Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in Literature and Cultural Theory, Anticipated 2022
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
M.A. in English-Literature and Textual Interpretation, May 2017
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
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Thesis: Blank Spaces and Palimpsest: Native Americans in Hemans’s “The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England”
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Thesis Advisor: Joel Pace, Ph.D.
B.A. in English, Literature and American Indian Studies, August 2014
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
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Religious Studies Minor
Publications
"'We Have No Female Companionship': Tiger Lily's Transparent Presence in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews. Jan. 2020.
Conferences
"Moving East in 'Lonegan's Luck' and The Dark Tower: Trickster Figures and the Decolonization of Western Horror." Midwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2020.
“Tribalography and Authenticity: Exploring Authorship in the Writings of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.” Midwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 2018
“Why is Rhetorical Sovereignty Important in Composition Courses?” Marquette Graduate Symposium on the Teaching of Writing, Milwaukee, WI, Dec. 2017
“Blank Spaces and Palimpsest: Native Americans in Hemans’s ‘The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England.’” Midwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 2017
“Monsters, Nature, and Ecofeminist Revenge in Russell’s ‘Proving Up.’” Midwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, Chicago, IL, October 2016
“Pocahontas as Fallen Woman and the Over-Sexualization of Native Women.” American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference, River Falls, WI, March 2013.
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2017-Present
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Graduate Assistant, January 2015 - May 2017
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Teaching Apprentice, Fall 2015
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Graduate Mentor, Fall 2015
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Service
Word Warriors, Officer, 2019-2020
Electa Quinney Institute, Milwaukee, WI
Pine Ridge Immersion Experience, June 2014
Pine Ridge, SD
American Indian Studies Capstone Project, Spring & Summer 2014
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI