I teach some of the writing classes at Cal Poly Humboldt, along with courses on environmental and health justice. I'm interested in the role of the arts in activism, advocacy, and health practices.

The books I've published in recent years are primarily meant to support the teaching of creative writing: Writing Intersectional Identities: Keywords for Creative Writers (co-author with Renée Byrd, 2019); Critical Creative Writing: Essential Readings on the Writer's Craft (edited collection, 2018); Toward an Inclusive Creative Writing: Threshold Concepts to Guide the Literary Writing Curriculum (2017). Another book, which was released by Routledge, focuses on mindfulness and contemplative practice, epistemic justice, and the environmental humanities.

I'm currently working on a text titled Creative Writing and Health Care, forthcoming from Bloomsbury in 2024.

I also write poetry; books include Unremitting Entrance, which is a meditation on grief in relation to place and environment.

Off campus, I offer writing workshops for community members in healthcare settings. I've recently co-facilitated writing workshops at Hospice of Humboldt with local artist Julie Doerner.