Michaella Thornton

Michaella Thornton is an experienced instructional specialist at Washington University in St. Louis, where responsibilities include supporting faculty and students in teaching and learning activities, providing training in evidence-based pedagogies, and facilitating student-centered education development. Michaella also serves as a course instructor for analytical writing in the Prison Education Project and has a background in instructional design for online courses at Olin Business School. Previous roles include assistant professor at St. Louis Community College, assistant director for instructional design at Saint Louis University, and freelance writing and editing with published works in various notable outlets. Michaella holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and dual bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia.