Ph.D. Candidate, English
Northern Illinois University, Expected 2027

M.A. in English - Program for Writers
University of Illinois, Chicago, 2022

M.Div. in Philosophy
Rockbridge Seminary, 2018

B.A. in Communication Studies
Moody Bible Institute, 2010

Graduate Teaching Assistant      Northern Illinois University           2022–Present

Visiting Lecturer                                 University of Illinois, Chicago 2022–Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant      University of Illinois, Chicago   2021–2022

Scholarly Articles & Book Chapters

“What We Do in the Shadows.” The FX Reader, edited by Dave Pierson and Brian Faucette. Syracuse UP, forthcoming 2025

“Echoes of Madness: Gothic Continuums in the Caribbean Poetry of Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze.” Poetry and the Gothic, edited by Samantha Landau, Li-hsin Hsu, and Thomas Leonard D. Shaw, forthcoming 2025.

Book Reviews

Graphic Novels and Comics as World Literature, edited by James Hodapp, Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Fall 2023, Vol. 56, No. 2.

Books

Paper Fledglings: A Collection of Illustrated Poetry. Stoke the Wild Press, 2020.

Poems

“What Does a Seahorse Wear to their Wedding?” Troublemaker Firestarter Vol. 3, 2023.

“The Storm Built an Ark of Decorations,” Verum Literary Press, Vol 2. 2023.

“Enemy of the Air,” Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine, Winter Issue 2021.

“The Burial,” Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine, Winter Issue 2021.

“Cycles of Existence,” Wolf Jaw Literary Magazine, Winter Issue 2021.

Conferences

“Madness in the Vinyl: Mary Shelley, Lady Gaga, and the Construction of Identity,” Pop Culture Association National Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2025.

“Dystopian Displacement: Satire as Social Critique in Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story,” Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language & Media, Northern Illinois University, 2023.

Educational Development

“Reanalyzing the Onset: How the First Weeks of Teaching are Vital for Student Engagement & Success,” Teachwrite Series, University of Illinois, Chicago, 2022.

Guest Lecturer

“The Gothic & Caribbean Literature,” Honors Program, Northern Illinois University, 2024.

“Shakespeare’s Caliban in Pop Culture & Media,” Oriel College, Oxford University, 2023.

“The Theology of Music,” Camp & Conference Association, 2020.

“The Theology of Creativity,” Camp & Conference Association, 2020.

“From Page to Stage: Designing Creative Spaces for Learning,” Camp & Conference Association, 2019.

Northern Illinois University, 2022 – Present

ENGL 110: Literature & Pop Culture: Some Kind of Monster: Gothic Afterlives in Film & Media

ENGL 203:  Rhetoric and Composition II

ENGL 103:  Rhetoric and Composition I

University of Illinois, Chicago, 2021 – Present

English 161: Academic Writing II: Villains in Pop Culture.

English 161: Academic Writing II: Processing Grief through Writing  

English 160: Academic Writing I

Northern Illinois University

Graduate Student Representative, English Graduate Studies Committee, 2024

Vice President, English Graduate Student Association, 2024

Coordinator, Film and Literature Society, 2024

Graduate Student Representative, English Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee, 2024

Organizer, Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, & Media, 2023-2024

Moody Bible Institute

Program Assistant, Department of Communications, 2020-2021

Certificate of Graduate Study, Program for Women and Gender Studies, NIU 2024

Graduate Director's Award for Exemplary Contribution to the Program, NIU - 2024

Jenefer Giannasi Award for Excellence in Teaching Rhetoric and Composition, NIU - 2024

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society - 2024

Phi Beta Delta International Scholar Honors Society - 2023

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship, NIU – 2023

Charles W. Hagelman Jr. Scholarship, NIU – 2023

Best in Show, Morris Liberty Arts Festival – 2018

50th Anniversary Award, Jerry’s Artarama – 2018