Affiliations

Leadership Roles

• Coordinator of Secondary English Education, Millikin University, 2014-2016.
• Advisory Committee. Portable On-Demand Learning Strategies (PODLS). 2013-present. www.pols.com
• Southeastern District Regional Adjudication Coordinator. Scholastic's Young Writers Awards, 2011-2012.

Professional Associations

• North Carolina English Teachers Association
• Illinois Association of Teachers of English
• National Council of Teachers of English
• NCTE Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
• International Literacy Association
• Association for Middle Level Education
• American Educational Research Association
• The Comics Study Society
• The National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Manuscript Reviewing

• The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2016
• Editorial Review Board. Voices from the Middle, Vol. 24 (2015-2016)
• Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (2015-present)
• Educational Book Review, Solution Tree Press, 2015

Other Service

• 2018 International Writing Across the Curriclum (IWAC) Conference. Planning Committee. Auburn University. 2016-present. 
• Millikin Medal for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. Co-Founder and Committee Member. 2015-present.

University Committees

• Committee on Teacher Education Programs. Millikin University. 2014-present.
• Secondary English Education Major Committee. Millikin University. 2014-present.
• English Education Advisory Board. Clemson University, 2011-2012.
• College of Health, Education and Human Development Advisory Board. Clemson University, 2011-2012.

Student Research Committees

• James Millikin Scholars Program: Mendenhall (Chair); Lee (Chair); Mytnick (Committee Member)