What I've been up to.

  • Teaching Assistant, UNC Wilmington, 2021-24

    Taught independent sections of Fiction I, Fiction II and Intro to Creative Writing

  • Communications Officer, German Center for Research and Innovation, 2018-21

    Led external communications for German government's science diplomacy arm in the U.S.

  • Communications Assistant, German Consulate General Chicago, 2017-18

    Aided consular staff with external communications in Midwest region of U.S.

Education.

  • Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing - Fiction

    University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2024

  • Bachelor of Arts - English literature and German

    Western Kentucky University, 2016

Grants.

  • German Academic Exchange Service

    Short-term research grant, August - November 2024 | Explored deindustrialization in Germany's historical coal mining region

  • Fulbright Program

    English-teaching assistant, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2016-17