Media Appearances
“Suspicion” - Pod45 by Post45 Contemporaries
“ClassGPT” -Vox’s Today, Explained / NPR
“Reality TV” - Don’t Drink the Milk
“The Art of the Recap” -The Corner Table: Top Chef Wisconsin
“I May Be Short, But Good Things Come in Small Packages” - Historians on Housewives
“The Rehearsal, Reality TV, & Warner Bros Discovery” - The American Vandal Podcast
“Reality TV” - High Theory
“Dark Academia” - Pod45 by Post45 Contemporaries
Invited Talks
University of South Carolina, “Vernacular Aesthetic Categories: Mid,” April 2024
University of Southern California, “Writing about Reality TV,” January 2024
The Master’s School, “Reality TV Now,” January 2024
New York University, “Writing and Editing for the Public,” October 2023
Villanova University, “Applying to PhD Programs in the Humanities,” October 2023
University of Chicago, “Affect and Scale in The Real Housewives,” May 2023
The Master’s School, “What Is Reality Television?” January 2023
Villanova University, “Applying to PhD Programs in the Humanities,” October 2021
Relevant Employment
Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Susan Douglas April 2024 – present
Wolverine Pathways College Essay Coach May 2024 – present
Freelance Proofreader & Copyeditor June 2019 – present
CONCEPT Graduate Student Editor October 2020 – May 2021
Marketing Assistant for Villanova’s MA in English August 2019 – May 2021
Martin Institute Special Collections/Archives Assistant January 2017 – May 2019
Service
Mid Theory Collective Founding Editor June 2024 – present
Post45 Graduate Symposium Steering Committee June 2024 – present
Communication & Media Department Seminar Chair May 2024 – present
Post45 Graduate Symposium Hosting Committee September 2024 – present
Communication & Media Department Union Steward May 2022 – August 2024
Media Studies Research Workshop Co-Organizer June 2022 – July 2023
Alumni Alliance for Racial Justice Secretary March 2020 – August 2022
English Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member March 2021 – August 2021
White Students for Racial Justice Co-Leader August 2017 – May 2019
Feminist Society Board Member August 2017 – May 2019
Prism Gender and Sexualities Alliance Member March 2017 – May 2019