Writing CV
Education
MFA, Fiction Writing 
Boise State University
Expected 2028
Courses Taught
- Intro to Fiction Writing, 2026
- Intro to Fiction Writing, 2025
Departmental Service
- Staff Reader for The Idaho Review
MA, Composition & Rhetoric 
Eastern Illinois University
2025
- Distinguished Graduate Student Award
MS, Community Development 
Illinois State University
2017
BA, Political Science 
Brigham Young University
2014
Service to the Discipline
- Reader, Bluestem literary magazine (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Judge, Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival (2024, 2025)
Relevant Professional Experience
University of Illinois · Champaign-Urbana
Communications & Marketing Coordinator · August 2022 – April 2024
Wrote articles on bioengineering research, translating complex topics for a broad audience. Interviewed professors and researchers. Sent monthly research newsletters to a nationwide network of bioengineers.
University of Illinois · Champaign-Urbana
Communications Specialist · September 2021 – August 2022
Wrote and edited blog posts, emails, video scripts, and social media content. Developed social media strategies. Interviewed students for feature posts.
Dragonscale Publishing · Remote
Writer & Editor · August 2015 – January 2022
Wrote fantasy short stories for the company website, as well as a book A Princess of Broken Kingdoms , now published by Merriweather Books. Also edited several full-length fantasy novels.
Dental CMO · Remote
Writer · January 2019 – September 2021
Wrote and edited web content for dental and orthodontic practices across the U.S. Created technical, medically accurate content accessible to a general audience.
United States Peace Corps · Imouzzer Kandar, Morocco
Youth Development Coordinator · August 2016 – November 2018
Taught and created curriculum in art, English, employment skills, and health for women and young adults. Wrote grants.
Write My Wrongs · Remote
Editor · May 2015 – July 2016
Edited clients’ fiction manuscripts for grammar, flow, and impact.