About

I received my BA in French and Education from Kent State University, then went on to teach English in France (all levels and ages) from 2006-2010, while also earning my MA in French literature from the Université of Bordeaux. I completed my PhD in French at Johns Hopkins University in 2017, then held subsequent positions as Visiting Assistant Professor at Hamilton College, Visiting Assistant Professor and Faculty Program Director of St. Edward's University's study abroad location in Angers, France, and Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Wooster before joining UMBC as Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator of the French language area of MLLI.

Research interests

women's health narratives; Caribbean thought and literature; contemporary French and Francophone literature; theories of relationality; postcolonial studies

Teaching interests

French language; foreign language acquisition; French cultural studies (in English); intersectional approaches to contemporary French film; women's health narratives; Caribbean thought and literature; contemporary French and Francophone literature

Education

  • Ph D, FrenchJohns Hopkins University (2017)
    Relational Storytelling in Contemporary Literatures in French
  • BA, LinguisticsUniversity of Toulouse 2 (2010)
  • MA, French literatureUniversity of Bordeaux 3 (2009)
    Le sujet social dans Les Années d'Annie Ernaux
  • BA, French and EducationKent State University (2006)