Curriculum Vitae
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Education
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M.F.A. in Creative Writing Florida International University, Miami 2014
Thesis: Out of View: Short Stories
TESOL/TEFL Certificate Global Leadership College, Toronto, Canada 2013
M.A. in Liberal Studies Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff 2008
Thesis: Where the Wind Whistles Dry: Essays
B.S. in Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison 2000
Tropical Ecology Program University of the West Indies 1999
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
University Teaching Experience
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Composition III 2016-present
University of New Mexico-Valencia
Accelerated Composition 2015-present
University of New Mexico-Valencia
Writing and Rhetoric II 2012-2013
Florida International University
Introduction to Creative Writing 2011-2012
Florida International University
Writing and Rhetoric I 2010-2012
Florida International University
Publications
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Fiction
"Black Bear," 3:AM Magazine, Fall 2016
"West Mesa," Thuglit, No. 20, Winter 2015
“Fire Complex,” Washington Square Review, No. 15, Fall 2015
“Palomas,” Blink Ink, No. 19, Spring 2015.
“Midland-Odessa,” Mason’s Road, No. 9, Winter 2014.
“Eggs,” Sliver of Stone, No. 4, Spring 2011.
“Trains,” Sonora Review, online, Spring 2011.
Nonfiction
"Kurt Cobain Avengers,” Print-Oriented Bastards, No. 3, April 2013.
“Collecting Seeds,” Sojourns, Winter 2009.
"Seed, Soil, Survival," Coastline, Spring 2010.
“Where the Rain Ceases to Fall,” Confluence: Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies. Spring 2009.
Poetry
“El Paso,” Humanity & Society, Spring 2013.
“Zocalo Morning,” Hayden’s Ferry Review, No. 51, Fall 2012.
“Things Lost At Taco Bell,” Nine Cent Journal, Winter 2012.
Reviews, Columns, Interviews
Review, Einstein's Beach House by Jacob M. Appel, Sliver of Stone, Fall 2015
Review, Demigods on Speedway by Aurelie Sheehan, Fjords Review, Fall 2015
Interview, Joe Clifford (author of Lamentation), Sliver of Stone, Fall 2014
Review, The Scent of Scandal by Craig Pittman, Florida Book Review, Spring 2012
Review, Salvaging the Real Florida by Bill Belleville, Florida Book Review, Fall 2011
Review, Vida by Patricia Engel, Florida Book Review, Fall 2010
Essays, The Noise, Monthly Arts Newspaper, 2006-2007
Column, The Lumberjack, NAU’s Student Newspaper, 2006
Essays and Opinion. The Madison Insurgent, Community Newspaper, 2001-2003
Awards / Accomplishments
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Fiction Prize, Washington Square Review Contest, for “Fire Complex,” 2015
First place, “Kurt Cobain Avengers.” FIU Literary Awards, 2012.
Graduated with Distinction, Florida Int’l University, 2014.
Caption contest winner, “Trains.” Sonora Review online, 2012.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2012.
Scholarship, FIU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, 2010-2013.
Graduated with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, 2010.
Scholarship, Northern Arizona University’s MA in Sustainable Communities Program, 2005-2008.
Golden Key Honor Society, 2000.
Dean’s List, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996-1999.
Presentations
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Public reading, “Fire Complex.” The Honest Liars’ MFA Reading. Miami. 2014.
Public reading, Poems. The Honest Liars’ MFA Reading. Miami. 2013.
Public reading, “Kurt Cobain Avengers.” FIU Graduate Student Literary Awards. Miami. 2012.
Public reading, “Eggs.” The Honest Liars’ MFA Reading. Miami. 2011.
Public reading, “Cigarettes.” The Honest Liars’ MFA Reading. Miami. 2010.
Public presentation, “Living in place.” MASC Program. Flagstaff. 2008.
Panel Discussion. Teaching & Learning Conference, Coconino Community College. 2007.
Editorial Experience
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Fiction Editor, Sliver of Stone Magazine. Miami/online. 2012-present.
Fiction Editor, Gulf Stream Magazine. Miami/online. 2011-2012.
Employment
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University of New Mexico-Valencia, Assistant Professor, 2016
University of New Mexico-Valencia, Adjunct Instructor, 2015-2016
Florida International University, Adjunct Instructor, 2010-2013
Pima County Public Library, Library Paraprofessional, 2008-2010
Tucson Unified School District, Substitute Teacher, 2008
Flagstaff Unified School District, Substitute Teacher, 2006-2007
Community Service
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ESL Instructor, Literacy Volunteers of Tucson, 2009-2010.
Founder/organizer, Rail Town Infoshop, Flagstaff, 2006-2007.
Board Member, Flagstaff Action Network, 2004-2005.
Organizer, Dry River Infoshop, Tucson, 2003-2004.
Organizer, Tucson Radical Action Network Conference, 2004
Volunteer, Madison Infoshop, Madison, 2001-2003.
Organizer, Creative Peoples' Resistance, Madison, 2001-2002.
Volunteer, Rainbow Bookstore Co-op, Madison, 2001-2003.
Conferences Attended
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MLA, Philadelphia, 2017
AWP, Los Angeles, 2016
FIU Writers’ Conference, Cayman Islands, 2011
Teaching + Learning Conference, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, 2007
Areas of Interest
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Composition & rhetoric pedagogy
Creative writing pedagogy
Short fiction techniques
Western U.S. fiction & literature
Novel writing
Literary nonfiction
Nature writing
Travel writing
Place studies
Environmental & ecological studies
Radical political theory
Western U.S. history
Environmental history
Borderlands studies
Rock 'n roll
