Education
2020 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Poetry
Columbia University, School of the Arts. New York, New York
2018 Master of Arts in Environmental Humanities
The University of Utah, College of Humanities. Salt Lake City, Utah | 3.9/ 4.0
2015 Honors Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature
Bachelor of Arts, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Minor in Urban Ecology
The University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah | 3.65/4.0
Professional Academic Appointments
Associate Instructor, College of Engineering, University of Utah
Spring & Summer 2017
Taught three sections of technical writing & professional communication skills to engineering undergraduates. Development & implementation of curriculum | Construction & design of assignments | Logically- sequenced lectures | Appointments with students | Commentary-oriented grading.
Research Fellow, College of Humanities, University of Utah
Fall 2016 - Fall 2018
Taught four semesters of undergraduate intermediate writing. Using writing as a conduit, my teaching focused on the development of self-reflection, civic engagement, & critical thinking.
Teacher’s Assistant, College of Humanities, University of Utah
Spring & Summer 2016
Assisted program director, Dr. Jeffrey McCarthy with social media strategies & guiding first-year students through orientation & curriculum management.
Courses Taught
WRTG 2010-065 Intermediate Writing Fall 2017
ME EN 3400-01 Professional Communication for Mechanical Engineers Summer 2017
ME EN 3400-01 Professional Communication for Mechanical Engineers Spring 2017
MSE 5090-001 Case Studies in Material Engineering Spring 2017
WRTG 2010-015 Intermediate Writing Spring 2017
WRTG 2010-017 Intermediate Writing Fall 2016
WRTG 2010-022 Intermediate Writing Fall 2016
Academic Interests: 20th Century Poetry, Environmental Humanities, Transnational Feminisms, Sexuality Studies, Queer Ecology, Climate Studies, Visual & Material Culture, Aesthetic Criticism, & Urban Ecology.
Awards & Residencies
2020 Winner of the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize
2020 Kundiman Poetry Fellow
2019 Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, “Your Love, the Animal”
2019 Writer-in- Residence, Crush Curatorial/ HesseFlatow. Amagansett, NY
2019 Linda Corrente Memorial Prize
2019 Chosen as Columbia University's Representative to Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival
2017 Writer’s Retreat, Centennial Valley, MT
2015 Full Fellowship for Environmental Humanities
2015 Craig Arnold Memorial Prize
2015 Runner-up of Judith Khan Memorial Prize
2013 Dolores Clara Heurta Award for Grassroots Activism