I am a scholar, teacher, and writer living in Atlanta, Georgia. My primary focus is American culture and literature and have written on topics such as Midwestern literature; popular culture and music (Bruce Springsteen, folk music, Walt Disney); and 19th century thinkers such as Abraham Lincoln.
Some of my courses include Composition courses such as: “The Power of ‘Truthiness’: Thinking and Writing Empirically in a Post-Fact World;" “We Understand, Then, Do We Not: Narrative and Empathy in Fictional Forms;" and Perspectives courses such as: "Project Labs: Georgia State University Prison Education Project;" "Make Nostalgia Great Again: Cultural Politics of Nostalgia, 1980-present;" and "Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You: Pop Culture and Paranoia." Currently, I serve as an Associate Professor of English at Perimeter College, Georgia State University in Alpharetta, Georgia. I am the winner of several teaching awards, including: Portnoy Prize for Outstanding Honors Faculty at Perimeter College (2020), Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Teaching Award (2021), and Outstanding Junior Faculty at Perimeter College (2021). From 2019-2023, I served as a coordinator with the Georgia State University Prison Education Project.
Digital versions of my CV and Teaching Philosophy are available. Learn more about my work in higher education in prisons here and here, and watch my Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy talk here.
Some of my courses include Composition courses such as: “The Power of ‘Truthiness’: Thinking and Writing Empirically in a Post-Fact World;" “We Understand, Then, Do We Not: Narrative and Empathy in Fictional Forms;" and Perspectives courses such as: "Project Labs: Georgia State University Prison Education Project;" "Make Nostalgia Great Again: Cultural Politics of Nostalgia, 1980-present;" and "Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You: Pop Culture and Paranoia." Currently, I serve as an Associate Professor of English at Perimeter College, Georgia State University in Alpharetta, Georgia. I am the winner of several teaching awards, including: Portnoy Prize for Outstanding Honors Faculty at Perimeter College (2020), Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Teaching Award (2021), and Outstanding Junior Faculty at Perimeter College (2021). From 2019-2023, I served as a coordinator with the Georgia State University Prison Education Project.
Digital versions of my CV and Teaching Philosophy are available. Learn more about my work in higher education in prisons here and here, and watch my Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy talk here.
