Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D. English Literature, Arizona State University, May 2018
Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Colorado, Boulder, May 2012
Bachelor of Science, Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulder, May 2012
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor August 2021–present
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Topic: Posthumanism
Survey of English Literature
Advanced First-Year Composition
Form and History/Culture
First–Year Composition (ENG 101 & ENG 102)
Shakespeare
Topic: English Drama 1660-1789
Faculty Associate August 2018–August 2021 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Topic: Posthumanism
Topic: English Drama 1660-1789
First–Year Composition (ENG 101 & 102)
First–Year Composition 7.5 Week Session
Faculty Adjunct
Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ August 2018–May 2020
First-Year Composition
Fundamentals of Writing
Universal Themes
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PROFESSIONAL AND WRITING EXPERIENCE
Executive Producer, Monstrum. PBS Digital Studios. September 2023–present.
Writer and Voice Actor, “Serial Killers Real and Imagined, an Audible Original.” Wondrium, November 2023.
Host and Script Editor, Rhetoric and Composition: College Foundations. Study Hall. February-December 2022.
Co-Host and Script Editor, Fate & Fabled. PBS Digital Studios. January 2022–present.
Creator, Host and Writer, Monstrum. PBS Digital Studios. August 2018–present.
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PUBLICATIONS
(Forthcoming peer-reviewed):
“Wraith: Public Humanities, Critical Response, and Monstrous Inevitability.” Monster Theory 3.0, Eds. Jeffrey Jerome Cohen. University of Minnesota Press, Fall 2026.
Published (peer-reviewed):
“The Abuser in the Machine: The Invisible Man (2020) as Modern Gothic Horror.” Humanities,
vol. 13, no. 6, 174.
“Shared fate was associated with sustained cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic” with Diego Guevara Beltran, et al. PLoS ONE, vol. 19, no. 9, September 2024, pp. 1-35.
“The Sexualized Heroics of Rick and Michonne.” Race, Gender and Sexuality in The Walking Dead, Eds. Elizabeth Erwin and Dawn Keetley. McFarland Press. September 2018.
“Annotated Bibliography on the Scholarship of Teaching Jane Austen” with Devoney Looser, Romantic Circles Pedagogies Edition “Teaching Jane Austen.” Spring 2015.
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HONORS & AWARDS
Webby Winner for How-To, Explainer & DIY (People’s Voice), awarded by the Webby Awards. 2026.
Silver Telly Winner for Creator & Host, awarded by the Telly Awards. 2026.
Silver Telly Winner for General-Explainer, “Monstrum: Slasher Lore is Way Deeper Than You Think, awarded by the Telly Awards. 2025.
Silvery Telly Winner for General-Explainer, “What Happened During Our Scary Slumber Party,” awarded by the Telly Awards. 2024.
Bronze Telly Winner for Education & Discovery, “Monstrum,” awarded by the Telly Awards. 2023.
Webby Nominee for Video-Best Writing, “Baba Yaga: The Ancient Origins
of the Famous Witch,” awarded by the Webby Awards. 2022.
Silver Telly Winner for Online General-Cultural & Lifestyle, “Baba Yaga: The Ancient Origins of the Famous Witch,” awarded by the Telly Awards. 2022.
Silver Telly Winner for Television General-Education, Exhumed: A History of Zombies, awarded by the Telly Awards. 2021.
Silver Telly Winner for Online General-Cultural, “The Origins of the Zombie, from Haiti to the U.S..” awarded by The Telly Awards. 2021.
Bronze Telly Winner for Online Craft-Writing, awarded by The Telly Awards. 2020.
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SELECT POPULAR MEDIA
Countryman Press. Spotter's Guide to Cryptids. Early 2027
Audible. Serial Killers Real and Imagined: An Audible Original. July 2024.
PBS National Television Broadcast. Exhumed: A History of Zombies, PBS, 30 October 2020.
PBS Digital Studios. "Monstrum." Storied, YouTube, August 2018-present.
PBS Digital Studios. "Fate & Fabled." Storied, YouTube, January 2022-April 2024
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