Education

August 2015   M.A., Critical Theory and Creative Research (re-established as OICR)
                          Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) – Portland, OR

May 2014        B.A. cum laude, English (Creative Writing Concentration), History
                          Gonzaga University – Spokane, WA


Professional Experience

2015-present   Associate Editor and Publicity Coordinator, Spark Wheel Press - Omaha, NE
Lead editor & designer of To Keep From Undressing by Aisha Sharif
Selected & compiled submissions for online journal, burntdistrict
Designed & launched the press’ social media accounts

2016-2019       Listings Associate/Manager, StyleSaveStudio - Omaha, NE
Developed & presented SOP for a continually-evolving position at this start-up company
Customer service & online listings management
Product marketing/merchandising/shipping, & office administration
Trained & managed other employees

2014-2016         Editor, Cogitate Studios – Portland, OR
                                         Freelance Beta Reader/Editor
                                         Simons Foundation Annual Meeting Booklet copyedit/fact-check
                                         Reader’s Reports for full manuscripts

Spring 2015        Graduate Teaching Assistant, PNCA– Portland, OR
                                         Writing in Context (Sex in American Literature)
                                         Prepared for & facilitated class discussions and activities                  

2014-2015          Associate, The UPS Store – Portland, OR

2013-2014          Circulation Desk Assistant, Foley Library – Spokane, WA


Publications

March 2019 Released Reality Bites issue 6: guilty pleasures and other poems, zine - Omaha, NE

May 2018 Released popOMAHA zine - Omaha, NE

April 2018 Poems selected for Nebraska's Best Emerging Poets: An Anthology
Death by Centos”
“Folie a Deux”
“Fiber Heart”

April 2018        Released Reality Bites issue 5: wet hot american poems, zine - Omaha, NE

January 2018   Poems selected for Lilac City Fairy Tales: Towers and Dungeons anthology
                                        "How disaster ruins everything"

Sept 2017        Released Reality Bites issue 4: hope and other poems, zine - Omaha, NE

June 2017        Released catalog:issue 3 trying not to make it mean too much, zine - Omaha, NE

April 2017       Poems selected for Lilac City Fairy Tales: Weird Sisters anthology
                                        "sisters of the arctic"
                                        "how to papier-mâché a mermaid"

February 2017  Released catalog:issue 2 dead poets' anxiety, zine - Omaha, NE

October 2016   Released Reality Bites issue 3: food network stars and other poems, zine - Omaha, NE

August 2016    Poem published in Love and Outrage
                                         "Nature Poem"

June 2016        Poem published in Stirring: A Literary Collection
                              
            "Zip into your most fashionable fleece: A Virgo Horoscope"

May 2016         Released Reality Bites issue 2: girls v. broad city, zine - Omaha, NE

March 2016      Released catalog:issue 1, zine- Omaha, NE

March 2016      Released Reality Bites Issue 1: Paul Rudd and other Poems, zine - Omaha, NE

January 2016    Poem published in Blueshift Journal
                                         
"How he made me disappear"

Summer 2015   Poem published in Heavy Edit - Spokane, WA
                                          "crying and scars with boys"

Fall 2015           Poem published in Toothtaker Zine – Madison, WI
                                          “Technological Infrastructure”

2011-2014      Poems published in Gonzaga University’s Reflection Journal – Spokane, WA
                                           Fall 2011 edition
                                           Fall 2012 edition
                                           Fall 2013 volume 54.1
                                           Spring 2014 volume 55.1


Exhibitions | Showcases

March 2019 Omaha Zine Fest, The Union for Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE

Sept-Dec 2018 Solo Showcase, Zipline Brewing Company - Omaha, NE

April 2018             Omaha Zine Fest, The Union for Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE

February 2018       CSArt Preview Show, Omaha Creative Institute - Omaha, NE (group show)

February 2018       For the Love of Art, Harvester Artist Lofts - Council Bluffs, IA (group show)

Jan-June 2018       CSArt Patron Level Artist, Omaha Creative Institute - Omaha, NE

