...My students regularly win creative writing and speech contests. I received a degree in Humanities with an emphasis in English literature and art history from Brigham Young University in 1995. I have experience working within the public school system as both a Spec Ed teacher for grades K through 5, and as a substitute teacher, grades K through 12. (read more)
After spending a few semesters at Wake Forest University, I finished my bachelor's at Southern Methodist University (SMU) while working full-time. Then I began grad school at the University of Dallas (UD), where I ultimately earned an MA in English and a PhD in Literature (writing my dissertation o... (read more)