Accomplishments, Awards, Publications, and Scholarships:
– Awards
o Graduate Assistant for Ex Libris
o Graduate Assistant for Poetry East
o DePaul Student Employee of the Year Nomination
o Certificate of Appreciation for the Spring Conference
o Corporate Investment to Explore Hyper-Local Publishing
– Published:
o The Poet’s Almanac
- Recognized by publishing Luminary Richard Nash and displayed on a European book tour
- Recognized by Oprah in O, her magazine as a Book 2.0 (in the June/ July 2015 issue)
o Infused
- Recognized by Fast Company, Adweek, Intellecutapp, and Digital-humanities.com as an innovation in local publishing
o O, Miami
- A poetry discovery app for the city of Miami
o Festival of Lights
- A children’s Storybook App
o Crook and Folly
- 7 AM at 300 Ft
– Presentations and Readings
o Spring Conference ’14 “The Book is Dead”
o Spring Conference ’15 “Between the Footnotes”
o DePaul Colloquium on Digital Humanities “Hyper-local Publishing”
o University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “How to Start Building Electronic Literature”
o University of Iowa “Infused and Localized Education”
o University of St. Thomas “Handheld Time Machine: Augmented Reality and Historic Narratives”
o Chicago Women in Publishing “Digital Publishing Innovations”
o Chicago Writers Association “Hyper-local Poetry”
Favorite Courses at DePaul:
– Chris Green’s Poetry Course
– Mark Turcotte’s Prose Poem
– Gioia Diliberto’s Magazine Editing
– Ted Anton’s Magazine Writing
Postgraduation Plans:
I’ll be heading down south to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue my doctorate in digital media with a focus on digital humanities at Georgia Tech. In my research, I will be experimenting with emerging technologies such as augmented reality and the effects they have on storytelling and reading. Heehaw!