Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ohio University—Ph.D., In Progress
Creative Writing, Poetry
Expected Graduation 2028
Athens, Ohio
The University of Akron—MFA, May 2023
Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program (NEOMFA)
Creative Writing, Poetry
Thesis: The Succubus Laments; Advisor: Mary Biddinger; Readers: Christopher Barzak, Caryl Pagel
Akron, Ohio
The University of Akron—BA, December 2018
Major: English, Minor: Creative Writing
Cum Laude
Akron, Ohio
The University of Akron—AA, December 2016
Akron, Ohio
Teaching
Southern New Hampshire University—Remote
Adjunct Instructor, March 2024 - present
Foundations of Written Communication, Research and Persuasion
Ohio University—Athens, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, August 2023 – present
Writing and Rhetoric I, Writing and Research
Introduction to Poetry and Drama
The University of Akron—Akron, OH
Graduate Assistant, August 2021 – May 2023
English Composition I, English Composition II
Editorial Experience
Reader, New Ohio Review, Ohio University, 2023-2025 academic years
Reader, Quarter After Eight Literary Journal, Ohio University, 2023-2025 academic years
Editor-in-Chief, The Rubbertop Review, The University of Akron, 2022-2023 academic year
Editorial Staff, First Year Voices, The University of Akron, 2022-2023 academic year
Internship, The University of Akron Press, Akron, OH, January 2022 – May 2022
Fiction Editor, Rubbertop, The University of Akron, 2021-2022 academic year
Reader, The Rubbertop Review, The University of Akron, 2020-2021 academic year
Other Relevant Experience
Outlier, Remote
Editor and Writer, Jan 2024 – present
Conducting RLHF with AI models by rating responses and writing ideal rubrics and responses to user prompts.
Plum Tree Realty, Akron, OH
REALTOR®, November 2019 – January 2024
Networking, marketing, building client relationships, event organization, administrative management
Summit County ReWorks Department of Waste Management, Akron, OH
Contract Poet, November 2021
Commissioned poetry for the ReVerse Waste Project
Marketing Juice, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Director of Content Marketing, December 2019 – November 2020
writing web copy, managing client relationships, managing a team of content writers, creating content strategies, assisting in SEO tasks
Publications
Poetry
“Driving into the Mountains.” The Southern Review, vol. 61, no. 2, Spring 2025.
“To my child, on driving.” The Southern Review, vol. 61, no. 2, Spring 2025.
“To my child, on existing.” The Scapegoat Review, Winter 2024, online, December, 2024.
“The Mother Inside Me.” The Headlight Review, vol. 3, no. 1, online, December 23, 2024.
“Biological Clock.” The Headlight Review, vol. 3, no. 1, online, December 23, 2024.
“Single, Thirty-something, Female.” The Headlight Review, vol. 3, no. 1, online, December 23, 2024.
“Wombman.” The Pinch Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, print, November 2024.
“Wilting.” Allium Literary Journal, online, November 2024.
“The Gingko Drops Her Leaves.” Humana Obscura, issue 10, online and print, September 22, 2024.
“You, turning forty.” Passengers Literary Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, online, September 2024.
“Another Date Asks Me…” New Feathers Anthology, July 19, 2024.
“Seabird.” Canary Lit Mag, June 20, 2024.
Five Poems. Sixfold, March 2024.
“Recipe for Rabbit Stew.” Wild Roof Journal, Nov 2023.
“To my daughter, on sexual education.” The Great Lakes Review, June 2023.
“To my son, on consent.” The Great Lakes Review, June 2023.
“Shake.” The Festival Review, digital edition, April 28, 2023.
“Woman-Bird.” The Blood Pudding, January 1, 2023.
“To my child, on God.” The Dewdrop, October 16, 2022.
“To my daughter, on shaving.” Lighthouse Weekly, August 30, 2022.
“Siren Longs for Companionship.” Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Issue 14, print and digital edition, May 2021.
Fiction
“Coming Home Late.” 1-70 Review, print, September 2024.
Conference Presentations
“Poetry of the Living Land: Exploring Nature as Metaphor for the Human Experience,” Humanities and Arts Spring Symposium, Ohio University, April 18, 2025
“I Can’t Be Your Mother,” Creative Reading, Women Who Create 2025, London Arts Based Research Center (LABRC), Virtual, March 31, 2025
“Exploring the Narrative Poem: Telling Stories Through Traditional Poetic Structures,” Louisville Conference of Literature and Culture, University of Louisville, February 22, 2025
“Playing in the Present Tense,” Winter Wheat Festival, Bowling Green State University, November 9, 2024
“I Can’t Be Your Mother”, Creative Reading, The Society for the Study of Midwest Literature Annual Symposium, East Lansing, Michigan, May 2024.
“The Power of Persona,” Winter Wheat Festival, Bowling Green State University, November 11, 2023.
Readings and Workshops
Reader, Quarter After Eight Monthly Reading Series
Quarter After Eight Literary Journal, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, November 2024
Presenter, Poetry Workshop, “Beautiful Words: An Exploration of Contemporary Sound Poetics”
The Calendar Ohio, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, January 2024
Reader, Quarter After Eight Monthly Reading Series
Quarter After Eight Literary Journal, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, September 2023
Reader, Lit Youngstown Monthly Reader Series
Lit Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio, January 2022
Service
Visiting Writer Student Coordinator, English Department, Ohio University, 2025-2026 academic year
Judge, Multidisciplinary Honors Conference, Ohio University, March 2025
Introduction, Spring Lit Fest, Deborah Landau reading, Ohio University, March 2025
Emcee, Quarter After Eight Reading Series, Ohio University, October 2024
Vice President, Conference Committee Chair, Founding Member, English Graduate Student Organization, Ohio University, 2024-2025 academic year
Emcee, Visiting Writer Series: John Gallaher, Ohio University, November 2023
Emcee, Visiting Writer Series: Hilary Plum, Ohio University, October 2023
President, Founding Member, The Fellowship of the Pen—Creative Writing Student Organization, Ohio University, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 academic years
Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Committee—English Department Faculty, Ohio University, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 academic years
Committee Member, Literary Guild Criticism Prize, The University of Akron, Spring 2023
Graduate Student Representative, English Department Faculty, The University of Akron, 2022-2023 academic year
President, Society of Akron Graduate English Scholars (SAGES), 2022-2023 academic year
Member, Fall Literary Festival Planning Committee, Lit Youngstown, 2022
Committee Member, Literary Guild Criticism Prize, The University of Akron, Spring 2022
Campus Ambassador, University of Akron, NEOMFA Program, 2021-2022 academic year
Vice President, The Society of Akron Graduate English Scholars (SAGES), 2021-2022 academic year