Education:

University of North Dakota (English, B.A)

University of North Dakota (English, M.A)

The University of Texas at Austin (English, Ph.D)

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Counseling Experience:

Rae worked for B2A as a teacher doing SAT test preparation while she was in graduate school. While working toward her MA in English at the University of North Dakota, she was a tutor who helped first generation college students in the Ronald E. McNair program gain admission to their desired graduate programs.

 

Counseling Philosophy:

“I focus on making students the most actualized and competitive versions of themselves by helping them express their most compelling qualities in writing."

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Teaching Experience:

Rae taught for nearly a decade at the university level. She spent 6 years, including summers, teaching at UT Austin while pursuing her PhD in English with an emphasis in disability studies. She was also a tutor, archive researcher, and digital writing specialist. 

Educational Philosophy:

"I seek to get to know students in order to understand what pedagogical strategies best serve them."

Interesting Fact:
Rae loves gardening and hiking with her husband and two small children. She has a Great Pyrenees dog, 2 cats, 2 bunnies, a cockatiel, and 3 chickens. She fosters animals for her local shelter.