Academic Degrees
Ph.D. English, University of North Dakota, 2016
M.A. English, African-American literature and theory and Native American literature, University of St. Thomas, 2007
B.A. English, American literature, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 2004
Awards & Honors
Faculty Star (nominated by Presidential Scholars, University of North Dakota) University-wide recognition, nominated by students, University-wide recognition, nominated by students
William Budge Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department scholarship, nominated by department at University of North Dakota
Kathrine B. Tiffany Scholarship, Department scholarship, nominated by professors at the University of North Dakota.
Josephine Clarke Taillon Scholarship, Department scholarship, nominated by professors at the University of North Dakota.
Myrtle Ducan McCrea Memorial Scholarship, Awarded to recipients of good moral character with personalities and attitudes which suit them well for the continued study of English Literature. Recipients must show high scholastic potential and achievement. University of North Dakota.
Publication Highlights
Review, Women Travel Writing and Truth, ed. Clare Broome Saunders (Forthcoming)
"Lady's Slippers: Stepping into the Space of the Woman Colonizer in Catharine Parr Traill's The Backwoods of Canada." The Journal of Settler Colonial Studies (Forthcoming)
Review, The Postcolonial World, ed. Jyotsna G. Singh, David D. Kim. The Journal of Postcolonial Writing. (In progress)