The College of

Arts and Sciences

 

MA TESL/Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University 
BA English/TEFL, Oklahoma Christian University

 

Areas of Interest & Expertise

• Disability Studies

• Disability/Crip Linguistics

• Queer Linguistics

• Rhetoric

• Digital Humanities

Recent Courses Taught

• Disability Studies-Focused Composition I

• International Composition I

• Introduction to Linguistics

• Intercultural Communication

• Perspectives in Literature

Professional Appointments or Professional Service

• Closed Captioning Project for Online Writing Center, OSU

• TESLing Spring Forum 2021 Conference Executive Director

• TESLing President, 2020-2021

• TESLing Vice President, 2019-2020

• Visiting Instructor of English, Oklahoma Christian University, 2016-2019

Selected Publications

• Co-editor for Scientific Writing for Publication by Steph Link

Selected Conference Presentations

• A battle or a journey? Use of metaphor by young women with chronic illness. High Desert Linguistics Society, 2022.

• “But, honestly, no:” Disability identity in chronic illness: A conversation analysis of how young adults with chronic illness construct their health identities. Presenter at Sociolinguistics Symposium (SOSY), 2021.

• “Broken” narratives: How Instagram creates space for chronic pain stories. Presenter at Southwest Popular and American Culture Association, 2021. 

Awards and Recognition

• Carol G. Preston Award for Social Justice Research

• TESLing Leadership Award

• Gene Halleck Award for Teaching Excellence

• TESLing President’s Award

• EQuaL Scholarship Recipient

• Second Mile Award (Oklahoma Christian University)

Current Research

• The #ActuallyAutistic community and disabled agency on Twitter