August 2022 - present
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GERMAN
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
August 2017 - August 2022
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GERMAN
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
August 2016 - May 2017
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GERMAN
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
August 2015 - May 2016
ANDREW W. MELLON DOCTORAL FELLOW
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
September 2014-August 2015
FULBRIGHT DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
GERMAN-AMERICAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION
FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN / MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR BILDUNGSFORSCHUNG
EDUCATION
PHD IN GERMAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Doctoral-Level Certificate in Cultural Studies, 2014
Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Doctoral Candidate, Freie Universität Berlin, 2014-2015
MA IN GERMAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
BA IN GERMAN, HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
Summa cum laude. Honors program diploma.
DAAD Undergraduate Scholar at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 2008-2009
AWARDS, HONORS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
Madison Caucus for Gender Equality Professional Development Award, James Madison University, 2023
College of Arts & Letters Mini Grant, James Madison University​, 2023
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College of Arts & Letters Course Development Grant, James Madison University​, 2022
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College of Arts & Letters Mini Grant, James Madison University​, 2021
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College of Arts & Letters Educational Leave, James Madison University​, 2019
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Edna T. Shaeffer Humanist Award, James Madison University​, 2018
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European Studies Center Small Grant for Faculty Research and Travel, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
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Speaking in the Disciplines Faculty Seminar Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2016
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Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2015-2016
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Cultural Studies Small Grant for Summer Research, 2015
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Fulbright U.S. Student Graduate Research Fellowship, Berlin, Germany, 2014-2015
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Long-Term Research Grant, award declined, 2014-2015
German Historical Institute (GHI) Archival Summer Seminar in Germany, 2014
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Cultural Studies Small Grant for Summer Research, 2014
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Graduate School Experience in German Studies Program Fellow at Ohio State University, 2009
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Undergraduate Scholarship, Heidelberg, Germany, 2008-2009