M.A. The Ohio State University (Germanic Languages and Literatures), 2016
B.A. The Ohio State University (German), 2013
B.A. The Ohio State University (Russian), 2013
Courses Taught
At Ohio State, Columbus, OH
- Individualized Instruction – SU16-SP17
- German 1103.01 – 2015-16, SU15
- German 1102.01 – 2014-15
- German 1101.01 – 2013-14
Research Interests
- The films of Wim Wenders and Ozu Yasujirō.
- Relationships of German film to Japanese and Russian film.
- The influence of Zen on the West.
- Other topics concerning film, visuality, and visual culture.
Study Abroad Experience
- Dresden, Germany: Summer 2010
- Moscow, Russia: Summer 2012
- Dresden, Germany: Summer 2014
- Berlin, Germany: 2017-18
Conferences and Presentations:
“Der ‘Akt des Sehens’ in den Filmen von Wim Wenders und Ozu Yasujirō” Mori-Ōgai
Gedankstätte, Berlin, Feb. 2018.
“Blandness and ‘Just Seeing’ in the Films of Wim Wenders.” Conference “Change is Possible and Necessary: New Perspectives on Wim Wenders as a Filmmaker and Visual Critic,” University of Richmond, Feb. 2017.
“The Physical in the Documentary Drama of Peter Weiss.” Germanic Graduate Student Association Conference at Ohio State University, Feb. 2015.
Articles:
2019 “Blandness and ‘Just Seeing’ in the Films of Wim Wenders.” (under review)
University Service at Ohio State:
2016–2017 President of the Germanic Graduate Student Association
2015–2016 Vice-President of the Germanic Graduate Student Association
2014–2015 Secretary of the Germanic Graduate Student Association
Employment:
2013 – Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2014 Research Assistant, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany