About

I am a lecturer at the University of North Texas, Frisco. I teach United States History and I am the coordinator of the North Texas Now! dual-credit program. I received my Ph.D. in History and a certificate in Feminist Studies from the University of Connecticut in 2020.

My research focuses on the history of women, gender, sexuality, race, and capitalism. My current project examines the life and work of the poet Diane di Prima in the postwar United States. This work traces how cultural producers navigated self-commodification, economic survival, identity, celebrity, and creativity, amid the economic and cultural changes that transformed the United States after WWII. My second project looks at the relationship between feminism and capitalism, focusing on feminist credit unions, banks, and credit access.

My manuscript, Diane di Prima: Selling the Poet in Postwar America, is in progress.

I have an article based on my feminist credit union research coming out in the fall 2022 issue of the Journal of Women’s History.

You can also find examples of my work here, here and, here