I earned my Ph.D. in Communication, Information, & Media from Rutgers University in 2024. Prior to Rutgers, I got my master's degree in English from Georgetown University, as well as a B.A. in English and B.S. in Secondary English and Communication Education from the Pennsylvania State University. Before returning to academia for graduate-level education, I gained experience as a high school English teacher in central Pennsylvania.

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I am currently an Assistant Professor in the University of Kentucky's School of Journalism and Media, which is housed in the College of Communication and Information. Most recently, I was a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor at Villanova University and a  Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Library & Information Science at Rutgers University. My research, which largely focuses on (new) media and politics, has been published in venues such as New Media & Society and The International Journal of Communication. 

 

I am an alumna of the Eagleton Institute of Politics Graduate Fellowship Program, and I have won both research and teaching awards.

 

When I am not pursuing my professional goals, I love to garden,

cook, read for pleasure, and snuggle with my dog, Penelope.