8/16–5/20
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication Studies: Performance Studies
"Baton Rouge SLAM!: An Obituary for Summer 2016:” A Critical Performance Ethnography of Eclectic Truth Poetry Slam

8/08–5/10
California State University, Long Beach
Master of Arts, Communication Studies
“The Worst of the Worst:” Performances of Guantanamo Bay”

8/06–5/08
California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor of Arts, Communications: Entertainment Studies

8/04–8/07
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Associate of Arts, Fine Arts & Humanities

8/22-Now
Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
Communication Studies/Speech Instructor (Tenure-Track)
Director of Speech and Performance Team (Forensics), Communication Studies Department

8/19–5/22
University of Northern Iowa, IA
Term Instructor (Performance Studies), Communication and Media Department & Production Coordinator (& Interim Technical Director), UNI Interpreters Theatre

8/21–Now
Iowa Western Community College, IA
Adjunct Instructor, Comm. and Fine Arts

1/19–Now
Lone Star College—University Park, TX
Adjunct Instructor, Speech Department

8/16–5/19
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Instructor (Graduate Associate)

8/14–5/16
University of Northern Iowa
Co-Director Speech Team; Instructor

8/10–12/15
Hawkeye Community College, IA
Adjunct Instructor

8/10–5/14
University of Northern Iowa
Adjunct Instructor; Speech Coach

8/08–5/10
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Instructor & Forensics Team (Grad. Associate)

Show & Tell!: What SRJC's Speech, Debate, and Performance Team Can Do For You and Your Students,” SRJC Spring Professional Development Activities Panel, Santa Rosa, CA

The Freedom Community Colleges Provide Faculty with Earned Doctoral Degrees: Opportunities and Potential. Discussion, Community College, NCA, National Harbor, MD.

Performance & Public Speaking. Great Ideas for Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media. Discussion, Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media, NCA, National Harbor, MD.

Day Zero, Directed by Danielle McGeough. Performance (Respondent), Performance Studies, NCA, New Orleans.

Interpretation or Acting?: Storying, Identity, and Breathing in “Each Other’s Cry” in the Introductory Performance Course. Great Ideas for Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media. Discussion, Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media, NCA, New Orleans.

From Final Rounds to Final Defenses: Retroactively Applying Lessons from Forensics Events to Our Doctoral Dissertation Processes. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Seattle.

Humanizing Statistics -> Alienation Installations: A Performance and Social-Change Walk-Through Experience. Great Creative, Pedagogical Ideas for Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media. Discussion, Theatre, Film and New Mulit-Media, NCA, Seattle.

Khok-e Sattar and Yogurt Drink. Finding Family through Self: Solo Storytelling as Method of Genealogical Excavation. Performance, Performance Studies, NCA, Seattle.

Telling Her Home: A Tribute Panel for Dr. Phyllis E. Scott Carlin. Perf. Studies, NCA, Seattle.

Burnt City: A One-Persian Show! Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Georgia Southern University, Savannah.

“Rehearsing with the II Rehearsal Function: Exploring Possibilities of Imagined Interactions as Performance, Practice, and Pedagogical Methodology.” Hamzehee, J. Paper, Performance Studies, NCA, Baltimore.

Surviving the Solo Show Wilderness: Exploring One-Person Performance Processes through the Metaphor of Wilderness Survival. Performance Studies, NCA, Baltimore.

Baton Rouge SLAM!: An Obituary for Summer 2016. Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Kennesaw State University, GA.

Boal in Baton Rouge – A Survey of Image Theatre Projects since the Summer of 2016. Performance, Performance Studies, NCA, Dallas.

“Obituary for Summer 2016: Baton Rouge Performs Tragedy and Transcends the Poetry Slam.” Hamzehee, J. Paper, Performance Studies, NCA, Dallas.

Our Legacy and Relevance: A Conversation about POC Mentorship in Forensics. Discussion, Pi Kappa Delta, NCA, Dallas.

Fostering Advocacy Among Hegemonic Students. Discussion, National Forensics Association, NCA, Las Vegas.

The “Magic School Bus” Van Ride: Embracing Educational and Explorational Opportunities Within Forensics Travel. Discussion, Pi Kappa Delta, NCA, Las Vegas.

“So You Think You Can Coach?”: Guiding and Developing Graduate Forensics Students. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Las Vegas.

“Why Don’t They Believe Me?”: Reflexively Addressing Perceptions of Speaker Ethos in Individual Events. Discussion, Argumentation & Forensics, NCA, Las Vegas.

The Deported: A Reality Show! Weaving Boal, Friere, and Immigration Narratives. Full performance and workshop, Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, Omaha.

Acting Exercise Challenge: Creating Connections Through Improvisation and Performance. Discussion, Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media, NCA, Washington, D.C.

Re-Examining the Qualification Process: Connecting Students to the AFA-NIET. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Washington, D.C.

The Deported, A “Reality” Show!: Performing Citizenship. Full performance, Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media, NCA, Washington, D.C.

The Deported, A “Reality Show!. Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Kleinau Theatre, SIU Carbondale, IL.

After Dinner Silence: Bridging Gaps Between Humorous Speaking and Public Speaking Classrooms. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, San Francisco.

Building the Bridge from Phi Rho Pi to AFA: Effectively Coaching Community College to Four-Year Forensics Transitions. Discussion, Phi Rho Pi, NCA, San Francisco.

CONVICT: A One-Person Performance Bridging the Liminal Space Between Guilt and Innocence. Competitive performance, Performance Studies, NCA, San Francisco.

Power in the Blood: [De]Constructing the Vampire Myth in Public and Popular Discourse. Performance, Rhetoric & Public Address, Western States Comm. Association, Anchorage.

Tiny Team Communication: Creating a Bridge between Principles of Small Group Communication and Small Forensics Teams. Discussion, Amer. Forensics Ass., NCA, San Francisco.