Education
2023 – M.A. English – Literature, with distinction, Northern Arizona University
2021 – B.Sc. Communication, summa cum laude, Northern Arizona University
Publications
Edited Volumes
In press – Sincerity and Irony in Contemporary Television: Nicecore Aesthetics and Politics, Lexington Books.
Book Chapters
In press – “Joe Pera Talks With You and the Post-Ironic Comfort Watch,” Sincerity and Irony in Contemporary Television: Nicecore Aesthetics and Politics, Lexington Books.
Awards and Honors
2021 – Brian Bolton Essay Contest for Graduate/“Older” Students, Freedom From Religion Foundation.
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 – Full-Time Faculty (Fall 2024)
Composition II – Adjunct (Winter 2025)
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)
Languages
English – Native
German – Reading: Good, Speaking: Conversational, Writing: Good
Affiliations
2022-2023 – Sigma Tau Delta NAU Chapter, President
2021 – Phi Kappa Phi member