Teaching
Teaching Fields
Hemispheric American literatures, Literature and Environment, Multi-Ethnic American literatures, Global Anglophone literatures, Twentieth and Twenty-first century literature, Contemporary literature, Caribbean literature, Postcolonial literature, Composition
Recent Courses
Recently Offered Courses
Sea Fiction as Global Literature
Fall, 2019, University of Virginia — An introductory literature seminar, designed for non-English majors and potential English majors. Syllabus coming soon!
Beach Reads, Littorally
Spring, 2018, University of Virginia — An introductory literature seminar, designed for non-English majors and potential English majors. See the syllabus here.
Considering Climate Change
Spring, 2016, University of Virginia — A first-year writing seminar, designed to emphasize the relationships between research, argument, and public discourse. See the syllabus here.
Additional Courses
Additional Courses
These are courses for which I have developed syllabi, but that I have not yet taught. Sample syllabi are available upon request.
Navigating Diaspora
Multi-Ethnic Americas
Environmental Justice in World Literature
Science and Empire