Teaching

My teaching philosophy is built around the same core values that are at the center of all my scholarship and service work: preparation, reflection, risk-taking, and community.

The scholars who first instilled in me a fascination with language were all talented educators, and I have come to know firsthand the invigoration and deepened intellectual curiosity that comes from teaching. Having thoroughly enjoyed serving as a volunteer teaching assistant and language tutor during my MA/BA at the University of Georgia, I was thrilled that pursuing my doctorate at the University of Michigan would give me the opportunity to share knowledge with students of my own. While there, I completed a Graduate Teacher Certificate and was honored to receive my department's 2019-2020 undergraduate teaching award. Now that I've joined the USC faculty, I'm expanding my repetoire to include courses centered on language contact, Creole languages, and African American English.