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Spring 2021

Section 4300 of ENGL5
Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking -- : Feb 01 - May 16 2021

Section 6826 of ENGL5
Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking -- : Feb 01 - May 16 2021

Fall 2020

Section 0762 of ENGL1A
College Composition -- : Aug 31 - Dec 11 2020
The section above will include optional online meetings; details will be shared in the course syllabus. Please note the 8/31 start date. After registering for this class, click on the section number to find any available online course material.

Section 1387 of ENGL5
Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking -- : Aug 31 - Dec 11 2020
The section above will include optional online meetings; details will be shared in the course syllabus. Please note the 8/31 start date. After registering for this class, click on the section number to find any available online course material.

Summer 2020

Section 8931 of ENGL1A
College Composition -- : Jun 15 - Aug 09 2020
After registering for this class, click on the section number to find any available online course material. This section will include optional online meetings; details will be shared in the course syllabus. VA Approved

B.A. University of California at Berkeley, English and Celtic Studies
M.A San Francisco State University, English
Ph.D University of Miami, English
Academic Experience
Adjunct Faculty, English Department, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2013-Present
Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, 2012- Present
Adjunct Faculty, Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Management,
University of San Francisco, 2008-2012
Core Faculty, Humanities Program, New College of California, 2002-2007
I was born in San Francisco and grew up in San Bruno, California as the child of Irish immigrants. I am the first generation in my family to attend College. When I started going to College, I thought I was going to be a Biology major, but I was forever changed by what I found there -- the opportunity to read, write and learn more about literature and culture. I quickly realized that I had found my passion, and I graduated with a double major in English and Celtic Studies. As a result of that experience and my experiences as a teacher, I believe in the idea that College is a powerful location for exploration, learning and reflection. I look forward to exploring the world of reading, writing and critical thinking with you!
Professional Areas of Interest
Post-colonial literature and theory, Immigration and Diaspora Studies, Gender studies,
Irish and Irish-American literature, history and culture, Oral History, Early California theatre, San Francisco literature and history.
Professional Involvement and Community Service
CCCC (Conference on College Composition and Communication)
MLA (Modern Language Association)
ACIS (American Conference for Irish Studies)

Co-Producer, Irish-American Crossroads Festival
Co-Director, Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area


Presentations and Publications
Recent Conference Presentations

"Leaving and Finding Home: Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area," ACIS West Conference, San Francisco, September 2013.

"The Irish Stage in San Francisco, 1850-1859," ACIS National Conference,Chicago, April 2013.

"Irish Theatre in San Francisco during the Gold rush Decade: 1850-1859," ACIS West Conference, Brigham Young University, Park City, Utah, October 2012.
Honors and Awards
Fellowship, ___ЕЅ█А_К__Ѕ█А_К____Л______ын___Б_Ѕ█__Ireland: Boston or Berlin,___ЕЅ█А_К__Ѕ█А_К____Л______ын__хтхЅ█А_К___Е Summer Seminar,
Keogh Institute for Irish Studies, Dublin

NEH Grant, ___ЕЅ█А_К__Ѕ█А_К____Л______ын___Б_Ѕ█__Anglo-Irish Identities: 1600-1800,___ЕЅ█А_К__Ѕ█А_К____Л______ын__хтхЅ█А_К___Е Summer Seminar,
Notre Dame University,