I am an educator, researcher, and writer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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I teach small seminars, large lectures, and writing-intensive courses for undergraduate and graduate students. They all ask and answer a version of this question: What is writing and how does it work in the world?

Learn more about my teaching. 

Graduate Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
Teacher Education


My research spans the United States, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, where I work with migrants, transnational families, and community organizations.

Explore my projects. 

American by Paper
Writing for Love and Money
Writing for Peace


I write about single parenting across languages and cultures.

Learn more about my writing.

Blog, Writing in the World
Creative Nonfiction