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MFA Creative Writing, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, 2023

BA English Language and Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011

ASA Journalism, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, 2009


Academic History

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, Northern Michigan University

  • August 2020 to May 2023
  • College of Graduate Studies and Research
  • Hybrid Nonfiction Poetry Thesis: Levity
    • Readers: Dr. Caroline Zoe Krzakowski, Dr. Patricia Killelea, and Dr. Amy Hamilton
  • Writing Workshops and Literary Coursework
    • Pedagogy
      • Teaching Colloquium with Dr. Madelyn Pawlowski, Fall 2020
    • Theory
      • Principles of Critical Investigation with Dr. Caroline Zoe Krzakowski, Winter 2021
    • Creative Writing
      • Poetry Workshop with Matthew Gavin Frank, Fall 2020
      • Poetry Workshop with Dr. Patricia Killelea, Fall 2022
      • Fiction Workshop with Monica McFawn, Winter 2021
      • Fiction Workshop with Jen Howard, Winter 2022
      • Nonfiction Workshop with Matthew Gavin Frank, Fall 2021
    • Literature
      • Chinese Literature with Dr. Z. Z. Lehmberg, Fall 2021
      • Environmental Literature with Dr. Amy Hamilton, Fall 2022
      • Native American Literature with Dr. Patricia Killelea, Winter 2023
    • Thesis
      • Planning and Researching a Book-Length Thesis, Winter 2022
      • Writing and Submitting a Book-Length Thesis, Winter 2023
  • Student Leadership and Activities
    • Composition Instructor (English 111, First-Year Writing Requirement), 2020-2021
    • Editorial Fellow, Western American Literature (Scholarly Journal), 2021-2022
    • Assistant Director, NMU Writing Center, Summer 2022
    • Graduate Assistant, NMU Student Equity and Engagement Center, Fall 2022
    • Associate Editor, Passages North (Literary Journal), 2020-2023
    • Secretary, NMU President's Committee on Diversity, Fall 2022
    • Secretary, NMU President's Committee on Gender and Sexuality, Fall 2022
    • Contributor, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Committee, 2020-2023
    • Contributor, Diversity Common Reader Program, 2020-2023
    • Contributor, UNITED Conference 2023
    • Contributor, NMU Gender Fair 2022
    • Introducer, NMU Visiting Author Series (Alexander Weinstein)
    • Performer and Member, Graduate Writers Association, 2020-2023
    • Member, Open Educational Resources Working Group, 2022-2023
    • Member, Graduate English Pedagogy Association, 2020-2023
    • Member, Diversity in Disability, 2022-2023
    • Member, Philosophy Club, 2022-2023
  • GPA: 3.97
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with High Honors and Distinction in English Language and Literature, University of Michigan

  • August 2009 to April 2011
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)
  • Honors Creative Writing Subconcentration Poetry Thesis: Coffee / Breaks
    • Readers: Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke 
  • Academic Major Areas of Specialization: 20th and 21st Century American Literature; Literary Criticism, Theory, and Genre Studies
  • Academic Minor: Film and Global Media Studies (Screen Arts and Cultures)
  • Writing Workshops and Literary Coursework
    • Pedagogy
      • Directed Teaching English
      • International Poetry Guild
    • Creative Writing
      • Poetry Workshop with Keith Taylor
      • Poetry Workshop with A. Van Jordan
      • Poetry Workshop with Tung Hui-Hu
      • Poetry Thesis (Writing Tutorial) with Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke
    • Literature
      • Introduction to Literary Studies
      • Introduction to Poetry
      • Shakespeare's Plays
      • Medieval Popular Piety
      • Love, Marriage, and the Rise of the Novel
      • 19th Century American Literature
      • 20th Century American Literature
      • Literature of the Midwest
      • Contemporary American Poetry
      • Editorial Internship, Dzanc Books
    • Film, Media, and Culture
      • The Art of Film
      • Film History, 1960 to Present
      • Contemporary Film Industry
      • Film Adaptations
      • History of the Family in the United States
      • African Americans in Popular Culture and Media
      • Screen Arts and Cultures Internship, Traverse City Film Festival
  • Student Leadership and Activities
    • Editor-in-Chief, Xylem Literary Magazine
    • Associate Editor, University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Journal
    • Executive Board Member, Undergraduate English Association
    • Member, Film and Video Student Association
    • Workshop Facilitator, 826michigan
    • Workshop Leader, Xylem + Fortnight Creative Writing Workshops
    • Constitution Language Developer and Copy Editor, TEDxUofM 
    • Contributor and Copy Editor, Portico (Biannual Magazine for the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning)
    • Copy Editing Assistant, The Michigan Daily
    • Actor, RC Players, Residential College
  • Awards and Recognition
    • Academy of American Poets Prize, Undergraduate Winner at the 2010 Avery Hopwood Awards for Poem "Love Poem"
    • Winner of the 2010 University of Michigan Museum of Art "One Year, Many Voices" Contest for Poem "Modern Gu Toast"
    • University of Michigan LSA Alumni Scholarship Recipient, Jessica Rachael Kolins Scholarship for Creative Writing, 2010
    • Bear River Writers' Conference Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2011
    • Michigan Competitive Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2011
    • Graduated with High Honors and Distinction in Creative Writing, 2011
  • GPA: 3.72 (English GPA: 3.79)

Associate of Sciences and Arts (ASA) in Journalism and English Literature, Northwestern Michigan College

  • August 2007 to August 2009
  • Coursework in and Beyond the Humanities
    • Creative Writing
      • Poetry Workshop with Holly Wren Spaulding
      • Fiction Workshop with John Paul
      • Essay Composition with John Mauk
      • Journalism with Michael Anderson
    • Language and Literature
      • Women and Literature
      • American Literature
      • Continuing Spanish Language
    • Art and Design
      • Drawing
      • Photoshop
      • Theatre Performance
    • Society and Culture
      • African American History
      • Cultural Anthropology
      • Philosophy
      • Introduction to Psychology
      • Social Psychology
    • Math and Science
      • Statistics
      • Human Biology
      • Geology
  • Student Leadership and Activities
    • Editor-in-Chief, White Pine Press, 2007-2009
    • Contributing Editor, NMC Magazine, 2008-2009
    • Writing Tutor, NMC Writing Center, 2008-2009
    • Actor, NMC Players, 2007-2008
  • Awards and Recognition
    • Michigan Community College Press Association (MCCPA) Awards
      • 1st Place, Hard News Story, 2008
      • 1st Place, Op/Ed Writing, 2008
      • 1st Place, Headline Writing, 2008
      • 2nd Place, Student Journalist of the Year, 2009
    • NMC Noverr-Joseph Journalism Scholarship Recipient, 2008
    • Honors Program, Dean's List
  • GPA: 3.67
Diploma (Music and Theatre Performance), Traverse City West Senior High
  • August 2003 to June 2007
  • Student Leadership, Activities, and Coursework
    • National Honors Society
    • Symphony Band
    • Marching Band
    • Jazz Band
    • Madrigals
    • Bel Canto
    • Chorale
    • Bella Voce
    • Musicals
    • Forensics
    • Theatre Inquiry
    • Advanced Theatre
    • Spanish I, II, and III
    • Honors Physics
    • AP Calculus I and II
    • AP Language and Composition
  • Awards and Recognition
    • Poets' Night Out Student Award from the Traverse Area District Library for Poem "Slide" with Publication and Community Reading at the City Opera House
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • GPA: 3.83