As a writer, artist, and teacher, I approach the literary arts as a capacious vehicle for interdisciplinary inquiry—one which can hold diverse (and even contradictory) modes of engagement. Generative tensions and juxtapositions I’m especially curious about include those between word and image; essay and story; legibility and experimentation; and creativity and criticism.
Education
M.F.A., Writing, University of California-San Diego, 2021; B.A., Literary Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, The Evergreen State College 2015
Teaching Style
My aim as a teacher is to create a flexible structure that supports students’ growth while allowing for the unexpected to emerge—the unforeseen connections, conclusions, and new lines of inquiry that students introduce to the learning community. I emphasize seminar, interactive lectures, in-class exercises, and small group discussions. I’m invested in helping students cultivate tangible skills they can use on and off the page; I’m also interested in how a sense of play can facilitate serious academic and creative work. Across assignments and classroom activities, I encourage curiosity and experimentation—whether we’re looking at the mechanics of fiction, the architecture of expository (academic) essays, or narrative techniques we can use to craft podcasts, graphic texts, and other multi-modal work that lives beyond the printed page.