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Research Interests

Ecotheatre, ecofeminism, modern drama, performance studies, energy humanities, nuclear humanities, film studies.

Languages: English (native), Italian (proficient writing and speaking) 

Education 

PhD, English 

Expected May 2027

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 

MA, English 

2022

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, MA  

Thesis: “You people are killing me’: The Manifestation of Ecofascist Policies in the Posthuman Apocalypse of The Skriker” and Amicus Terrae (original play).  

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Awards: Alvan S. Ryan Award for Best Literature Paper 

BA English, Journalism, Political Science 

2020

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Honors Thesis: “Iron Manicures: Sex, Power, and Sedition in Margaret Atwood’s Work.”

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Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Honor’s Scholar

 

Certificate in Creative Writing

Conference Presentations 

“Nuclear Displacement in Twin Peaks.” Northeastern Modern Language Association Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,  2026. 

 

“Re-forming Life in the World of The Immortal Jellyfish Girl.” Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment Conference,  College Park, Maryland, 2025. (Panel Chair) 

 

“The Poverty of Theatre in the Atomic Age.” Stony Brook University English Graduate Conference, Stony Brook, New York,  2025. 

 

"Countering Immediacy: Eco-Theatre’s Engagement with Past, Present,  and Future as Capitalist Critique.”American Society for Theatre  Research Conference, Seattle, Washington 2024. 

 

“Wallowing in the Waste with Samuel Beckett’s Endgame.” Northeastern Modern Language Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2024.  

 

“Building Community in the Nuclear Commons on Stage.” Stony Brook University English Graduate Conference, Stony Brook, New York,  2024.  

 

“Reading Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp: Performance and  Protest as Ecofeminist Critique.” American Society for Theatre  Research Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2023.  

 

“The Beach as Interspecies Commons in Edward Albee’s Seascape.” Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment Conference,  Portland, Oregon, 2023.  

 

“Ecological Implications of Alternative Timescales in Marie Clements’ Burning Vision.” Consortium for Graduate  Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality Conference, Massachusetts Institute  of Technology, 2023. 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Stony Brook University

  • EGL 346: Shakespeare II, Spring 2026

  • EGL 121: Global Film Traditions, Winter 2026 (online asynchronous) 

  • EGL 317: Energy Humanities, Summer 2025 (online asynchronous), Fall 2025

  • EGL140: Shakespeare in Performance Spring 2025 (TA)

  • EGL 135: Literature, Film and the Environment Fall 2024

  • THR 107: The Broadway Musical Spring 2024 (TA)

  • EGL 130: Literature, Science, and Technology Fall 2023 (TA)

  • EGL/WST 372: Topics in Women and Literature Spring 2023 (TA)

  • EGL 205: Survey of British Literature Fall 2022 (TA)

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University of Massachusetts, Boston

  • ENGL 262: The Art of Literature Fall 2021, Spring 2022

  • COMM 260: Psychological Effects of Mass Media Spring 2021 (TA)

  • CINE 101: Introduction to Cinema Studies Fall 2020 (TA)

Other Teaching Experience

  • PhD Career Ladder Program, Stony Brook University

    • Junior Leader January 2024-May 2025

  • Writing House Online, University of Massachusetts, Boston

    • Lead Tutor Aug. 2021-May 2022

    • Writing Tutor Jan. 2021-Aug. 2021

Service 

  • Graduate Student Liaison, Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) January 2026-present

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  • President and Faculty Liaison, Graduate English SocietyMay 2024-present

    • Coordinate meetings of the Graduate English Society​

    • Bridge communication between faculty and graduate students 

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  • Facilitator, Environmental Humanities Reading Group May 2023-present

    • Organize and host monthly interdisciplinary reading group focused on recent publications in the field â€‹

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  • Co-chair, Stony Brook Graduate Conference May 2023-May 2025

    • Served as one of two key organizers for the annual graduate student conference ​

    • Responsibilities included writing and distributing CFP, securing funding, organizing panels, communicating with panelists and faculty respondents, managing technology for hybrid panels, and website development. 

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  • Treasurer, Graduate English Society May 2023-May 2024

    • Managed the organization's financial records and handled funding requests to the Graduate Student Organization and Department ​

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  • Senator, Graduate Student Organization Sept. 2023-present

    • Served as a representative from the English Department at GSO meetings ​

    • Facilitated communication between constituents in my department and GSO leadership ​

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  • Planning Committee, Stony Brook University Graduate Conference Oct. 2023-Feb. 2023

    • Collaborated on CFP development 

    • Served as a panel chair during the conference ​

    • Updated the conference website 

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  • Associate Editor, The Stony Brook Worker Dec. 2022

    • Edited content for Union magazine for grammar, formatting, and clarity ​

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  • Organizer, “Coffee and the Environment” Environmental Humanities Roundtable Oct. 2023

    • Contacted faculty and graduate students to present work at an informal roundtable ​

    • Moderated event 

Memberships

  • Northeast Modern Language Association  

  • American Society for Theatre Research  

  • Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment  

  • Graduate English Society                   

  • Phi Beta Kappa  

Other Professional Experience  

  • Communications Specialist  

    • University of Connecticut Office for the Vice President of Research                             October 2017-present 

    • UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources                                         March 2021-present 

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  • Research Assistant                                                                                                                                       Jan. 2021-May 2022 

    • Composition Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston    

 

  • Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                                                                 Sept. 2019-May 2020  

    • Long River Review , University of Connecticut

 

  • Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                                                                 May 2019-May 2020  

    • The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut                                                                                         

 

  • Research Intern                                                                                                                                              January 2018-Dec. 2018  

    • Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Archives, University of Connecticut                                                                            

 

  • Editorial Intern                                                                                                                                                 June 2018-August 2018  

    • EL Gazette , London, UK  

Fellowships and Awards 

  • Graduate Council Fellowship, Stony Brook University, 2022-2027

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  • Departmental Service Award. Stony Brook University English Department, 2024.

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  • Best Essay by a Doctoral Student. “Embodying a New Sexual Politics of Meat in Lucy Kirkwood’s Tinderbox.” Stony Brook University English Department, 2023.

 

  • Alvan S. Ryan Award for Best Literature Paper. “‘You people are killing me’: The Manifestation of Ecofascist Policies in the Posthuman Apocalypse of The Skriker.” University of Massachusetts, Boston English Department, 2022.

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  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Award, University of Connecticut, 2020.

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