Writing Teacher / Tutor for Art Students

I received my MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Columbia University in the City of New York in 2013, where I wrote my thesis about photography, grief, and experiential art.

I have a BA in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

During college I studied abroad at the Universidad de Córdoba in Córdoba, Spain.

I am a graduate of Santa Monica High School.

SIA International Art Education / Academic Consultant

July 2019 – PRESENT

Advising Chinese art students applying to international universities.

Pratt Institute / Visiting Assistant Faculty

September 2018 – December 2019,  New York, NY

Taught first-year writing composition classes for undergraduate architecture students.

Parsons School of Design / Adjunct Faculty

September 2014 – December 2019,  New York, NY

Taught first-year writing composition classes in coordination with a studio arts section.

The Fashion Institute of Technology / Adjunct Faculty

September 2014 – May 2018,  New York, NY

Taught writing composition to art and design undergraduates. Classes included Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Photographers, and Writing for Exhibition Design Majors.

Columbia University / Creative Writing Teaching Fellow

September 2012 – December 2012,  New York, NY

Taught creative nonfiction writing workshops to third and fourth year undergraduates.

Columbia University, Summer Program for High School Students

Summer 2011 – Summer 2016,  New York, NY

Taught creative writing workshops to advanced high school students.

• Teaching
• Writing