My current book manuscript, The Glitch Curriculum: How Universities Read Themselves in the AI Moment, is under review with Johns Hopkins University Press (Critical University Studies series). I am one of the co-authors of the AWAC Statement on Artificial Intelligence Writing Tools (2025) and an elected member of the AI and Research Working Group at the Modern Language Association (2025–).
Whether in the classroom, through research, or in institutional leadership, my work centers on creating sustainable, collaborative, and inclusive futures for writing and communication.
Composing Change: Institutional Ethnography, Feminist Inquiry, and Digital Futures
Pedagogy Grounded in Practice, Equity, and Rhetorical Agility
I teach with the conviction that writing is never neutral — it shapes who we are, how we are perceived, and how we navigate the world. Across undergraduate and graduate levels, I design courses that foreground rhetorical awareness, student agency, and the social dimensions of writing.
My teaching is grounded in feminist, inclusive, and antiracist pedagogies that equip students to engage critically and creatively with their academic, civic, and professional communities. I integrate multimodal composition, digital tools, and AI literacy into my curriculum, emphasizing ethical use and critical reflection.
I also invest deeply in mentoring graduate instructors and future faculty, modeling collaborative curriculum design and sustained pedagogical inquiry.
I partner with faculty, departments, writing programs, and institutional leaders to co-develop responsive, research-driven communication strategies that foster equity, effectiveness, and sustainability. Through hands-on workshops, institutional partnerships, and project-based consulting, I help individuals and organizations design initiatives that are rhetorically sound, evidence-based, and truly transformative.
Faculty-driven consulting for institutional change. We help departments and academic leaders implement effective shared governance structures that reflect the realities of faculty labor, institutional policy, and disciplinary expertise.
WOLF — Written and Oral Literacy Facilitation — is CWSP's faculty development program, pairing faculty with trained liaisons to audit communication practices, design scaffolded assignments, and build evidence of student learning. The program runs in three phases and adapts to any discipline, from first-year writing to capstone courses.
Ethical editing for medical, technical, and scientific communication. Drawing on health humanities, feminist theory, and rhetorical analysis, our editorial practice ensures research communicates with precision and integrity across scholarly, clinical, and public spheres.