Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA in English Creative Nonfiction. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2016
Emphasis: Personal Essay, Prose Poetry, Narrative Advocacy Writing, Narrative Fiction
Personal Rhetoric, Composition Studies, Experiential Writing,
Thesis Chair: Patrick Madden
BA in English Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2009-2013
Areas of concentration: Literature for young adults, Literature for children,
Writing about Literature, Writing for Children, Writing Creative Non-Fiction,
Narrative Fiction, Social Anthropology and Advocacy, History of Civilizations-Humanities
Senior Project: “Write of Passage,” autobiography and personal essay
Teaching Experience
Visiting Instructor Full-Time Faculty, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut 2021-
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2023
Faculty Writing Mentor, DancEnsemble, Winter 2023
"Words for Water: Dancing the Stories of our Home Waters"
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2023
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Fall 2022
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2022
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2022
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Fall 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2021
Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut 2016-2021
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2021
Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dancers, Winter 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2020
Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dancers, Fall 2020
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2020
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2020
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Winter 2020
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Fall 2019
Writing 150: Freshman Writing, Fall 2019
English 218: Creative Writing, Summer 2019
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2019
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Winter 2019
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Fall 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Summer 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2018
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Winter 2018
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors, Winter 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Fall 2017
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors, Fall 2016
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Summer 2017
Faculty Mentor, Senior Thesis Chair/Reader, Brigham Young University, 2022-2023
Writing Contest Coordinator, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2017-2023
Chair Writing 150 contest Panel, BYU English Symposium
Plan and coordinate the freshman writing contest, coordinate judging, plan awards ceremony,
Publish and curate The Draft, the BYU journal of freshman student writing, thedraft.byu.edu
Writing Program Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2014-2015
Plan and present a week-long seminar to prepare new graduate instructors
Supervise and observe graduate instructors to improve teaching implementation
Teach weekly graduate instructor meetings on composition pedagogy,
classroom management, and technology resources
Writing Instructor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2016
Writing 150: Experimental Section on Genre, Fall 2015-Winter 2016
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2013-Winter 2014
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Winter 2014-Summer 2014
English 218R: Creative Writing, Winter 2014-Fall 2014
Advanced Writing Internship, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2014
English 312: Persuasive Writing, with Lisa Boswell
English 218R: Creative Writing, with John Bennion
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Picture Book, Winter 2013
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Creative Non-Fiction, Summer 2010
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Middle Grade Novel, Summer 2009
Other Related Experience
Co-Director and Creative Collaborator, Words for Water Student Advocacy Arts Project 2022-2023
Help design a collaborative writing/dance advocacy project for students focused on environmental issues and the Provo River Watershed,
Select student writers, hold writing/dance retreat for student, mentor writers, chair a student panel for the project at the BYU English Symposium,
Present at ASLE, the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
Faculty Mentor, Undergrad Senior Thesis Chair, 2022-2023
Faculty Mentor, Graduate Creative Writing Teaching Mentor, 2016-2023
Youth Theater Director, "Beauty and the Beast," Performed March 29, 30, 31, Orem High School, 2023
Dramaturg, Narrative collaborator, Celine and McCall, Dance performance, Red Rocks Festival, 2022
Course and Curriculum Design, BYU Department of Dance, 2019
Collaborate in the development and design of Dance 317,
a collaboratively taught advanced composition course for Dance and MDT majors.
Design course structure, assignments, and rubrics connecting assessment measures to larger course objectives.
Podcast Design and Program Writer, Currents: A Podcast, 2022
Design and author podcast content for a weekly podcast
Conduct interviews with podcast guests
Reader, Fourth Genre Magazine, 2017-2023
Read, respond, and sort essays for publication
Staff Writer, Big Ocean Women, 2018
Leadership highlight series column writer
Research Assistant, Essay Genome Project, with Dr. Patrick Madden, Winter 2015-Summer 2016
Primary research graduate assistant, gathering corpus material,
running analysis, contributing to website, and writing synopsis and articles on the project.
