A Little About Me…
Academic origin story
In 1999, I already had a decade of commercial publishing experience behind me when I placed my first peer-reviewed publication in a wacky, experimental, all-digital, scholarly journal named Kairos. I loved the process of building and revising that webtext, the open peer-review process the journal had, and the work of collaborating with editors. Less than two years later, I became an editor at Kairos and was interning at other scholarly journals while completing my PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University (ya, in da UP, eh!).
Tenure-track to publishing life
I worked as a tenure-track and tenured scholar at three different universities in the US (and a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Norway), slowly changing my scholarly profile from teacher–researcher of multimodal composition to editor–scholar of digital publishing. After 14 years, I had attained all my desired academic milestones, and was in the middle of promotion to Full Professor when I changed directions to become a library publisher. This change allowed me to focus full-time on publishing and helping those who needed publishing expertise.
The work of mentoring
If you ask any of my friends and colleagues, they will tell you that the thing I love most, the thing I’m the best at, is mentoring people—whether it is helping a group of scholars publish their digital projects, advising editors in transitioning their journals to more digital-friendly publications, or helping academics collaborate and be in community (often via digital platforms) to create new and better ways of working and living. Mentoring is just another name for consulting with care and attention to my clients’ personal and professional needs and desires.
Doing this work has labeled me as quirky, a bitch, and a troublemaker. That’s how some people read my passion shining through for the academic revolution I want to lead with you.
Will you join me?
I’m Not A Troublemaker for Nothin’
Here are some of the awards I’ve received over the years:
Technology Innovator (aka Troublemaker) Award
Fulbright Scholar in Digital Publishing to Oslo, Norway
Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Service in the Field
Benedum Distinguished Scholar in the Arts & Humanities
Distinguished Book Award from Computers and Composition
Best Article on Pedagogy in Technical or Scientific Communication
Are you working in circles or can’t find time for your passion project? Do you wonder whether I can help?
If so, schedule a free, 30-minute discovery call so we can discuss your project goals!