Education
Ph.D. 2013 Theatre History, Literature, Criticism.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. Columbus, Ohio.
Advisor: Joy H. Reilly, PhD
Dissertation: “We've All To Grow Old”: Representations of Aging As reflections of Cultural Change on the Celtic Tiger Irish Stage.
Master of Arts. 2010. Theatre Studies.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. Columbus, Ohio.
Advisor: Joy Reilly, PhD
Thesis: “But It Was Changing”, “And Now I Can’t Go Back”: Reflections of a Changing Ireland in the Work of Conor McPherson.
B.A. 2008. Theatre Studies. University of Utah. Cum Laude
B.A. 2008. Speech Communication. University of Utah. Cum Laude
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am trained in the history of Western theatre, classical to modern. I specialize in Irish drama, culture, and society broadly construed. My methodologies range from historiography and cultural studies to semiotics and deconstructionism. My interests include:
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. Columbus, Ohio.
Advisor: Joy H. Reilly, PhD
Dissertation: “We've All To Grow Old”: Representations of Aging As reflections of Cultural Change on the Celtic Tiger Irish Stage.
Master of Arts. 2010. Theatre Studies.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. Columbus, Ohio.
Advisor: Joy Reilly, PhD
Thesis: “But It Was Changing”, “And Now I Can’t Go Back”: Reflections of a Changing Ireland in the Work of Conor McPherson.
B.A. 2008. Theatre Studies. University of Utah. Cum Laude
B.A. 2008. Speech Communication. University of Utah. Cum Laude
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am trained in the history of Western theatre, classical to modern. I specialize in Irish drama, culture, and society broadly construed. My methodologies range from historiography and cultural studies to semiotics and deconstructionism. My interests include:
- Twentieth and twenty-first century Irish drama
- British, American, and European theatre history
- Postcolonialism in Ireland and elsewhere
- European and American political theatre
- Religion and theatre
- Folklore and theatre
- Technology and online pedagogy
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
