Professional Experience
Instructional Designer, University Library, American University, 2018-Present
Instructional Designer (Part Time), Education for Humanity, Arizona State University, 2021-Present
ORISE Training Specialist, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2017-2018
Associate Director of Articulation & Assessment, Dornsife Language Center, University of Southern California, 2014-2017
German Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-2014
Language Center Instructor, Sprachenzentrum (Language Center), Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2012
Instructional Designer (Part Time), Education for Humanity, Arizona State University, 2021-Present
ORISE Training Specialist, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2017-2018
Associate Director of Articulation & Assessment, Dornsife Language Center, University of Southern California, 2014-2017
German Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-2014
Language Center Instructor, Sprachenzentrum (Language Center), Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2012
Education
Ph.D. Dual Title Degree in German Applied Linguistics & Language Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-2014
Dissertation: Pronunciation Training in Beginner vs. Intermediate Level German Classrooms
B.A. German, Minor - International Studies, Millersville University, May 2007
Senior Honors Thesis: The Influences of the English Language on the Language of German Advertising
Certificate Introduction to Instructional Design, Association for Talent Development, December 2017
Dissertation: Pronunciation Training in Beginner vs. Intermediate Level German Classrooms
B.A. German, Minor - International Studies, Millersville University, May 2007
Senior Honors Thesis: The Influences of the English Language on the Language of German Advertising
Certificate Introduction to Instructional Design, Association for Talent Development, December 2017
Leadership, Service, Outreach
Founding Member, Instructional Continuity Team, American University, 2020-2021
Co-Coordinator, LMS Testing Pilot Team, American University, 2019
Co-Coordinator of Penn State's High School German Day, 2014
Coordinator of Second-Semester German Instruction, Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Co-Coordinator, LMS Testing Pilot Team, American University, 2019
Co-Coordinator of Penn State's High School German Day, 2014
Coordinator of Second-Semester German Instruction, Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Grants, Awards, Distinctions
Inclusive Excellence Award, Staff Award, American University, 2021 - with working group for AU's First-Year Experience
Finalist, HRSA IdeaSpring Innovation Accelerator Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2017
Second Prize, Graduate Research Exhibition. Category: Arts and Humanities, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
Dissertation Research Grant from Language Learning (Blackwell Publishers), 2012
RGSO Dissertation Support Grant, College of the Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University, 2012
Finalist, HRSA IdeaSpring Innovation Accelerator Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, 2017
Second Prize, Graduate Research Exhibition. Category: Arts and Humanities, The Pennsylvania State University, 2014
Dissertation Research Grant from Language Learning (Blackwell Publishers), 2012
RGSO Dissertation Support Grant, College of the Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University, 2012
Software Skills
Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Publisher, OneNote), Google Docs/Sheets
Collaboration & Instruction: Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Zoom, Adobe Connect, Voicethread, Perusall
Course Design: Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Quality Matters, OSCQR
Data Collection & Analysis: Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, SPSS, R, E-Prime, Praat
Web Design: Wordpress, HTML
Collaboration & Instruction: Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Zoom, Adobe Connect, Voicethread, Perusall
Course Design: Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Quality Matters, OSCQR
Data Collection & Analysis: Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, SPSS, R, E-Prime, Praat
Web Design: Wordpress, HTML
Languages
English (native speaker)
German (advanced)
German (advanced)