currently
production associate at nyu press
also:
freelance book designer / typesetter
freelance media translator (clients include cj enm, jtbc studios, independent korean filmmakers)
poetry editor & translator at the hanok review
education
2020 • University of Connecticut
Master of Arts, English
Graduate Certificate, Literary Translation
Thesis: “Getting with the Times (New Roman): The Significance of Considering Typeface in Contemporary Literary Studies”
Field Interests & Areas of Research: multicultural American literature & poetics, Asian American studies, contemporary genre studies, media studies & material texts, visual culture, women’s writing, translation studies & theory
2016 • Emory University
Bachelor of Arts, English
Major Concentration: Multicultural American Literature
Minor: Educational Studies
experience
2020–22 • Proofreader & Book Designer, World Poetry Books
2020–21 • Apprentice, Ugly Duckling Presse
2019–20 • Graduate Assistant Director, UConn Aetna Endowed Chair of Writing
2017–18 • Scoring Director, Data Recognition Corporation (2017 Missouri Grade 8 Science, 2018 Georgia Grade 8 Writing, 2018 Missouri Grade 8 Science Field Test)
honors
2020 • First Place (Film/English) & Top Ten Finalist (Webtoon/English), Literature Translation Institute of Korea Inaugural Media Translation Contest
2019 • Aetna Translation Award, UConn Creative Writing
2017 • Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers Scholar
2012 • Emory QuestBridge Scholar
teaching
Instructor of Record
F’19 • ENGL 1010 Seminar in Academic Writing: “Writing in the Key of Life: Life-Writing in a Digital Age” (Leadership Learning Community Reserve Course), First-Year Writing at the University of Connecticut
S’19, F’18 • ENGL 1010 Seminar in Academic Writing: “Visions of American Motherhood & Mothering,” First-Year Writing at the University of Connecticut
Teaching Assistant / Tutor
S’15 • EDS 440: Introduction to Teaching (with Dr. Morgan Faison), Educational Studies at Emory University
2014–15 • Writing Center, Emory University
Pedagogy Design / University Student Life
2014 • Curriculum Intern, Teaching in the Urban South (TITUS) Community-University Partnership
2013–14 • Launch Intern & Office Assistant, Emory Office of International Student Life