About Me

I am a writer and teacher from New Jersey who now finds himself living in Atlanta, Georgia. I currently work as an instructor at Georgia Institute of Technology, where I teach Technical Communication Practices and work as a communication consultant. Always leading with a passion for new things and a strong foundation in the Humanities, I have enjoyed an diverse and rewarding work life so far, as a freelance journalist, a professional writer and editor, and a teacher. I have also earned advanced degrees in English and religious studies. Along the way, I have cultivated high-level writing and communication skills that have served me well.

Writing is the common thread connecting most of my work experience. I have worked as a writer or teacher of writing and communication for most of the last two decades, seeking out opportunities to challenge myself, build on my skills, and master different genres of writing. Consequently, I am a highly adaptable writer who can do it all--proposals, reports, manuals, technical writing, scholarly research and writing, feature writing, fiction.

 

I have spent much of the last fifteen years in the classroom, and in this time, I have become a talented, passionate educator. My teaching style is built on twin foundations of experiential and community based learning. I am primarily an instrumentalist in my pedagogy, inspired by John Dewey's theory that "the only true education comes through the stimulation of the [student's] powers by the demands of the social situations in which he finds himself." I have learned through ten years of experimentation in the classroom that didactic teaching is mostly uninspiring and ineffective. My teaching creates an environment wherein students interact with each other and with members of the community to learn by doing. [read the rest of my teaching philosophy]

My work in the classroom has always guided my scholarly pursuits. My current research interests echo my teaching of Technical Communication, revolving around service learning and corporate presentation skills. I also continue to research and publish in the area of American literary history, where I explore the relationship between American literature and various myths of national and cultural origin.