Freelance writer, 2016
Special article byline for Big Ocean Women
Literacy Chair, Cascade Elementary School, Alpine School District, Orem, Ut, 2005-2011
Developed and taught storytelling for children class,
Chaired an annual storytelling and literature event
Freelance writer 2005-2006
Contract Writing; Developed age appropriate tutoring material for individual reading levels
Processed and updated educational materials according to Utah State Board of Education guidelines
Published twenty-five individual teaching titles
Freelance writer 2007-2008
Contract Writing; Researched English as a second language information,
and acquired relevant material for age appropriate learning.
Wrote according to editor’s designated topics and needs.
Youth Theater Director, Fourth Wall Theater NonProfit, 2010-2016
Orchestra Director, Alpine School District, Orem, Ut, 2006-2013
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, administrated all auxiliary educators and curriculum selection
for school orchestra program.
Private Violin and Viola Instructor 2005-2014
PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS
""On Mothers and Meals," February 2024 Here
"On the Paths we Choose," January 2024 Here
"On A Curious Spirituality," December 2023 Here
"On a Perfect Pile of Puppies," November 2023 Here
"On the Feel of Fall Mornings Both Present and Past," October 2023 Here
"On Seaglass; Another Way of Knowing the World," September 2023 Here
"It All Started with a Tree," August 2023 Here
"On Flights," July 2023 Here
"Finer that Frog's Hair and Other Bits of Nonsense and Joy," June 2023 Here
"On Radical Domesticity," May 2023 Here
"On A New Economy of Care," April 2023 Here
Faculty Appreciation Award, Brigham Young University Athletic Department, March 2023
"On Snow in Spring and Simple Things," March 2023 Here
"On Breaking the Ceiling when We aren't in the Room," The Female Creative, Summer 2023
"On Roots and Rivers," February 2023 Here
"On Slow Seasons and Snow Angels," January 2023 Here
"On How We Learn the Dance," December 2022 Here
"On the Ferocious Junglefowl Which We Call the Humble Chicken," November 2022 Here
"Reflections on Salads and Soups," October 2022 Here
"On Comings and Goings," September 2022 Here
"Midnight Revelries and Other Ways We Break the Silence," August 2022 Here
"On Potlucks and Picnics and the Poetry of Food," July 2022 Here
"On What We Learn From Trees," June 2022 Here
"On Wonder," May 2022 Here
"On the Opening of Doors," April 2022 Here
"The Goldfish," March 2022 Here
"Redrock, Rivers, and Ravines," February 2022 Here
"Conversations on a City Bus," January 2022 Here
"On Excuses from my Students," December 2021 Here
"How to Crochet a Coral Reef," November 2021 Here
"On the Gum Stuck to the Bottom of my Shoe," October 2021 Here
"On An Abundance of Tomatoes," September 2021 Here
"On Desks," Big Ocean Journal, August 2021 Here
"Lessons From A 1960's Folksong," Big Ocean Journal, July 2021 Here
"A Tale of Two Stories," Big Ocean Journal, June 2021 Here
"On Getting Lost: Learning to Nurture the Small and Tender Things," Big Ocean Journal, May 2021 Here
"On Walking in the Rain," Big Ocean Journal, April 2021 Here
"On Memories, Stories, and Ghosts,: Big Ocean Journal, March 2021 Here
"A Meditation on Shadows and Light," Big Ocean Journal, February 2021 Here
"On Not Following the Map," Big Ocean Journal, January 2021 Here
"On Teams and tribes," Big Ocean Journal, November 2020 Here
"A Note On Loss," Big Ocean Journal, October 2020 Here
"On Looking at the Sky," Big Ocean Journal, September 2020 Here
"On Pebbles and Pockets and Things Lost in a Drawer," Big Ocean Journal, August 2020 Here
"Lessons For My Children on the Art of Good Citizenship," Big Ocean Journal, July 2020 Here
"On Being a Boy Mom," Big Ocean Journal, June 2020 Here
"Notes on Becoming," Song of My Self Isolation Poetry Project, May 2020 Here
"On Stardust," Big Ocean Journal, May 2020 Here
"Meet Aleisha," April 2020, Here
"On One Small Corner," Big Ocean Journal, April 2020 Here
"On Climbing Mountains," Big Ocean Journal, March 2020 Here
"Building Community and Achieving Vision;
An Interview with Leslie Grossman of George Washington University Women's Leadership Center," March 2020 Here
"Pinned/Unpinned," Big Ocean Journal, February 2020 Here
"Blanket Stories," Big Ocean Journal, January 2020 Here
"On Abundance," Big Ocean Journal, December 2019 Here
"On Autumn Days," Big Ocean Journal, November 2019 Here
"How to Make A Meal; A Meditation on the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Big Ocean Journal, September 2019 Here
"On Backpacks and First Days," August 2019 Here
"A Prayer," Big Ocean Journal, July 2019 Here
"On Listening," Big Ocean Journal, June 2019 Here
"A Thousand Points of Light," Big Ocean Journal, April 2019
English Faculty Teaching Award, Brigham Young University, 2019 Here
"The Photograph," Big Ocean Journal, Winter 2019 Here
