Education
2015 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Chapman University |Orange, California
Creative Writing Grant Recipient, 2014
2015 Master of Arts in English
Chapman University |Orange, California
Elected representative, Graduate Student Council
2006 Bachelors of Arts in English
Vanguard University |Costa Mesa, California
Achievements and Awards
2020 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, Finalist
Judge: Wendy J. Fox
“S.O.S.” | Ruminate Magazine
2020 Barry Hannah Prize in Fiction, Finalist
Judge: Kiese Laymon
“S.O.S.” | Yalobusha Review, Ole Miss
2020 VanderMey Nonfiction Contest, quarter-finalist
“The Art of Being Catfished in an AIM Conversation at Age 15 | Ruminate Magazine
2018 Best of the Net, nominated
“It’s Jazz Night” | COUNTERCLOCK
2018 Kingdoms in the Wild Poetry Prize, first place and chapbook publication
“Roots Grew Wild” | Kingdoms in the Wild
2017 Best of the Net, nominated
“Your Mother’s Womb” | Rat’s Ass Review
2016 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize, semi-finalist
judge: Alice Fulton
“Cataphyll” | Ruminate Magazine
2014 Lorian Hemingway Prize for short fiction, honorable mention
“Roots”
2014 Creative Writing Research Grant recipient | Chapman University
College-Level Teaching Experience
2018 – present Affiliate Faculty | Metropolitan State University
Denver, Colorado
2017 – present Adjunct Instructor | Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, Colorado
2016 – present Adjunct Instructor | Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, Colorado
2014 – 2015 T.A. Creative Writing | Chapman University
Orange, California
Editorial Experience
Current:
Freelance Writer and Editor
Various clients and projects
Ghostwriter | Gotham Ghostwriting
Editor
South Broadway Press | Denver, CO
Curator of the series: Lyric Essentials
Sundress Publications | Knoxville, TN
Past:
2019 Editorial Intern
Sundress Publications | Knoxville, TN
Editing credit on the following books of poetry: Gender Flytrap by Zoë Estelle Hitzel; Dead Man’s Float by Ruth Foley; Lessons in Breathing Underwater by H.K. Hummel; JAW by Albert Abonado; Maps of Injury by Chera Hammon; Editing credit on the fiction contest manuscript winner: I Am Here to Make Friends by Robert J. Foreman; Editing credit on the anthology The Familiar Wild.
2017 – 2018 Lead columnist and blogger
OnDenver.com | Denver, CO
2017 Copywriter
SDL Samsung | Boulder, CO
2015 Submissions manager, TAB
Chapman University |Orange, California
2006 Editing team, Synecdoche
Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, California
Other Experience in Education
2015 Theory and Practice of Writing, Tutoring, and Conferencing
Chapman University |Costa Mesa, California
2014 – 2015 T.A., undergraduate creative writing, Advanced Poetry Workshop with Dr. Anna Leahy
Chapman University | Costa Mesa, California
2014 Contributor of Book Reviews | The Compulsive Reader
2011 – 2012 Private Tutor, 8-9th grade English, writing and literature
Providence, Rhode Island
2008 – 2014 Substitute Teacher K-12
San Jacinto School District | San Jacinto, California
2007 – 2008 Substitute Teacher K-12
Hemet Unified School District | Hemet, California
2007 Substitute Teacher K-12
Fountain Valley Unified School District | Fountain Valley, California
2007 Preliminary Student Teaching, 11-12th grade AP English
Estancia High School |Costa Mesa, California
2006 Student Teaching coursework, 9-12th grade English
Hemet High School | Hemet, California
2004 – 2006 Writing Center Tutor
Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, California
Professional Development and Certifications
2019 Best Practices for Creating Inclusive Online Spaces
UC Denver
2019 Finish Your Manuscript: Realities of the Marketplace
Lighthouse, Denver
2019 Teaching Effectiveness Institute
Metropolitan State University
2018 Negotiating the Hiring Process for Higher Ed
Metropolitan State University
2018 Roadrunners First Training Series
Metropolitan State University
2017 Quality Matters Workshop and Certification
Development of standards for online teaching
Colorado Community College System
2017 Accessibility Training
Ensuring all materials, specifically accessed online, are accessible to all students.
Red Rocks Community College
2016 D2L Training
Morgan Community College
2016 WebEx certification
Hemet Unified School District
2014 Keenan SafeSchools Online Training
Education of highest standards of conducting a safe learning environment for all students in K-12 districts
Academic Conferences
2020 Midwest Popular Culture Association | Minneapolis, MN
Paper presentation: “Monstrous Masculinity: Defining the Gothic Origins of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Toxic Male Tropes”
2020 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference | Denver, CO
Auditor: “Ghosts, Holobionts, and Superorganisms: Towards a Holographic Theory of the Political”
EDIT: postponed/cancelled do to COVID-19
2019 Denver Pop Culture Con |Denver, CO
Panelist & Moderator: “Using Pop Culture to Introduce Academic Concepts to College Students”
I presented as part of a panel with colleague Leah Rogin-Roper. My presentation focused on using the multi-modal text Buffy the Vampire Slayer to introduce and teach in-depth research analysis in lower level composition courses.
2018 RRCC Annual Teaching and Learning Conference | Lakewood, CO
Attendee
2017 RRCC Annual Teaching and Learning Conference | Lakewood, CO
Presenter: “The Intersectionality of Narrative Writing”
My presentation focused on the importance of centering composition courses with narrative forms, and how beginning the semester with self-reflective genres such as memoir writing help to ground students and build a community of writers, while establishing a foundation of writing practice and narrative inquiry that can be implemented across all writing genres and disciplines.
