My pedagogy is student and community centered with an emphasis on non-dominant perspectives & creative methods.

As a writer and scholar working in lyric nonfiction and archival research, I teach writing as a form of inquiry: a way of thinking rigorously, ethically, and imaginatively about the world we inherit and the stories we choose to tell about it, the self always implicated emotionally and visibly. My pedagogy is grounded in the belief that writing is not a skill to be mastered, but a practice of attention—one that deepens empathy, forges connection across disciplines, and trains students to sit with complexity rather than resolve it.

I’ve taught several composition courses centered around creative/personal archives, and creative nonfiction classes focused on subjects like the lyric essay, obsession, and ghosts.

Read about a community museum I made with my students in 2024 here.