Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in English and Women’s & Gender Studies (Expected 2024)
University of Michigan
M.A. in Gender and Women’s Studies, 2015
Graduate Certificate in Visual Cultures
University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies, 2012
Concentration: Gender, Arts & Culture (Minors: History of Art/Architecture, English Literature)
DePaul University
GRANTS & AWARDS
2019
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop, Disability Studies (Co-organizer), University of Michigan (2019-2020)
2018
Rackham Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Michigan
Travel Grant, Dept. of Women’s Studies, University of Michigan
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop, Disability Studies (Co-organizer), University of Michigan (2018-2019)
2017
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop, Disability Studies (Co-organizer), University of Michigan (2017-2018)
Rackham Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Michigan
Travel Grant, Dept. of Women’s Studies, University of Michigan
2014/15
AW Mellon Grant for Interdisciplinary “Disability Studies/Disability Activism” Workshop, Center for the Humanities (Co-organizer), University of Wisconsin-Madison
PUBLICATIONS
“Selfies and Health: Self-Care and Self-Representation” Women’s Health: Readings on Social, Economic, and Political Issues. Ed. Cabell Gathman. Dubuque: Kendall-Hunt Publishing. (2016) (Solicited)
CONFERENCE PAPERS, PANELS, INVITED TALKS & LECTURES
Papers & Panels
2018
“Thinking and Teaching Beyond the Desirable Fat Subject: A Feminist Fat Positive Pedagogy Workshop” 4W Summit on Women, Gender and Well-Being, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. April 14th
2017
“The Gaze and The Stare: Disability and Hegemonic Femininity in Social Media Visibility Campaigns,” Disability as Spectacle Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. April 13th
2014
“The Mirror, the Camera: Social Media Selfies and Bodily Visibility,” Paper delivered by co-author Sally Evans, Cultural Studies Association of Australasia Conference, University of Wollongong, AUS. December 3rd
“Selfies: Identity, Community, and Self-Care,” Department of Gender and Women’s Studies MA Fall Colloquium, University of Wisconsin-Madison. November 7th
“Ambivalence in the Asylum & the Academy: A Feminist Disability Film Analysis,” Society for Disability Studies Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June 12th
2012
“Subjectivity, Silencing, and Hegemonic Femininity in Women’s Mental Illness Narratives,” Capstone Colloquium, DePaul University, Chicago, IL. March 9th
Lectures & Invited Talks
2018
“Gender and Media,” Lectures for WS/AC 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 12th and 14th
2017
“Fat Politics, Embodiment, and Representation,” Lectures for WS/AC 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. December 4th and 6th
“Fat Studies Now,” Lecture for WS 331: Feminist Theories in Race, Gender, and Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. February 8th
2016
“Selfies: Identity, Community, Visibility, and Self-Care,” Lecture for WS/SOC 365: Women and Society, Edgewood College, Madison, WI. April 14th
2015
“Constructing the Self(ie): Agency, Visibility, and Self-Representation,” Lecture for SOC 138: Sociology of Gender, University of Wisconsin-Madison. March 23rd
“Selfies: Identity, Community, and Self-Care,” Lecture for GWS 200: Introduction to LGBT Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. March 23rd
2014
“Constructing Fat Embodiment: Pathology and Disciplinary Power,” Lecture for GWS 445: The Body in Theory, University of Wisconsin-Madison. November 13th
“Gender, Health, and Medical Institutions: Mental Illness,” Lecture for GWS 102: Gender, Women, and Society in Global Perspective, University of Wisconsin-Madison. November 10th
“Images of Women as a Health Issue: Health at Every Size and Anti-Fat Bias,” Lecture for GWS 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease, University of Wisconsin-Madison. October 29th
CONFERENCES, COLLOQUIA & PANELS ORGANIZED
2020
“Time Management Workshop” English Graduate Group, University of Michigan (Co-organizer) Presenters: Hanah Stiverson, Sarah Van Cleve, Sheila Coursey, February 14th
2017
“Panel on Mental Health in Graduate School,” Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Disability Studies, University of Michigan (Co-organizer) Presenters: Esther Witte, Elise Nagy, Luke Kudryashov, Olivia Ordoñez, November 3rd
