Education
2012
2011
2004
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Playwriting, San Francisco State University
M.A. in English, Creative Writing, Poetry, San Francisco State University
B.A. in English Literature, Arizona State University
Appointments
2019 - Present
2015 - 2019
2013 - 2015
Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of English
Affiliate Faculty with Game Studies and Design Program, School of Information Sciences
Associate Program Chair and Instructor, University of Colorado Denver (Beijing, China), Department of English
Program Director and Instructor, Guangdong Peizheng College, School of Foreign Languages
Awards and Honors
Gold Medal for Short Animated Film, New Media | Digital Arts Film Festival UK
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Official Selection, Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival
Best Animation International, Short Film Category, Alternative Film Festival
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Grand Jury Prize, Best Screenplay, Film Invasion Los Angeles
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Winner, Best Science Fiction Teleplay, Fantasy and Science Fiction Film Festival
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Winner, Best Comedy Teleplay, Oregon Short Film Festival
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LAS Impact Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Included on "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent" in 7 of 8 semesters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Instructor of the Year, Guangdong Peizheng College
2024
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2023
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2023
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2020
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2019-2023
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2014
Skills
Game Engines: Unity, Unreal
3D Modeling Software: Blender
Adobe: After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere
Audio Editing Software: Audacity
Additional Skillsets: VR, AR, photogrammetry, motion capture, animation, industry standard formats (screenwriting, playwriting, etc.)
Teaching Experience
University of Illinois, at Urbana Champaign
Creative Game Design and Writing
Writing for a Web Presence
Global Business Communication
Principles of Technical Communication
Principles of Business Communication
University of Colorado, at Denver
Core Composition I, II
Screenwriting and Playwriting
Introduction to Creative Writing
Modern Drama as Literature
Guangdong Peizheng College
Oral English
Business Writing and Portfolio Development
Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction, and Playwriting
Creative Publications
Animation Film
2023
"Lyfe". Creator. New Media | Digital Arts Film Festival UK, Alternative Film Festival. Brooklyn Sci Fi Film Festival. Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival. Production.
Interactive Narrative Game
2020
"Adventures in Morality: An Interactive Case Study". Creator. Electronic Literature Organization Conference at the University of Central Florida. Art exhibition.
Screenplays
2021
2021
2019
“Nature > Nurture”. Los Angeles Film Awards Festival, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival, The International Horror Hotel Film Festival, Best Script Award.
“Rennies”. Film Invasion Los Angeles, Miami Screenplay Awards, Chicago Screenplay Awards, Oregon Short Film Festival.
“Time Space Speculum”. Sparrow Film Project. New York City. Production.
Stage Plays
2018
2017
2017
2012
2012
2009
2008
2007
“Spy in the House of Love,” Schapiro Theater, Columbia University, New York City. Production.
“Moon Therapy," Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Production.
“Application for Exile," Nash Studios, Columbia University, New York City. Production.
“Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway," Boxcar Studios, San Francisco, California. Showcased reading.
“Birthing a Time Bomb," One Act Fringe Festival, San Francisco, California. Production.
“Missing Jennifer Dryden," El Teatro de la Esperanza, San Francisco, California. Showcased reading.
“我们 Women," Base, Taichung, Taiwan. Production.
“East-West Project," Grooveyard, Taichung, Taiwan. Production.
Fiction
2018
2017
2016
2016
2015
“Confession on a Tracking Warrant," v. 1, IO Literary Journal. Online.
“NFL State on Fantasy Football Related Concussions," Higgs Weldon. Online.
“New App Narceexist," Instrinsick Magazine. Online.
“Latest Literary Subgenres," This Zine Will Change Your Life. Online.
“Anatomy of a Broken CPA," Mutilations on a Theme: Best Innovative College Writing. Jaded Ibis Press. Jamaica Plain, MA. Print.
Poetry
2012
2012
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
2001
“Train Wreck," Filling Station Literary Magazine. Calgary, Canada. Print.
“Love with the SEC in Mind" and "Mortgagee Notice," Borderline Poetry. Online.
“Girl in a Drugstore," Edgar Literary Review. Print.
“Untitled," First Class, v. 22. Print.
“Untitled," Branches Quarterly. Print.
"Lost Bear," Poetry Motel. Print.
"Name Your Poison," Concrete Wolf. Print.
"City of Rostro," Burning Leaf (presently Map: Literary), Online.
"Untitled," Passages in Time. Print.
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