Area(s) of Expertise

The following is a summary of her recent teaching and research accomplishments.

• Nominee, Minnesota State Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award
• Recognized for teaching excellence by three student-services departments, including TRIO departments assisting first-generation college students
• Responsible for curriculum development, assessment, and program review of Philosophy at Riverland Community College
• Increased TRIO enrollment in university courses
• Completed Quality Matters review and certification of three online Riverland Community College philosophy courses (Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy, and Logic)
• Developed one of the first QM-certified Logic courses in the United States
• Developed and contributed three new courses (Health Care/Medical Ethics, FlexPace Ethics, and Philosophy of the Arts) to the Riverland college curriculum

AUTHORED BOOK/RECENT SCHOLARLY WORK

• How Ruins Acquire Aesthetic Value: Modern Ruins, Ruin Porn, and the Ruin Tradition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
• Peer reviewer for two Taylor and Francis journals and The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
• Participant in teaching workshops and presenter of original scholarly research at over ten academic conferences (national and international)

COURSES TAUGHT (IN ONLINE, ON-CAMPUS, ITV, OR HYBRID/TRI-MODAL FORMAT; CLASSES OF 9 TO 90 STUDENTS)
Click on the underlined titles below to reach the Master Course Outlines for Riverland's philosophy courses.

• Aesthetics/Philosophy of the Arts
• Bioethics (Health Care/Medical Ethics)
• Business Ethics
• Contemporary Moral Issues
• Critical Thinking
• Ethics
• Introduction to Philosophy
• Logic
• Philosophy and History of Art
• Philosophy of Social Justice
• Riverland's First Year Experience