About
The Adjunct Professor Teacher Training Institute was launched in 2025. The institute is held under the parent company, Educational Writing Services LLC, which was founded in 2017 and provides editorial services, college coaching, and community workshops for students and professionals. Our Head Instructor, Dr. Chambers, has been providing coaching for adjunct professors since 2021.
Our Personalized Training Approach
We have a personalized approach to preparing instructors to teach and sustain themselves in the college classroom. Our training and support materials center on professionals, so they can be successful. We strive to not only prepare instructors, but also provide them with the tools to sustain themselves in the adjunct professor role.
Meet Our Head Instructor, Candace Chambers, PhD
Dr. Chambers is an instructor of English Composition and Business/Professional Writing with 10 years of teaching experience. Since 2016, she has taught in in-person, hybrid, and online capacities at a variety of schools, including the University of Alabama, Central Piedmont Community College, Ashland University, Georgia Military College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and North Carolina A&T State University. She is currently teaching as a part-time instructor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (online) and Central Piedmont Community College (in-person).
Dr. Chambers engages students through interactive lessons and a variety of learning modes. She has been recognized by her students for her dedication to the classroom as well as by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Minerva Mentions nomination and by the University of Alabama as the awardee of the Carolyn P. Handa Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Chambers earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction (Urban Literacy Concentration) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, her Master of Arts in English (Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies concentration) from the University of Alabama, and her Bachelor of Arts in English (Secondary English Education concentration) from Jackson State University.
Notable Awards:
Who’s Who in Black Charlotte, 2022, 2024
Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Small Business Administration- Mississippi, 2022
Top 30 under 30 Award from HBCU Buzz, 2021
Top 30 under 30 Award from the International Literacy Association, 2021
Wayland H. Cato Jr. First-Year Graduate Fellowship Recipient, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018
President’s Future Leader Award, International Writing Centers Association, 2017
Scholar from the Dream Award, National Council for Teachers of English, 2017
Hawisher-Selfe Caring for the Future Award, Computers and Writing Conference, 2017
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Graduate Student Association, University of Alabama. 2017
Carolyn P. Handa Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of English, University of Alabama, 2017
Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student, Department of English, University of Alabama, 2016
HBCU All Star, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2015
Learn More: www.candacechambers.com
Institute Guest Speakers
Dr. Ian Herzing
Dr. Ian Herzing is an adjunct instructor of project management and business. He currently teaches at Herzing University, Southern New Hampshire University, ECPI University, and California Baptist University. He teaches courses in Business (Graduate & Undergraduate), Project Management, Leadership, and Business Administration.
Dr. Turquoise Perlote
Dr. Turquoise Perlote is an instructor of biology and ecology. She currently teaches at Fort Valley State University and Georgia Military College. She teaches courses in biology, ecology, wildlife conservation, mammology, limnology, and ichthyology.
Dr. Jalesa Parks
Dr. Parks is an instructor of English and department chair. She currently teaches at Lane College. She has previously taught at Mississippi State University, Rust College, University of Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College, and Austin Peay State University. She teaches courses in English Composition and Literature, Education (Secondary Education in English, Content Area Reading, Instructional Technology, Teaching Diverse Students, and Children’s Literature).
Chelsea Thomas
Chelsea Thomas serves as a student speaker for the institute. She is a senior Psychology major at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Lacey Wicks, M.S.
Lacey Wicks is an adjunct instructor of computer science. She has taught at Hinds Community College and currently teaches at the University of Alabama and the University of Southern Mississippi. She teaches computer programming and science courses.
Dr. Allie Johnston
Dr. Johnston serves as an instructor of English at Austin Peay State University. She has taught at the University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Dr. Johnston teaches courses in English composition, rhetoric and composition, and writing center studies.