teaching
Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie, LA
Instructor, 2013-present
Courses Taught:
AP English Language and Composition
American Literature
English I
English III
Global Humanities
Introduction to Film
New Orleans as a Global City
New Orleans in Literature
Activities Advised:
Nouvelle Vague (literary and artistic publication)
People Against Xenophobia
Independent Studies
Senior Class Sponsor
Special Projects:
New Orleans Scholars Program
The Crossroads Conference (student academic conference)
All-Community Event Days on John F. Kennedy and Cajun Culture
Loyola University New Orleans
Instructor, 2015-2021
Courses Taught:
ENGL A270: History of Cinema
ENGL A372: Studies in American Cinema (Film noir, queer filmmakers, women directors, David Lynch)
ENGL A472: Studies in Global Cinema (women directors, global survey)
FILM M315: Directing for Camera
Loyola Writing Institute, Walker Percy Center
Instructor, 2014-2015
Courses Taught:
Writing the Screenplay
Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada, CA
Instructor, 2006-2013
Courses Taught:
Film and Literature
Contemporary Fiction
Infinite Jest
Writing Fiction in Modern Times
Feminist Literature
American Identity
Drama 4
Dramatic Literature
English I
Composition
Activities Advised:
Folio (literary and artistic publication)
Film Club
Independent Studies