Ph.D. 2020, History of Science, Technology, and Environment, specialization in Environmental Humanities, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
M.Sc. 2013, Environmental Humanities, University of Utah
M.F.A. 2010, Creative Writing, specialization in Poetry and Translation, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Currently, I work as a lecturer with the Radical Humanities Laboratory (Future Humanities Institute) and Department of Geography (School of the Human Environment) at University College Cork in Ireland.
My research interests include more-than-human relations, environmental change, and science and technology, with a specific focus on biodiversity loss and oceanic degradation. I research human relationships to each other and the environment, so that people can better resolve environmental challenges and achieve more just and mutually beneficial societies. My work cuts across the disciplines of geography, science and technology studies, cultural studies, creative writing, and related fields.
Funding for my research has come from international and national funding bodies as well as academic institutions. The project "From Virtual Tourism to Citizen Science: Investigating How Publics Produce and Consume Datafied Wildlife in Sweden" was awarded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in 2023. I also co-led and received funding for two workshops during my PhD: "Dying at the Margins" (funded by EU/KTH) and "Writing with Undisciplined Discipline: An Environmental Humanities Writing Workshop” (funded by Seedbox). My PhD was fully funded through the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks 2020 program, and my master's degrees were also funded through scholarships and teaching stipends.
I have contributed to various projects and research groups, including Extending Realities, ENVIROCITIZEN: Citizen Science for Environmental Citizenship, One by Walking, The Posthumanities Hub, Digital Ecologies, and ENHANCE - Environmental Humanities for a Concerned Europe.
I am looking to expand and diversify my research group. Please contact me with an expression of interest along with your CV, explaining what research you would like to do and your qualifications. I will do my best to reply to you, but note that this may not be possible due to the volume of emails I receive.
I am committed to capacitating students with skills for life-long learning. In supervision and teaching, I utilise a critical pedagogy and implement this through adaptive teaching practices aimed to assist my students according to their needs. I have instructed students in 18 courses, across 6 different departments, and for 7 universities.
I hope my research can help others and am glad to collaborate. For collaboration opportunities, do not hesitate to reach out. I have taken part in or helped organize academic conferences, museum exhibitions, film festivals, and community outreach events (e.g., for conservation NGOs, public schools, art institutions). I also helped found the literary arts journal saltfront: studies in human habitat and occasionally publish poems, essays, and other non-academic media and writing.