Education
January 2010 -May 2012
A.A. Northern New Mexico College
A.A. in General Studies
Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.8 at the age of 16
January 2010 - December 2013
BA Northern New Mexico College
BA In Interdisciplinary Studies with an Emphasis in Humanities, GPA 3.88 Magna Cum Laude at age 18
January- August 2014
University of New Mexico
Non Degree Seeking graduate student
August 2014 - May 2015
Eastern New Mexico University
M.A. Courses in English with Emphasis in: Literature and Cultural Studies
Fall 2016
Santa Fe Community College
Alternative Teaching License Opal Licensure Fall 2016
January 2015 - May 2016
St. John’s College
M.A. In Liberal Arts, Graduated May 2016
Written and Oral Thesis: A Question of Agency Legal and Religious Interpretations of Vere’s Innocence and Guilt in Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor.
Summer 2016
St. John’s College
Pilot Program Islamic Classics
September 2017-August 2018
St. John's College
M.A. In Eastern Classics, Graduated August 3, 2018
July 2019 - Concurrent
European Graduate School
Phd Student in the Division of
Philosophy, Art, and Critical
Thought
Experience
May 2010 – May 2012
Generation Next Writer
Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 2010– December 2013
Taekwondo Instructor
Black belt June 1, 2010
Second degree black belt June 1, 2013
Under Dong Hoon Kim
August – December 2014
Graduate Assistant
Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico Archived records in the ENMU Oral History Collection: Descriptive Bibliography of Alcohol Consumption, Transportation and Prohibition in Portales area Fall 2014.
February 2015-May 2015,
February 2016-May 2016
Proctor Senior Orals
St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 19, 2015- February 11, 2016
Simons Scholar Tutor
The New Mexico Simon Scholars Program, Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 2015-May 2016
K-12 Substitute Teacher
McCurdy Charter School, Espanola, New Mexico
August 5, 2016 –May 26, 2017
Sophomore Social Science Teacher
Espanola Valley High School, Espanola, New Mexico
January 2018- Present
Founder and Editor
Otherwise Engaged A Literary and Arts Journal
Conference Papers and Talks:
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Luz and the Washerwoman: Bridges and Barriers, a Reification of a Hero's Journey: A calling to Political Identity unanswered and Answered. Woman of the World Conference. Alexandria University, Egypt. March, 2023.
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Constructions of Space and Mind: A Look at Chomei’s Ten Foot Square Hut. Loneliness 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference. Online. September, 2023.
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Academic Achievement and Performative Excellence: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Cultural Erasure, Guilt, Shame and the Challenges of Merit Based Immigration in the United States. Memory, Guilt and Shame 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference. Online. October 26-27, 2023.
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The American Dream and Schrodinger’s Immigrant: An Analysis of U.S. Immigrant Metaphors. 6th Dreams, Phantasms and Memories International Interdisciplinary conference. Online. November 23-24, 2023.
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Trapped in the Terminal and Inhabiting Liminal Spaces: Anemoia, Fernweh, and Nostalgia the U.S. Immigrant in Film. Memory, melancholy and Nostalgia. 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference Gdańsk and online Dec 7, 2023.
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Commodified Narratives: Who gets to talk about US Immigrants and DACA? 4th Travelling, Transmission and Transgression. Online. March 21-22, 2024
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“The Art of Not Being Governed: Foucault and Anarchy” Freedom and Authenticity 6th International Interdisciplinary Conference. Online. August 23, 2024.
Poetry featured in Literary Journals:
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“Something Hear Besides Pleasant Whining,” El Portal, Spring 2015
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“Take Her lift her look at her” El Portal, Spring 2015 [Third Place]
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“Gynarchy,” the grout, Spring 2015
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“On Centipedes crushed on the sidewalk” the grout, Spring 2015
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“Rebels like Ourselves” The Moon, November 2017 [Honorable Mention Open Category]
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“Soul a Popped Balloon” The Mckinley Review, December 2018
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“A space to fly a kite” The Mckinley Review, December 2018
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“View my Complete Profile” The Mckinley Review, December 2018
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“Gynarchy,” Writing in A Woman’s Voice Jan 2019
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“Take Her lift her Look at Her,” Writing in A Woman’s Voice Jan 2019
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“That Summer” Palabras A Journal of Exchange, Feb 2019
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“A Space to Fly a Kite,” Palabras A Journal of Exchange, Feb 2019
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“Accidents,” Palabras A Journal of Exchange, Feb 2019
Playwright:
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The Dord is Sounding. Boog Poets Theater Festival. Torn Page. Stage reading. Feb.20.2023
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Glance that was a greeting. The Literal Challenge. Plethora of Plays. 2023.
