I remember when I first opened a copy of Euclid's Elements in 2012. At the time, it suddenly dawned on me that almost every English-speaking writer from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries had to study this book. Ever since, my research has focused on 18th- and 19th-century British literature and mathematics. I examine how this relationship complicates rather than essentializes human being, and thereby requires a re-evaluation of the "realism of the subject." This project is ongoing.
More recently, I have also been focusing on digital colonialism and what I call "the global ecodigital divide." This interdisciplinary study examines literary and other artistic representations of the historical and present-day connections between technology, systemic racism, and ecological destruction, from the transatlantic slave trade to mining cobalt in the DRC.
In the classroom, I teach literature, rhetoric and composition, the history of media, digital culture, and technical writing. I am trained to teach online and in person. I have also designed several service learning courses ("Social Justice and Digital Media"). All of my classes include hands-on activities. So if you take a class with me, you can definitely expect to make something (in addition to writing essays, of course!).
Outside the classroom, I chair the planning committee for Highline College's annual National Poetry Month series (2022–present). I also serve on the Two-Year College Association's PNW Regional Executive Committee (2024-present).