Education

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2023

Ph.D. English Literature, University of North Texas

• Secondary Research Areas: Professional and Technical Communication

• Dissertation: The World We Left Behind: White Supremacy in the Postapocalyptic Genre

• Committee: Jacqueline Foertsch (chair), Nora Gilbert, and Harry Benshoff
   

2016

Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication, University of North Texas
 

2015

M.A. English Literature, University of Wyoming

• Thesis: Darkness Implacable: The Self and The Other at The End of The World

• Committee: Caskey Russell (Chair), Julia Obert, and Andrew Garner
   

2013

B.A. English Literature, University of Wyoming

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2013

B.A. History, University of Wyoming

 

Research

2020

“Wicked Women: Gender Reconstruction in Psycho” Submitted to Film Studies. Intellect Books. Under Review.

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2020

“Toxic Cosplay: The Role of Roleplaying in Antigovernmental Protest.” In Progress.

 

Conference Presentations

2018

“The Past is Death: Viewing the African American Experience as Post-Apocalyptic”

• Southwest Modern Language Association
   

2018

“Wicked Women and Weak Men: Gender Confusion in Psycho”

• Critical Voices
   

2017

“Imagined and Real: Dystopic Dreams and Nightmarish Realities of African American Culture.”

• American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
   

2016

“The Corrective Apocalypse: Viewing the End of Society as a Necessary Restructuring.”

• Critical Voices
   

2015

“’Thanks for the Adventure’: The role of Death and Memory in Disney Pixar”

• Northeast Modern Language Association
   

2015

“’There is no such Constellation’: The Destruction of the Subject in Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist.”

• University of Wyoming Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference
   

2015

“Meta-Modern Family: How Modern Family Presents an Anti-Narrative Against its own Stereotypes.”

• American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
   

2015

“’What Seeketh Thee?’: The Cyclic Failure of the Heroic Journey in the Dark Souls Series.”

• Southwest American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
   

2014

“’Winked Out of Existence’: How Music Alters the Nihilism Within the Postapocalyptic Landscape of The Road.”

• University of Wyoming Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference
   

2014

“’You Can’t Save Her’: Modern Failures of Heroic Action in The Last of Us.”

• Southwest American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
   

2011

“Undergraduate Honors Presentation: The War Crimes Trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita.”

• University of Wyoming Honors Convocation

 

Academic Appointments

 

Montana State University Billings

2023-Present

• Assistant Professor of English

2021-2023​

• Lecturer of English

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University of North Texas

2020

Online Curriculum Development: Technical Communication 4180

• Developed core curriculum for online instruction

• Modified existing assignment for asynchronous learning

• Worked with CLEAR course approval
   

2020

Online Curriculum Development: Technical Communication 2700

• Created content for online distribution and instruction

• Developed new assignments for asynchronous learning
   

2018-2020

Research Assistant: Data Driven Learning for STEM Major

• Deployed assignments in conjunction with research goals

• Collected data on linguistic patterns of student writing
   

2018-2020

Graduate Mentor in English

• Aided new graduate students in adjusting to PhD program

• Mentored graduate students for comprehensive examinations
   

2016-

Teaching Fellow Technical Communication

• University of North Texas

• Instructor of record for service and upper division courses
   

2015-2020

Teaching Fellow English Literature

• University of North Texas

• Instructor of record for service and upper division courses
   

University of Wyoming

2013-2015

Teaching Fellow English Literature

• University of Wyoming

• Instructor of record for service courses

 

Teaching

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University of North Texas

Technical Communication 4700: Science Writing

 

Technical Communication 4190: Technical Editing

 

Technical Communication 4180: Advanced Technical Communication

 

Technical Communication 2700: Introduction to Technical Communication

 

English 3920: Ethnic Literature

 

English 3450: Short Story

 

English 2400: Apocalyptic Literature and Film

 

English 2210: World Literature Antiquity-1600

 

English 1320: College Writing II

 

English 1310: College Writing I

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University of Wyoming

English 2435: English literature 1865-Present

 

English 2410: Postapocalyptic Literature

 

English 1010: First-Year Writing

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Honors

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University of North Texas

2018

Faculty Spotlight Award

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2018

Mary Patchell Scholarship

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2018/2017

Thank a Teacher Award

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2017

Excellence in Classroom Nominee

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2017

Teaching Fellow of the Year Nominee

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2016

Thank a Teacher Award

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2016

Critical Voices: Best Critical Presentation

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2016

Elizabeth Lomax Memorial Scholarship

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2015

Mary Patchell Scholarship

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University of Wyoming

2015

John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award Nominee

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2015

A&S Service Award

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2015

Eleanor M. Kambouris Excellence Award

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2014

Promoting Intellectual Engagement Award

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2014

Eleanor M. Kambouris Scholar Award

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2013

Promoting Intellectual Engagement Nominee

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2013

Janice H. Harris Scholar Award

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Service

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2020

CLEAR Online Course Teaching Training

• Completed training on asynchronous learning

• Developed strategies for increasing accessibility and function to online instruction
   

2020

CLEAR Online Course Development Training

• Completed training in developing online course shells

• Completed training in developing courses with advanced accessibility
   

2019

Technical Communication Clinical Professor Hiring Committee

• Reviewed applications for position

• Developed and conducted interviews

• Planned virtual campus tours
   

2018

Logistics Coordinator English Graduate Association

• Planned professionalization events

• Facilitated communication between faculty and students
   

2017

President English Graduate Student Association

• Developed professionalization events

• Fundraised for departmental events

• Moderated student conflict
   

2017

Conference Organizer Critical Voices

• Created conference documentation

• Organized conference logistics

• Fundraised for entire event
   

2015

Conference Organizer UWIGC

• Organized conference logistics

• Oversaw a 300% increase in attendance
   

2015

English Curriculum Committee

• Awarded merit and need based scholarships

• Revised existing curriculum to new A&S standards
   

2015

English Graduate Recruiter

• Organized events for prospective graduate students

• Created recruitment materials
   

2015

English Undergraduate Evaluation Data Set Creator

• Created data set of teaching evaluations and exist interviews 2010-2014
   

2014

A&S Central Committee

• Restructured A&S core curriculum

• Reviewed sabbatical applications

• Awarded research and teaching awards

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