Faith received bachelor’s degrees in Early Childhood Education (UMD) and Writing (UW-Superior) before returning to UMD’s English MA program where she received an English MA with a Writing Studies Emphasis in May 2019.
As a graduate student, she researched poetry and society with a focus on the current poet Rupi Kaur. She also wrote and compiled a collection of short fiction with a critical introduction that explored the social significance employed in the minimalist writing style.
She has taught in UMD’s English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies department since Fall 2019 when she started as a Graduate Instructor. Faith writes professionally in the following genres: academic resources, grant writing, poetry, short fiction, and research-based projects.
Education
BA, Early Childhood Studies, University of MN-Duluth, 2005
BA, Writing with Art Minor, University of WI-Superior, 2017
MA, English with Writing Studies Emphasis, University of MN-Duluth, 2019
Courses Taught
WRIT 1006 Journal and Memoir Writing
WRIT 1120 College Writing
WRIT 3130 Advanced Writing: Engineering
WRIT 3150 Advanced Writing: Science
Research Interests
Rhetoric of protests and change
Integration of art and writing
Addressing societal issues through poetry and art
College composition teaching practices