Education

M.F.A. Creative Writing - Poetry, Cornell University

Graduate Minor: Asian American Studies

Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, David L. Picket Thesis Fellowship, Mellon Fellowship for the Urban Justice Lab, Graduate School Research Travel Grant, East Asia Research Travel Grant

M.A. English - Creative Writing, Kansas State University
Graduate Certificate: Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies

Edwards Scholarship for Academic Excellence, International Leadership Award, International Student Center Scholarship, Alumni Association International Student Scholarship, Departmental Graduate Professional Development Award, Graduate Student Support Scholarship, Triota Women’s Studies National Academic Honor Society

B.A. English - Creative Writing, Franklin & Marshall College

Dean’s List, Honors List, Nolt Music Award for Musical Excellence, Honaman Japanese Study Fund Award, Mu Upsilon Sigma Music Honors Society, Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity

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Literary Editing

Newfound Press

chapbook editor (2021 – present)

• Edit prize-winning chapbook manuscripts, including better hands by Nailah Mathews, Transuding by Yunkyo Moon-Kim, Soil Called a Country by Grace Zhou, & Spells of My Name by I.S. Jones

• Read entries & help select finalists for the annual Emerging Poets Chapbook Series & the Gloria E. Anzaldúa Poetry Prize

• Create galley sheets, coordinate cover design between artist & author, & help promote published books on social media

Cow Creek Chapbook Prize

editorial staff (2020 – present)

• Evaluate & select first tier & second tier manuscripts for the annual chapbook prize

Touchstone Literary Magazine

editor-in-chief (Summer 2020 – Spring 2021), poetry editor (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020)

• Transformed the locally circulated magazine into a fully online platform that is committed to amplifying underrepresented voices by opening submissions internationally, offering every contributor an honorarium & free submission for BIPOC writers, & soliciting audio recording for literature from contributors

• Lead the editorial, communicatory, and web design initiatives for Touchstone’s debut digital annual issue: Spring 2021 Issue & other publications, including personally designing the issue cover, the full landing page, & individual posts during production

• Registered the platform on Submittable & CLMP & created “The Debut Prize” series for unpublished writers 

• Designed new website & manage social media accounts among other community & publicity outreach

• Drafted the “Touchstone Handbook” for future mastheads

EPOCH Magazine

assistant editor (2021 – 2022)

• Evaluate & select first tier & second tier manuscripts for poetry & fiction

Copper Canyon Press

spring 2021 publishing intern

• Engaged in independent & collaborative projects in editing, marketing, fundraising, production, & publicity

• Read & evaluated at least 5 manuscripts weekly & composed AI docs for upcoming books

• Advocated and planned for monthly racial equity dialogues & intern program restructuring for equity

Frontier Poetry

editorial fellow/associate editor (January 2020 to February 2021), poetry reader (March 2019 to January 2020)

• Created and solicited for the “Director Insights” interview series, which answers highly requested questions from potential applicants, in the perspectives of Directors from the best MFA programs

• Selected & reviewed new poetry books & solicited author interviews for two series: “How It’s Made” & “Poet in the Mirror,” both of which demystify the book-making process & the lives of today’s best poets

• Generated posts for & managed the @FrontierPoetry Twitter, which grew 2,000+ followers in my tenure

• Short-listed chapbook contests & discovered exceptional pieces for the “New Voices” submissions 

Pleiades: Literature in Context

associate editor (July 2020 – January 2021), poetry reader (December 2019 – July 2020)

• Edited print issues, selected poems for online features, & suggested BIPOC writers for work solicitation

• Communicated with & solicited contracts from contributors

• Read poetry submissions

Teaching & Tutoring Experiences

Lecturer/Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fall 2024 – Spring 2025

• ENGL 307: Creative Writing: Fiction & Poetry Workshop

• ENGL 409: Creative Writing: Poetry Workshop (OR ENGL 692: Senior Thesis)

Lecturer, Cornell University

Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

• ENGL 2810: Creative Writing

• ENGL 1134: True Stories — “Poetic Justice”

Graduate Instructor & Writing Center tutor, Cornell University

Graduate Instructor, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

• ENGL 1160: Intersections: Race, Writing, and Power —“Writing on the Other Side; Power Narratives & BIPOC Poetics”

Writing Center tutor, the Knight Institute teaching internship, Summer 2022

Graduate Instructor, Kansas State University

Fall 2019 – Fall 2020 (4 sections, 71 students)

• ENGL 200: "Expository Writing II”

Writing Center tutor, Kansas State University

Spring 2020 – Spring 2021

• Provided writing consultation services for undergraduate, graduate, & faculty clients 8 hours per week via in-person, online written feedbacks, & live video tutoring

Instructor, ELLIPSIS WRITING

Summer 2023

• Advanced Poetry Workshop: “Fiery, Futures, & Fun!: Learning to Transform & Create Poetic Forms”

eAdviser, College Advising Corps

September 2018 – June 2019

• Advised 200 low-mid-income high school students from Michigan via phone/video calls, emails, texts, & newsletters

• Supported their matriculation journey in areas such as college awareness, course selection, SAT/ACT, FAFSA, scholarships, financial aid, starter college list, college application & essays, & career & major exploration