Undergraduate Courses
Principles of College Composition (ENGL 111). This course helps students to develop their critical-thinking skills and strategies
for effective reading and writing beneficial for future courses and future careers.
Poetry Writing (ENGL 310). This course provides students with an opportunity to read emblematic poems/poets,
to learn foundational poetic tools and techniques, and to produce original poetry
in a workshop setting.
Other Work
Consultant for Writing Lab (ENGL 109). As a consultant, I provide pedagogical support for the design and execution of the
Writing Lab course – a one-hour companion course to ENGL 111 for students to gain
additional experience in various reading and writing strategies.
Selected Creative Work
“Duck Hunt” in The Believer (LINK)
“Red Song” in Thrush Poetry Journal (LINK)
“The Grazing Tract” in Berfrois (LINK)
“Shaq Cento” in Tupelo Quarterly (LINK)
“Junk” in Guernica (LINK)
Other Accomplishments
Finalist/Semifinalist for numerous book awards (including The National Poetry Series,
The Berkshire Prize, The Brittingham & Pollak Poetry Prizes, The St. Lawrence Book
Award, and The Dorset Prize)
Pushcart Prize Winner for “Love Poem” (2015)
Poets-in-Print Reading Series Coordinator (2014-2017)
Experience
Lecturer in English, The Ohio State University at Mansfield
Creative Writing Fellow in Poetry, Emory University
PhD in English / Creative Writing, Western Michigan University
MFA in Creative Writing / Poetry, The Ohio State University
MA in English / Literature, The University of Alabama
BA in English, Lipscomb University