Present | Assistant Professor, Dominican University of California ‐ Literature, Language and Humanities | |
|
||
2022 | Instructor, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics ‐ Humanities Seminar | |
|
||
2017 - 2022 | Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles ‐ English Department | |
|
||
2021 | Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Disability Studies Department | |
|
||
2018 - 2021 | Teaching Associate, University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Disability Studies Department & Institute for Society and Genetics | |
|
||
2016 - 2021 | Teaching Associate, University of California, Los Angeles ‐ English Department & American Literature and Culture Department | |
|
Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2022 | Travel Grant |
C19: The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists | |
2021 | Graduate Student Grant |
Modern Language Association | |
2021 | Graduate Student Grant |
Society for the Study of American Women Writers | |
2019 | Graduate Student Travel Grant |
Society of Early Americanists | |
2017 | Doctoral Student Travel Grant |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2022 - Present | Member, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee, The Health Humanities Consortium | 2021 - 2022 | Member, Committee for Disability Studies Seminars, Massachusetts Historical Society | 2021 - 2022 | Volunteer Organizer, REPAIR: A Disability Justice and Health Organization | 2019 - 2022 | Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Disability and Accessibility, C19: The Society of 19th-Century Americanists |
Honors and Awards
- 2015, Milner Fund for English Fellowship
- 2016, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Scholarship
- 2016-2019, English Department Travel Awards
- 2017, Graduate Summer Research Mentorship (university-wide competition)
- 2017, Mellon-EPIC Fellowship (university-wide competition). Included participation in “Inclusive Classrooms” Seminar for Teaching Excellence
- 2018, Emily Dickinson International Society Graduate Student Scholarship
- 2018, Emily Dickinson International Society Critical Institute Travel Fund
- 2019, AbbVie Immunology Scholarship
- 2019, English Department Dissertation Year Fellowship
- 2020, Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Fellowship (English Nominee). Sole English Department Nominee (not awarded) for fellowship recognizing achievements in outstanding scholarship, teaching, and University citizenship
- 2020, Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship (university-wide competition)
- 2021, Mellon-EPIC Fellowship (university-wide competition). Included participation in “Health & Medical Humanities” Course Development Seminar
- 2021, Honorable Mention, Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers Best Paper Contest, Society for the Study of American Women Writers 2021 Conference
- 2021, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Scholarship
- 2021-2022, Collegium of University Teaching Fellowship (CUTF) (university-wide competition). Awarded to select graduate students to design and teach a seminar based on their dissertation research
- 2021-2022, The Will Rogers Memorial Scholarship
- 2022, Certificate, UCLA Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
Courses
- Crip Theory: Diagnosis and Disability in American Literature
- Race, Gender, and Disability in 19th and 20th-Century American Literature
- Extraordinary Bodyminds: Race, Gender, and Disability in American Literature
- Writing with Care
- Humanities Seminar
- Effective Communication
2022 | PhD, University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Writing Pedagogy Concentration and Gender Studies Concentration | |
|
||
2014 | BA, Scripps College ‐ English | |
|
Contact Information
Dominican University of California
Literature, Languages, and Humanities
50 Acacia Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901
Email: