Education
University of Connecticut
MA/PhD in English (current candidate)
University at Albany, SUNY
Master of Science in Secondary Education, English, 2011
Columbia University
Master of Fine Arts in Poetry, 2004
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Humanities and Arts in Writing, Fine Arts and Popular History
Second Major in Creative Writing, 2000
Professional History
Teaching Positions
2012- present High School English Teacher, South Windsor High School
2012 Online Instructor, Empire State College
2010-2011 Adjunct Professor, Adirondack Community College
2006-2007 Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, Republic of Panama
2006-2007 Instructor, ESOL Program, FSU Panama
2005-2006 Adjunct Professor, Hartwick College
2004-2006 Adjunct Professor, SUNY Oneonta
University of Connecticut
MA/PhD in English (current candidate)
University at Albany, SUNY
Master of Science in Secondary Education, English, 2011
Columbia University
Master of Fine Arts in Poetry, 2004
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Humanities and Arts in Writing, Fine Arts and Popular History
Second Major in Creative Writing, 2000
Professional History
Teaching Positions
2012- present High School English Teacher, South Windsor High School
2012 Online Instructor, Empire State College
2010-2011 Adjunct Professor, Adirondack Community College
2006-2007 Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, Republic of Panama
2006-2007 Instructor, ESOL Program, FSU Panama
2005-2006 Adjunct Professor, Hartwick College
2004-2006 Adjunct Professor, SUNY Oneonta
Additional Experience
2019-present Assistant Editor, World Poetry Books
2017, 2018 Teaching Artist, Write! to the Point Apprenticeship Program, Mark Twain House
2016-2017 Facilitator, National Writing Project College-Ready Writers Program
2014-present Writing Programs Leader, Connecticut Writing Project, UCONN
2012-2014 Workshop Instructor, NY Public Service Workshops Program
Courses Taught
Secondary
Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Contemporary Poetry, Creative Writing, World Literature, American Literature, Rhetoric, Art of Storytelling
Postsecondary
Creative Writing, Poetry Workshop, Advanced Poetry Workshop, Fiction Workshop, Advanced Fiction Workshop, Composition, Advanced Composition, Introduction to Literature, Exploring Place in Humanities, History, and Art
Adult Education
Teacher-Writer workshops and retreats, NWP College-Ready Writers program, Professional Writing: Composition, Professional Writing: Mechanics, Professional Writing: Composition for Non-Native English Speakers, Professional Writing: Mechanics for Non-Native English Speakers, ESOL
Conference Presentations
Writing Like a Reader: The Power of Imitation in Writing Instruction
MLA Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, January 10, 2020
Poetry and the Common Core: Tackling Close Reading with Metaphor (co-presenter: Amy Nocton)
Connecticut Council of Language Teachers Fall Conference, October 27, 2014
Literacy Essentials Conference, Central Connecticut State University, March 28, 2015
The Writing Artist: Finding the Art in Language Arts (co-presenter: Macksi Warner)
New York State Art Teachers Association Fall Conference, November 21, 2015
Committees and Extracurricular Advising
2016-present South Windsor High School Diversity Committee Member
2015-present South Windsor High School Writing Center Co-Founder and Advisor
2014-2016 South Windsor High School NEASC Recertification Committee Editor
2013-2018 South Windsor High School Literary Magazine Advisor
2012-2014 South Windsor High School 10th Grade Class Advisor
Awards, Honors, and Affiliations
Connecticut Book Award for Poetry, 2017
Lost Horse Press Idaho Prize for Poetry, 2015
Hudson Prize Finalist, 2015
Autumn House Poetry Prize Finalist, 2015
May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize Honorable Mention, 2015
Connecticut Writing Project Teacher-Consultant Writing Award, 2015
Connecticut Writing Project Leadership Council Member, 2014-present
NCTE Member, 2014-present
Aetna Fellow, Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute, 2014
Wesleyan Writers Conference, Women’s Club Scholarship, 2012
Colrain Manuscript Conference Attendance, 2011
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Decentralization Grants Panelist, 2010 & 2011
Hartwick College New American Writing Festival, Visiting Writer, 2006
Edda Chapbook Award for Women, 2005
The Paris Review’s Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry, 2004
Columbia University Benjamin T. Burns Poetry Fellowship, 2002
Carnegie Mellon Adamson Creative Writing Award, Nonfiction, 2000
2019-present Assistant Editor, World Poetry Books
2017, 2018 Teaching Artist, Write! to the Point Apprenticeship Program, Mark Twain House
2016-2017 Facilitator, National Writing Project College-Ready Writers Program
2014-present Writing Programs Leader, Connecticut Writing Project, UCONN
2012-2014 Workshop Instructor, NY Public Service Workshops Program
Courses Taught
Secondary
Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Contemporary Poetry, Creative Writing, World Literature, American Literature, Rhetoric, Art of Storytelling
Postsecondary
Creative Writing, Poetry Workshop, Advanced Poetry Workshop, Fiction Workshop, Advanced Fiction Workshop, Composition, Advanced Composition, Introduction to Literature, Exploring Place in Humanities, History, and Art
Adult Education
Teacher-Writer workshops and retreats, NWP College-Ready Writers program, Professional Writing: Composition, Professional Writing: Mechanics, Professional Writing: Composition for Non-Native English Speakers, Professional Writing: Mechanics for Non-Native English Speakers, ESOL
Conference Presentations
Writing Like a Reader: The Power of Imitation in Writing Instruction
MLA Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, January 10, 2020
Poetry and the Common Core: Tackling Close Reading with Metaphor (co-presenter: Amy Nocton)
Connecticut Council of Language Teachers Fall Conference, October 27, 2014
Literacy Essentials Conference, Central Connecticut State University, March 28, 2015
The Writing Artist: Finding the Art in Language Arts (co-presenter: Macksi Warner)
New York State Art Teachers Association Fall Conference, November 21, 2015
Committees and Extracurricular Advising
2016-present South Windsor High School Diversity Committee Member
2015-present South Windsor High School Writing Center Co-Founder and Advisor
2014-2016 South Windsor High School NEASC Recertification Committee Editor
2013-2018 South Windsor High School Literary Magazine Advisor
2012-2014 South Windsor High School 10th Grade Class Advisor
Awards, Honors, and Affiliations
Connecticut Book Award for Poetry, 2017
Lost Horse Press Idaho Prize for Poetry, 2015
Hudson Prize Finalist, 2015
Autumn House Poetry Prize Finalist, 2015
May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize Honorable Mention, 2015
Connecticut Writing Project Teacher-Consultant Writing Award, 2015
Connecticut Writing Project Leadership Council Member, 2014-present
NCTE Member, 2014-present
Aetna Fellow, Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute, 2014
Wesleyan Writers Conference, Women’s Club Scholarship, 2012
Colrain Manuscript Conference Attendance, 2011
Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Decentralization Grants Panelist, 2010 & 2011
Hartwick College New American Writing Festival, Visiting Writer, 2006
Edda Chapbook Award for Women, 2005
The Paris Review’s Bernard F. Connors Prize for Poetry, 2004
Columbia University Benjamin T. Burns Poetry Fellowship, 2002
Carnegie Mellon Adamson Creative Writing Award, Nonfiction, 2000