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The Frog Prince. Dramatic Chaos Productions Spooky Anthology’23. 2023.
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Who is greener? The Literal Challenge. Plethora of Plays. 2024.
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Wherever You Know. The Literal Challenge. Plethora of Plays. 2024
Film:
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Participant. 100 films Directed by Pirooz Kalayeh, Johann Jacobs Museum Zurich, Switzerland. 2021.
Selected Newspaper Articles:
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Classics Corner: A perfect time to read Frankenstein, Santa Fe New Mexican Oct 8, 2010
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The Language of Tomorrow, Santa Fe New Mexican (400), Nov 19, 2010
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Book Review Dracula Sequel reads like fan fiction, Santa Fe New Mexican July 7, 2011
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Book Review Mother and Daughter Behind Two Classics, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 28, 2011
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Book Review Author captures city's 'flavor' in 'Cold Case', Santa Fe New Mexican, August 25, 2011
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Area teen’s recall subzero temperatures and days without natural gas Winter's bitter wrath, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 17, 2011
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Chicana author pushes the boundaries (Ana Castillo), Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov 25, 2011
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Teachers Need to Inspire Students (My view), Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 2, 2011.
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May the real terrorist please stand up, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 12, 2011.
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My View: Two poets' works debut on stage, (Antonio Machado and Federico García Lorca) Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 13, 2012
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Source for Sundeviles, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 9, 2012
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'Spectacle' molds future journalists, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 16, 2012
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Cultivating A College, Santa Fe New Mexican, March 30, 2012
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Opt out of Standardized Testing, Rio Grande Sun, July 17, 2014
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Stop Standardizing Students for Profit, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 20, 2014
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High School Student on School Board, Rio Grande Sun, Jan 26, 2017
Independently published Books:
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Essays on Agency and the Subaltern ISBN: 978-1986128193
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More Essays on Agency and the Question of the Subaltern ISBN-13: 978-1702231343
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The Saloons: A Descriptive Bibliography of Alcohol Consumption and Prohibition in the Portales Area ISBN: 978-1728888682 ( special collection Golden Library, ENMU Portales, NM)
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Critical Edition Philip Larkin poems: Toads & Toads Revisited. ISBN: 978-1796767018
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Zhuang Zi: The Pipes of Heaven and Earth (Illustrated: English/ Chinese) ISBN: 978-1986738521
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Zhuang Zi: The Dexterous Butcher (Illustrated, English/Chinese) ISBN: 978-1721181612
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Zhuang Zi: The Useless Tree( Illustrated; English/Chinese) ISBN: 978-1727802726
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Essays on Eastern Philosophy, History, and Literature ISBN: 978-1725934832
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Brother Grimm's: The Bremen Town Musicians ( Illustrated; German/English) ISBN: 978-1729178485
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Centipedes Crushed on the Sidewalk and Other Poems. (Poetry) ISBN: 978-1983467165
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On Part of a Creative (Poetry) ISBN: 978-1986213646
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Seasons of Her Tennant Life ( Poetry) ISBN: 978-1792834134
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The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare (A Graphic Novel Adaptation) ISBN: 978-1790310722
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The Land of the Summer. (Illustrated Children Book) ISBN: 978-1792793271
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Zhang Ruoxu's A Night of Blossom and Moonlight on the Yangtse in Springtime ISBN 978-1090630797
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Thistle Acting Out (Illustrated Children Book) ISBN: 978-1074413378
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Das Struwwelquengelchen von Niederkaufungen (German Language Children Book) ISBN:979-8619014655
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Special Seeds (Illustrated Children Book) ISBN: 979-8651992683
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The Fish and the Bicycle (Illustrated Children Book) ISBN: 978-1731282972
