She received her Ph.D. from the Stanford Graduate School of Education in 2014, her Master of Professional Writing degree from USC, and her B.A. magna cum laude from New York University. Her focus is exploring the ways popular culture and new media technology shape historical consciousness, as well as how creative projects and online communities can enhance critical thinking in the classroom. She has interned at Showtime Networks, the Penguin Group, and Carol Mann Literacy Agency. She loves speculative fiction, classical music, and good movies.