Amy Forester is a Faculty Development Specialist in the Teaching and Learning Center at Oregon Health and Science University, where she is the program manager for Training Future Faculty, a pedagogical professional development program for graduate students and post-docs.  Amy also works with faculty on teaching effectiveness and course design primarily in the Department of Bioinformatics and Clinical Epidemiology as well as the Joint School of Public Health. She previously taught college English and composition at Portland Community College, Clackamas Community College, and Clark College. She is a current student in the Educational Leadership doctoral program at Portland State University and a graduate of Lane Community College, University of Oregon, and University of Minnesota, where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing.