Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Creative Writing, Florida Atlantic, May 2016
- Concentration: Creative Writing—Nonfiction
B.A. Literary Studies, The New School, May 2011
- Concentration: Creative Writing–Nonfiction
- Awards: Graduated with Honors
HONORS, AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
- National Society of Arts & Letters nominee, Spring 2016
- Arts & Letters Advisory Board Graduate Student Grant Recipient, Florida Atlantic University, Fall 2015
- 2nd Place—A3 Review Quarterly Shortlist, Fall 2015
- AWP Intro Journals nominee, Nonfiction, Spring 2015
- Swann Travel Grant Recipient, Florida Atlantic University, Summer 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistantship – Florida Atlantic University, 2014 – Present
CRW 3010: Introduction to Creative Writing
- C0-create curriculum and syllabus including guided reading and writing exercises, workshop guidelines, and supplemental reading course packet.
- Prepare and deliver large group lectures on topics such as creative nonfiction, hybrid forms, workshopping, etc.
- Critique and comment on student’s creative work
- Facilitate small group class discussion on assigned readings, peer workshopping and writing exercises
- Plan, evaluate and revise course content, workshop guidelines, assigned writing exercises and methods of instruction.
ENC 4930: Literary Editing and Publishing
- Co-created student job descriptions and coursework for running the undergraduate literary magazine Coastlines
- Assigned, facilitated and evaluated student-run blog posts and group presentations.
- Utilized social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Trello, Blogspot, WordPress) to teach and mentor undergraduates about online branding and maximizing their reach/audience.
ENC 1101 & 1102: College Composition I & II
- Create curriculum and assignments to promote critical thinking and writing skills
- Prepare and deliver lectures on topics such as writing an expository essay, avoiding plagiarism, MLA formatting and citation, and basic textual and/or cultural analysis.
- Evaluate and grade students’ classwork, peer workshopping and multi-phase papers.
- Plan, evaluate and revise curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction
- Utilize technology in the classroom, including PowerPoint, YouTube, and WordPress.
FAU Community Workshop Series – Florida Atlantic University, 2015 – Present
Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
- Create curriculum and syllabus including guided reading and writing exercises, workshop guidelines, and supplemental reading course packet.
- Critique and comment on student’s creative work.
- Facilitate and promote class discussion on craft, peer workshopping and the literary landscape.
- Offer guidance on publishing, college portfolio and essay composition, and editorial/journalism opportunities.
Hybrid Forms: Poetry and Non-fiction (co-taught with James White)
- Create curriculum and syllabus including guided reading and writing exercises, workshop guidelines, and supplemental reading course packet.
- Critique and comment on student’s creative work.
- Facilitate and promote class discussion on craft, peer workshopping and the literary landscape.
- Offer guidance on publishing, creating college portfolios and essay composition, and editorial/journalism opportunities.
Writing Fellows (Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship) – The New School University, 2010 – 2011
- LLSW 3500 Intermediate Fiction Workshop (IOR: Jennifer Gilmore)
- LFYW 1500 Writing the Essay: Kafka (IOR: Noah Isenberg)
CONFERENCE AND PRESENTATIONS
- Reader at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival Speak into the Mic: Collaborative MFA Student/Faculty Poetry Reading, Delray Beach, FL – April 16th, 2016
- Presenter: So You Want To Get Your MFA English Graduate Student Society Spring Academic Conference, Boca Raton, FL – March 23rd, 2016
- Panelist: Writings of Place “The Spirit of the Place” EGSS Fall Academic Conference, Boca Raton, FL, November 12 & 13, 2014
- Creative Reader: Juvenilia EGSS Spring Academic Conference, Boca Raton, FL, April 1st & 2nd, 2015
- Presenter: “Fail Better: Teaching Hybrid Forms in Creative Writing” EGSS Fall Academic Conference, Boca Raton, FL October 27 & 28, 2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABRAMS Books, Publishing—New York, NY —October 2011-January 2013
- Marketing Coordinator
- Marketing Assistant
- Publicity Assistant
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Publishing– New York, NY –June 2011-October 2011
- Publicity Dept. Intern
Cousin Corinne’s Reminder, Literary Magazine – Brooklyn, NY —Fall 2010 –
- Distribution
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
MFA Program Representative, 2014—Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
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Fall 2014 Graduate School Fair