I am currently a doctoral candidate in the English Department at Boston College where I am specializing in Composition and Rhetoric. My dissertation research focuses on the genre of place blogging and examines how composing with locative media can foster a deeper sense of place and create meaningful local knowledge.
Doctoral Studies
English Department, Boston College
- PhD candidate (ABD), composition and rhetoric emphasis
- Major Exam: Composition and Rhetoric
Passed with Distinction, December 2002 - Minor Exam 1: Nature Writing and Ecocriticism
January 2000 - Minor Exam 2: Slavery and the American Renaissance
September 2001 - Minor Exam 3: Blogging and Place-Based Pedagogy
August 2005
CIWIC: Computers in Writing-Intensive Classrooms
Michigan Technological University
- June 1-14, 2005. New Media Workshop
B.A. in English
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
- Graduated magna cum laude in 1996
- Participated in Pew Younger Scholars Program (Summer 1995)
Awards and Fellowships
Woodrow Wilson Practicum Grant recipient, 2000
University Fellow, Boston College, 1998-2003
Pew Younger Scholars Program participant, Summer 1995
Lowell-Grabell Essay Contest winner, 1996