Teaching Philosophy

Show Up.
Pay Attention.
Tell the Truth.
Don’t be attached to the Results.

These four rules for success, originally stated by cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien, form the foundation of every course I teach. With these rules by their side, my students can take the lessons of my class into any major, any job, or any project they may wish to pursue. If they do choose theatre, the rigor and freedom these rules bring to my classes will help prepare them to be the intelligent, creative, risk-taking, well-rounded artists they have the potential to be. 

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What I Teach

Acting
Directing
Movement for the Actor
Solo Performance
Devising
Dramaturgy
Script Analysis

Suzuki
Viewpoints
Rasaboxes
Shakespeare
Collaborative Techniques
Science Communication

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Where I've Taught

Assistant Professor of Applied & Emerging Theatre - University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Theatre Department - 2025 - Present 

• Advanced Acting: Scene Study
• Rasaboxes
  
• Collaboration

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Centre College - Theatre Program - 2022 - 2025

• Acting I
• Movement for the Stage
• Devised Theatre
• Directing
• Communicating by Collaborating
• Sharing Science Through Art
• Senior Seminar

Theatre Specialist, Saint Anselm College –English Department - 2020 – 2022

• History of the Theatre – The Public Theater: From Hair to Hamilton
• Theatre Movement
• Shakespeare: From Stage to Page
• Beginning Directing
• Beginning Acting

Theatre Faculty, Virginia Tech – School of Performing Arts - 2017 – 2020

• Directing I
• Directing II
• Script Analysis
• Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques
• Introduction to Acting

Instructor of Record, Arizona State University – School of Film, Dance & Theatre - 2014 – 2017

• Acting I: Fundamentals - Won Teaching Excellence Award
• Acting Introduction

Faculty Fellow Workshops, Virginia Tech – Center for Communicating Science - 2017 – present

• Nutshell Talks - February 2025
• CTech­2 - July 2024
• Office of Undergraduate Research - July 2024
• National Institutes of Health BUILD PODER (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research) at California State Northridge - January – March 2024
• Nutshell Talks - August 2023
• The American Chestnut Foundation - November 2022
• German Fulbright Program - July – August 2021, 2022, & 2023
• Office of Undergraduate Research - June – July 2021 & 2022
• SciArt Collaboration - May 2021
• Office of Undergraduate Research - May – July 2020
• Preparing the Future Professoriate - February 2020
• Nature Conservancy – NatureNet Science Fellows Program - October 2019                     
• Veterinary Medicine Program - September 2019
• Collaboration Incubator - August 2019        
• German Fulbright Program - August 2019
• Office of Undergraduate Research - May – July 2019
• Masters of Public Health - April 2019
• Preparing the Future Professoriate - September 2018          
• APEX Global Challenge - August 2018
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - May 2018

 
Faculty,  Tennessee Arts Academy - 2022

• Rasaboxes – 2022 (Professional Development instructor of Tennessee High School Theatre teachers)                

Guest Lectures and Workshops, University level - 2010 – present

• Performer Audience Relationship – Virginia Tech - 2019
• Angels in America: Context and Design – Virginia Tech - 2018
• Script Development & Analysis – Virginia Tech - 2018
• Director/Designer Relationship – Virginia Tech - 2017 & 2018
• Making a Career in the Arts – Virginia Tech - 2017
• Iliad & Solo Performance
  • Arizona State University - 2016
  • College of St. Scholastica - 2014
• Acting – Ensemble Building, Objective, & Action – Arizona State University - 2015
• Suzuki Method of Actor Training
  • Virginia Tech - 2017 – 2018
  • Arizona State University - 2015
• Viewpoints – Arizona State University - 2015
• Monologue and Audition Preparation
  • Arizona State University - 2014
  • Washington University in St. Louis - 2011

 
Teaching Assistant, Arizona State University – School of Film, Dance & Theatre - 2015

• Acting: Introduction to Movement

Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis                                                     2010 – 2011

• Drama 340 – Topics in Stage Movement: Fundamentals of Movement – Performing Arts Department
• ELP 202 – Talking to Americans: Casual and Professional Conversations – English Language Program
• Anthro 209C – World Archaeology – Anthropology Department

Faculty, Virginia Governor’s School for Visual & Performing Arts and Humanities         

• Movement Theatre - 2019

 
Associate Teaching Artist, McCarter Theatre Education Department                               

• High School – Comedy Conservatory - 2015
• High School – Solo Performance - 2015

 
Guest Teaching Artist, High School level                                                                          

• Iliad & Solo Performance – Arizona School for the Arts - 2016
• Solo Performance – McCarter Theatre Education Department - 2014

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