I am an Assistant Professor of English and Director of First-Year Composition at the University of Idaho. As a rhetoric scholar, I am interested broadly in how symbolic form shapes action and possibility. My research specifically interrogates how digital systems, from social media platforms to generative AI, inform contemporary public discourse in the United States. Along those lines, I have written about how link rot fuels conspiracy theories and why we should not approach AI as a revolutionary writing technology. I also publish on my experiences as a writing program administrator, including writing program reform during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Perhaps more importantly, I am also a first-generation college student & neurodivergent person who is committed to higher education as a public good for all.