"On Cultivation and Creativity," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018 Here
"A Single Snowflake," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018
"On Sanddollars and Seastars," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018
"On Motherhood," Big Ocean, Spring 2018
"Ninety Days," Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Spring 2018 Here
"Days for Girls," Big Ocean, Winter 2018
"The Power of a Family," Big Ocean, Winter 2018
"Three Mother Hens," Big Ocean, Fall 2017
"Liturgy," Award Winner, Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017 Here
"Mauve," From Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades, Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017 Here
"Liturgy," Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017
Academy of American Poets, poets.org, "Blue #1 from Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades," 2016
David O. McKay Essay Contest 3rd Place winner, "Baked," 2016
Hart-Larson poetry Award 1st Place Poetry, "Plexus #29," 2016
Elsie C. Carroll Essay Contest 1st Place Essay, "Played," 2016
Vera Hinckley Mayhew Creative Arts Award 1st Place Essay, "Performed," 2016
Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize winner, "Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades," 2016 Here
"Blue no. 17," from Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades, Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Spring 2015 Here
David O. McKay Essay Contest 2nd Place winner,"Reclaimed," 2015
Ann Doty Fiction Contest Winner, Rain," 2015
Elsie C. Carroll Essay Contest Award Winner, "Handfast," 2015
Ed M. and Minnie Berry Rowe Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
Locutorium 1st Place Winner, Locutorium: A Journal of Conversations About Writing. "Assaying the Essay: Creating an Argument by Incorporating Personal Essay into Persuasive Writing and the FYW Course," 2014 Here
READINGS, PERFORMANCES, PRESENTATIONS, & PODCASTS
"The Essay as Self; Telling Our Stories and Reaching Our Audience," High School Writing Club/ACT Bootcamp, Dallas, Texas, January 2024
"Words for Water: On Reservoirs, Rivers, and Residences. A project modeling collaborative futures between science, the arts, and the environment." ASLE conference, July 2023.
"Negotiating with the Old World: On Fairy Tale, Myth, and Fable. How to Fracture a Fairy Tale. YANCON, Young Adult Novel Conference, May 2023
"Words for Water: Dancing the Stories of our Home Waters." Collaborative Artistic Work, Creative Director, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisor to Writers, April 2023
"Education, Family, and Community," Collaborative side panel at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2023
"On the Importance of Creativity," Daily Universe, November 2022 Here
"Plot Twists and Emotional Growth," YANCON—Young Adult Novel Conference, Brigham Young University, May 2022
"McCall and Celine," Superwomen, spoken word and dance performance, narrative collaborator, Rose Wagner Theatre, March 2022
"Finding the Form in Your Creative NonFiction," Presentation to Editorial Board, Inscape; A Journal of Literature and Art, September 2021
"The Personal Essay as Connection; Using the explorative nature of essay to create community," Presentation to UN BO Women communication and editorial board, October 2021
"Finding Your Creative Voice," Measuring Success Right Podcast, August 2021 Here
"Researching Characters Outside Your Experience," YANCON, Young Adult Novel Conference, July 2021
"Macy and McCall," spoken word and dance performance, narrative collaborator, Redrocks Dance Festival, June 2021
"Life is the Point," I Totally Relate Podcast, May 2021 Here
"Insatiably Curious," I Totally Relate Podcast, April 2021 Here
"Creativity and Connection," Brigham Young University Women's Conference, April 2021
"Rummaging Through Our Attics: Using Grief, Trauma, and Personal Experience to Enrich the Literary Effort," LDSPMA Conference, September 2020
"Harry Potter and the Literary Cultural Touchstones that Connect Us," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. July 31, 2020 Here
"Write about It: How to Communicate Through Times of Trauma," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. May 3, 2020 Here
"Creativity and Communication in Times of Crisis," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. April 6, 2020
"Recognizing the Spaces of Creativity," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. March 6, 2020 Here
"The Power and Art of the Essay," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. January 13, 2020. Here
"Writing your story," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. August 6, 2019. Here
"On Research and Writing in NonFiction," YANCON writing conference, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. July 11, 2019
"On the Importance of Visual Rhetoric in the Classroom," Brigham Young University Spring Modules for Writing Across the Curriculum, Provo, Ut. June 2019.
