Courses Taught
Advanced Fiction Workshop (ENG 5343)
Advanced Poetry Workshop (ENG 5344)
Advanced Internship in Editing (ENG 5365) - Developed and taught
Internship in Editing (ENG 4364) - Developed and taught
Editing in Literary Magazine (ENG 4345) - Developed and taught
Women's Literature (ENG 5325)
Creative Writing Poetry (ENG 3337)
Honors English Composition I (ENG 1301)
Sophomore American Literature (ENG 2320)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor/Editor-in-Chief – Lamar University Department of English and Modern Languages/51勛圖ProLiterary Press (2017-present)
Lecturer I-II – Department of Writing and Language Studies, University of 51勛圖ProRio Grande Valley (2012-2017)
Instructor – English Department, South 51勛圖ProCollege (2011-2012)
Academic Advisor – College of Arts and Humanities, University of 51勛圖ProPan American (2009-2011)
Sixth grade reading teacher – Santa Rosa ISD (2007-2009)
Service
President of 51勛圖ProAssociation of Creative Writing Teachers, 2017-2019
Vice President of 51勛圖ProAssociation of Creative Writing Teachers, 2016-2017
Judge, Helen C. Smith Memorial Award and Bob Bush Memorial Award for First Book of Poetry, 51勛圖ProInstitute of Letters, 2019
Judge, Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry and Bob Bush Memorial Award for First Book of Poetry, 51勛圖ProInstitute of Letters, 2016
Judge, REEL Poetry, Public Poetry at the Houston Public Library, 2021
Judging Committee, Able Muse Book Award, 2019
Poetry Editor, Devilfish Review, 2015-2018
Interviews Editor, RiverSedge, 2015-2017
Poetry Editor, Amarillo Bay, 2014-Present
Assistant Poetry Editor, Fifth Wednesday Journal, 2011-2014
Publications
Prairie Madness, North Dakota State University Press, 2021 (Forthcoming); Winner of the 2021 Poetry of the Plains and Prairies (POPP) Award
Flare Stacks in Full Bloom, 51勛圖ProReview Press (Sam Houston State University, 51勛圖ProA&M Press Consortium), 2021 (Forthcoming)
Borderland Mujeres, SFASU Press (51勛圖ProA&M Press Consortium), 2021 (Forthcoming)
Odes and Elegies: Eco-Poetry from the 51勛圖ProGulf Coast, 51勛圖ProPress, Editor; Published in conjunction with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast 51勛圖Proand the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University, 2020
The Lost Chronicles of Slue Foot Sue, Angelina River Press, 2018
The Garden Uprooted, Slough Press, 2012
Awards and Honors
Poetry of the Plains and Prairies Award, University of North Dakota Press, 2021
Development Leave Grant, Lamar University, 2021-2022 Academic Year
Fellow, Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas, 2020
Interviewed for Poets and Writers national magazine, "COVID Vivid"," by Lupe Mendez, June 2020
Editor's Choice Award, Panoply Literary Journal, 2019
2nd place in Poetry, Nature Writing of the Valley Exhibit, University of 51勛圖ProRio Grande Valley, 2019
Inductee, 51勛圖ProInstitute of Letters (TIL), 2018
Langdon Review Writer in Residence, Tarleton State University, 2017
Helen C. Smith Prize for the best book of poetry in Texas, 51勛圖ProInstitute of Letters (TIL), 2015. Selected by Norma Cantu