"Claremont Graduate University has offered me so many opportunities to grow as a scholar. I have learned so much from my professors and have appreciated the the methods in which they have pushed for excellence in my work. My courses at CGU have modeled the excellence in scholarship that I was looking for. Also, the transdisciplinary approach to study at CGU has allowed me to explore courses and ideas outside of American Studies, and because of the transdisciplinary emphasis, I have been applying transatlantic approaches to my research. My combined interest in transatlantic studies and international service has compelled me to travel to Africa in the summer of 2011 to research burgeoning literary communities and performing artists. I have received so much support and encouragement from the Claremont community and professors beyond my expectations."
Education
Ph.D. Student in English:
Currently enrolled in course work; expected finish date May 2013 Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
American Studies Program; African Studies Certificate Program
Master of Arts in English:
May 2006, California Baptist University; Riverside, CA
Thesis Title: The Evolution of the Feminist Construct: Understanding Anna Letitia Barbauld's Literary Profile
Bachelor of Arts in English:
May 1998, Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL
Academic minor: American History
Employment
California Baptist University; Riverside, California International Service Project Leader (2007, 2008, 2009): Southeast Asia ESL
Chaffey College; Rancho Cucamonga, California
RiversideCommunity College; Riverside,California
Conference Presentations
Conference Paper Presenter: Paper titled "Is Anyone Listening?: Anna Barbauld's Poem "1811" and Her Boundary Push in Women's Political Discourse," (dis)junctions Graduate Student Conference. University of California, Riverside, April 2009
Conference Paper Presenter: Paper titled "New Interpretations from Springfield and Homer Simpson: Television and New Millennial Students," 2nd Annual Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference. Honolulu, HI, May 2008
International Film Conference Paper Presenter: Paper titled "A Global Exchange and Intersection: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation." Asian Cinema Studies Society Conference. Beijing and Shanghai, China, June 2005
Conference Paper Presenter: Paper titled "Encountering the Other: The Duality of Anna Barbauld as a Christian Essayist and Poet." Conference on Christianity and Literature. Santa Barbara, CA, January 2005
Awards /Memberships/ Activities
April 2011: Friedman Grant Recipient, Claremont Graduate University.
March 2011: Recipient of the Fernandez Prize in English, Claremont Graduate University.
June 2000- present: Member of the National Council of Teachers of English
May 2003- present: Member of USA Triathlon; nine-time triathlon finisher
"Claremont Graduate University has offered me so many opportunities to grow as a scholar. I have learned so much from my professors and have appreciated the the methods in which they have pushed for excellence in my work. My courses at CGU have modeled the excellence in scholarship that I was looking for. Also, the transdisciplinary approach to study at CGU has allowed me to explore courses and ideas outside of American Studies, and because of the transdisciplinary emphasis, I have been applying transatlantic approaches to my research. My combined interest in transatlantic studies and international service has compelled me to travel to Africa in the summer of 2011 to research burgeoning literary communities and performing artists. I have received so much support and encouragement from the Claremont community and professors beyond my expectations."
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