Education
Doctor of Philosophy | King’s College London, Film Studies (2014-2017)
• Thesis: More Than Just ‘The Screwball Girl’: The Construction, Evolution and Legacy of Carole Lombard’s Star Persona (supervised by Dr. Ginette Vincendeau and Dr. Tom Brown)
Master of Arts | University of Toronto, Cinema Studies (2012 – 2013)
• Thesis: “Ricky, This is Amazing!”: Performative Nostalgia and the Dark Side of Disney Fan Community (supervised by Dr. Angelica Fenner)
Bachelor of Arts, Honors | Florida Atlantic University, Multimedia Studies (2008 – 2012)
• Thesis: Carole Lombard as a Transcendent Comic (supervised by Dr. Gerald Sim)
Courses Taught
- The World of Disney
- New Hollywood
- Film Theory
- Film Criticism
- Film to the 1940s
- Film since the 1940s
- Women and Film
- Hollywood, Censorship, and Regulation ** research intensive
- Stardom and Performance
- Film Noir
- Introduction to Film Studies: Contexts
- Film Cultures I: Art and Industry
- Specialized Independent Study
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