Biography
I teach Business Communication in the BBA program.
I graduated Cum Laude from the Colorado College in 1996, received a Master’s from Marquette University in 2001, and completed my Ph.D. in English at UW-Madison in 2009. As a graduate student I had the opportunity to teach a variety of English and Composition courses, and leveraged that experience to make the transition to teaching Professional Communication in 2008 here at the Wisconsin School of Business.
As a teacher, I focus on student-centered and project-based learning, preferring to provide students with opportunities to write, speak, listen, and respond to others. In the classroom, students should discover and construct as much understanding as possible. I also strive for greater depth in learning, as opposed to covering a lot of material and achieving only a shallow understanding. Finally, I feel that the best thing about meeting together in a classroom is that it provides a communal space for asking questions, solving problems, workshopping writing projects, practicing presentations, discussing issues, and helping each other better understand the material.
Research
Selected Published Journal Articles
Kenny, A. (2010). A Curious Commdity: Antoine Galland’s Arabian Nights’ Entertainments Curious Collectors, Collected Curiosities
Presentations
Conference on College Composition and Communication (2020) Writing for Work: Pedagogical Places for Student Preparation: “John Swales Walks into a Business School: Theory Meets Aspiring Supply Chain Analysts (and their Peers)”
Association for Business Communication 83rd Annual International Conference (2018) Blind Portfolio Grading: Success & Challenges from One Program’s Perspective
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-century Studies (2011) History and Tradition in Eighteenth Century Studies: A Roundtable to Honor Howard Weinbrot
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2008.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2008.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2009.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Spring 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2010.
Expository writing relative to written communications used in organizations: letters, factual memoranda, brief reports, technical research reports. Development of skills in oral and graphic communications; committee reports, staff presentations.
Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2011.