Education
2023 – M.A. English – Literature, with distinction, Northern Arizona University
2021 – B.Sc. Communication, summa cum laude, Northern Arizona University
Publications
Edited Volumes
April 2026 – Irony and Sincerity Contemporary Television: Nicecore Aesthetics and Politics, Bloomsbury Academic.
Book Chapters
April 2026 – “Joe Pera Talks With You and the Post-Ironic Comfort Watch,” Irony and Sincerity in Contemporary Television: Nicecore Aesthetics and Politics, Bloomsbury Academic.
Conferences
Papers Presented
2024 – “Multiple Narrators of Kayfabe: Creating the Stories in the Squared Circle,” PCA National Conference, March 27-30.
2023 – “Joe Pera Talks With You: Balancing New Sincerity and Irony in a Comfort Show,” PCA National Conference, April 5-8.
2022 -“Utopia Thwarted: The Time Machine and Evolution,” PCA National Conference, April 13-16.
Teaching Positions
Olympic College
Business Correspondence – Temp Full-Time Faculty (Fall 2024), Adjunct (Spring 2025, Spring 2026)
Composition II – Adjunct (Winter 2025, Winter 2026)
Business English – Adjunct (Winter 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026)
Intro to Organizational Leadership – Adjunct (Summer 2025)
Technical Writing – Temp Full-Time Faculty (Fall 2025); Adjunct (Spring 2026, Summer 2026)
College Success – Adjunct (Winter 2026)
Evergreen College
Business Writing – Adjunct (Summer 2025)
Prior Learning from Experience – Adjunct (Fall 2025)
Business Communication (Summer 2026)
Northern Arizona University
Introduction to Native North American Art T.A. (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Introduction to Southwestern Humanities T.A. (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Pedagogical Approach
I design my courses around the principle that authentic learning is challenging, but never punishing. My curricula emphasize scaffolded writing projects, where students have multiple opportunities for check-in & revision, because the strongest writing emerges through an iterative process, never one boom-and-bust draft.
Gamification is central to my instructional design, as it boosts engagement while still maintaining a supportive culture in the classroom. Healthy competition through team challenges, leaderboards, and modest extra credit taps into motivation while keeping stakes low. Students consistently report that their coursework is “actually fun” while still providing real-world, useful practice.
I intentionally structure collaborative work to mirror professional writing contexts, in which multiple perspectives strengthen the final product. Collaborative work is also pedagogically sound, because students cement new concepts by talking through ideas together.
Ultimately, my teaching style balances warmth and humor with intellectual rigor. Students have practical, material concerns when they enroll in college, and I attend to those. Simultaneously, I have a responsibility to demonstrate how critical thinking and clear communication are deeply embedded in a thoughtful, examined life.
Invited Talks
2025 – “Careers in Education,” Shelton High School, March 27.
2024 – “Applying to Grad School,” NAU (English department), December 4.
Languages
English – Native
German – Reading: Good, Speaking: Conversational, Writing: Good
Affiliations
2022-2023 – Sigma Tau Delta NAU Chapter, President
2021 – Phi Kappa Phi member