EDUCATION

Wake Forest University, Department of Communication, Winston-Salem, NC.
Master of Arts (May 2008).

Michigan State University, James Madison College, East Lansing, MI.
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations (2006).

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Georgia, Department of Speech Communication, Athens, GA.
Associate Director of Debate, Georgia Debate Union (2008-).

Wake Forest University, Department of Communication, Winston-Salem, NC.
Graduate Teaching Assistant & Assistant Debate Coach (2006-2008).
Teaching Assistant, Argumentation and Debate (with Ross Smith) (2007).

Michigan State University, Arizona State University, and Miami University.
Summer Teaching Faculty at the above Debate Institutes (2002-2007).

University of Michigan.
Residence Assistant at the above Debate Institute (2005).

Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH, Troy High School, Troy MI, and The Westminster Schools, Atlanta GA.
Debate Coach at the High School Tournament of Champions (2005-2007).

Okemos High School, Okemos, MI.
Assistant Debate Coach (2004).

AWARDS

• Coach, 2008 National Debate Tournament Champions, at Wake Forest Universit
• Siguard S. Larmon Memorial Trophy, Champion, 2006 National Debate Tournament.
• First Round At-Large Bid, National Debate Tournament, 2005 & 2006.
• Champion, 2005 Georgia State University National Debate Tournament and 2006 University of Texas-Austin Debate Tournament.
• Runner-Up, 2005 Wake Forest University Franklin R. Shirley Classic and 2006 California State Fullerton College Debate Tournament.
• Semi-Finalist, 2005 Harvard Debate Tournament and 2005 University of Southern California ‘Alan Nichols’ Debate Tournament.
• Invited Participant, 2005 Kentucky Thoroughbred Round Robin and 2006 Herbert L. James Round Robin at Dartmouth College.
• Invited Research Fellow, 2005 Arizona Debate Institute.