BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Native American Literature
Indigenous Studies
American Literature
community engagement

film, music, and literary arts outreach

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Oklahoma State University, English, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Series Editor, American Indian Lives
    University of Nebraska Press, USA1 Sep 2025 - present
  • Editor, American Indian Quarterly
    Oklahoma State University, United States1 Jan 2014 - 31 Aug 2025
  • Director, Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa
    OSU-Tulsa, College of Professional Studies, United States1 Feb 2017 - 1 Aug 2024
  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, English, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2012 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, English, United States15 Aug 2006 - Dec 2011

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Writer
    The Pickup, United States1 Mar 2024 - present
  • Tutor
    Indian Education, Sand Springs Schools, Sand Springs, OK, United States15 Aug 1998 - 15 Aug 1999

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, English Language And Literature
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina2006
  • Bachelor of Arts, English Language And Literature
    Hendrix College, United States, Conway, Arkansas1998

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Speaking engagements
  • Collaborative projects
  • Media inquiries
  • Teaching opportunities
  • Undergraduate research supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Undergraduate recruitment support

DEPARTMENT

  • English
  • American Indian Studies

FIELDS OF RESEARCH