"On Women: Voices Heard and Unheard," UN Project, 63rd Commission on the Status of Women, New York, NY. March 19, 2019
Selected Poetry, Inscape Winners Panel, Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 24, 2017
"Essay Genome Project" 2017 Digital Humanities Symposium 2017, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 10, 2017
"Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
"Performed" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
"Baked" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
Essay Genome Project, NonfictioNow Conference, Flagstaff Arizona. Poster Presentation. October 28, 2015
"Staged" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 27, 2015
"Reclaimed" Brigham Young University Reading Series. Provo, UT. November, 2015
"In the Passenger Seat" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 28, 2014
MFA in English Creative Nonfiction. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2016
Emphasis: Personal Essay, Prose Poetry, Narrative Advocacy Writing, Narrative Fiction
Personal Rhetoric, Composition Studies, Experiential Writing,
Thesis Chair: Patrick Madden
BA in English Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2009-2013
Areas of concentration: Literature for young adults, Literature for children,
Writing about Literature, Writing for Children, Writing Creative Non-Fiction,
Narrative Fiction, Social Anthropology and Advocacy, History of Civilizations-Humanities
Senior Project: “Write of Passage,” autobiography and personal essay
Teaching Experience
Visiting Instructor Full-Time Faculty, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut 2021-
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2023
Faculty Writing Mentor, DancEnsemble, Winter 2023
"Words for Water: Dancing the Stories of our Home Waters"
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2023
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Fall 2022
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2022
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2022
English 218: Introduction to Creative Writing, Fall 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2021
Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut 2016-2021
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2021
Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dancers, Winter 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2021
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2020
Dance 317: Advanced Writing for Dancers, Fall 2020
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2020
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Winter 2020
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Winter 2020
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Fall 2019
Writing 150: Freshman Writing, Fall 2019
English 218: Creative Writing, Summer 2019
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2019
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Winter 2019
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education, Fall 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Summer 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Spring 2018
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Winter 2018
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors, Winter 2018
English 218: Creative Writing, Fall 2017
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
English 313: Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors, Fall 2016
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Summer 2017
Faculty Mentor, Senior Thesis Chair/Reader, Brigham Young University, 2022-2023
Writing Contest Coordinator, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2017-2023
Chair Writing 150 contest Panel, BYU English Symposium
Plan and coordinate the freshman writing contest, coordinate judging, plan awards ceremony,
Publish and curate The Draft, the BYU journal of freshman student writing, thedraft.byu.edu
Writing Program Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2014-2015
Plan and present a week-long seminar to prepare new graduate instructors
Supervise and observe graduate instructors to improve teaching implementation
Teach weekly graduate instructor meetings on composition pedagogy,
classroom management, and technology resources
Writing Instructor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2016
Writing 150: Experimental Section on Genre, Fall 2015-Winter 2016
Writing 150: Writing and Rhetoric, Fall 2013-Winter 2014
English 312: Persuasive Writing, Winter 2014-Summer 2014
English 218R: Creative Writing, Winter 2014-Fall 2014
