Research and Professional Groups

  • Project Narrative Summer Institute
​In July 2017 I participated in the Project Narrative Summer Institute at The Ohio State University. The theme of the workshop was "Queer and Feminist Narrative Theories: Interdisciplinary Methodologies" and the program was co-directed by Amy Schuman and Robyn Warhol. Having the opportunity to converse with this interdisciplinary group of scholars helped me to further refine the theoretical foundation of my current book project. 
  • Leader, Graduate Scholars Colloquium in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke​
​From Fall 2015 to May 2017 I served as a co-leader of the Women's Studies Graduate Scholars Colloquium, a forum for graduate students interested in gender and sexuality studies to share works-in-progress and engage in interdisciplinary discussions. As a colloquium leader I was responsible for organizing speakers and respondents, arranging food and drinks for the events, and creating a supportive and productive atmosphere for discussion. Participating in the colloquium opened up my network of colleagues to graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from departments throughout the university. In addition, it provided me with a forum to share my own work with an interdisciplinary audience. 
  • Preparing Future Faculty Program
​During the 2015-2016 academic year I was selected as a Preparing Future Faculty fellow. As a fellow I was paired with a faculty mentor at Meredith College, Dr. Veronique Machelidon. Throughout the year I attended faculty meetings, classes, and other events at Meredith in order to learn more about life as a foreign languages professor at a small, liberal arts college for women. I also was invited to give a lecture at Meredith, the title of which was, "Medea, Disjointed: Violence, Feminism, Narration." As a PFF fellow I also had the opportunity to interact with faculty at other campuses in North Carolina including Durham Tech, Elon, and NC Central.
  • Center for Philosophy, Art and Literature (PAL) Faculty Reading Group
​During the 2014-2015 academic year I was one of only a few graduate students invited to participate in a year-long faculty reading group entitled "Whose Kafka? Multiplicity Reception and Interpretation." Every month we would meet to discuss the works of Franz Kafka and various secondary literature with invited guests including Mark Anderson, Martin Puchner, Vivian Liska, Jean-Michel Rabaté, and John Zilcosky. 
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reading Group
​As a member of this reading group, which met twice a semester, I had the opportunity to discuss relevant trends in foreign language pedagogy with colleagues from both German and Romance Languages. We read an article or series of articles on a specific pedagogical technique or trend (flipped classrooms, teaching culture in the language classroom, etc.), debated the pros and cons of these approaches and considered ways to improve our own teaching based on the practices outlined in the readings.
  • Graduate Student Representative to the Duke Faculty
​During the spring semester of 2015 I served as the graduate student representative at departmental faculty meetings at Duke. I attended the faculty meetings throughout the semester and reported any graduate student concerns to the faculty. Afterwards I reported back to my colleagues about any relevant discussions and information.