Doing the Work, Not Just Naming It

I partner with faculty, departments, writing programs, and institutional leaders to co-develop responsive, research-driven communication strategies that foster equity, effectiveness, and sustainability. Whether guiding AI integration, mentoring graduate instructors, or conducting programmatic ethnography, my work centers on collaboration and capacity-building.

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.

Writing Across the Curriculum / WEC Design
Facilitating department- and program-level curriculum integration using inclusive, discipline-specific approaches to writing and speaking instruction.

Ethical GenAI & AI Literacy in Pedagogy
Guiding ethical, equitable, and accessible approaches to generative AI in classrooms, writing centers, and institutional policy.

Faculty Development for Writing & Speaking
Designing workshops, retreats, and asynchronous modules that support sustained, reflective communication instruction across modalities and disciplines.

Institutional Research & Visual Storytelling
Translating data into narrative through institutional ethnography and visual reporting—ideal for program review, grant justification, and curricular redesign.

Feminist Leadership & Inclusive Governance
Supporting leadership grounded in feminist ethics, transparency, and shared responsibility—tailored to departments, committees, and administrators.

Consulting

Real Shared Governance

With Dr. Holly Hassel
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. Our workshops and consultations translate rhetorical knowledge into practical, sustainable governance models.

Offerings Include:

  • Shared governance audits and redesign

  • Chair and committee training sessions

  • Faculty mentoring programs for emerging leaders

  • Strategic visioning retreats for departments or cross-campus units

Recent engagement: Where Policy Meets Position CCCC 2025 preconference workshop; upcoming articles on rhetorical leadership in higher ed.

Rhetorica Editing

With Dr. Kristin Bivens
Ethical Editing for Medical, Technical, and Scientific Communication
Rhetorica Editing provides high-impact developmental editing for health, medical, and scientific researchers. Our editorial approach combines rhetorical precision with linguistic clarity, ensuring your research communicates across scholarly, clinical, and public spheres.

Services Include:

  • Manuscript review and revision for publication

  • Translational editing for interdisciplinary and public audiences

  • Grant proposal editing and feedback

  • Ethics and style review for health communication texts

Clients include interdisciplinary faculty, health sciences researchers, and research centers seeking peer-reviewed publication or high-stakes funding.

Let’s Work Together

Whether you’re designing a new curriculum, rethinking your governance structure, or preparing a manuscript for publication, I’d love to hear from you.