2015
“Disability Aesthetics Colloquium: Reframing Disability in Artistic, Curatorial, Material, and Visual Practice,” A.W. Mellon Interdisciplinary “Disability Studies/Disability Activism” Workshop, Center for the Humanities, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Co-organizer), Presenters: Ann M. Fox, Katherine Ott, January 28th/29th
2014
“Disability Studies Faculty and Affiliates Panel,” A.W. Mellon Interdisciplinary “Disability Studies/Disability Activism” Workshop, Center for the Humanities, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Co-organizer) Panelists: Ellen Samuels, Jenell Johnson, Eunjung Kim, Jill H. Casid, Elizabeth Beardon, October 22nd
“Disability Activist Panel” A.W. Mellon Interdisciplinary “Disability Studies/Disability Activism” Workshop, Center for the Humanities, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Co-organizer)Panelists: Kate Moran, Jason Glozier, November 19th
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record:
WI 2022 ENG 124: Academic Writing and Literature (Reading and Writing the Body)
FA 2021 ENG 216: Introduction to Disability Studies (Disability Justice & Self Representation)
WI 2020 ENG 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (Reading and Writing Motherhood)
FA 2019 ENG 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (Reading and Writing the Body)
WI 2019 ENG 125: Writing and Academic Inquiry (Reading and Writing the Body)
Graduate Student Instructor Appointments:
SP 2019 WS/AC 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Ruby Tapia
FA 2018 COMPLIT 141: Great Performances, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Yopie Prins
WI 2018 WS/AC 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Ava Purkiss
FA 2017 WS/AC 240: Introduction to Women’s Studies, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Maria Cotera
Teaching Assistantships:
SU 2015 GWS 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease (Online), Head TA & Project Assistant (Revising/Rebuilding Online Course), Supervising Faculty: Dr. Araceli Alonso
SP 2015 GWS 101: Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Ellen Samuels
FA 2014 GWS 102: Gender, Women, and Society in Global Perspective, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Christine Garlough
SU 2014 GWS 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease (Online), Supervising Faculty: Dr. Araceli Alonso
SP 2014 GWS 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Araceli Alonso
SP 2014 SOC 200: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies, (Guest TA, covering a colleague’s maternity leave)
FA 2013 GWS 103: Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease, Supervising Faculty: Dr. Jenny Higgins
COMMUNITY & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2021
Fat Embodiment, Anti-Fat Bias, and Health Workshop/Enrichment Meeting, Wisconsin Women’s Health Alliance PATCH (Providers and Teens Communicating for Health) Program, Madison, WI. December 7.
Social Media, Body Image & Body Politics Workshop/Enrichment Meeting, Wisconsin Women’s Health Alliance PATCH (Providers and Teens Communicating for Health) Program, Madison, WI. February 26
2019-21
Co-organizer, English Graduate Group, University of Michigan
2017
Co-organizer, Women’s Studies Brown Bag Series, University of Michigan
Member-at-large, English Graduate Student Working Group, University of Michigan
2016
Body Image, Health at Every Size & Fat Positivity Workshop/Enrichment Meeting, Wisconsin Women’s Health Alliance PATCH (Providers and Teens Communicating for Health) Program, Madison, WI. April 5th
2014
Graduate Student Member, MA Committee, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012
“A Conversation about Discrimination in Tutorials,” In-service at the University Center for Writing-based Learning, DePaul University, Chicago IL. May 11th
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - Current Program Coordinator, Digital Accessible Futures Lab, University of Michigan
2020 Project Assistant/Instructional Aide, Developing resources for online and hybrid teaching and learning, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Michigan
2015 - 2016 Private Tutor
2009 - 2012 DePaul University Center for Writing-based Learning, Writing Fellow, Chicago, IL
2011 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, Gallery Intern