Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. German Literature and Culture, The Pennsylvania State University (2017)
Minor in Literary Theory, Criticism, and Aesthetics
Dissertation Title: "The Self-Destructing Text: Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil and the Limits of Avant-Garde Narrative"
Advisors: Daniel Purdy (Chair), Samuel Frederick, Sabine Doran, Jonathan Eburne, and Thomas O. Beebee
B.A. German and Philosophy (Dual Degrees), Michigan State University (2004)
Minor/Cognate in Mathematics
With Special Honors (Honors College), summa cum laude
Study Abroad
Research Fellowship, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/Germany (Winter 2011-12)
Graduate Student Exchange, Philipps-Universität Marburg/Germany (Academic Year 2008-09)
Advanced Language Course, FUBIS at the Freie Universität Berlin/Germany (Summer 2006)
German Language and Culture in Mayen, Germany, Michigan State University (Summer 2003)
Fellowships and Awards
Baden-Württemburg Foundation Research Fellowship (Winter 2011-12)
External Funding Incentive Award, Penn State College of Liberal Arts (2011)
Walter Edwin and Dr. Regina Block Thompson Fellowship, Penn State University (2006-11)
Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior, MSU Dept. of Linguistics and Languages (2004)
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Academics, MSU College of Arts and Letters (2004)
Alumni Distinguished Freshman Scholarship, MSU (2000-2004)
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, State of Michigan (2000-2004)
Jeffrey and Kathryn Cole International Study Award, MSU Honors College (2003-04)
Study Abroad Grant and Scholarship, MSU Office of Study Abroad (2003)
Benjamin-Miller Award for Outstanding Sophomore in Philosophy, MSU Department of Philosophy (2002)
Original Publications
(forthcoming) "The Seduction of Narrative Desire: An Unnatural Reading of Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil." Storyworlds, 12.1-2 (2023): tbd.
"Preparing the Unprepared: Introducing Nudge Theory to the Foreign Language Classroom." Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 55.2 (2023): 30-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/tger.12244
"Die Rezeptionsästhetik der Resignation: On Difficulty in Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil." Journal of Austrian Studies, 53.1 (2020): 45-68.
Other Publications
Review of Hermann Broch und die Romantik, edited by Doren Wohlleben and Paul Michael Lützeler. Journal of Austrian Studies, 49.3-4 (2016): 158-160.
Model syllabus for hybrid course (online supplementary materials) for Stationen: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe, Third Edition, by Prisca Augustyn and Nikolaus Euba, Boston: Cengage, 2014
(As translator) Damir Barbarić. "Rhythmized Movement." Research in Phenomenology, 43.3 (2013): 405-418.
Review of »Sich an den Tod heranpürschen...«: Hermann Broch und Egon Vietta im Briefwechsel 1933-1951, edited by Silvio Vietta and Roberto Rizzo. Journal of Austrian Studies, 46.1 (2013): 107-109.
See also Works in Progress.
Conference Presentations and Papers
"A Literature for Everyone and No One: Alternative Reception Aesthetics in Exile." World Literature and the Minor Conference, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, May 5-7, 2021.
"Academic Honesty After Artificial Intelligence" (E-Poster). ACTFL Convention and World Languages Expo, Washington, D.C., November 22-24, 2019.
"The Hellish Metatext: Eschatology and Contrition in Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil." 2017 Conference of the Austrian Studies Association, Chicago, IL, March 17, 2017.
"Transgressing the Empirical: Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil and the 'Stream-of-Death' Technique." 2015 Conference of the Austrian Studies Association, Dearborn, MI, March 27, 2015.
"The Narratology of the Avant Garde in the Modernist Stream-of-Consciousness." Narration Seminar at the German Studies Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 5, 2013.
(As translator) Damir Barbarić. "Rhythmized Movement." International Klee Conference, Boston College, October 18, 2012.
"The Bonfire of the Nation Myth: Hermann Broch's Anti-Mythic Method in Der Tod des Vergil." (Re)Making Myths: The Creation, Use, and Abuse of Myths in German Literature, History, and Culture, Brown University, April 22, 2011.
(As translator) Tobias Berg, Sascha Mölls, and Timo Willershausen. "The Impact of Uncertainty on the Value of (Real-)Options: Are Black and Scholes mistaken?" International Real Options Conference, Madrid, Spain, June 20, 2009. Available: http://www.realoptions.org/papers2009/35.pdf.
"Deifying the Author: Projecting the Limits of Authorship in Friedrich Schlegel's 'Über Goethes Meister'." Northeast Modern Language Association Conference, Buffalo, New York, April 10-13, 2008.
"The Moment of the Image: Walter Benjamin's Temporal Politics of Visual Media." Twelfth Annual Focus on German Studies Graduate Student Conference, University of Cincinnati, October 26-27, 2007.
Invited Lectures and Presentations
"Academic Honesty After Artificial Intelligence." Wabash College Humanities Colloquium, Crawfordsville, Indiana, March 30, 2020.
"Github and Git: An Introduction to Content Tracking in the Digital Humanities." Software in the Humanities and Social Sciences Workshop, University Park, PA, December 6, 2017.
"This Novel Will Self-Destruct: Avant-Gardiste Resignation in Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil." MSU German Colloquium, East Lansing, MI, March 29, 2017.
"Directly Quoting the Mind: Time and Stream-of-Consciousness Narrative in Early 20th Century German Literature." Penn State Graduate Exhibition, University Park, PA, March 29, 2010.
Language and Literature Teaching Assistants Preparation Panel, Penn State New Graduate Student Orientation, University Park, PA, August 21, 2008.
