8/16–5/20
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication Studies: Performance Studies
"Baton Rouge SLAM!: An Obituary for Summer 2016:” A Critical Performance Ethnography of Eclectic Truth Poetry Slam

8/08–5/10
California State University, Long Beach
Master of Arts, Communication Studies
“The Worst of the Worst:” Performances of Guantanamo Bay”

8/06–5/08
California State University, Fullerton
Bachelor of Arts, Communications: Entertainment Studies

8/04–8/07
Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Associate of Arts, Fine Arts & Humanities

8/22-Now
Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
Communication Studies/Speech Instructor (Tenure-Track)
Director of Speech and Performance Team (Forensics), Communication Studies Department

8/19–5/22
University of Northern Iowa, IA
Term Instructor (Performance Studies), Communication and Media Department & Production Coordinator (& Interim Technical Director), UNI Interpreters Theatre

8/21–Now
Iowa Western Community College, IA
Adjunct Instructor, Comm. and Fine Arts

1/19–Now
Lone Star College—University Park, TX
Adjunct Instructor, Speech Department

8/16–5/19
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Instructor (Graduate Associate)

8/14–5/16
University of Northern Iowa
Co-Director Speech Team; Instructor

8/10–12/15
Hawkeye Community College, IA
Adjunct Instructor

8/10–5/14
University of Northern Iowa
Adjunct Instructor; Speech Coach

8/08–5/10
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Instructor & Forensics Team (Grad. Associate)

Coming soon.

Day Zero, Directed by Danielle McGeough. Performance (Respondent), Performance Studies, NCA, New Orleans.

Interpretation or Acting?: Storying, Identity, and Breathing in “Each Other’s Cry” in the Introductory Performance Course. Great Ideas for Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media. Discussion, Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media, NCA, New Orleans.

From Final Rounds to Final Defenses: Retroactively Applying Lessons from Forensics Events to Our Doctoral Dissertation Processes. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Seattle.

Humanizing Statistics -> Alienation Installations: A Performance and Social-Change Walk-Through Experience. Great Creative, Pedagogical Ideas for Theatre, Film and New Multi-Media. Discussion, Theatre, Film and New Mulit-Media, NCA, Seattle.

Khok-e Sattar and Yogurt Drink. Finding Family through Self: Solo Storytelling as Method of Genealogical Excavation. Performance, Performance Studies, NCA, Seattle.

Telling Her Home: A Tribute Panel for Dr. Phyllis E. Scott Carlin. Perf. Studies, NCA, Seattle.

Burnt City: A One-Persian Show! Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Georgia Southern University, Savannah.

“Rehearsing with the II Rehearsal Function: Exploring Possibilities of Imagined Interactions as Performance, Practice, and Pedagogical Methodology.” Hamzehee, J. Paper, Performance Studies, NCA, Baltimore.

Surviving the Solo Show Wilderness: Exploring One-Person Performance Processes through the Metaphor of Wilderness Survival. Performance Studies, NCA, Baltimore.

Baton Rouge SLAM!: An Obituary for Summer 2016. Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Kennesaw State University, GA.

Boal in Baton Rouge – A Survey of Image Theatre Projects since the Summer of 2016. Performance, Performance Studies, NCA, Dallas.

“Obituary for Summer 2016: Baton Rouge Performs Tragedy and Transcends the Poetry Slam.” Hamzehee, J. Paper, Performance Studies, NCA, Dallas.

Our Legacy and Relevance: A Conversation about POC Mentorship in Forensics. Discussion, Pi Kappa Delta, NCA, Dallas.

Fostering Advocacy Among Hegemonic Students. Discussion, National Forensics Association, NCA, Las Vegas.

The “Magic School Bus” Van Ride: Embracing Educational and Explorational Opportunities Within Forensics Travel. Discussion, Pi Kappa Delta, NCA, Las Vegas.

“So You Think You Can Coach?”: Guiding and Developing Graduate Forensics Students. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Las Vegas.

“Why Don’t They Believe Me?”: Reflexively Addressing Perceptions of Speaker Ethos in Individual Events. Discussion, Argumentation & Forensics, NCA, Las Vegas.

The Deported: A Reality Show! Weaving Boal, Friere, and Immigration Narratives. Full performance and workshop, Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, Omaha.

Acting Exercise Challenge: Creating Connections Through Improvisation and Performance. Discussion, Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media, NCA, Washington, D.C.

Re-Examining the Qualification Process: Connecting Students to the AFA-NIET. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, Washington, D.C.

The Deported, A “Reality” Show!: Performing Citizenship. Full performance, Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media, NCA, Washington, D.C.

The Deported, A “Reality Show!. Full performance, Patti Pace Performance Festival, Kleinau Theatre, SIU Carbondale, IL.

After Dinner Silence: Bridging Gaps Between Humorous Speaking and Public Speaking Classrooms. Discussion, American Forensics Association, NCA, San Francisco.

Building the Bridge from Phi Rho Pi to AFA: Effectively Coaching Community College to Four-Year Forensics Transitions. Discussion, Phi Rho Pi, NCA, San Francisco.

CONVICT: A One-Person Performance Bridging the Liminal Space Between Guilt and Innocence. Competitive performance, Performance Studies, NCA, San Francisco.

Power in the Blood: [De]Constructing the Vampire Myth in Public and Popular Discourse. Performance, Rhetoric & Public Address, Western States Comm. Association, Anchorage.

Tiny Team Communication: Creating a Bridge between Principles of Small Group Communication and Small Forensics Teams. Discussion, Amer. Forensics Ass., NCA, San Fran.