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I'm a PhD graduate in English and Comparative Media, with years of experience as a writer, editor, and multimedia creator. I am a skilled, proactive, and enthusiastic collaborator, an experienced writer and researcher, and I am trained in digital tools including ArcGIS StoryMaps, Voyant, Audacity, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Premiere). I bring a track record of teaching, public-facing digital projects, and interdisciplinary research, and I am excited to contribute to roles that blend storytelling, data visualization, and creative media production.…I'm a PhD graduate in English and Comparative Media, with years of experience as a writer, editor, and multimedia creator. I am a skilled, proactive, and enthusiastic collaborator, an experienced writer and researcher, and I am trained in digital tools including ArcGIS StoryMaps, Voyant, Audacity, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Premiere). I bring a track record of teaching, public-facing digital projects, and interdisciplinary research, and I am excited to contribute to roles that blend storytelling, data visualization, and creative media production.

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I'm a PhD graduate in English and Comparative Media, with years of experience as a writer, editor, and multimedia creator. I am a skilled, proactive, and enthusiastic collaborator, an experienced writer and researcher, and I am trained in digital tools including ArcGIS StoryMaps, Voyant, Audacity, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Premiere). I bring a track record of teaching, public-facing digital projects, and interdisciplinary research, and I am excited to contribute to roles that blend storytelling, data visualization, and creative media production.…I'm a PhD graduate in English and Comparative Media, with years of experience as a writer, editor, and multimedia creator. I am a skilled, proactive, and enthusiastic collaborator, an experienced writer and researcher, and I am trained in digital tools including ArcGIS StoryMaps, Voyant, Audacity, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Premiere). I bring a track record of teaching, public-facing digital projects, and interdisciplinary research, and I am excited to contribute to roles that blend storytelling, data visualization, and creative media production.

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I’m a PhD graduate in English and Comparative Media, with years of experience as a writer, editor, and multimedia creator. I am a skilled, proactive, and enthusiastic collaborator, an experienced writer and researcher, and I am trained in digital tools including ArcGIS StoryMaps, Voyant, Audacity, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Premiere). I bring a track record of teaching, public-facing digital projects, and interdisciplinary research, and I am excited to contribute to roles that blend storytelling, data visualization, and creative media production.

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English

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Russian

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French

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Chinese

Intermediate

Yiddish

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Work Experience

Graduate Student Instructor at Vanderbilt University

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Designed and taught three freshman-level English courses as instructor of record: 'Fanfiction, Storyworlds, and Power' (Spring 2022), 'Narratives of Migration and Global Belonging' (Fall 2022), and 'Art and Archive, or What Does Cultural Preservation Look Like' (Spring 2023). Fully developed curricula and syllabi, created and graded all assignments, managed Brightspace pacing and classroom policies, held regular office hours, and fostered a safe, affirming classroom environment to maximize participation.

PhD Student Researcher at Vanderbilt University

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025

Successfully defended doctoral dissertation 'The Bloodless Diaspora: Queering Genealogy to Resist Assimilation into Whiteness in Twenty-First Century Media' under the supervision of Dr. Allison Schachter in July 2025. Co-organized the panel 'The Jewish Body as Disruption' for the 2023 Association for Jewish Studies Conference; presented papers at MELUS 2025, the 2023 AJS Conference, 2021 AJS Conference, 2020 AJS (Zoom), and 53rd NeMLA Convention; published in Fix-It Fics, Philip Roth Review, AJS Perspectives, and have a paper under review for Journal of Popular Film and Television.

Mellon Graduate Fellow in the Digital Humanities at Vanderbilt University

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022

Created a public-facing digital humanities project titled 'What is a Legible Jewish Experience? Or: how to use digital tools to understand which regions and experiences are treated as more “authentic”' (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f9dd33b14cb642bcb2b536722e0970e7). Formed working groups to address contemporary digital humanities concerns, such as data visualization and public-facing scholarship. Participated in 2020-2021 Mellon Digital Humanities Boot Camps, learning broad array of digital tools including Adobe Premiere, ArcGIS, StoryMaps, Tableau, Voyant, and Omeka.

President at Vanderbilt English Graduate Student Association

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022

Served as President for the 2021-2022 school year, and as Social Chair from 2019 to 2021. Facilitated student events, liaised between graduate students and faculty, ran EGSA board meetings, and paired new students with upper-year and faculty mentors.

Graduate Student Researcher at University of Victoria

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Defended Master’s thesis, 'New Men for a New World: Remodelled Masculinities in Jewish-Russian Literature (1903-1925)'; invited participant in the 2018 Visual Storytelling Colloquium on Holocaust research and pedagogy; invited participant in the 2017 Narratives of Memory, Migration, and Xenophobia Field School; delivered public lecture as Ian H. Stewart Graduate Fellow.

Online Editor at Dalhousie Gazette

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013

Online Editor; updated the publication’s website and social media, solicited and copy-edited columns, and collaborated with the broader editorial team, including hiring and training staff.

Website and Online Co-Ordinator at Dalhousie Arts and Social Sciences Society (DASSS)

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012

Website and Online Co-Ordinator; served on the organizing committee for the 3rd Annual DASSS Conference and helped manage online presence and events.

ESL Teacher at HESS International Education Organization

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016

Taught English to students aged 2–23; developed and executed lesson plans, conducted oral assessments, taught TOEFL/IELTS, and collaborated with local coworkers and parents.

ESL Teacher at Hair’s on Fire English School

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016

Taught English as a second language, developed curricula, and choreographed drama-based performances for varied age groups.