Education

• University of Utah

  BA

  Social and Behavioral Science/Women Studies; BA, English
  
  

• Syracuse University

  Master's degree

  English Language and Literature
  
  

• University of Washington

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
  
  

• University of Washington

  Research Associate, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement & Diversity Research

  
  - Researched and wrote internal reports and annotated bibliographies on issues related to hiring, retention and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups in academia. - Collaboratively organized events to support emerging research on diversity, social justice, and institutional transformation across campus, including a lecture series and one day conference.
  

• University of Washington

  Instructional Consultant, Center for Teaching & Learning

  
  - Consult with departments, faculty, and TAs from across the disciplines with an emphasis on the social sciences, arts, and humanities. Areas of interest include: Visually-based and active learning practices; inclusive teaching and institutional transformation; public and digital humanities; interdisciplinary research and teaching; and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; and emerging technologies in teaching and learning in higher education. - Organize university-wide programming in support of teaching and learning such as conferences, symposia, and learning communities.
  

• University of Washington

  Lecturer, Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies

  
  Designed and taught courses in Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies (GWSS): - 564 Queer Desires - 464: Queer Desires - 255: Masculinities: Contestation, Circulation, and Transformation Additional courses taught in GWSS as a pre-doctoral instructor: - 456: Feminism, Racism, Antiracism - 290: Race, Gender, & Sexuality in Queer Visual Culture - 206: Introduction to Feminist Philosophies Courses designed and taught in UW's Interdisciplinary Writing Programs: - English 134 - English 198 - English 298
  

• University of Washington

  Undergraduate Advisor, Gender, Women, & Sexualities Studies

  
  - Served on departmental Curriculum Committee to review and redesign departmental undergraduate curriculum. - Advised department majors and minors in curricular planning for degree requirements, departmental honors program, professional and educational pathways, and completion of senior thesis process. - Advised undergraduate students on all aspects of academic planning and problem solving, including students with low scholarship, earning departmental honors, and engaging in community-based internships.
  

• University of Washington

  Director, Writing Center for Comparative History of Ideas, American Ethnic Studies and Women Studies