TEACHING EXPERIENCE
COURSES TAUGHT / CURRENTLY TEACHING
James Madison University, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Modern German Literature, Upper-Level German Literature Course (Fall 2018)
Great Works: Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals & Machines, English-
Taught Literature Course for the Humanities Cluster of the JMU General Education Program (Spring 2018-Spring 2019)
Translation Competencies, Upper-Level German-English Translation Course for
Undergraduates (Spring 2018; Spring 2019)
German Short Stories, Upper-Level German Literature Course for Undergraduates
(Spring 2019)
History of German Civilization, Upper-Level Undergraduate Course on German
History from the Germanic Tribes to the Present (Fall 2017)
Intermediate German II, Fourth-Semester Language Course (Fall 2018)
Intermediate German I, Third-Semester Language Course (2017-2018)
Beginning German II, Second-Semester Language Course (Fall 2017)
University of Pittsburgh, Department of German
The Drama of Ideas: German Theater Workshop, Upper-Level Immersive
German Theater Course for Undergraduates (Spring 2017)
German Writing, Intensive German Writing Course for Undergraduates (Spring
2017)
German Cultural History, Upper-Level Undergraduate Course on German
Literature and Culture from the Germanic Tribes to the Enlightenment (Fall 2016)
Indo-European Folktales, Online Course for Undergraduates in the College of
General Studies (Fall 2013, Fall 2016)
Intermediate German II, Fourth-Semester Language Course
(Spring 2012, Spring 2014)
Indo-European Folktales, Intensive Six-Week Summer Course for
Undergraduates (Summer 2013)
Recitations for Indo-European Folktales, Discussion-Based Tutorials
to Complement Undergraduate Introductory Course Lectures (2012-2013)
German Reading and Translation II, Intensive German Reading Course for
Graduate Students (Summer 2012)
Intermediate German I, Third-Semester Language Course (Fall 2011)
Elementary German II, Second-Semester Language Course (Spring 2011)
Elementary German I, First-Semester Language Course (Fall 2010)
COURSES DEVELOPED / TRANSITIONED
University of Pittsburgh, Department of German
The Drama of Ideas: German Theater Workshop, Developed a total
immersion undergraduate German theater course featuring a full-length dramatic production at the end of the semester. Course offered in Spring 2017 (Summer-Fall 2016).
University of Pittsburgh, College of General Studies
Indo-European Folktales, Developed and taught a fully online version of the
introductory undergraduate course using Blackboard Learn discussion forums, online exams, and group wiki projects (Summer-Fall 2013).
RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Heidelberg University (Tiffin, Ohio)
German Department Tutor (2007-2008; 2009-2010)
German Conversation Hour Leader (2009-2010)
Hölderlin Gymnasium (Secondary School), Heidelberg, Germany
English Teaching Assistant (2008-2009)
