Assistant Instructional Professor
Education
- PhD in English from Purdue University, 2017
- MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan-Flint, 2011
- BA in French and International Studies from the University of Michigan-Flint, 2006
Courses Taught
- ENC 3254: Writing in Artificial Intelligence
- ENC 2305: Analytical Writing and Thinking
- ENC 3254: Professional Writing in the Discipline
- ENC 3246: Professional Communication for Engineers
Pedagogical Interests
Design, Genre, Research, Technical Writing, Writing in AI
Research Interests
Cognition, Literary Theory, Neuroethics, Philosophy, Semantics, Semiotics, Science Fiction
Personal Interests
Music Videos, Science Fiction, Video Games
Best Writing Advice
“What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must be silent.” —Wittgenstein
Publications
- 2022. “Recognizing Science Fiction.” Language and Semiotic Studies 8 (3): 106–29. https://doi.org/10.1515/lass-2022-2006.
- 2016. “The Free Slave Paradox.” Semiotica (210): 57–74. https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2016-005.
- 2015. “The Veneration of Violation in Sherlock.” In Gender and the Modern Sherlock Holmes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
- 2013. “Decriminalising the Lawless Moor.” In Monstrous Spaces: The Other Frontier. Witney, England: Inter-Disciplinary Press.