Hi, I’m Mary Beth.

I’ve worked in academic advising, teaching, and dyslexia support, and I care about helping students feel capable in and beyond the classroom. I believe in inclusive, career-focused learning environments that support real-world growth and self-efficacy.

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Experience

Academic Advisor
Bishop State Community College

  • Provide holistic advising in line with Bishop State Community College’s Strategic plan

  • Utilize appreciative and holistic advising strategies and campus resources to assist students in educational planning and major exploration

  • Collaborate with the Director of Financial Aid to create a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) form that students utilize as a requirement of their granted SAP appeal to ensure their understanding of the components of SAP and create quantifiable goals

English Instructor
Coastal Alabama Community College

  • Instruct composition and literature courses for dual, online, and in person learning

  • Teach courses with an emphasis on inclusive, accessible course design

  • Implement career-focused classroom policies to prepare students for professional expectations

  • Support student self-efficacy through clear structure, transparent expectations, and practical skill development

  • Apply experience in academic advising and dyslexia tutoring to provide holistic student support

  • Maintain streamlined instructional practices focused on high-impact teaching rather than busywork

Asst. Director of Tutoring & Advising
Spring Hill College

  • Collaborated with the Executive Director of CASA on the creation of a "cura personalis" or "whole person" advising model in line with the mission and Jesuit values of the institution

  • Utilized Canvas to create a training module for faculty advisors to ensure understanding of the advising standards set by NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising, and institutional knowledge

  • Implemented comprehensive academic planning for probation students and first-year psychology students.

  • Collaborated with division chairs and faculty advisors to align advising methods, goals, and expectations

  • Co-Designed the orientation plan to create a communication plan and day of orientation advising to create a
collaborative environment for advisors and faculty to enhance student experience

  • Directed group orientation advising rooms of 30 students, including preparing instructions and plans for each student to enroll within the allotted 30 minutes while providing personal interactions

  • Directed SHC Tutoring by developing training for and supervising peer tutors

  • Created programming to engage students with the SHC Tutoring Center based upon student feedback

Dyslexia Tutor
ReadWrite Learning Center

  • Delivered one-on-one, structured literacy instruction using the Barton Reading & Spelling System, an Orton–Gillingham–based, multisensory curriculum

  • Implemented scripted lesson plans with fidelity while adapting pacing to individual learner needs

  • Conducted ongoing informal assessments to monitor decoding, encoding, and fluency progress

  • Supported students with diagnosed dyslexia and related language-based learning differences in a private tutoring setting

  • Communicated student progress and instructional strategies to center administrators

Academic Advisor
Arizona State University

  • Provided academic advising to a caseload of 125 to 150 students in The College's first-year advising center

  • Instructed six sections of LIA 101 to orient students to campus resources and expectations for graduation

  • Adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by utilizing online services to create an engaging environment for academic advising while building relationships between and with students

  • Created a Peardeck module on growth mindset that was utilized by my peers in their LIA 101 sections

  • Drafted communication templates for student retention campaigns and outreach to at-risk students

  • Assisted in summer orientation advising with students and their parents to enroll first-time freshmen

  • Developed the technical skills needed to utilize PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Outlook, and Canvas

Academic Advisor
University of South Alabama

  • Provided academic advising for a caseload of 300 to 400 students within the College of Nursing, College of Education, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Utilized appreciative advising strategies and campus resources to assist students in educational planning

  • Created proactive communication for at-risk student populations and retention campaigns

  • Organized and led workshops on the nursing program’s application process

  • Developed the technical skills needed to utilize Degree Works, SSC Campus, and Banner

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Information

  • M.A., English Literature, University of South Alabama

    B.A., English , University of South Alabama

  • Member

    • NACADA: The Global Advising Community, 2019-Present

    • Emerald Coast Academic Advising Network, 2019-2020, 2024-Present

    • Academic Standards Committee, 2023-2024

    • Title III Advising Subcommittee, 2023-2024

    Attended

    • NACADA Region 4 Conferences, 2020 & 2024

    • National Science Teaching Association National Conference, 2022

    • Emerald Coast Academic Advising Network, 2019

    Certification

    • Distance Education Certification, 2023

    • Orton-Gillingham Dyslexia Specialist, 2022

    • Barton Dyslexia System, 2022

    • IRB, 2018

    • Horror film studies, with attention to fear and cultural anxiety

    • Gender performance and representation across media

    • Pop culture analysis (especially where the serious and the unserious collide)

    • Inclusive pedagogy and accessibility as ethical classroom practice

    • Career-focused teaching and preparation for life beyond the college

    • Student self-efficacy, autonomy, and resistance to academic busywork

  • Six Years of Advising Experience

    for a students in humanities, social and natural science, & pre-nursing programs at 2 and 4 year institutions

  • Four Years of Tutoring Experience

    as a peer tutor and as a dyslexia tutor before becoming the director of a college tutoring center with 36 tutors

  • Four years of Teaching Experience

    as a composition instructor, literature instructor, first-year experience instructor, and dyslexia tutor

  • Two Years of Supervisory Experience

    for a total of 4 learning assistants who assisted in my first year course and 36 tutors