Education
MA in English, concentration in composition and rhetoric (2011)
University of Michigan-Flint
BA in Journalism, external specialty in English (2006)
Michigan State University
Awards
Finalist, Reporting, City and Regional Magazine Association Awards, 2023
● Winner, Feature Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit Chapter, 2023
● Finalist, Best Online Feature, 2014, Society of Professional Journalists.
● Finalist, Best Multimedia Storytelling, 2014, Michigan Press Association.
● Third place, Best Writer, 2013 Michigan Press Association.
● Third place, Best News Column, 2013 Michigan Press Association.
● Pushcart Prize Nominee (2013).
● Winner, David Diamond Writing Prize, 2011 Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature Conference.
● Member of Michigan Association of School Boards Media Honor Roll (2010).
● Third place, Feature Writing, 2009 Michigan Press Association.
● Third place, Local Columnist, 2009 Michigan Press Association.