Teaching Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor of German, Wabash College, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Elementary German I [A1] (Fall 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Elementary German II [A1-A2] (Spring 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
German Conversation and Composition [B2] (Fall 2019, 2020, 2021)
Introduction to German Literature [B2-C1] (Spring 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
German Intellectual History 1750-Present [C1-C2] (Fall 2022)
Studies in German Culture: Die Dekadenz Babylons [C1+] (Spring 2020)
German Cultural History from Tacitus to Nazism [in English] (Spring 2021)
Important Books: Senior Colloquium [in English; guest instructor] (Fall 2020 and 2022, Spring 2020 and 2022)
German Senior Capstone Independent Study: Marxism and the Frankfurt School (Spring 2023)
Visiting Instructor, Kalamazoo College, Department of German
Elementary German I [A1] (Fall 2018)
Elementary German II [A1-A2] (Winter 2019)
German Stories and Histories/Young Adult Literature [B2-C1] (Winter 2015, 2016, 2018)
Visiting Instructor, Western Michigan University, Department of World Languages and Literatures
Elementary German I [A1] (Fall 2015, 2018)
German for Reading Proficiency I (Graduate Course) (Summer 2018)
German Composition [C1] (Fall 2015)
Lecturer in German, Penn State Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures
Elementary German II Online [A1-A2] (Fall 2013 and 2014)
Intermediate German I Online Intensive [A2] (Summer 2017)
Online Course Technical Coordinator, Penn State World Campus
Course and web design, technical assistance for all German online offerings. (Fall 2014)
German Adjunct Instructor, Susquehanna University, Department of Modern Languages
Intermediate German I [A2] (Fall 2012)
Intermediate German II [A2-B1], with Diversity and Teamwork Intensives. Syllabus (Spring 2013)
Graduate Teaching Assistant in German, Penn State Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures
Elementary German I [A1] (Fall 2005)
Elementary German I Online [A1] (Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Spring 2010)
Elementary German I Intensive (co-listing) [A1] (Summer 2012)
Elementary German II [A1-A2] (Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2011)
Elementary German II Online [A1-A2] (Fall 2008 and 2011)
Elementary German II Intensive (co-listing) [A2] (Summer 2012)
Intermediate German I [A2-B1] (Fall 2009 and 2010)
Intermediate German II [B1] (07-08/2010)
German Culture & Civilization through 1945 (course assistant) (Spring 2006, Fall 2008)
Russian Culture & Civilization through 1945 (course assistant) (Spring 2006)
Introduction to the Study of German Literature [C1+] (course assistant) (Spring 2006)
Lehrkraft von Englisch/Instructor of English, Sprachenzentrum Philipps-Universität Marburg/Germany
Skills Practice: Reading, Writing, Speaking [B2] (Winter 2008-09)
Consolidation Class I Group A [B2] (Summer 2009)
English for Academic Purposes: Academic Writing Course Natural Sciences [C1] (Winter 2008-09)
K-12 Substitute Teacher, Mason-Lake Intermediate School District (Ludington, MI) (2005-06)
Undergraduate Grading Assistant & Proctor, Michigan State University Department of Mathematics (2001-02)
See also Teaching Philosophy and Student Comments.
Related Activities
Fellowships Committee, Wabash College (2021-present)
Faculty committee; interviewing, vetting, and advising of students applying for fellowships such as Fulbright.
Technology Advisory Committee, Wabash College (2021-present)
Faculty committee providing oversight of technology infrastructure and policies.
Admitted Student Day Volunteer, Wabash College (March 20-21, 2021)
Greeted and informed visiting potential students and their parents of language study opportunities as well as immersion and study abroad programs.
Wellness Committee, Wabash College (2020-2021)
Faculty committee providing oversight of student wellness and organization of health-related activities.
DAAD Summer Seminar 2019 "Fascism: Poltics and Aesthetics", University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (June 3-29, 2019)
Participated in faculty seminar, presented on the particular challenges of teaching fascist propaganda in intermediate-level undergraduate language courses. Seminar led by Dr. Julia Hell.
DAAD Continuing Education Workshop (Lehrerfortbildung), Newport, Rhode Island (November 1-2, 2018)
Participated in a workshop focus group on how to integrate STEM/MINT topics into German language instruction and curricula
Graduate Online Teaching Certification, Penn State World Campus (Fall 2017)
Peer Judge, Graduate Student Exhibition, Penn State University (Winter 2011 and 2013)
Judged poster and oral presentations by graduate students in other disciplines
Volunteer, Pennsylvania High School German Day, Penn State University (Spring 2012)
Judged high school poetry and spelling bee competitions
Co-Organizer, German Graduate Student Reading Group, Penn State University (2010)
Research Assistant for Strategic Planning, Penn State Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Literatures and Languages (Summer 2008)
Compiled audit report comparing all Big Ten/CIC Germanic and Slavic faculties
Treasurer, German Graduate Student Writing Group, Penn State University (2008)
Member of Tower Guard Sophmore Honor Society, Michigan State University (2001-02)
Transcribed textbooks and other materials for blind students and faculty at the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Gave guided tours of Beaumont Tower
Served as police liason for 5K fundraiser run
Languages
American English (native)
German (near native)
Middle High German (reading knowledge)
French (reading knowledge)
Professional Memberships
The German Studies Association
American Association of Teachers of German
Internationaler Arbeitskreis Hermann Broch
Technical Skills
Shell Scripting (POSIX/BASH) (advanced) [Examples]
Unix System Administration (advanced)
HTML/XML/CSS (intermediate)
Python (rudimentary)
Perl (rudimentary)