Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2005 – 2010 University of New Mexico Ph.D., Linguistics
2002 – 2004 University of New Mexico M.A., Linguistics
1998 – 2002 University of Wisconsin B.A., Classics and Linguistics
SELECTED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2021 – Center for Teaching and Learning, Boise State University
Director, 2021 –
2015 – 2021 Writing at Bates and Academic Resource Commons, Bates College
Director, 2015 – 2021
Lecturer of the Humanities, 2015 – 2021
2005 – 2015 Center for Academic Program Support, University of New Mexico
Director, 2013 – 2015
Senior Program Manager, 2011 – 2013
Writing Center Program Specialist, 2009 –2011
Writing Center Assistant Coordinator, 2006 – 2009
Tutor, Liaison, & Student Manager, 2005 – 2006
PUBLICATIONS
Books
2020. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors. Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
2021. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Learning Center Administrators. Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (with Michelle Steiner).
Journal articles
Under Review. Reflective Writing: a Tool for Growth and Transfer in Peer Educator Trainings.
Under Review. Language Diversity, Writing Centers, and the Academy. Praxis: A Writing Center Journal.
2015. The Role of Linguistic Frequency Effects in Shaping Metaphorical Systems. Journal of Cognitive Science 16(1), 41-59.
2014. Idiom as the Intersection of Conceptual and Syntactic Schemas. Language and Cognition 6(4), 492-509.
2013. Emergent Metaphor Theory: Frequency, Schematic Strength, and the Processing of Metaphorical Utterances. Journal of Cognitive Science 14(1), 1-45.
2014. Challenging the Narrative of Tutoring One-to-One. WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship 39(3-4): 8-12.
2012. Metaphors are Conceptual Schemata that are Emergent Over Tokens of Use. Journal of Cognitive Science 13(3), 211-235.
2012. The Peer-Interactive Writing Center at the University of New Mexico. Composition Forum 25.
2008. Discourse & Metaphor: a corpus-driven inquiry. Corpus Linguistics & Linguistic Theory 4(2), 209-234. 2008. Metaphor and Phonological Reduction in English Idiomatic Expressions. Cognitive Linguistics 19(4), 585-603.
Book Chapters
2015. ‘The Peer-Interactive Writing Center at the University of New Mexico.' In Reiff, Mary Jo, Anis Bawarshi, Michelle Baliff, and Christian Weisser (Ed's) Ecologies of Writing Programs: Profiles of Writing Programs in Context. Anderson, SC: Parlor Press. [Reprint of Sanford 2012]
2014. Joan Bybee’s Usage-Based Models. In Taylor, John and Jeannette Littlemore (Ed’s.) Bloomsbury Companion to Cognitive Linguistics. London, New York, Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Reviews
2014. Review: Peripheral Visions for Writing Centers, Jackie Grutsch McKinney. Writing Center Journal 33(2), 123-130.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
2020 – Rowman & Littlefield
Series Co-Editor, Theory & Practice for Peer Tutors and Learning Center Professionals
2013 – 2016 The Learning Assistance Review
Editorial Board
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2018. Implications of Cognitive Load Theory for Peer Tutoring. National College Learning Center Association. Niagara Falls, New York.
2015. Vision vs. Habits of Mind in the Writing Center. Conference on College Composition and Communication 2015. Tampa, Florida.
2015. Student Learning Outcomes for Assessment of Co-Curricular Programs. New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Lauren Moore, Anne Compton, and Jennifer Flores).
2015. Academic Support in Massive Open Online Courses. Coursera Partner’s Conference 2015. Newport Beach, California (with Greg Heileman, Mike Dougher, and Ricardo Romero).
2014. Peer Tutoring as a High Impact Practice. New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Lauren Moore).
2013. Best Practices for Learning Centers; Developing and Assessing Learning Center Outcomes. National College Learning Center Association 28th Annual Conference. Charleston, South Carolina (with Michelle Steiner).
2013. Multilingualism, Writing, and the Academy: Beyond ESL. Conference on College Composition and Communication 2013. Las Vegas, Nevada.
2012. Non-English Languages, Local Context, and Writing Programs. Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA)
2012: Connecting Literacies, Languages, and Localities. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2012. Writing in the Online Course, and Online Tools for the Brick & Mortar Classroom. Seventh Annual Meeting of the UNM Community: Success in the Classroom. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2011. Writing Tutoring and Language Rights: Spanish and Navajo Writing Tutoring at the University of New Mexico. National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. Biscayne Bay, Florida.
2011. Spanish-language Writing Tutoring at the University of New Mexico: a case study of collaboration across campus to support language learners. Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Sanford, Daniel R. Curriculum Vitae 3 College Reading and Learning Association. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Catherine O’Donnell).
2011. The Graduate Resource Center at the University of New Mexico: Writing Support for Graduate Students, and Bringing Together Stakeholders to Accomplish Shared Goals. Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) 2011: Frameworks for Success. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
2011. One-on-One Writing Tutoring and the Learner-Expert Dynamic. Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) 2011: Frameworks for Success. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
2011. ESL Writing at UNM: CAPS and CELAC. Working with Writers: Discovering Diverse Discourses. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Paul Edmunds).
2010. Techniques for Evaluating Second-Language Writing and Supporting L2 Writers. Fifth Annual Meeting of the UNM Community: Success in the Classroom. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Paul Edmunds).
2007. Metaphor and Phonological Reduction in English Idiomatic Expressions. 36th Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest. Denver, Colorado.
2004. Discourse Functions of Metaphor. Sixth Annual High Desert Linguistics Society conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2004. Discourse uses of the subordinator ‘-go’ in Navajo. Seventh Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages. Santa Barbara, California (with Melvatha Chee, Keri Holly, Char Peerey, and Luke Wilson).
INVITED TALKS, and PRESENTATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS
2019. Strategies for Better, Faster Grading. Faculty Development Seminar, University of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan.
2015. The future of peer tutoring. Keynote talk delivered at the Annual Conference of the Assistance Centers for Education (ACE), Central New Mexico Community College. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2014. Exposing Tutors to New Heights: Strategies for Developing and Invigorating a Sustainable Tutor Training Program. Post-conference workshop delivered at the 29th Annual Conference of the National College Learning Center Association. Albuquerque, New Mexico (with Anne Compton, Jennifer Flores, and Lauren Moore).
2014. Collaborative Learning Techniques in the Classroom. University College faculty development seminar, University of New Mexico.
2011. Writing across Language Boundaries. Language Learning Center Fall 2011 Speaker Series, University of New Mexico.
2010. Coaching Strategies for Academic Success, and the Transition to College Writing. Teacher Development Seminar, Santa Ana Pueblo Department of Education.
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2021 Martinson Award for Innovation (Group) (Awarded for “An Ecological Approach to Antiracist Writing Instruction at Bates College”
Small Liberal Arts College Writing Program Administrators
2018 Level IV (Lifetime) Learning Center Leadership Certification
National College Learning Center Association
2012 Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award (Group)
National College Learning Center Association
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/ADVANCED STUDY
International Writing Center Association Summer Institute, Participant, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Summer 2011.