2011 Pushcart Prize nominee: "The Escape Artist" in failbetter, published November 2011.

MFA in English (Creative Writing: Fiction), University of Maryland-College Park, May 2007.

Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland-College Park, August 2006-May 2007.

Distinguished Teaching Assistant: University of Maryland's Center for Teaching Excellence, 2007.

Honorable Mention: Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Prize, University of Maryland-College Park, 2007.