ABOUT

I’m a writer and editor originally from Virginia, now based in Los Angeles. I currently work as a Teaching Fellow at UCLA, where I’m a PhD Candidate in Cinema & Media Studies. My dissertation focuses on the rise of the American, independent film distribution company NEON, and their role circulating “foreign” film in the US today.

I previously worked for Healthline as an Associate Editor, and as a staff writer for Psych Central covering issues related to LGBTQ health, mood disorders, and diagnostic journeys. My other freelance bylines include essay and culture writing for VICE, Salon, and Bitch Magazine, among others. Beacon Press published my co-authored memoir in 2017 (distr. Random House). I’ve also been an indie bookseller, a theatre office assistant, and a production intern at The Colbert Report, among other eclectic jobs!

I spend my spare time making zines, which you can find here.

Research interests: critical media industry studies, distribution studies (theatrical, streaming), shifts in independent, arthouse, and “foreign film” circulation in America, subtitles, film authorship studies, extreme cinema