Advanced Writing Internship, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 2013-2014
English 312: Persuasive Writing, with Lisa Boswell
English 218R: Creative Writing, with John Bennion
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Picture Book, Winter 2013
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Creative Non-Fiction, Summer 2010
English 320R: Writing for Children and Adolescents, Middle Grade Novel, Summer 2009
Other Related Experience
Co-Director and Creative Collaborator, Words for Water Student Advocacy Arts Project 2022-2023
Help design a collaborative writing/dance advocacy project for students focused on environmental issues and the Provo River Watershed,
Select student writers, hold writing/dance retreat for student, mentor writers, chair a student panel for the project at the BYU English Symposium,
Present at ASLE, the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
Faculty Mentor, Undergrad Senior Thesis Chair, 2022-2023
Faculty Mentor, Graduate Creative Writing Teaching Mentor, 2016-2023
Youth Theater Director, "Beauty and the Beast," Performed March 29, 30, 31, Orem High School, 2023
Dramaturg, Narrative collaborator, Celine and McCall, Dance performance, Red Rocks Festival, 2022
Course and Curriculum Design, BYU Department of Dance, 2019
Collaborate in the development and design of Dance 317,
a collaboratively taught advanced composition course for Dance and MDT majors.
Design course structure, assignments, and rubrics connecting assessment measures to larger course objectives.
Podcast Design and Program Writer, Currents: A Podcast, 2022
Design and author podcast content for a weekly podcast
Conduct interviews with podcast guests
Reader, Fourth Genre Magazine, 2017-2023
Read, respond, and sort essays for publication
Staff Writer, Big Ocean Women, 2018
Leadership highlight series column writer
Research Assistant, Essay Genome Project, with Dr. Patrick Madden, Winter 2015-Summer 2016
Primary research graduate assistant, gathering corpus material,
running analysis, contributing to website, and writing synopsis and articles on the project.
Freelance writer, 2016
Special article byline for Big Ocean Women
Literacy Chair, Cascade Elementary School, Alpine School District, Orem, Ut, 2005-2011
Developed and taught storytelling for children class,
Chaired an annual storytelling and literature event
Freelance writer 2005-2006
Contract Writing; Developed age appropriate tutoring material for individual reading levels
Processed and updated educational materials according to Utah State Board of Education guidelines
Published twenty-five individual teaching titles
Freelance writer 2007-2008
Contract Writing; Researched English as a second language information,
and acquired relevant material for age appropriate learning.
Wrote according to editor’s designated topics and needs.
Youth Theater Director, Fourth Wall Theater NonProfit, 2010-2016
Orchestra Director, Alpine School District, Orem, Ut, 2006-2013
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, administrated all auxiliary educators and curriculum selection
for school orchestra program.
Private Violin and Viola Instructor 2005-2014
PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS
""On Mothers and Meals," February 2024 Here
"On the Paths we Choose," January 2024 Here
"On A Curious Spirituality," December 2023 Here
"On a Perfect Pile of Puppies," November 2023 Here
"On the Feel of Fall Mornings Both Present and Past," October 2023 Here
"On Seaglass; Another Way of Knowing the World," September 2023 Here
"It All Started with a Tree," August 2023 Here
"On Flights," July 2023 Here
"Finer that Frog's Hair and Other Bits of Nonsense and Joy," June 2023 Here
"On Radical Domesticity," May 2023 Here
"On A New Economy of Care," April 2023 Here
Faculty Appreciation Award, Brigham Young University Athletic Department, March 2023
"On Snow in Spring and Simple Things," March 2023 Here
"On Breaking the Ceiling when We aren't in the Room," The Female Creative, Summer 2023
"On Roots and Rivers," February 2023 Here
"On Slow Seasons and Snow Angels," January 2023 Here
"On How We Learn the Dance," December 2022 Here
"On the Ferocious Junglefowl Which We Call the Humble Chicken," November 2022 Here
"Reflections on Salads and Soups," October 2022 Here
"On Comings and Goings," September 2022 Here
"Midnight Revelries and Other Ways We Break the Silence," August 2022 Here
"On Potlucks and Picnics and the Poetry of Food," July 2022 Here
"On What We Learn From Trees," June 2022 Here
"On Wonder," May 2022 Here
"On the Opening of Doors," April 2022 Here
"The Goldfish," March 2022 Here
