Academic Trajectory
Research and Scholarship
Seleted Titles and Topics by Degree
“I’m Not A Girl,” “I’m Just Ken:” An Analysis of "Crossroads" (2002) and "Barbie" (2023).
Popular Culture Association, Chicago, IL, March 2024.
"Historiography in the Film Archive: Making New Conclusions About The American Immigration Film."
Cultural Studies Association, Fairfax, VA, June 2023.
From Shield to Ass: Reassessing the Captain America Complex through Contemporary Films and Television.
Popular Culture Association, San Antonio, TX, April 2023.
Genre Fluidity: Applying American Methodology to Agnes Varda. Southwest American/Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2021.
Ph.D. Communication, Film Studies
M.A. Communication, Doctumentary Studies
Master's Thesis: Genre Fluidity in French New Wave Documentary and Fiction Films. Contact me via email for thesis samples/chapters.
RBG Analysis through Nichols's Documentary Modes.
Silver Linings Playbook Film Review and Sports Communication Analysis.
Analysis of "Don't Look Now" (1973), Page to Screen.
"American Hustle:" Analysis of Characterization and Theme.
Francois Truffaut: Directing a Legacy
Analysis of "Senna."
Religious Persecution of Theatre Practitioners by the Catholic Church: Rome, Spain, and France.
Roman Figureheads and the Origin of Antitheatrical Prejudice.
Christoper Nolan's "The Prestige" and Aristotelian Dramatic Theory.
Euripides and Seneca: Adherence to Classical and Neoclassical Dramatic Theory.