ADVANCE Instructors

Each instructor is responsible for a class of 10-15 students. 
The instructor schedules each day's academic activities, monitors each student's progress, supervises a Teaching Assistant and is responsible for maintaining appropriate classroom behavior.


  • Ralph Adamo (Creative Writing) M.F.A., University of Arkansas. Katrina Media Fellow and author of six books of poems. New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Matt DeFord (Bronze Coin) M.F.A., Kansas State University. Assistant Professor of Sculpture and Ceramics, Northwestern State University. Natchitoches, Louisiana.

  • Seth DuBois (Geometry) M.Ed., Northwestern State University. Instructor of Mathematics, Captain Shreve High School. Shreveport, Louisiana.

  • Michelle Holcomb (Forensic Science) M.S., University of Phoenix. Deputy Coroner, Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office. Leesville, Louisiana.

  • Leon Hsu (Physics) Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley. Instructor of Physics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  • Chris Hynes (Chemistry) Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. Instructor of Chemistry, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. Natchitoches, Louisiana.

  • Julia James (Algebra 1) M.Ed., Northwestern State University. Instructor of Mathematics, Montgomery High School. Montgomery, Louisiana.

  • David Lambert (Biology) Ph.D., University of Florida. Instructor of Biology, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. Natchitoches, Louisiana.

  • Virginia Lloyd (Web Design) Ed.S. Emphasis in Educational Technology, Northwestern State University. School Librarian, Instructor of History, Natchitoches Magnet School. Natchitoches, Louisiana.

  • Billy Pritchard (Civil War and Reconstruction) M.A., University of Mississippi. Ph.D. candidate in American History at the State University of New York. Buffalo, New York.

  • Nate Pritts (Film Studies) Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Director of Writing and Research, The Russo Group. Lafayette, Louisiana.

  • Shane Rasmussen (Folklore in Everyday Life) Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Northwestern State University. Natchitoches, Louisiana.

  • Dallas Robertson (Algebra 2) M.Ed., McNeese State University. Instructor of Mathematics and Science, Merryville High School. Merryville, Louisiana.

  • Angela Watkins (Journalism) B.A., Centenary College. Instructor of Journalism, English, and Advanced Publication at C. E. Byrd High School. Shreveport, Louisiana.


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