Education
- M.F.A., Creative Writing (Nonfiction), George Mason University
- M.A., English (Nonfiction), Ball State University
- B.A., English (Creative Writing), Taylor University
Courses Taught
- Diverse Voices in American Literature - LIT 352
- Introduction to Creative Writing - WRI 220
- Advanced English Composition - WRI 315
Experience in Field
- Professional Lecturer, George Washington University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), George Mason University
- Instructor, Creative Writing Club, Burris Laboratory School, Muncie, IN, Spring
- Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), Ball State University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ball State University, Rhetoric and Writing, Mentor: Dr. Merrielle Turnbull
Courses Previously Taught
- Historical Creative Nonfiction, UW 1020, George Washington University
- Creative Nonfiction Writing, ENGH 399, George Mason University
- Intro to Creative Writing, ENGH 396, George Mason University
- Reading and Writing About Texts (Literature), ENGH 201, George Mason University
- Composing Research, ENG 104, Ball State University
- Rhetoric and Writing, ENG 103, Ball State University
- Composition, ENGH 101, George Mason University
Awards and Honors
- "Coke in Jerusalem,” Short List, Penguin/Travelex Next Great Travel Writer Award, 2017
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, George Mason University, 2017
- “What To Do When Trapped in a Tiny Turkish Hotel Elevator While Studying Abroad,” Second Place, Bethesda Magazine Essay Contest, Summer 2017
- “movie night: a postmodern romance,” Honorable Mention, Dan Rudy Fiction Award, 2017
- “Refuge in Ruins,” Honorable Mention, Bethesda Magazine Essay Contest, Summer 2016
- “Insignificant,” Winner, Mary Roberts Rinehart Nonfiction Award, Spring 2016
- “Seasick,” Honorable Mention, Marco Polo Arts Magazine’s 100 x 100 Contest, Summer 2012
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
Book In Progress
The City of David: A Biography of Place
Magazines
Nonfiction
- “The Secrets of the Excavators,”The Normal School, Fall 2018
- “A Most Fragile Organ,” Boulevard, Spring 2018
- “Three Things I Hate,” Hellscape, Spring 2018
- “Dear Wigleaf,” Wigleaf, Winter 2018
- “An Open Letter to a Cliché,” Bad Pony, Winter 2018
- “On Pneumothorax and Writing Medical Trauma,” Essay Daily, Summer 2017
- “What To Do When Trapped in a Tiny Turkish Hotel Elevator While Studying Abroad,” Bethesda Magazine, Summer 2017
- “A Potsherd,” The MacGuffin, Spring 2017
- “Oh Lung that Keep Collapsing,” SFWP Quarterly, Spring 2017
- “Coke in Jerusalem,” Penguin/Travelex Contest, Spring 2017
- “A Baker’s Dozen,” The Free State Review, Spring 2017
- “A Historic/Linguistic Lithostratigraphic Exploration of How David Conquered Jerusalem,” The Rumpus, Winter 2016
- “Refuge in Ruins,” Bethesda Magazine, Summer 2016
- “The View From Moresheth-Gath,” Altarwork, Fall 2015
- “The Sea of Galilee: My Assurance,” Windhover Journal, Spring 2015
- “First Night In Jerusalem,” Mojave River Review, Winter 2014
- “The Mountain Finds All Climbers: On John Leax’s 'Recluse Freedom,’” with Daniel Bowman, Jr. and Hannah Hanover, Antler, Fall 2012
- “Homeschooling: One Student’s Preparation for College,” Homeschooling Today, Summer 2012
- “Seasick, ” Marco Polo Arts Magazine, Summer 2012
Poetry
- “Early Morning Overlooking the Temple Mount,” The Wayfarer, Fall 2013
- “Akko, Israel – Market,” The Wayfarer, Fall 2013
- “I Know What It Is To Be Icarus,” The Broken Plate, Spring 2013
Presentations & Readings
- AWP Conference, 2017,Moderator/Panelist, “Editors Engage the Digital Age: Transforming the Modern Lit Journal,” with Speer Morgan, Jodey Stanley, Sarah M. Wells, and Joel Haans
- LoudFire Reading Series, Fairfax, VA, December 13, 2016
- Bethesda Literary Festival, "Refuge in Ruins,” Bethesda, MD, April 15, 2016
- Kindling Reading Series, “movie night: a postmodern romance,” Fairfax, VA, September 21, 2015
- This Is the End Reading Series, “Camping at Karnei Hittin,” Muncie, IN, April 21, 2014
- Practical Criticism Midwest Panel, “Arraba,” Muncie, IN, February 7, 2014
- Practical Criticism Midwest Breakout Session,“ The Cow,” Muncie, IN, February 7, 2014
- Practical Criticism Midwest, “My Grandparents Smell Awesome,” Muncie, IN, February 8, 2013
