2016 - Present | Associate Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Literature and Languages | |
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2015 - Present | Chair, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Literature and Languages | |
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2010 - 2016 | Assistant Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Department of Literature and Languages | |
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2007 - 2010 | Fellow, Hosei University ‐ Department of Japanese Literature | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2012 | Grant Recipient with Theatre of Yugen |
Creative Work Fund | |
2007 - 2010 | Research Fellowship (MEXT, Japanese Literature, Hôsei University, Tokyo, Japan) |
Japanese Ministry of Culture | |
2006 | Pacific Rim Research Project Grant |
University of California | |
$4,000 | |
2005 | East Asian Studies Research Grant |
University of California, Davis | |
2004 - 2005 | Graduate Fellowship |
University of California, Davis | |
2001 - 2003 | Research Fellowship (Kanazawa College of Art, Ishikawa, Japan) |
Japanese Ministry of Culture (Monbusho) | |
2000 | Quest Grant in Poetry |
Canada Council for the Arts |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2015 - Present | Writing Workshop Leader, Faithful Fools Street Ministry | 2016 | Blurb Writer, "Win's Score and Bone" by Maw Shein | 2015 | Poetry Editor, "In Plain Sight: A Collection of Poems and Photographs from Faithful Fools Street Ministry" | 2014 | Poetry Judge, California Federation of Chaparral Poets, annual poetry contest | 2013 | Poetry Judge, Alameda County Fair | 2013 | Poetry Judge, Bay Area Poets Coalition, annual poetry contest | 2009 - 2012 | Editor and Translator, "EKI MAE" (bilingual Japanese-English poetry journal) |
Honors and Awards
- http://www.dominican.edu/academics/ahss/undergraduate-programs/litlang
- The Believer Poetry Award, Short List for Tree Line, 2015
- Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, Firecracker Award in Poetry, Short List for Tree Line, 2015
- League of Canadian Poets, Pat Lowther Memorial Award, Short List for Tree Line, 2015
- Western Connecticut State University, Housatonic Book Award in Poetry, Short List for Tree Line, 2015
- Vermont Studio Center, Fellowship, July 2014
- Bluestem Magazine, Postcard Contest, Grand Prize, 2014
- Western Michigan University, Green Rose Prize in Poetry, Finalist for Tree Line, 2013
- Graves Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Humanities, Winner, 2012
- California Book Award, Finalist in Poetry for Sky=Empty, 2011
- Writers' League of Texas Book Award, Finalist in Poetry for Sky=Empty, 2011
- Sixteen Rivers Press, Chapbook Contest, Winner for Space/Gap/Interval/Distance, 2011
- Redivider, AWP Quickie Contest in Poetry, Winner, 2011
- Ina Coolbrith Circle, Poets Dinner, First Prize, 2011
- New Issues Poetry and Prose, Poetry Prize, First Book Award, Winner for Sky=Empty, 2009
- Alice James Books, Beatrice Hawley Award, Finalist, 2007
- American Poetry Review, APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Finalist, 2007
- High Desert Journal, Obsidian Prize, Finalist, 2007
- Association for Asian Performance, Emerging Scholar, 2006
Courses
- Poetry Writing
- Native American Literature
- World Literature
- Survey of English Literature
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Expository Writing
- British Literature in Context
- Archetypes in Literature
2009 | Ph.D., University of California, Davis ‐ Performance Studies | |
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1998 | M.F.A., Mills College ‐ English and Creative Writing | |
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1996 | B.A., Mount Allison University ‐ Creative Arts | |
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Links
Contact Information
Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Avenue
San Rafael, California 94901
Office: Angelico Hall 327
415.482.1846
Email:
Books, Poetry Chapbooks, and Broadsides (6)
Poetry Readings (3)
Book Contributions (5)
Recent Publications in Literary Journals (6)
A very small sampling of published poetry. To see a full list please see my CV