EDUCATION ​
Master of Fine Arts in Dance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, NY, NY
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, GRANTS & AWARDS ​
Dance Films Association Dance for Camera Production Grant; NYC, 2024
The Floor; Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY, 2024
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Orange County School of the Arts; Commission, Orange County, CA, 2022
Art Film Awards- Winner Best Super Short, August, 2022
Boden International Film Festival, Best Short Film, 2022
Art Blocks Film Festival, Denmark, Winner Best Female Work, DK 2022
Zagreb International Film Festival, Best Short Film, 2022
Shawbrook Residency, Artist Residency, Ireland, 2021
Engaged Research Faculty Fund, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 2021
Faculty Research Grant, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, 2020-2021
Nirenska/ Choreography of a Free Fall, Commission for multi-media production, Swarthmore, PA, 2020
Aydelotte Faculty Seminar on Pedagogy Award; Swarthmore, PA, 2020
James Madison University; Artist residency ,Harrisonburg, VA , 2019
Dancio.com; Commission to film class for online class forum, New York, NY 2019
ARTerra Artist Residency; Creative process space grant, Tondela, Portugal 2019
The Cooper Series Grant; The Lang Center, Doug Varone & Dancers residency at Swarthmore, Swarthmore, PA, 2019-2020
Engaged Scholarship Grant; commission for new work and new course development, Swarthmore, PA , 2019
Faculty Research Grant; 2-year creative process grant, Swarthmore, PA, 2018-2019
Artist in Residence Velocity Dance Center; Creative residency with e-textile artist Afroditi Psarra, Seattle, WA, 2018
photo: Mary Trunk
TEACHING ​​
Chapman University; Instructional Assistant Professor, 2024-present
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American Dance Festival, Faculty and Recruiting Faculty, 2024-2025
California Lutheran University; Adjunct Faculty, 2022-2024
California State University Fullerton; Adjunct Faculty, 2023-2024
Loyola Marymount University; Adjunct Faculty, 2022, 2023
California State University Channel Islands; Adjunct Faculty, 2023
Ventura County Community College; Adjunct Faculty, 2023
Swarthmore College; Assistant Professor , 2018-2021
University of Washington; Lecturer, 2015- 2018
Long Island University-Brooklyn, Assistant Professor, 2013-2015