About
Hi there! I’m a graduate student in Western Carolina University’s MA English program specializing in Professional Writing & Rhetoric. My research and thesis work focuses on the intersection of community literacy and democratic engagement.
I also work full time in content management, administrative support, and special event coordination in the corporate sector, and I’m a volunteer adult ESOL tutor and board member with Literacy Together, a community literacy center in Asheville, NC.
I live in Candler, NC with my moose-sized dog and three black cats. Education
Western Carolina University
MA – English (Professional Writing & Rhetoric)
Thesis: “Community Literacy: A Service, a Skill, & a Democratic Imperative”
Anticipated Graduation: December 2024
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
BA – English + Italian / Minor: Cinema Studies
May 2012 Upcoming Talks and Conferences
I’ll be speaking at the Rhetoric Society of America conference in May of 2024, on a panel titled “Laboratories of Democracy: Defining the Spaces for Democratic Rhetorics.”
