Courses I've taught
at Michigan State University:
ENG 226—Intro to Creative Writing
ENG 490—Independent Study
ENG 499—Senior Thesis Research
ENG 899--Independent Study
WRA 101—Writing as Inquiry
WRA 110—Writing: Science & Technology
WRA 145—Men in America
WRA 150—The Evolution of American Thought
WRA 195H—Major Topics in American Thought (Honors)
WRA 355—Writing for Publication
WRA 380--Managing Publication Projects (WRA 470 relabeled)
WRA 453—Grant and Proposal Writing
WRA 470—Editing and Publishing
WRA 480—Publication Production I/Managing Publication I
WRA 481—Publication Production II/Managing Publication II
WRA 490—Independent Study
at Western Michigan University:
ENGL 1050—Thought and Writing
ENGL 2220—Literature & Culture of the U.S.
ENGL 2660—Writing Fiction & Poetry
ENGL 3200—American Literature I
ENGL 3660—Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 5990—Independent Study
ENG 226—Intro to Creative Writing
ENG 490—Independent Study
ENG 499—Senior Thesis Research
ENG 899--Independent Study
WRA 101—Writing as Inquiry
WRA 110—Writing: Science & Technology
WRA 145—Men in America
WRA 150—The Evolution of American Thought
WRA 195H—Major Topics in American Thought (Honors)
WRA 355—Writing for Publication
WRA 380--Managing Publication Projects (WRA 470 relabeled)
WRA 453—Grant and Proposal Writing
WRA 470—Editing and Publishing
WRA 480—Publication Production I/Managing Publication I
WRA 481—Publication Production II/Managing Publication II
WRA 490—Independent Study
at Western Michigan University:
ENGL 1050—Thought and Writing
ENGL 2220—Literature & Culture of the U.S.
ENGL 2660—Writing Fiction & Poetry
ENGL 3200—American Literature I
ENGL 3660—Advanced Fiction Writing
ENGL 5990—Independent Study
recent creative readings i've given
Michigan College English Association
East Lansing, MI. October 18, 2020.
Prime Number Magazine
Online Reading, by invitation. Fall 2020.
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
Creative Writing Online Reading. May 29, 2020.
Michigan College English Association
East Lansing, MI. October 5, 2019.
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
East Lansing, MI. May 16-18, 2019.
MSU WRAC Faculty Readings
East Lansing, MI. April 19, 2019.
REO Reading Series
East Lansing, MI. November 29, 2018. Reading by invitation.
East Lansing, MI. October 18, 2020.
Prime Number Magazine
Online Reading, by invitation. Fall 2020.
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
Creative Writing Online Reading. May 29, 2020.
Michigan College English Association
East Lansing, MI. October 5, 2019.
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
East Lansing, MI. May 16-18, 2019.
MSU WRAC Faculty Readings
East Lansing, MI. April 19, 2019.
REO Reading Series
East Lansing, MI. November 29, 2018. Reading by invitation.
selected conference and academic presentations i've given
“The Bottomless Bog and the Mistress of Murder Hill: How Folklore Informs the Fictions and Histories of Midwestern Writers.” Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. 2019 Annual Symposium. East Lansing, MI. May 16-18, 2019. (Panelist for Discussion).
“Reframing and Revising the English Major: A Proposed Response to Stagnant and Declining Enrollment Numbers in English Programs.” Panel moderator. Michigan College English Association 2017 Conference: Authority and Agency. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. October 27, 2017.
“Would You Write More, or What? The Quest to Publish Historically-Based Creative Writing in the Contemporary Literary Marketplace.” Panel organizer. Fifty-Second International Congress on Medieval Studies. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. May 11-14, 2017.
American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
2017 National Conference. San Diego, CA. April 12-15, 2017. “Wherefore Art Thou Midwest?: Agreement and Disagreement in Midwestern Topographies.”
“Real or Not Real?: Michael Martone, the Midwest, and Memory.” Panel on Michael Martone/Martone as respondent. Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature.
2016 Annual Symposium: Writing the Midwest. East Lansing,
MI. June 2-4, 2016.
Mentoring Panel for Graduate Students. Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. 2016 Annual Symposium: Writing the Midwest. East Lansing, MI. June 2-4, 2016. (Invited Panelist).
“Reframing and Revising the English Major: A Proposed Response to Stagnant and Declining Enrollment Numbers in English Programs.” Panel moderator. Michigan College English Association 2017 Conference: Authority and Agency. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. October 27, 2017.
“Would You Write More, or What? The Quest to Publish Historically-Based Creative Writing in the Contemporary Literary Marketplace.” Panel organizer. Fifty-Second International Congress on Medieval Studies. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. May 11-14, 2017.
American Culture Association/Popular Culture Association
2017 National Conference. San Diego, CA. April 12-15, 2017. “Wherefore Art Thou Midwest?: Agreement and Disagreement in Midwestern Topographies.”
“Real or Not Real?: Michael Martone, the Midwest, and Memory.” Panel on Michael Martone/Martone as respondent. Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature.
2016 Annual Symposium: Writing the Midwest. East Lansing,
MI. June 2-4, 2016.
Mentoring Panel for Graduate Students. Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. 2016 Annual Symposium: Writing the Midwest. East Lansing, MI. June 2-4, 2016. (Invited Panelist).
