Position:
Editor, Writer, and Teacher at The University of Southern Mississippi
Work:
The University of Southern Mississippi
since Aug 2009
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Editor, Writer, and Teacher
Education:
University of Southern Mississippi 2006 - 2008
Skills:
Editing, Creative Writing, Translation, Ghostwriting, Teaching, Lecturing, Proofreading, Higher Education, Poetry, Novels, Short Fiction, Anthologist, Reviews, Publishing, Fiction, Writing, Teaching Writing, Short Stories, Literature
Interests:
Teaching writing, poetry, and literature; poetry, poetics, writing novels, translation, editing, writing essays, writing reviews (fiction and poetry), southern gothic writing, southern poetry, nature writing, ecocriticism, art, reading and writing prose, leading workshops, postapocalyptic / postlapsarian media (particularly literature), German expressionism, Bach (and much Baroque music), video game technology/media, video game theory, alternative comedy, particularly British comedy (e.g., Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge, and many programs involving the participation of Armando Ianucci, Christopher Morris, etc.), futurism, astronomy, botany, etymology, geology, zoology.
Honor & Awards:
The Porter Fleming Prize for Poetry, The Texas Review Breakthrough Prize for Poetry, The South Carolina Poetry Initiative Chapbook Prize, multiple Pushcart nominations. During my Ph.D. studies I was recipient of four professional development grants (one from the University of Virginia), the Bahr Research Essay Award, and others.