Designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Special study of 20th Century American environmental and agricultural literatures
PhD Candidate in English, University of California Davis, 2020

I manage all aspects of this conservation-focused natural burial cemetery, including marketing, sales, client support, and the facilitation of burials. I direct staff in the office and in the burial ground, collaborate with other professionals in the elder and death care industries, and create opportunities for community engagement and education, including hosting events at the cemetery and teaching classes on natural burial for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Southern Oregon University.

Created an interior design and brand plan by refining client vision, selecting and sourcing materials, interfacing with subcontractors, and directing the build out. I also developed and implemented a marketing and communications strategy that established visibility and drove engagement for the new business (LaVerne’s) and historic venue (The Village Ballroom).

Provided content and marketing support for nonprofit and public agency clients, including website maintenance, copywriting, interview facilitation and publication, and the creation and execution of social media calendars.

Edited journal articles, essays, and Lincoln’s forthcoming manuscript. I also provided big-picture conceptual feedback, technical copyediting, and line editing.

Communication: Guided clients through the design and building phases and ensured client satisfaction post-production. I also directed the development of brand content, including copywriting, creating and maintaining websites, SEO, social media marketing, and producing commercial and narrative video production. My work was featured in The New York Times, Dwell, 1859, Apartment Therapy, and more.

Creative Projects: Lead designer for all Airstream buildouts and produced of an annual adult arts summer camp on the property.

In the English Literature and University Writing departments, I provided instruction and mentorship to international students, English language learners, and advanced undergraduates. I developed course curriculum, conducted seminars, facilitated discussion sections, and provided feedback. In 2020, I transitioned to a fully online mode of instruction and received positive feedback for maintaining a supportive and responsive remote learning environment.

Edited 50 years of Dr. Dawkins’ collected manuscripts and helped him self-published two volumes of short stories, poetry, and personal essays. This work involved extensive rewriting alongside Dr. Dawkins and reformatting many hundreds of pages to comply with self-publishing format requirements.

Wrote copy and maintained a marketing calendar for the language learning software.

Facilitated work between the sales department and service providers, managed inbound and outbound marketing campaigns, and provided client consultation for Salesforce implementation and HubSpot marketing services.

Managed email marketing campaigns and social media accounts, publicized season programming, and facilitated daily operations including checking students into class and communicating with instructors.

Created promotional and marketing material for nonprofit clients including print, online, and radio content. Managed social media accounts and provided assistance on photo and video productions.

Conducted research, analyzed surveys, and wrote reports on the effectiveness of and access to the Oregon Arts Commission’s grant programs including Operating Support, Grants for Arts Learning, Arts Services Grants, and Arts Recognition Grants.

Wrote press releases, author biographies, and promotional content for print, radio, and television coverage.

2024 - The New York Times, “In Need of a Change, He Bought a Bespoke Airstream Trailer”
2024 - Apartment Therapy, “This 186-Square-Foot Airstream Reno Has a Must-See Pressed Flower Detail”
2023 - 1859: Oregon’s Magazine, “Art and Craft in an Airstream”
2023 - Dwell, ”This Revamped 1968 Airstream Is a Love Letter to the American Arts and Crafts Movement”
2023 - Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, review of Petra Kuppers' Eco Soma: Pain and Joy in Speculative Performance Encounters
2022 - Dwell, “Two Farmsteading Oregon Activists Give a Vintage Airstream a Glowing Update”
2021 - Northeast MLA (Modern Language Association) - presented, "Critic as Contact Zone: From Ecocritical Theory to Embodied, Environmental Practice"
2020 - UC Davis Feminist Research Institute - Asking Different Questions Scholar
2020 - Association for the Study of Literature and Environment - presented, "Embodied Ecocriticism: Action and Agriculture as Environmental Texts"
2019 - Society for Social Studies of Science - presented, "Those Who Can’t Do, Teach? Reuniting Material and Semiotic By Way of Feminist Science and Technology Studies"
2019 - Association for the Study of Literature and Environment - presented, “It Matters in the Field: Grounding Speculative Agricultures in New Materialist Theory”
2017 - UC Davis Feminist Theory and Research Symposium - presented, “Are We There Yet? Cruising Regiontology in a 1978 Airstream Ambassador Land Yacht”