Teaching & Scholarship

Assistant Instructor of Teaching of English, Pepperdine University

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

Assistant Instructor of Teaching of English (2021-present)

>>Courses include Composition for English Language Learners, English Composition, American Characterization, Dramatic Literature, Advanced Playwriting, and Playwriting Senior Workshop.

>>Service includes faculty advising for Black Student Association and Taiwanese Student Association.

THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, LOS ANGELES

Associate Chair, Letters Arts and Sciences (2016-2017) & Adjunct Faculty (2010-2016)

>>Courses included English Composition, Comparative Literature, Dramatic Literature, Art Culture and Society, Cultures and Encounters, Writing the Documentary, and August Wilson Special Topics.

THE AUGUST WILSON SOCIETY

Writer and Researcher, Centering Wilsonian Warriors Project (2023-2024)

>>Composing four essays on collaborators of late playwright August Wilson in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh Library.

EDUCATION

MFA, Dramatic Writing (Theatre) USC School of Dramatic Arts, 2009
Los Angeles, CA


BA, Creative Writing
Pepperdine University, 2006
Malibu, CA

TESOL Certification
Global Leadership College
2013