Spring 2022

Section 4357 of ENGL50
English 1A Support Course -- : Jan 20 - May 19 2022
This section offers students support in college-level reading, writing, and critical thinking skills to help them succeed in English 1A. Students who enroll in English 50 are automatically co-enrolled in English 1A with the same instructor. This is a face-to-face course that will meet in person on the days/times listed.

Section 4794 of ENGL1A
College Composition -- : Jan 20 - May 19 2022
This section of English 1A is a co-requisite for English 50. Students are automatically enrolled in both English 1A and English 50 with the same instructor. English 50 offers students support in college-level reading, writing, and critical thinking skills to help them succeed in English 1A. This is a face-to-face course that will meet in person on the days/times listed.

Fall 2021

Section 0799 of ENGL1B
Literature and Composition -- : Sep 07 - Dec 10 2021

Section 0873 of ENGL1B
Literature and Composition -- : Sep 07 - Dec 10 2021
This is a Petaluma Transfer Track class and is open to all students. Transfer Track classes start late and end early and do not meet during finals week.

Summer 2021

Section 8439 of ENGL5
Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking -- : Jun 14 - Jul 25 2021

No office hours
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,