Oct-Nov 2017       Window Art Display, 16th and Harney - Downtown Omaha

April 2017             Omaha Zine Fest, The Union for Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE

March 2017           Portrait of a President, The Petshop - Omaha, NE (group show)

February 2017       Oscillating Bodies, The Little Gallery - Omaha, NE

Jan-June 2017       CSArt Patron Level Artist, Omaha Creative Institute - Omaha, NE

September 2016    SH*T SHOW, The Petshop - Omaha, NE (group show)

June 2016              Art on Paper, Cali Commons - Omaha, NE (group show)

April 2016             Omaha Zine Fest - Omaha, NE

April 2016             Once Upon A Time: A Twisted Fairy Tale, RNG Gallery - Council Bluffs, IA

May 2015              PNCA First Thursday Group Grad Show, The Commons - Portland, OR


Summer 2015   The Exchange, Voiceover work – Portland, OR

2013-2014       Poetry Editor Intern, Willow Springs – Spokane, WA
                                         Eastern Washington University poetry, fiction, and nonfiction journal

Summer 2012   Promotions/Social Media Intern, Entercom Communications – Denver, CO

2012-2013       Volunteer, UGM Women’s Crisis Center – Spokane, WA

Professional Service


2018                Selected Omaha Creative Institute CSArtist at the Patron Level - Omaha, NE

2017                Nominee, Omaha Arts/Entertainment AwardsPortrait of a President
                                          Best Presentation in a Non-Traditional Format, Group Show

2017                 Selected Omaha Creative Institute CSArtist at the Patron level - Omaha, NE

2015                 CT+CR Colloquium and Artist Residency, Caldera Arts Center – Sisters, OR
                                          Film and Parafiction with filmmaker Anahita Ghazvinizadeh

2014-2015       Participant, Junto Society – Portland, OR
                                          Meeting of friends once each month to discuss selected topic/theme

2014                 CT+CR Colloquium and Artist Residency, Caldera Arts Center – Sisters, OR
                                          Field Image Training with artist Atta Kim

2014                 Winner, Michael and Gail Gurian Writing Award in Poetry – Spokane, WA

2014                 Participant, Storytelling is Neat: Life is Sloppy, Workshop -  Spokane, WA
                                          16th Annual GetLit! Festival

2013                 Summer Spirituality and the Arts Program – London, England

Spring 2013      Semester abroad, Trinity College Dublin – Dublin, Ireland
                                          The Hundred Years War (History)
                                          Medieval and Renaissance Romance (Literature)
                                          Modernist Women’s Fiction (Literature)
                                          The Marriage Plot (Literature)

2012-2014       Member of Gonzaga University honors societies – Spokane, WA
                                          Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society)
                                          Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)

Awards | Honors | Activities


2018 CSArt Pecha Kucha, Omaha Creative Institute - Omaha, NE

2017     CSArt Pecha Kucha, Slowdown - Omaha, NE

2017     Chapter accepted to anthology, A Critical Companion to Tim Burton
                           "According to Plan: the feminist and queer analytics of Corpse Bride"

2016     Accepted presenter, OCAD conference - Toronto, Canada
                            "Quote Culture and the Community of Mind: Towards a Theory of the Quippie"

2015     Presenter, Pacific Northwest College of Art – Portland, OR
                            Thesis Presentation, “Quote Culture and the Community of Mind”
                            Research Pecha Kucha, “Quote Culture and the Community of Mind”

2015     Critical Pedagogy Intensive, Pacific Northwest College of Art – Portland, OR

2014     Presenter, Pacific Northwest College of Art – Portland, OR
                           Thesis Presentation, “Quote Culture: Digital Idealism in the Community of Mind”
                           Research Pecha Kucha, “Be the Change: or, The Art of Misquotation on Social Media”

2014     Invited Reader, Collab: Art with, for, and because of People – Spokane, WA
                           “Is it possible to be in love with 25 people at once?: An Ode to Tina Belcher”
                           “Autopsy Report”

2014     Presenter, Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference – Spokane, WA
                           “The Rabbit Inside: Psychoanalysis in Donnie Darko

Papers | Panels | Presentations