Curriculum Vitae – updated July 2023
Education
- PhD Student – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to Present
- MFA in Fiction – Creative Writing International Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, graduated 2017
- MA in Literary Studies – Department of English, Washington State University, graduated 2022
- Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities – Digital Technology & Culture Program, Washington State University, graduated 2022
- BA in English – Department of English, Winona State University, graduated 2012
Research Areas
Digital Humanities; Cultural Analytics; Distant Reading; Text Mining; Computational Analysis; Machine Learning; Book History; Bibliography; Print Culture; Speculative Bibliography; 19th/20th Century U.S. Literatures; Fiction Writing; Regionalisms.
Academic Employment
In Reverse Chronological Order:
- Research Assistant – Viral Texts Project, University of Illinois, 2022 to present
- Teaching Assistant – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, 2022 to Present
- Information Science 312: Reading & Writing Data – Instructor of Record
- Assistant Director – Avery Microcomputer Lab, Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Editorial Assistant – Complete Works of Edith Wharton, Oxford University Press, 2020 to 2022
- Teaching Assistant – English Department, Washington State University, 2020 to 2022
- Adjunct Faculty of English – English Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017 to 2020
- English 101: Composition I
- English 102: Composition II
- English 205: Introduction to Creative Writing
- Graduate Assistant – English Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 to 2017
- English 101: Composition I
- English 102: Composition II
- English 205: Introduction to Creative Writing
- Writing Center Consultant – Writing Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 to 2016
Private Sector Positions
- Partner – Evening Land Books, 2022 to present
- Owner & Operator – Kollmer Rare Books, 2020 to 2022
- Rare Bookseller – Bauman Rare Books, 2017 to 2020
- Scoring Supervisor – Data Recognition Corporation, 2013 to 2014
Presentations & Conferences
- Presenter – “English Studies and Digital Humanities” – Graduate English Organization at Washington State University – March 2023
- Presenter – “Folklore, Place, and Song: Digital Ethnomusicological Mapping of Corridos of Mexico and the Rio Grande” – Global Digital Humanities Symposium at Michigan State University – March 2023
- Speaker – “Editing Edith Wharton in a Digital Age” – Center for Arts & Humanities Colloquium at Washington State University – October 2021
- Presenter – “Professional Development Considerations” – New Student Orientation at Washington State University – August 2021
- Representative – Bauman Rare Books at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) – Portland 2019
- Representative – Bauman Rare Books at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair – Brooklyn, NY 2018
- Reader/Presenter – Neon Lit Reading Series hosted by the Black Mountain Institute – April 2017, February 2017, March 2016, and September 2014
- Representative – UNLV English Department & the Black Mountain Institute at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) – Washington D.C. 2017
- Presenter – Emerging Writer Series hosted by the Black Mountain Institute – presented award with introduction for Kirsten Valdez Quade – September 2015
- Representative – UNLV English Department at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) – Minneapolis 2015
- Representative – Winona State University Creative Writing Club at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) – Chicago 2012
Awards
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2023
- Master’s Student Achievement Award – awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) at Washington State University, 2022
- Best Seminar Paper or Project Award at the M.A. level – awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) & the English Department at Washington State University, 2021
- Black Mountain Institute Study Abroad Award – University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016
- International Programs Office Scholarship – University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016
- Graduate and Professional Research Funding Award – University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2016
- Dean’s List – Winona State University, 2010 to 2012
- Midwest Regional Student of the Month – awarded by the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH), January 2012
Organization Memberships
- Literature Liaison – English Graduate Organization (EGO), Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Club Advisor – Between the Lines Book Club, Washington State University, 2021 to 2022
- Committee Member – Emerging Writers Series, UNLV, 2014 to 2017
- Reader – Witness Magazine, UNLV, 2014 to 2017
- Club Advisor – UNLV Creative Writing Club, Fall 2016 to 2020
- Activities Coordinator – Winona Wordsmiths, Winona State University, 2011 to 2012 (original member)
- Director of Marketing – Stage One Group, Winona State University 2010 to 2012
Technical Skills
Software:
- Microsoft Office Suite: high proficiency
- BBEdit: high proficiency
- Voyant Tools: high proficiency
- WordPress: high proficiency
- Scalar: advanced proficiency
- Adobe Suite: intermediate proficiency
Programming Languages:
- Python: working proficiency
- R: working proficiency
- Markdown: high proficiency
- HTML: working proficiency
- Javascript: limited working proficiency
Languages
- Spanish: working proficiency reading and writing
- Latin: elementary proficiency in reading