"Redrock, Rivers, and Ravines," February 2022 Here
"Conversations on a City Bus," January 2022 Here
"On Excuses from my Students," December 2021 Here
"How to Crochet a Coral Reef," November 2021 Here
"On the Gum Stuck to the Bottom of my Shoe," October 2021 Here
"On An Abundance of Tomatoes," September 2021 Here
"On Desks," Big Ocean Journal, August 2021 Here
"Lessons From A 1960's Folksong," Big Ocean Journal, July 2021 Here
"A Tale of Two Stories," Big Ocean Journal, June 2021 Here
"On Getting Lost: Learning to Nurture the Small and Tender Things," Big Ocean Journal, May 2021 Here
"On Walking in the Rain," Big Ocean Journal, April 2021 Here
"On Memories, Stories, and Ghosts,: Big Ocean Journal, March 2021 Here
"A Meditation on Shadows and Light," Big Ocean Journal, February 2021 Here
"On Not Following the Map," Big Ocean Journal, January 2021 Here
"On Teams and tribes," Big Ocean Journal, November 2020 Here
"A Note On Loss," Big Ocean Journal, October 2020 Here
"On Looking at the Sky," Big Ocean Journal, September 2020 Here
"On Pebbles and Pockets and Things Lost in a Drawer," Big Ocean Journal, August 2020 Here
"Lessons For My Children on the Art of Good Citizenship," Big Ocean Journal, July 2020 Here
"On Being a Boy Mom," Big Ocean Journal, June 2020 Here
"Notes on Becoming," Song of My Self Isolation Poetry Project, May 2020 Here
"On Stardust," Big Ocean Journal, May 2020 Here
"Meet Aleisha," April 2020, Here
"On One Small Corner," Big Ocean Journal, April 2020 Here
"On Climbing Mountains," Big Ocean Journal, March 2020 Here
"Building Community and Achieving Vision;
An Interview with Leslie Grossman of George Washington University Women's Leadership Center," March 2020 Here
"Pinned/Unpinned," Big Ocean Journal, February 2020 Here
"Blanket Stories," Big Ocean Journal, January 2020 Here
"On Abundance," Big Ocean Journal, December 2019 Here
"On Autumn Days," Big Ocean Journal, November 2019 Here
"How to Make A Meal; A Meditation on the U.N. Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Big Ocean Journal, September 2019 Here
"On Backpacks and First Days," August 2019 Here
"A Prayer," Big Ocean Journal, July 2019 Here
"On Listening," Big Ocean Journal, June 2019 Here
"A Thousand Points of Light," Big Ocean Journal, April 2019
English Faculty Teaching Award, Brigham Young University, 2019 Here
"The Photograph," Big Ocean Journal, Winter 2019 Here
"On Cultivation and Creativity," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018 Here
"A Single Snowflake," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018
"On Sanddollars and Seastars," Big Ocean Journal, Fall 2018
"On Motherhood," Big Ocean, Spring 2018
"Ninety Days," Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Spring 2018 Here
"Days for Girls," Big Ocean, Winter 2018
"The Power of a Family," Big Ocean, Winter 2018
"Three Mother Hens," Big Ocean, Fall 2017
"Liturgy," Award Winner, Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017 Here
"Mauve," From Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades, Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017 Here
"Liturgy," Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Winter 2017
Academy of American Poets, poets.org, "Blue #1 from Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades," 2016
David O. McKay Essay Contest 3rd Place winner, "Baked," 2016
Hart-Larson poetry Award 1st Place Poetry, "Plexus #29," 2016
Elsie C. Carroll Essay Contest 1st Place Essay, "Played," 2016
Vera Hinckley Mayhew Creative Arts Award 1st Place Essay, "Performed," 2016
Academy of American Poets Poetry Prize winner, "Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades," 2016 Here
"Blue no. 17," from Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades, Published in Inscape: A Journal of Literature and Art, Spring 2015 Here
David O. McKay Essay Contest 2nd Place winner,"Reclaimed," 2015
Ann Doty Fiction Contest Winner, Rain," 2015
Elsie C. Carroll Essay Contest Award Winner, "Handfast," 2015
Ed M. and Minnie Berry Rowe Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
Locutorium 1st Place Winner, Locutorium: A Journal of Conversations About Writing. "Assaying the Essay: Creating an Argument by Incorporating Personal Essay into Persuasive Writing and the FYW Course," 2014 Here
READINGS, PERFORMANCES, PRESENTATIONS, & PODCASTS
"The Essay as Self; Telling Our Stories and Reaching Our Audience," High School Writing Club/ACT Bootcamp, Dallas, Texas, January 2024
"Words for Water: On Reservoirs, Rivers, and Residences. A project modeling collaborative futures between science, the arts, and the environment." ASLE conference, July 2023.
