About

I direct the Writing Center at the University at Albany, where I also teach undergraduate courses in writing and literary studies. Originally from Seattle, Washington, I studied at The Evergreen State College, The University of Washington, and Carnegie Mellon University before coming to Albany. My dissertation, “Meeting Places: The Entanglements of Poetry and Science in the Modern American Imagination,” received the University at Albany Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2021, and I was named the 2024 Torch Professor by the graduating class for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Since 2022, I have worked as one of the founding organizers of The Tautegory Project. I love to cook, watch films, and travel with my wife and friends.