Education
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M.F.A., summa cum laude, Poetry, University of Pittsburgh, Spring 2021
Thesis: “half-life”
Thesis Committee: Yona Harvey (Chair), Dawn Lundy Martin, Piotr
Gwiazda, Diana Khoi Nguyen
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B.A., cum laude, Poetry, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2018
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A.S., Sound Engineering, Full Sail University, November 2012
Faculty Positions
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Graduate Instructor (Pitt) 2019-2021
Courses Taught
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English Composition I
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Introduction to Poetry
Community Workshops
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Creative Writing Workshop, Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs
Pedagogy Workshops
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Providing Effective Feedback
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Teaching with Equity
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Teaching International Students
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New to School: Supporting First Generation Students
Teaching Interests
Creative Writing; Documentary Poetry; Video Essay; Video Poetry; Lyric Essay;
Eco-Poetics; Visual & Illustrated Poetry; Digital Literature; Creative Non-fiction;
Film as Literature; Podcasting; Audio Documentary
Multimedia Interests & Proficiencies
Podcasting; Music Production; Broadcasting; Video Podcasting; Live-Streaming;
Logic; Pro Tools; Premiere Pro; InDesign; Photoshop; StreamLabs OBS
Academic & Administrative Positions
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Co-Curator, Pitt Speakeasy Reading Series, 2018-2021
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Co-Curator, Manifest - Graduating English Department Reading
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Chairman of Student Organizations, Columbia College Chicago, 2015-2017
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Founder/President, Point Blank Poetry Club, 2015-2018
Publications
Poetry
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“After Your Father’s Funeral” & “Every Christmas,” Slushpile, March 2020
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“Mrs. Corson’s Classroom,” Crab Orchard Review, October 2019
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“I love you (lipogram)” The Standard Hotel, Miami, September 2019
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“The Addict as Dog Walker,” The Offing, June 2019
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“Vanishing Point,” Hooligan, April 2018
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“Black Hawk Down 2,” Ode to the City, August 2017
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“Morning Visit,”Entropy, June 2017
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“run,”december, November 2015
Prose
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“The Riverwood Dog-track,” Fallero, December 2014
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Multimedia
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“Our Pool,” Aquifer: The Florida Review Online, September 2018
Lectures
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“I, You, Us, Them: Race and Subjectivity in DocuPoetry”, Documentary Poetics, Popular Protest, and Activism: An International Poetics’ Seminar, American University of Paris, June 2021
Exhibitions, Readings, Panels
Exhibitions
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24th Annual Hopkin Honors Gallery, “Battle Rap Series” & “Ride or Die”, April 2017
Readings
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White Whale Bookstore, Pittsburgh, September 2019
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Badgerstock Poetry Festival, Sioux Falls, July 2019
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Staghorn Reading Series, Pittsburgh, January 2019
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Citywide Poetry Festival, Chicago, April 2018
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Columbia College Reading Series (Opening Reader), March 2018
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Horizon Reading Series, Chicago, November, 2017
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Chicago Book Expo, Chicago, October 2017
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Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, Guild Literary Complex, April 2017
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Caffeinated Confessions (Featured Reader), Chicago, December 2016
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In-One Ear Open Mic (Feature Reader) , Chicago, December 2016
Panels
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Publishing 101, Columbia College Chicago, October 2016
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Applying for Creative Writing, Columbia College Chicago, 2016-2018
Editorial Work
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Founder/Editor-In-Chief, Habitat Magazine, 2015-2019
Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards
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Jean Meyer Aloe Graduate Poetry Award, U of Pittsburgh, May 2020
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Arts & Science Graduate Fellow, U of Pittsburgh, 2018-2019
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Honors Research Award (Second), Columbia College Chicago, April 2018
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Jay W. Boersma Scholarship, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2017
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Elma Stuckey Poetry Prize, Columbia College Chicago, Spring 2016
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Fiction Scholarship, Columbia College Chicago, 2015-2018
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Fiction Award (First), Valencia College, December 2014
Artist Residencies
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Tin House Summer Writing Workshop, July 2019
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Juniper Writing Residency, June 2019
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Atlantic Center for the Arts Artist Residency, May 2018
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Winter Tangerine Online Writing Retreat, June 2016
Volunteer & Internships
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Curator, Applied Words Panel Series, Guild Literary Complex, 2017-2018
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Guest-Judge, Louder Than a Bomb, Chicago Spring 2018
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Volunteer Judge, Louder Than a Bomb, Chicago, Spring 2017
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Instructor (Writing), Chicago Lights, Point Blank Poetry Club, 2017
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Book Drive, Point Blank Poetry Club, Chicago, 2017-2018
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Clothing Drive, Point Blank Poetry Club, Chicago, 2016-2018