Professional Service

  • Transformative Works and Cultures. journal board member. 04/2016 - present
  • The Common Reader: Ideas and Inquiry from Washington University in St. Louis. Editorial Board. 09/2013 - present
  • Rocky Mountain European Studies Conference. Role: Member. Conference Committee. 09/2011 - 10/2012
  • NASSR. Conference Committee. 01/2011 - 08/2011

Internal Service

  • Filled in for Jeremy Rosen on the Faculty Senate. 01/01/2021 - 06/01/2021. University service.
  • Headed committee to rewrite the English Departmental Handbook . 04/30/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Honorary Degrees. 09/2016 - 06/2017. University service.
  • MA Exam Committee. 09/2015 - 06/2018. Department service.
  • Faculty Development Committee. 09/2015 - 06/2017. College service.
  • Outreach Committee. member, 09/02/2013 - 05/01/2014. Department service.
  • Faculty Senate. 09/2013 - 06/2016. University service.
  • Project Muse. Faculty Consultant, Mentor, Speaker/panelist, 10/2012 - 04/2013. University service.
  • Graduate Committee. Member, 09/2011 - 10/2014. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Lecture series, partnership with King's English Bookshop, elementary school visits as part of University Professorship "The World of Children's Literature". 09/2016 - 07/2018
  • YA Boot Camp--community writing workshop with The King's English. Work with local writers, editors, an agent who represents local writers. Working to establish ongoing series. 11/2013 - present
  • Visiting writers to ENGL 5885 "YA Lit." These public lectures attracted a community audience. Visiting writers also did public readings/signings at The King's English and in some cases visited schools. 01/2013 - 04/2013
  • SB Dance --Cultural Confidential series: Creativity and Control. 09/2012 - 09/2012
  • SB Dance, Homeless Youth Resource Center, Trevor Project, Point Foundation, Human Rights Campaign, Husbands The Series--Husbands UniTy event to raise awareness and funds for at-risk LGBT Utah youth. 08/2012 - present

Outreach

  • Brought visitors to local schools in connection with Smart TV class. 02/2011 - 03/2011
  • Work with local high school students on college/university applications. 01/2011 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Scholar Award. College of Humanities, 10/01/2020
  • University Professor. University of Utah, 05/2016
  • Faculty Research Award, for research on Kafka at Oxford University, 2014. University of Utah, 04/2014
  • Faculty Fellowship. University of Utah, 03/2011
  • Faculty Fellowship. University of Utah, 03/2011

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