Consulting

For external program review, assessment, and curricular reform.

Assessment and program review have become a more frequent part of my workload in post-pandemic years. I welcome such invitations and created the sections below to spotlight key qualifications and experiences for interested parties. Site visits are preferred, although I have worked equally effectively in virtual arrangements.

I completed formal training as a program reviewer through the National Collegiate Honors Council’s “Institute for Strategic Planning, Assessment, and Program Review Knowledge” (iSPARK) in 2023.

Program Review and Assessment

I have been employed as an external reviewer for honors programs in West Virginia, Montana, and Colorado — most recently the John F. Reed Honors Program at Fort Lewis College in spring 2026.

I have also been contracted as an English department external reviewer, most recently for the undergraduate and graduate programs at East Texas A&M University (then Texas A&M University–Commerce) in spring 2024.

More locally, I authored the Western Oregon University English department’s self-study in autumn 2025, co-authored the Honors Program’s self-study in 2024, and co-authored the English department’s earlier self-study in 2017.

Curriculum Revision and Advising

On two occasions, I spearheaded efforts to overhaul the WOU Honors Program curriculum, working with the Honors Committee and academic divisions across campus. I also led the latest revision of the English department’s curriculum, working with my colleagues to consolidate three distinct majors into a single unified track. This represented a significant curricular pivot, modernizing a legacy curriculum that had existed for decades.

Closely related to curriculum revision is the need to create accurate rearticulation strategies. Doing so prevents students from getting caught in-between curricula, delaying graduation (and increasing dissatisfaction). I have successfully managed rearticulation pathways for every curricular revision I have overseen.

I have received both national and campus awards for academic advising. My most prolonged, successful advising campaign occurred throughout the (contentious) three-year closure of the WOU Honors Program, during which I not only streamlined credit substitutions but had to modulate reactions from affected students, faculty, parents, and donors.

Statewide Service

2023–2024Major Transfer Map CommitteeHigher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon
2022–2023Common Course Numbering Committee, literatureHigher Education Coordinating Commission, Oregon

Academic and Honors Advising

2026“Meet Me at the Carousel: Harnessing City as Text to Build Lasting Community.” (With Steve Garrison and Amanda Threlkeld)(Re)Reading the World: A Festschrift Celebrating 50 Years of Place as Text and the Legacy of Bernice Braid · NCHC Publishing
2022Developing in Honors, opening session.National Collegiate Honors Council · Dallas, TX · Panel
2022“Honors Programs and the Humanities: the Last, Best Stand?”Scholarship of Teaching and Learning · Savannah, GA
2021“Working Together: Who Are Faculty Advisors and How Do They Connect with Students?”NACADA national conference · Cincinnati, OH · Panel
2018“Advising in Honors: High Achievement, High Need, High Reward.”NACADA regional conference · Portland, OR
2016“Best Practices (and Practical Bets…) in Honors Advising.”Oregon Academic Advising Conference · Monmouth, OR
2016“Advising the Exemplary: The Uniqueness of Honors Advising.”NACADA regional conference · Manhattan, KS
2016“‘If Gold Shall Rust…’: Demystifying Stereotypes in Honors Advising.”NACADA regional conference · Seattle, WA
2016Faculty Advisor of the Year (national award)NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising
2014Faculty Academic Advisor of the Year (campus award)Western Oregon University