Posted November 8, 2021: On Monday, October 18, 2021 I had the particular pleasure of speaking with Fordham Professor Keri Walsh’s “Modern Irish Literature” course on the topic of “What … Continue reading >What is Ocean Studies?, A Special Event
Posted October 11, 2021: Some people have expressed interest in my “Interspecies Friendship” class. This is an Advanced Literature Class that I’m teaching this fall (2021) at Fordham University. The … Continue reading >Reading List for Interspecies Friendship Course
Posted March 4, 2021: I’m excited to be teaching an English elective titled “Interspecies Friendship” in the fall at Fordham University. I’ve included a course description and brief introduction, below. … Continue reading >Interspecies Friendship
Posted January 30, 2021: I’m happy to report that I was a guest today on the podcast “Unchefed. ” I spoke with hosts Brendan Costello and Matt Carden on the … Continue reading >Guest on the Podcast “Unchefed”
Posted July 9, 2020: I believe that now is a rewarding time to revisit and reconsider historical periods of social change. In addition to my previous post about “The Long … Continue reading >Caribbean Revolts and Revolutions
Posted June 24, 2020: Though it is often overshadowed by the earlier 1965 Watts riots and the 1968 riots, “The Long Hot Summer of 1967” has many similarities with today’s … Continue reading >The Long Hot Summer of 1967
Posted June 23, 2020: I am excited to be teaching the online course “Ocean Life,” a writing intensive literature course that explores how depictions of ocean life reveal surprising insights … Continue reading >Ocean Life, Online Summer Course
Posted May 1, 2020: Having successfully defended my dissertation, “Subaqueous Poetics: Oceanic Depths in Modern and Contemporary Poetry,” on April 22, I am happy to announce that I am now … Continue reading >PhD Completed
Posted June 12, 2019: My poem “Migrant: A Triptych,” which received the Suzanna Cohen Legacy Foundation Prize has been published in vol. 1 of (un)common sense, with a special focus … Continue reading >“Migrant: A Triptych” Publication
Posted May 15, 2019: It is my great pleasure to announce that I have been selected as a Fordham Alumni Dissertation Fellow! This prestigious fellowship means I will have a … Continue reading >Alumni Dissertation Fellowship
Posted May 3, 2019: “Envision Your Way to Success: Using Composition of Place to Encourage Forethought in the Classroom” I’ll be discussing the benefits of adapting Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s … Continue reading >Fordham Graduate Seminar in Jesuit Pedagogy