Ph.D. in English, University of Memphis

August 2018 – December 2021

▪ Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communications concentration

▪ Completed 51 hours of coursework toward the Ph.D. with a 3.99 GPA

▪ Courses including but not limited to web design, online writing, technical writing, technical editing, document design, collaborative writing, media theory, and scholarly publishing

Master of Arts in Community Journalism, The University of Alabama

August 2017 – August 2018

▪ Graduated with a 3.9 GPA

▪ Master’s project: Behind the Wheel: Exploring Alabama’s Roads and Bridges

Bachelor of Arts in English and Religious Studies, The University of Alabama

August 2014 – May 2017

▪ Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA

▪ Graduated from the University Honors College

ReminderMedia

Content Writer | June 2022 – November 2025

▪ Wrote copy covering a variety of topics including health, home, lifestyle, culture, real estate, and more; copy distributed across social media, emails, FAQs, four websites, four digital magazines, six print magazines, and postcards

The University of Memphis, English Department

First-Year Writing Instructor | August 2019 – December 2021

▪ Instructed two undergraduate courses per academic semester in first-year writing; responsibilities included creating course content for both in-person and online, giving course lectures two to three times a week, assigning daily tasks to students, grading all assignments and papers, attending meetings with other instructors in the department, and more

The University of Memphis, English Department

Graduate Assistant | August 2018 – May 2019

▪ Assisted the University of Memphis’ Director of First-Year Writing with program organization, conducted writing research, organized and led the first-year writing new media competition, and copyedited a manuscript for one of their publications, Feminist Connections

The Anniston Star, annistonstar.com

Staff Writer | May 2018 – August 2018

▪ Wrote daily news articles for the publication on topics as assigned by the newspaper’s editors; topics including but not limited to crime and public safety, community events, city council, local businesses, profiles of city residents, and weather

The University of Alabama, Department of Journalism and Creative Media

Graduate Teaching Assistant | August 2017 – May 2018

▪ Assisted multiple professors with undergraduate courses; duties included grading student work, assisting professors in class, answering student emails, and creating documents for student assignments

The University of Alabama, Media Writing Center

Writing Consultant | August 2017 – May 2018

▪ Worked with undergraduate students in the College of Communication and Information Sciences by providing feedback on writing assignments for courses specific to the department

The University of Alabama Press

Editorial Intern | August 2016 – May 2017

▪ Assisted all editors with various editing and writing tasks including but not limited to editing first- and second-proofs, indexes, table of contents, book captions, and creating various supporting documents

Outstanding Community Journalism Student

2018, The University of Alabama

▪ Instructor Nominated

American Journalism Historians Association Symposium

2018, The University of Alabama

▪ 2nd in Graduate Student Research

▪ Presentation: “Drugs, Psychedelics, and Music: Woodstock’s Impact on New York Times’ Music Journalism”

Silverstein Scholar in Religious Studies

2017, The University of Alabama

▪ Instructor Nominated