I am an experienced instructor and instructional designer with a background in librarianship and communications. I’ve taught audiences from high school and undergraduate students to physicians and university faculty and am well-versed in creating engaging learning experiences in online, in person, and hybrid environments. I learn technology quickly, am detail-oriented, and am enthusiastic about taking on new challenges.
Outside of work, I’m a self-taught illustrator, printmaker, and quilter. I’m big into hiking, camping, checking out new breweries, going to bluegrass festivals, and playing competetive pinball (poorly).
Selected Experience
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2017 - present
Research and Education Librarian & Coordinator of Instruction
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Yale University
I lead the medical library’s instruction program. This involves strategic planning for the workshop program, creating online tutorials, consulting on instruction-related matters for my colleagues, and running the Instruction Community of Practice group. I work closely with the faculty and students of both physician associate programs, teaching research skills in the curriculum and supporting student thesis projects.
2016 - 2017
Instructional Design Assistant
Darling Biomedical Library
UCLA
I worked on a “by students, for students” team of instructional designers developing tutorials aimed at helping undergraduate students develop writing and research skills. We storyboarded and built online learning objects, tested them, and deployed them on the team’s site and in the university’s LMS.
2015 - 2017
Teaching Assistant
Department of Communication
UCLA
I taught foundational communications concepts to 75 students per quarter and managed course assignments and assessments.
Education
2018
edX | Online
Coursework in Instructional Design and Technology MicroMasters program
Program portfolio
2017
UCLA | Los Angeles, CA
Master of Library and Information Science
Capstone title: “Toward instructional design as core MLIS curriculum”
Program portfolio
2013
Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies