I’ve worked for GWSS as the Program Coordinator and Graduate Advisor since October 2021. I received my undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies from Agnes Scott College, a private women’s college in Georgia, and my master’s degree in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies from University of Cincinnati, making this role and the department a perfect fit for my background and interests!
What piece of advice would you give your college self?
Try not to worry so much! To do this day, I’m an incessant worrier, but here we are many years later, and I can honestly say that all of the worrying, stressing, and obsessing has done nothing more for me than give me a few premature wrinkles and a grey hair or two! Life is short and worrying is a wasteful use of what limited time we have. I wish I knew that then so that I wouldn’t have to learn it now.
What was your favorite class in college?
Definitely, Women’s Studies! On the first day, I remember thinking “oh my gosh; I can’t believe I can study this!” After which, I promptly marched myself to the registrar’s office and immediately changed my major.
What’s your most-used emoji?
Definitely the winky face with a heart. I tend to be a very playful person (hence the wink), but I want people to know they’re part of the joke not the butt of it (hence the heart).
What is the last book you read?
Lately, I’ve been reading several books at once. The last three books I finished include Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Time, an anthology edited by Carolina De Robertis, which was published in response to Trump’s presidency but is no less relevant to our current political situation; Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, a short but powerful read for anyone looking for a light in the darkness; and Tracy K. Smith’s Life on Mars, a powerful collection of poetry that won the Pulitzer Prize.