EDUCATION
Columbia University, School of the Arts Spring 2020
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Poetry
GPA: 4.0/ 4.0
The University of Utah, College of Humanities Spring 2018
Master of Arts in Environmental Humanities
GPA: 3.91/4.0
The University of Utah Fall 2015
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature | Honors Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies | Bachelor of Arts, Gender Studies | Minor in Urban Ecology
GPA: 3.65/4.0
Academic Interests: 20th Century Poetry, Environmental Humanities, Sexuality Studies, Queer Ecology, Climate Studies, Visual & Material Culture, Aesthetic Criticism, Urban Ecology
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Associate Instructor, College of Engineering – University of Utah | Spring–Summer 2017
- Designed and taught “Professional Communication” courses for engineering undergraduates.
- Emphasized technical clarity, collaborative writing, and presentation skills.
Instructor & Fellow, College of Humanities – University of Utah | 2016–2018
- Taught undergraduate writing courses across four semesters.
- Curriculum emphasized civic engagement, critical thinking, and literary analysis.
Courses Taught | University of Utah
WRTG 2010-065 Intermediate Writing Fall 2017
ME EN 3400-01 Professional Communication for Mechanical Engineers Summer 2017
ME EN 3400-01 Professional Communication for Mechanical Engineers Spring 2017
MSE 5090-001 Case Studies in Material Engineering Spring 2017
WRTG 2010-015 Intermediate Writing Spring 2017
WRTG 2010-017 Intermediate Writing Fall 2016
WRTG 2010-022 Intermediate Writing Fall 2016
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COMMUNITY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Developer & Instructor, Visions Virtual Workshop — 2025
Designed and led a virtual writing workshop for 12 emerging poets, mentoring both pre-MFA and post-MFA participants.
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Guest Lecturer, Utah Valley University (UVU) — 2023
Delivered a lecture in an Anthropology course focused on creative practice and cultural engagement.
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Workshop Instructor, YWCA Utah — 2021
Taught a writing-centered workshop supporting community storytelling and skill development.
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Various Workshops, Columbia University — 2018–2020
Facilitated multiple workshops for emerging writers, supporting craft development and critical engagement.
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Arts Workshop Leader, School of Visual Arts (SVA) — 2019
Led a two-day arts intensive in collaboration with SVA (New York City) in Amagansett, NY.
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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creative Director – The Historic Commercial Club, Utah | 2020–Present
- Led all programming, marketing, and logistics for weddings and cultural events in a historic venue.
- Built a community-facing calendar of corporate and nonprofit events, increasing bookings by 60%
Grant Writer – Kimball Art Center | 2022
- Secured over $150,000 in grant funding for Park City's premier arts festival and year-round programming.
- Developed language for institutional advancement, donor communication, and grant applications.
Program Assistant – 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center | 2020
- Supported the curation and execution of readings, workshops, and public programming.
- Developed marketing strategy and event communications for a major NYC literary hub.
Arts Editor – Columbia Journal | 2020
- Edited poetry and nonfiction submissions; conducted artist interviews; managed WordPress-based editorial content.
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AWARDS
2025 Winner of the Charles B. Wheeler Founder Prize from The Journal at Ohio State University. Selected by Marcus Jackson
2025 2025 Ralph Hamilton Editors' Prize by Rhino Poetry
2025 Finalist for Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize by ONLY POEMS
2024 Semi-finalist for Philip Levine Poetry Prize
2024 Finalist for RHINO 2025 Founders' Prize
2024 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “Alone, In Halves” | Southeast Journal
2024 Nominated for “Best of the Net” by The Journal out of Ohio State University
2024 Acceptance to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
2024 Nomination for “Best New Poets Anthology” by Image Journal
2024 Nomination for “Best New Poets Anthology” by Southeast Review
2024 Publication of “Desire/Halves,” forthcoming from Nine Syllables Press, a chapbook press created in partnership with the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College
2024 POETRY Foundation’s POEM OF the DAY, “And the Word for Moonlight is my Name.”
2023 Finalist for Nine Syllables Chapbook Prize
2023 Finalist for Newfound Press Chapbook Prize | Gloria Anzaldua Prize
2023 Small Orange Press Emerging Woman Poet Honor
2022 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “On Oysters” | Southern Humanities Review
2022 Winner of the Best of the Net for “Here, the Wolves,” | Nominated by Pithead Chapel
2021 Finalist for Gregory Djanikian Scholar of Poetry
2020 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “Brief Conversation with a Little Moon” | Ligeia Magazine
2020 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “The Dive” | Black Warrior Review
2020 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “Us, Again in Arches” | The Hopper
2020 Nominated for Pushcart Prize, “Besides the Fear of Darkness” | Nostrovia! Press
2020 Winner of the Nostrovia! Press Prize
2020 Best of the Net nomination, “For the Next Extinction” | 3 Elements Review
2020 Winner of the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize
Readings
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Invited Guest Poet, Issaquah Literary Nights, Issaquah, WA — 2025
Happy Neuroqueering: A Reading by Neuroqueer Poets, AWP Conference, Philadelphia, PA — 2022
Sister SLC, Salt Lake City, UT — 2021
Woke Words, YWCA Utah, Salt Lake City, UT — 2020
Gallery Reading, Columbia University, Morningside Heights, NY — 2020
Langston Hughes House, Harlem, NY — 2019
Nocturna, HesseFlatow Gallery, Amagansett, NY — 2019
Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival, Yonkers, NY — 2019
Langston Hughes House, Harlem, NY — 2019 (second engagement)
Our Word Reading Series, Columbia University, Morningside Heights, NY — 2019
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SKILLS
Languages: Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi | Studying Spanish
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REFERENCES | UPON REQUEST