Education:

Ph.D, English, May 2023
Concentration: Creative Writing (fiction)
Dissertation, Target Girl: Stories
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

M.A., English, 2013
Concentration: Creative Writing (fiction)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

B.A., English, 2011
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Teaching:

Adjunct Instructor
  University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
    English 101: Introduction to College Writing (Fall 2023)

  Marquette University
    English 1001: Foundations in Rhetoric (Fall 2023)
    English 4250: Creative Writing: Fiction (Spring 2023)
 
  Cardinal Stritch University
    English 102: Research Writing (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
    English 223: British Literature (Spring 2020)
 
Graduate Teaching Assistant
  University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
    Grad 801: Preparing Future Faculty & Professionals (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
    English 101: Introduction to College Writing Instructor of Record (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
    English 102: College Research and Writing Instructor of Record (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
    English 233: Introduction to Creative Writing Instructor of Record (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) 



Editing

Editor in Chief. Cream City Review. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2017-2018

Managing Editor. Cream City Review. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2015-2017.

Fiction Editor. Cream City Review. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2012-2015.

Assistant Editor. Cream City Review. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2010-2012.

Assistant Editor. The A.V. Club. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2008-2010.

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Fiction Publications

"Intimates." MayDay Magazine. Winter 2018. Web.

"Smile." Agapé. October, 2017. Print.

"One-Pot Dish." Juked. January, 2017. Web.

"All My Everything." The Shrug. March, 2015. Print.

“Sandwich Wars.” failbetter. September, 2014. Web.

“All My Everything.” The NewerYork. January, 2013. Web.


Select Nonfiction Publications

“Margaret Bradham Thornton. A Theory of Love.” (Book review.) Kenyon Review. April 2018: Web.

“Teetering on the Edges.” (Review of Spark by Courtney Elizabeth Mauk.) American Book Review. Volume 34, number 5. July/August 2013. Print.

“Cream City Review Interviews Author Tom Williams.” Guest post for Superstition Review. January 2013. Web.

“Literary Boroughs: Milwaukee Wisconsin.” Ploughshares.com. October, 2012. Web.


Book Publications:

Wisconsin: An Explorer's Guide. First and Second Editions. Countryman Press. 2009, 2016.


Service
 
First reader for Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in fiction/creative nonfiction. 2018.

​Creative Writing Graduate Student Mentor. 2012-2017

Plan C Advisory Committee Graduate Student Representative. 2014-2016.
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Awards and Honors:

Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2018.

The James Sappenfield Teaching Fellowship. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2018.

AOP Fellowship. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 2014-2017.

The Sally Greene Hassan Annual Prize in Letters, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Spring 2015. Honorable Mention.

The Wladyslaw Cieszynski Literary Prize, Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Spring 2015.

The Sheila Roberts Prize for Fiction. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Spring 2014.

The Thomas J. Bontly Faculty Fiction Award. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Spring 2014.

The Sheila Roberts Prize for Fiction. Department of English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Spring 2012.
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Readings:

United We Read Student/Faculty Reading Series. March 30, 2018. Bosewll Book Store. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference Creative Showcase. February 16, 2017. The Polish Falcon. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
Reading with Okla Elliot. March 5, 2015. Boswell Book Store. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

cream city Friendlies Reading (UWM vs. NMU). November 7, 2014. UWM. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

United We Read Student/Faculty Reading Series. March 12, 2015. Polonez Restaurant. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Great Lakes Review Reading. July 28, 2014. Art Bar. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

The Literary Carnival. Offsite AWP reading for The NewerYork. February 28, 2013. Caffé Umbria. Seattle, WA.

Brawler Lit Reading. May 31, 2013. People's Books Cooperative. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Opening reader for Fiona Maazel. April 24, 2013. Boswell Book Company. Milwaukee.

Thomas Bontly Memorial Reading. April 12, 2013. Boswell Book Company. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

United We Read Student/Faculty Reading Series (host). November, 2012. The Public House. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

United We Read Student/Faculty Reading Series. October, 2012. Woodland Pattern Book Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


Publicity

Interview with Bonnie North. “cream city review Celebrates 40 Years” (as subject). With Loretta McCormick. Milwaukee Public Radio’s “Lake Effect,” (November 5, 2015): radio.
 
Interview with Mitch Teich. “Wisconsin: An Explorer’s Guide” (as subject). Milwaukee Public Radio’s “Lake Effect,” (March 9, 2010): radio.
 
Interview with Molly Snyder. “Shorewood Writer Pens Wisconsin Guide Book” (as subject). OnMilwaukee, December 27, 2009. Online.