ABOUT
currently
A Visiting Assistant Professor at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA. Directing and teaching Theatre History, Black American Theatre History, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Introduction to Theatre, and Acting.
PREVIOUSLY
Trained with Association of Mental Health Coordinators (certified coordinator in 2025), Theatrical Intimacy Education (EAP ‘22, Advanced Plus Diploma), iO, The Embody Lab (Embodied Social Justice Certificate), Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium (certified teacher in 2025), Arizona Trauma Institute, the Michael Chekhov Association, Sojourn Theatre Company, 500 Clown, Pig Iron Theatre Company, SITI Company, the Lessac Training and Research Institute, Improbable Theatre, Albany Park Theatre Project, Celebration Barn, The Second City, and Intimacy Coordinators of Color.
BFA Acting, Northern KY University
MFA Acting, University of VA
PhD Theatre: Performance, History, Theory, The OH State University
Certified Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique.
Associate Faculty and Wellness Coordinator with the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium.
HISTORICALLY
Born in Alabama. Raised in Kentucky. Enriched in North Carolina. Schooled in Virginia. Adulted in Chicago. PhD’d in Ohio.
Child of Ann and Duane.
Sibling to Katie and Kelsey.