Just for fun, a choropleth map made in Plotly with data from my MA thesis

I’m a PhD student in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My academic work bridges several fields, including cultural analytics, information science, digital humanities, and U.S. literary history. My advisor in the iSchool is Ryan Cordell. To learn more, see my Academic Research page and my Curriculum Vitae.

I’m also a rare book specialist. I’ve been working with rare books since 2017. I began as a rare bookseller at Bauman Rare Books’ Las Vegas gallery. More recently, however, I opened an independent bookshop called Evening Land Books where I’m a partner and manager. We primarily handle rare editions and collectible books. Evening Land Books was founded with the express purpose of making book collecting an exciting and accessible pastime for everyone. You can learn more on my Evening Land Books page.

When I’m not nerding out over rare books, literature, or data, I’m usually toiling over some draft of fiction, walking my dogs with my partner Kristina, or reading for leisure. Other hobbies include: pretending to be a film critic, video games, weight training, making hot dish, computer programming, and chess. I support a number of activist causes. I’ve also taught undergraduate courses at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, at Washington State University, and now at the University of Illinois.

If you’d like to get in touch, please use the email on the Contact page.