Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

  • New York University

    • Ph.D. English, expected 2031

  • The City College of New York

    • M.A. English Literature, January 2026

  • University of Pennsylvania

    • B.A. English with Honors, May 2021

    • Summa cum laude

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

The City College of New York, New York, NY. August 2024-May 2026

  • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of English

    • World Humanities II (post-18th century literature course)

    • Writing the Body: Narratives of (Un)wellness (themed freshman composition course)

    • Freshman Composition

PUBLICATION

Review

  • Review of Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, by Chris A. Eng. MELUS:  Mult-Ethnic Literature of the United States, vol. 51, no. 1, Spring 2026, pp. 189-191.

Non-Academic Publications (Selected)

  • Album review of “Black From Blackalachia,” by Moses Sumney. Pitchfork, December 15, 2021.

  • Album review of “Wednesday,” by Twin Plagues. Pitchfork, August 19, 2021.

  • Track review of “Kill Me,” by Indigo De Souza. Pitchfork, June 22, 2021.

  • “Remembrance texts.” Jacket2, November 2, 2020. Capsule review.

  • “Transfigurations/abstractions.” Jacket2, July 16, 2019. Capsule review.

  • “Anybody, nobody, somebody.” Jacket2, June 5, 2018. Capsule review.

CONFERENCES

  • Presenter, “‘Thawing of the knotted flesh’: The Inhabited Body in Dictee and The Salt Eaters,” as part of the panel “Asian American Embodiment and Gesture.” MELUS Conference, April 3-6, 2025.

  • Seminar Participant, “Intimate Methods.” Modernist Studies Associations Conference, November 7-10, 2024. Submitted a short paper, “Ventriloquizing the Asian American,” for discussion.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

  • Co-Organizer, English Department Graduate Conference at the City College of New York, May 9, 2025.

    • Chaired “Feelings, Performance, Altered States” panel.

  • Co-Organizer, English Department Graduate Conference at the City College of New York, May 17, 2024.

    • Delivered opening remarks.

AWARDS & HONORS

Fellowship

  • Henry M. MacCracken Fellowship, New York University, 2026-2031.

Grant

  • Feder Grant, The City College of New York, 2024 & 2025.

Honors

  • Recipient, The Meyer Cohn Graduate Essay Award in Literature, The City College of New York, 2025. Awarded for the best essay in literary criticism by a graduate student.

  • Honorable Mention, Creative Writing Honors Thesis Prize, University of Pennsylvania, 2021.

  • Recipient, RealArts@Penn Prize, University of Pennsylvania, 2021.

  • Finalist, The Nora Magid Prize, University of Pennsylvania, 2021. Shortlisted for a prize given to a senior who shows outstanding promise in non-fiction writing.

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Writing Center Tutor, The City College of New York, Sept 2024-Dec 2024

  • Provided one-on-one writing support to undergraduate and graduate students in all stages of the writing process. Brainstormed, provided feedback, and collaborated with writers across disciplines.

Editorial Fellow, Pitchfork, Jun 2021-Jan 2022

  • Wrote over 10 articles of music criticism and analysis. Fact-checked and proofread over 50 music reviews and interviews. Internship awarded as part of University of Pennsylvania’s RealArts@Penn Prize.

Editorial Assistant, Jacket2, Sept 2017-Dec 2020

  • Copyedited over 70 critical essays on poetry and poetics in adherence to the Chicago style. Wrote capsule reviews of contemporary poetry collections.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Multi-Ethnic Literature in the United States (MELUS)

  • Modernist Studies Association (MSA)

LANGUAGES

Mandarin: Fluent

Spanish: Conversational