Select List of Courses and Workshops Taught:

St. John’s University Graduate Courses:

St. John’s University Undergraduate Courses:

Exploring NYC through Comics (DNY 1000C: Discover New York)

In this course we explore graphic narratives (“comics”) in the context of New York City. From Stan Lee’s Spider Man to Will Eisner’s Contract with God, New York City is an ever-present character in the landscape of the comic arts. In addition to learning how to read “comics” critically, we examine their historical and cultural development, with a particular emphasis on the presence of the New York landscape, poverty, and the immigrant experience. We explore the ways in which New York City is portrayed in this visual/textual medium, and the vital role that NYC played in the development of the comics industry.

SJU Library Workshops Taught:

How to Create an Effective Poster Presentation

Discipline Research Resources for English Graduate Students

Discipline Research Resources for History Graduate Students

Introduction to EBSCO e-Books

Introduction to EEBO (Early English Books Online) Database

Introduction to ECCO (Eighteenth-Century Collections Online) Database

Introduction to Twitter

Introduction to Zotero, an Open-Source Bibliographic Management Tool

Library Resources for English Majors

Library Resources for History Majors

Using Twitter as a Professional Tool

Zotero 101: Advanced (prior knowledge of Zotero a plus!)

SJU Information Literacy Sessions for Classes:

Copyright Basics for Graphic Design

Library Resources for English Majors

Library resources for poetry research

How to create a webpage using wordpress blogging platform

Information literacy and research resources for public speaking

Finding scholarly peer-reviewed articles for English research

Copyright Basics for Media Graphics

Copyright for Graphic Design

Information literacy for English (Global Literature)

Justice Freshman Read Book class discussion

Information literacy basics for CORE writing

Resources for dissertation research in English

Resources for Graduate Students in English, dissertation research

Information literacy Rhetoric, Communications & Theatre, and Speech

Information literacy, English, Global Literature

SJU Workshops for Faculty:

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Mobile Apps for You and Your Students

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Mobile Apps for Education

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Information Literacy for Faculty

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Wikis vs. Blogs

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Mobile Apps for Education Sandbox

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Using Twitter as a Professional Tool

Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Workshop, Comics in Education?

Center for Teaching and Learning workshop, Advanced Twitter for Educators

Center for Teaching and Learning workshop, A Different Three-legged Stool: Faculty-Librarian-Student

Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Technology Explorations, “Twitter for Education and Professional Use”

Other Workshops/Classes Taught:

Legislative Aide Training workshop, “Beyond Google” database searching for New York State Legislative Aides at METRO

Book Discussion Groups:

SJU Reading Memoirs Book Discussion Circle

SJU Great Books Foundation Book Discussion Group

SJU Graphic Novels Discussion Group

SJU Read It/See It Discussion Group