California State University, East Bay
Master of Science, Education (2018)
Online Teaching and Learning
California State University, Fullerton
Postsecondary Reading and Learning Certificate (2013)
California State University, Sacramento
Master of Arts, English Literature (2008)
Certificate in Teaching Composition (2008)
California State University, Sacramento
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (2005)
Minor in Philosophy
Minor in English
Community Colleges Attended:
American River College, Sacramento, California
Shasta College, Redding, California
Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma Campus (Fall 2013 - Present)
English Department, Tenured Faculty
English 5 (Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking)
English 1B (Literature and Composition)
English 1A (College Reading and Composition)
English 100 (College Reading and Writing)
English 307 (Improvement of College Reading and Writing)
Journalism 1 (Introduction to Journalism)
My academic and professional journey began in journalism, and evolved towards philosophy and English, all of which are represented within my commitment to cross-disciplinary endeavors and service learning. My master’s degrees in English literature and online teaching and learning, and graduate certificates in teaching college composition, reading, and adult learning theory have enhanced my ability to be an effective instructor to the diverse student population served within community colleges. Throughout my thirteen years of teaching at three community colleges in Northern California, including my current position as a tenured instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, I have taught a range of developmental and college-level English courses, including composition, reading, news media, and literature. I also have training and experience in teaching online, hybrid, compressed, and accelerated courses.
Within my student-centered classes, I assist students in navigating, locating, and utilizing language to learn more about themselves and our society. My aim is to be inclusive of, and increase tolerance for, the diversity within our population. Beyond that, I aim to show students that language is a powerful resource used to create and change our individual and collective opportunities and realities.
My course philosophies and materials are in many ways an extension of my experiences. In addition to living and working in Bangladesh, I have lived and attended school in Syria and traveled through Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, which has led me to a heightened awareness of and response to the various ways of learning I must address within each class I teach. Furthermore, as an alumna of the California community college system, I not only understand the needs of the student population, I am part of the statistical makeup that defines them.