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Text on a red background reading 'SO U EDUCATION' with 'SO' and 'U' in black and red, and 'EDUCATION' in white.
Illustration of the state of Minnesota with abstract contour lines and two hearts, with the text 'Collective Cartography' below.
Logo for the Oregon Writing Project at Southern Oregon University featuring the letters OWP with stylized red and black design.
Logo for the Institute for Applied Sustainability at Southern Oregon University, featuring a stylized landscape with a sun, mountains, trees, a factory, wind turbines, and crops.
HER Holistic Education Review logo with green and purple text on a dark blue background.
Illustration of a space station orbiting Earth, with visible structures and modules.
Logo featuring an orange planet with black swirling lines and small circles, with the text 'Future Earth Story' below.

Assistant Professor of Literacy, Southern Oregon University | Co-Director, Oregon Writing Project (OWP) | Faculty Fellow, Institute for Applied Sustainability Co-Director of two NEH Summer Institutes: Human/Nature & The Future Earth Story Project Co-Project Lead, Collective Cartography

Assistant Professor of Literacy, Southern Oregon University | Co-Director, Oregon Writing Project (OWP) | Faculty Fellow, Institute for Applied Sustainability Co-Director of two NEH Summer Institutes: Human/Nature & The Future Earth Story Project Co-Project Lead, Collective Cartography

Human/Nature

An Exploration of Place, Story & Climate Futurism

A National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute on climate futurism, or imagining alternative futures for life on our planet through cli-fi, literature, and scientific inquiry. A journey starting with Octavia E. Butler's classic, Parable of the Sower, and young adult literature with teen protagonists. Human/Nature was a combined format, 3-week summer institute for 25 secondary Language Arts teachers. It featured interdisciplinary fieldwork, digital media literacy, and multimodality. Participants spent two weeks at Sonoma State University and attended five virtual meetings before and after the institute to cultivate curricular action plans.

Literary Seminar on Parable of the Sower at National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2023 Human/Nature Institute.

Literary Seminar on Parable of the Sower at National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2023 Human/Nature Institute.

Armstrong Woods Amphitheater NEH 2023

Armstrong Woods Amphitheater NEH 2023

Collective Cartography at the SJEC at SOU (Social Justice & Equity Center)

Collective Cartography at the SJEC at SOU (Social Justice & Equity Center)

A promotional poster for an event occurring on March 4th and 5th, hosted by Southern Oregon University at the SJEC.

A promotional poster for an event occurring on March 4th and 5th, hosted by Southern Oregon University at the SJEC.

Each story is like a fingerprint–unique. Together, our stories are like the fingerprint or unique topography of Oregon.

Each story is like a fingerprint–unique. Together, our stories are like the fingerprint or unique topography of Oregon.

Audience at Talk for Podium to Pub

Audience at Talk for Podium to Pub

Podium to Pub

Podium to Pub

An NEH participant's Earthseed Journal

An NEH participant's Earthseed Journal

Classroom demo with preservice teachers

Classroom demo with preservice teachers

Books, including 'Parable of the Sower' and 'Fearing the Dark,' along with photographs, postcards, and paper materials for NEH Human/Nature Institute.

Books, including 'Parable of the Sower' and 'Fearing the Dark,' along with photographs, postcards, and paper materials for NEH Human/Nature Institute.

NEH 2023, Armstrong Redwood Amphitheater

NEH 2023, Armstrong Redwood Amphitheater

A collage of photos from a high school event showcasing student projects and activities, including cultural displays, a lion dance, a student in a costume, a lion dance costume, and students at various booths and displays.

A collage of photos from a high school event showcasing student projects and activities, including cultural displays, a lion dance, a student in a costume, a lion dance costume, and students at various booths and displays.

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Artifact from the Future Design Sprint for climate futuring (inspired by McGonigal)

Artifact from the Future Design Sprint for climate futuring (inspired by McGonigal)

A promotional poster for an event titled "Human Nature," an exploration of place, stories, and climate futurism, hosted by Sonoma State University from June 12th to 23rd.

A promotional poster for an event titled "Human Nature," an exploration of place, stories, and climate futurism, hosted by Sonoma State University from June 12th to 23rd.

Preservice teachers from SSU and high school students at Credo High collaborating on Parable of the Sower as co-equal learners.

Preservice teachers from SSU and high school students at Credo High collaborating on Parable of the Sower as co-equal learners.

Erik Gordon's "hot spots" silent chalk talk on Parable of the Sower.

Erik Gordon's "hot spots" silent chalk talk on Parable of the Sower.

A published author at the Language and Literacies Learning Lab.

A published author at the Language and Literacies Learning Lab.

A published author/graduate student at the Language and Literacies Learning Lab (4L)

A published author/graduate student at the Language and Literacies Learning Lab (4L)

Southern Oregon Writing Project Invitational Teacher Institute held in downtown Las Vegas at the Writer's Block.

Southern Oregon Writing Project Invitational Teacher Institute held in downtown Las Vegas at the Writer's Block.

Learning from and with community at 4L.

Learning from and with community at 4L.

4L reader working

4L reader working

Materials from Human/Nature

Materials from Human/Nature

Digital Nonfiction Narrative student author

Digital Nonfiction Narrative student author

Community-embedded teacher professional development and events. Part of work as a Project Facilitator for the Clark County School District.

Community-embedded teacher professional development and events. Part of work as a Project Facilitator for the Clark County School District.

Our new teacher and mentor professional development embedded in the community.

Our new teacher and mentor professional development embedded in the community.

Teachers sharing expertise at the Home Room.

Teachers sharing expertise at the Home Room.

Homeroom

Homeroom