Education

University of Minnesota, MFA in Literary Nonfiction, 2007

Iowa State University, MA in English, 2001

Southern Adventist University, BA in History, 1998

Courses taught at La Sierra University

Prefoundational Reading   (Engl 001)

Experiences in Literature: Humor (Engl 105)

Introduction to Creative Writing (Engl 205)

Colloquium   (Engl 285/485; Comm 285/485)

Advanced Expository Writing   (Engl/Comm 304)

Advanced Writing for the Print Media   (Engl/Comm 338)

Short Story   (Engl 405A/505A; Comm 405A)

Humor Writing   (Engl 405E/505E; Comm 405E)

The Long Project   (Engl 405F/505F; Comm 405F)

Memoir  (Engl 405G/505G; Comm 405G)

Writing for Publication   (Engl 406/506; Comm 406)

Publications

Columnist, Adventist Review, 2004-2008

“Ugandan Psalm,” 2011 Best of the Net Anthology. Sundress Publications. www.sundresspublications.com/bestof/nonfiction.htm

“Ugandan Psalm,” Cerise Press, Fall/Winter 2010-11, Vol. 2, Issue 5.

“Driver Ants,” Brevity, Spring 2006, Vol. 20.

www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/past%20issues/brev20/fordham20.htm

“Driver Ants” (reprint) Sideways, Sept 2010

“What is an Adventist?” Feature. Adventist Today. Spring 2009

The Writer’s Almanac, Script for December 12, 2004, Read by Garrison Keillor, National Public Radio

Additional work has appeared in: Adventist Today, Adventist Review, Signs of the Time, Women’s Daily Devotional, Insight Magazine, Guide Magazine, Primary Treasure, and Our Little Friend

Forth-coming

A literary biography on the life and works of Betty Smith. American Writers: Supplement XXIII, Cengage Learning. Projected publication—October 2012.

Literary Reading

Giving Voice: A Festival of Writing and the Arts

John Brown University, Sager Creek Arts Center, February 11, 2010

Awards

Nominated for Best American Essay, 2011

Peggy Burke & 1185 Design Honorary Fellowship, 2010

Atlantic Monthly, Student Writing Competition, Honorable Mention, 2007

Gesell Award in Literary Nonfiction, 2006

Marcella DeBourg Fellowship in Nonfiction Writing, 2006

Eva Kriseova Fellowship for Nonfiction Writing 2006

Gesell Award in Literary Nonfiction, 2005

Artist Residencies

Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2009

Soaring Gardens Artists’ Retreat, 2008