Research Interests:
Teacher Wellness, Teacher Retention, Teacher Burnout, Writing and Literacy, Writing for Wellness, Systemic Trauma, Systems Change, Rhetorical Listening, Anti-Oppressive Listening, Pedagogy of Care

Publications & Conference Presentations
Past Publications:
“Replacing Debate with Dialogue: Trading the Research Paper for Evidence-Based Argument 
Writing.” Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, Volume 60.2. 
“Using Literature Circles to Encounter ‘Many Stories’.” Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, 
Volume 61.1. 
“Good Teachers (You) Need Time to Pause and Reflect.” Article for Nebraska State Literacy Association, February 2022.
“The Much-Needed Validation of an Online Audience.” Article for Nebraska Educational Technology Association Newsletter, November 2021.
Upcoming Publications: 
November 2025: “The Need for Anti-Oppressive Listening when Moving Past the Western Perspective.” in English Journal.
Spring 2026: “Inviting Multiple Perspectives to the Table: Reframing Research Writing with Rhetorical Listening “ in Teaching and Learning with Rhetorical Listening, Jessica Rivera-Mueller and Krista Ratcliffe (eds)
Past Presentations:
January 2025: Educational Service Unit 11 ELA Cadre: Argument Writing with the College, Career and Community Writers program
October 2023, Educational Service Unit 11 Regional Conference: Social Emotional Learning; Argument Writing
April 2023, MOKANNE Regional TRIO Conference: “Beating Burnout with Boundaries: Modeling Mental Health Strategies to Students”
April 2022, Nebraska Educational Technology Association 2022 conference: “’Why should I Write?’ Finding Purpose in Online Audiences”
February 2022, Nebraska State Literacy Association virtual conference: “Argument Writing: A Path to Literacy”
April 2018, Nebraska Educational Technology Association session: “Every Student Gets a Website”
February 2015, Colorado Council International Reading Association Conference: "The Reading/Writing Workshop in the Standards-Based Classroom"
February 2014, Colorado Council of International Reading Association Conference: “Modifying the Reading and Writing Workshop to Meet the Needs of All Learners”
October 2013, Midwest Modern Language Association Conference: Panel on “Integrating Multicultural Literacy in the English Classroom” 
Upcoming Presentations: 
November 2025: National Council of Teachers of English - Sneaking Play into the (Post) Secondary Classroom; Dreaming Dewey-Style: How One Writing Project Site Works to Move beyond the Confines of the Classroom