Teaching Assistant Professor
2o23, PhD, University of North Carolina, English and Comparative Literature
2008, MA, University of Chicago, Humanities
2005, BA, English, Psychology, and Plan II Honors
Bio
My research interests include television, film, narrative theory, speculative fiction, digital pedagogy, and media studies. During my years at UNC, I’ve taught courses on film, composition, literature, and more. As an educator, I emphasize digital composition and media literacy and, above all, encourage my students to leverage their individual passions toward their academic work.
Publications:
Teaching Awards
Betts Award for Excellence in Teaching Composition, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2021
Undergraduate Teaching Award (SUTASA), UNC-Chapel Hill, 2020
Erika Lindemann Award for Excellence in Teaching Composition, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2018
Erika Lindemann Award for Excellence in Teaching Literature, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015
Awards
Teaching and Capacity Building Mellon Grant, Digital Ethnic Futures (DEFCon), 2023
Teaching and Capacity Building Mellon Grant, Digital Ethnic Futures (DEFCon), 2022
Teaching Apprenticeship Mellon Grant, Humanities for the Public Good and Night School Bar, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2022
Frankel Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2021
UNC-King’s College London Global Partnership Grant, 2019
UNC-King’s College London Global Partnership Grant, 2017
George Hills Harper Summer Research Fellowship, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2013-2014
M.A.P.H. Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2007-2008
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Texas, 2005