I'm a proud Penn State alumna, graduating in 2023 with a dual-title PhD in French and Francophone Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Teaching and research are equally important to me, and, as a cultural studies researcher currently exploring the history of trauma in the Francophone world, my findings often inform my teaching practices. I bring a feminist and trauma-informed pedagogical approach to higher ed. instruction and mentoring, centering individual autonomy and cultivating a classroom environment in which students from all walks of life have opportunities to excel. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7726-8360Most recent article: "Does Trauma Have a Race? Conceptualizing Trauma and the 'Return to Equilibrium' through Imperialism and Impermeability in World War I France," available here: https://doi.org/10.3167/hrrh.2023.490302My research interests include the medical humanities, feminist studies, masculinities studies, trauma studies, visual cultural studies, and second language acquisition.