Writer & Editor
My book project looks at the rise of behavioral economics as cultural common sense and a refusal of politics. It's got everything, Larry Summers, Jeffrey Epstein, Russia, bad TV, rideshare algorithms, and public intellectuals in the Obama administration. Working title, Behave! The Science of Influence in American Popular Culture. Under representation, but ask me for more!
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I'm now working on the book while back in the classroom at Whittier College, after taking a leave to act as Editor-in-Chief of The Los Angeles Review of Books. Before that, I was section editor for Economics & Finance at LARB. I still give occasional freelance workshops, get in touch for information about strategic consulting and bringing me in to work with your team.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE WHITTIER COLLEGE
I teach contemporary American literature, creative writing, media studies, critical theory, and research methods at Whittier College. I started there ten years ago, and before I went on leave, I was Associate Dean and redesigned the program in individualized majors and independent curricula.
Freelance & Consulting
On top of my freelance writing and academic research, I teach writing workshops, with a special focus on helping academics bring their research to a wider public. I help writers at all levels pitch and articulate their ideas for specific audiences.
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I've been a writer and a writing instructor for over a decade and a half, in a wide variety of formats. My teaching philosophy and my praxis draw on my experience as a reporter, editor, and writer, on my ability to code switch in context. I'm also informed by my meditation practice and my certification as a mindfulness instructor.
The systems that have conventionally supported and funded journalism and the humanities are in total flux and under threat. This only makes the foundational work of rebuilding rituals and practices around reading and writing more crucial.
I help writers and readers touch back in with their sense of purpose. What are the conversations that matter to you? How do you want to participate, and listen? Who are you trying to reach, and why?
More than any list of tips and tricks, my process helps writers clarify why they're placing work. This ultimately leads to both greater resilience and success.
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Get in touch for more.
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