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Education

• MFA, Creative Writing, Nonfiction, 2014
• BA, English and Political Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2009

Courses Taught

• ENGLISH 418 & ART 427 - Literary Journal Production
• ENGLISH 233 - Creative Writing
• ENGLISH 102 - College Writing and Research
• Inquiry Studies 201 - Creative Expression and Social Change in Denver (Wartburg College)
• Community and Culture in Haiti, May Term Intensive Travel Course (Wartburg College)
• Interdisciplinary Studies 360 - The Metropolis: Sustainability in Denver (Wartburg College)
• English 302 - Advanced Composition, Writing in the Disciplines (George Mason University)
• English 101 - First-Year Composition (George Mason University)
• English 296 - Introduction to Creative Writing (George Mason University)
• English 201 - Reading and Writing About Texts (George Mason University)

Research Interests

• Creative Nonfiction
• Personal essay
• Autobiography studies
• Writing pedagogy.

Related Activities

• Conference Presentations:
  • AWP Intro Journal Award in Fiction, 2021.
  • Digital Humanities Teaching Fellowship, UWM Digital Humanities Lab, 2020-21.
  • Chancellor's Graduate Student Award, 2019-20.
  • Mentor Teaching Award, George Mason UWM, University, Spring 2014.
  • Outstanding Nonfiction Student Award, George Mason University, Spring 2014.
  • Crab Orchard Review Rafael Torch Literary Nonfiction Award Finalist, 2013.

Academic Awards

• AWP Intro Journal Award in Fiction, 2021.
• Digital Humanities Teaching Fellowship, UWM Digital Humanities Lab, 2020-21.
• Chancellor's Graduate Student Award, 2019-20.
• Mentor Teaching Award, George Mason UWM, University, Spring 2014.
• Outstanding Nonfiction Student Award, George Mason University, Spring 2014.
• Crab Orchard Review Rafael Torch Literary Nonfiction Award Finalist, 2013.