Experience

State University of New York at Plattsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2019 - Present



St. Lawrence University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor of English

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  Courses: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Short Prose, Flash Fiction Courses: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Short Prose, Flash Fiction



Oberlin College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  Courses taught: Fiction (introductory - advanced), Creative Nonfiction, Small Prose Forms (flash fiction, brief essays, prose poetry), Screenwriting, Teaching Practicum (for undergraduate teaching assistants). Courses taught: Fiction (introductory - advanced), Creative Nonfiction, Small Prose Forms (flash fiction, brief essays, prose poetry), Screenwriting, Teaching Practicum (for undergraduate teaching assistants).



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Instructor

  • 2014 - 2014

  Worked with Art & Design seniors on writing and revising their Integrative Project theses. Worked with Art & Design seniors on writing and revising their Integrative Project theses.



Self

• Freelance Writer and Editor

  • 2012 - 2014

  Edited scholarly articles for humanities professors in the United States and abroad. Collaborated with business professionals to create clear and compelling cover letters, CVs, and website copy. Edited scholarly articles for humanities professors in the United States and abroad. Collaborated with business professionals to create clear and compelling cover letters, CVs, and website copy.



Perficient

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Copywriter

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  Copywriter at award-winning digital media agency with clients such as John Frieda Hair Care, Jergens, Bioré, Curél, Johnson & Johnson, and illy. Lead writer for John Frieda. Copywriter at award-winning digital media agency with clients such as John Frieda Hair Care, Jergens, Bioré, Curél, Johnson & Johnson, and illy. Lead writer for John Frieda.



University of Michigan Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Assistant

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Managed UMMA's presence on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Copy-edited museum publications, proofed didactics for exhibitions, drafted monthly press releases. Managed UMMA's presence on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Copy-edited museum publications, proofed didactics for exhibitions, drafted monthly press releases.



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Courses taught: Intro to Creative Writing (fiction & poetry), Professional Writing, Intro to College Writing. Courses taught: Intro to Creative Writing (fiction & poetry), Professional Writing, Intro to College Writing.



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Instructor

  • 2007 - 2009

  Courses taught: Intro to Creative Writing (fiction & poetry), Intro to College Writing. Courses Assisted: Heroines of Modern Fiction, Being a Heroine in 19th Century Literature. Courses taught: Intro to Creative Writing (fiction & poetry), Intro to College Writing. Courses Assisted: Heroines of Modern Fiction, Being a Heroine in 19th Century Literature.



Kirkus Media

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Book Reviewer

  • 2007 - 2009



School Year Abroad (SYA)

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College Counselor

  • 2005 - 2007



Colegio Los Nogales

• Bogota, Colombia

• English Teacher

  • 2004 - 2005



Charles Wright Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 7th Grade English and Middle School Creative Writing Teacher

  • 2001 - 2004



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writer

  • 2000 - 2001