Position:
Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Utah, Board Member at Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA)
Work:
University of Utah
- Greater Salt Lake City Area since Sep 2005
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Assistant Professor/Lecturer
Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA)
- Greater Salt Lake City Area since Jun 2013
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Board Member
Quarterly West
Sep 2000 - Aug 2005
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Editor-in-Chief
Bowling Green State University
Sep 1997 - May 2000
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Faculty - General Studies Writing Program
Education:
University of Utah 2000 - 2008
Ph.D., Literature & Creative Writing
Bowling Green State University 1995 - 1997
MFA, Poetry
The George Washington University 1989 - 1992
BA, Psychology
Skills:
Creative Writing, University Teaching, Course Development, Graduate Teaching, Online Instruction, American Literature, English Literature, Chicano Literature, Latin American Literature, Magazine Design, Editing, Administration, Online Class Development, Literature, Teaching, Writing, Poetry, Magazines, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking, Higher Education, Copy Editing, Editorial, Publications, Curriculum Design, System Administration, Instructional Design, Fiction, E-Learning, History, Books, Publishing, Research, Non-fiction, Grant Writing, Academic Writing, Freelance Writing, Community Outreach, Teaching Writing
Awards:
Finalist
Emily Dickinson 1st Book Prize ~ The Poetry Foundation
-Manuscript selected as one of 16 finalists out of nearly 1100 submissions.
First Place: Nonfiction Chapbook
The Cupboard Press Literary Pamphlet competition
Michael Martone, judge--for Lorraine Nelson: A Biography in Post-it® Notes
Finalist
Blue Lynx Poetry Prize/Lynx House Press
Christopher Buckley, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems
Finalist
The Dorset Prize/Tupelo Press
Lynn Emanuel, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems
Finalist - Dark Adaptations
New American Press Prize
- T.R. Hummer, Judge
Finalist
Brittingham & Pollak Poetry Prize/Univ. of Wisconsin Press
Jean Valentine, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems
Excellence in Teaching
University Writing Program/University of Utah
Alumni Award: Poetry Collection
Utah Arts Council
for Dark Adaptations: Poems
Finalist
The Dorset Prize/Tupelo Press
Jane Hirshfield, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems
Finalist
The Dorset Prize/Tupelo Press
Ilya Kaminsky, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems
First Place: Poetry Collection
Utah Arts Council
for Dark Adaptations: Poems
First Place: Nonfiction Essay
Utah Arts Council
for Lorraine Nelson: A Biography in Post-it® Notes
Finalist: First Runner-Up
Bellday Books Poetry Prize
Allen Grossman, judge--for Dark Adaptations: Poems