"Negotiating with the Old World: On Fairy Tale, Myth, and Fable. How to Fracture a Fairy Tale. YANCON, Young Adult Novel Conference, May 2023
"Words for Water: Dancing the Stories of our Home Waters." Collaborative Artistic Work, Creative Director, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisor to Writers, April 2023
"Education, Family, and Community," Collaborative side panel at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, March 2023
"On the Importance of Creativity," Daily Universe, November 2022 Here
"Plot Twists and Emotional Growth," YANCON—Young Adult Novel Conference, Brigham Young University, May 2022
"McCall and Celine," Superwomen, spoken word and dance performance, narrative collaborator, Rose Wagner Theatre, March 2022
"Finding the Form in Your Creative NonFiction," Presentation to Editorial Board, Inscape; A Journal of Literature and Art, September 2021
"The Personal Essay as Connection; Using the explorative nature of essay to create community," Presentation to UN BO Women communication and editorial board, October 2021
"Finding Your Creative Voice," Measuring Success Right Podcast, August 2021 Here
"Researching Characters Outside Your Experience," YANCON, Young Adult Novel Conference, July 2021
"Macy and McCall," spoken word and dance performance, narrative collaborator, Redrocks Dance Festival, June 2021
"Life is the Point," I Totally Relate Podcast, May 2021 Here
"Insatiably Curious," I Totally Relate Podcast, April 2021 Here
"Creativity and Connection," Brigham Young University Women's Conference, April 2021
"Rummaging Through Our Attics: Using Grief, Trauma, and Personal Experience to Enrich the Literary Effort," LDSPMA Conference, September 2020
"Harry Potter and the Literary Cultural Touchstones that Connect Us," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. July 31, 2020 Here
"Write about It: How to Communicate Through Times of Trauma," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. May 3, 2020 Here
"Creativity and Communication in Times of Crisis," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. April 6, 2020
"Recognizing the Spaces of Creativity," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. March 6, 2020 Here
"The Power and Art of the Essay," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. January 13, 2020. Here
"Writing your story," The Lisa Show, BYUradio, Provo, Utah. August 6, 2019. Here
"On Research and Writing in NonFiction," YANCON writing conference, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. July 11, 2019
"On the Importance of Visual Rhetoric in the Classroom," Brigham Young University Spring Modules for Writing Across the Curriculum, Provo, Ut. June 2019.
"On Women: Voices Heard and Unheard," UN Project, 63rd Commission on the Status of Women, New York, NY. March 19, 2019
Selected Poetry, Inscape Winners Panel, Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 24, 2017
"Essay Genome Project" 2017 Digital Humanities Symposium 2017, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 10, 2017
"Chromaticity: A Cycle in Shades" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
"Performed" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
"Baked" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 18, 2016
Essay Genome Project, NonfictioNow Conference, Flagstaff Arizona. Poster Presentation. October 28, 2015
"Staged" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 27, 2015
"Reclaimed" Brigham Young University Reading Series. Provo, UT. November, 2015
"In the Passenger Seat" Brigham Young University English Symposium. Provo, UT. March 28, 2014