EDUCATION
  • ​Ph.D.   English and American Literature, Washington University in St. Louis (in progress)
  • M.A.    English Literature, Michigan State University, May 2015
    • Thesis: “’I Was a Creature of Environment’: Jamesian Habit in Jack London’s The Iron Heel”
  • B.A.    summa cum laude English Literature; Biblical Studies, Welch College, May 2012

AWARDS AND HONORS    
  • Somers Excellence in Teaching Award, Michigan State University, 2015
  • Best Graduate Essay Award, Michigan College English Association, 2012
  • Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society, Welch College, 2012
  • Picirilli-Outlaw Koine Greek Award, Welch College, 2011

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS    
  • Summer Support Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2014
  • Presidential Scholarship, Welch College, 2009-2012

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Papers Presented
  • "Crossing the Border between Reason and Intoxication: William James on Nitrous Oxide," Crossing the Borders of Creation and Critique Conference, Saint Louis, Missouri, March 1, 2019.
  • “Literature as ‘Out of Mind’ Experience,” Annual Conference of the Society for Literature, Science & the Arts (SLSA), Toronto, Canada, November 15-18, 2018.
  • “‘Creatures of Habit’: The Role of Habits in Short Story Character Creation,” American Literature Association (ALA) Symposium, Savannah, GA, October 20-22, 2016.
  • “‘A Collective Murmur Goes Up from Us’: Vicarious Trauma as Motivation in The Handmaid’s Tale,” American Literature Association (ALA), Boston, MA, May 20-24, 2015.
  • “William James Visits Roderick Usher: Literature as Translation of American Psychology,” Midwest Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL), Wheaton, IL, March 20-21, 2014.
  • “‘Give Me My Leg!’: The Point of Tension in O’Connor’s ‘Good Country People,’” Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900, Louisville, KY, February 21-23, 2013.
  • “‘The World Will Burn Green’: Survival of Morality in Grendel,” Michigan College English Association (MCEA) Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, October 26, 2012.

Discussant
  • “Supporting Learning on the Inside: Library Services for Jackson College Students in Prison,” National Conference on Higher Education in Prison, Nashville, TN, November 3-6, 2016.

DEPARTMENTAL/UNIVERSITY SERVICE
  • Department Senator, WashU Graduate Student Senate (GSS), 2018-present
  • Committee Member, GSS Legislative Concerns Committee, 2018-present
  • GSS Liaison, WashU Graduate Professional Council (GPC), 2018-present
  • Representative, WashU Graduate School of Arts & Science Graduate Council, 2018-present
  • Board Member, MSU College of Arts & Letters Alumni Association, 2014-2016
  • Department Representative, MSU Council of Graduate Students (COGS), 2014-2015
  • Chair, University Student Commission, City of East Lansing, 2014-2015
  • Committee Member, MSU Committee on Curriculum, 2014-2015
  • Board Member, MSU Association of English Graduate Students (AEGS), 2014-2015
  • President, Welch College Freshman Class, 2009-2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jackson College, Prison Education Initiative*
  • Writing Experience I (Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Cultural Connections (Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Fall 2016)
  • Poetry and Drama (Winter 2017, Winter 2016)
  • Technical & Business Communication (Summer 2017)
  • World Literature (Summer 2017)        
* all courses taught in state prisons

Jackson College, Department of Liberal Arts
  • Introduction to College Writing (Fall 2016, Winter 2016)
  • Writing Experience I (Fall 2016, Winter 2016)
  • Writing Experience II (Summer 2017, Winter 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Cultural Connections (Winter 2017)

Davenport University, Department of English & Communications
  • Composition (Fall 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Advanced Composition (Winter 2017, Fall 2016, Winter 2016, Fall 2015)
  • Professional Writing (Fall 2016, Summer 2016)

Spring Arbor University, Department of English
  • College Writing (Fall 2016)

Michigan State University, Department of English (Teaching Assistant)
  • Michigan: The Life and Times of Where You Are (Winter 2015)
  • “Race” and “Culture” in U.S. Literature and Film (Fall 2014)
  • Popular Culture in Global Perspective (Winter 2014)
  • The Literature and Culture of Sports (Fall 2013)

LANGUAGES
  • German: intermediate
  • Ancient Greek: reading knowledge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS OR AFFILIATIONS