Education and Certifications:
PhD in Dance Studies, 2015
The Ohio State University, Department of Dance, Columbus, Ohio
University Fellow, Presidential Fellow, Graduate Teaching Associate Appointment
Dissertation: “Material Entanglements With the Nonhuman World: Theorizing Ecosexualities in Performance”
Advisor: Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
Dissertation Committee Members:
Harmony Bench, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
M. Candace Feck, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
Catriona Sandilands, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Dissertation Abstract
Reiki I and II, 2018
Training and attunement with Alex Crow
200-Hour Lotus Flow Yoga Teacher Training, 2017
Laughing Lotus Yoga Center, San Francisco, California
RYT-200, Yoga Alliance
Elementary Labanotation Certification and Labanotation Teaching Certification, 2009
The Ohio State University Dance Notation Bureau Extension
BFA in Modern Dance, 2007
Belhaven University (formerly Belhaven College), Jackson, Mississippi
Honors College Fellow, Summa Cum Laude
Select Additional Training:
Butoh
Lani Weissbach, Feverhead, Columbus, Ohio
2015
Butoh
Marianne Kim, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2009
Anusara Yoga
Butterfly Yoga, Jackson, MS
Instructors: Scotta Brady (E-RYT 500, Certified Anusara Instructor), Edy McConnell (RYT), Bruce Bowditch (Certified Anusara Instructor)
2007-2008
Butoh-fusion technique
Yuko Kaseki, New York Butoh Festival, New York City, NY
2007
Japanese Butoh
Yoshito Ohno, Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio, Yokohama, Japan
2006
Butoh Improvisation
Tammy Metz Starr, American College Dance Festival, Bowling Green State University
2005
The Ohio State University, Department of Dance, Columbus, Ohio
University Fellow, Presidential Fellow, Graduate Teaching Associate Appointment
Dissertation: “Material Entanglements With the Nonhuman World: Theorizing Ecosexualities in Performance”
Advisor: Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
Dissertation Committee Members:
Harmony Bench, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
M. Candace Feck, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University
Catriona Sandilands, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Dissertation Abstract
Reiki I and II, 2018
Training and attunement with Alex Crow
200-Hour Lotus Flow Yoga Teacher Training, 2017
Laughing Lotus Yoga Center, San Francisco, California
RYT-200, Yoga Alliance
Elementary Labanotation Certification and Labanotation Teaching Certification, 2009
The Ohio State University Dance Notation Bureau Extension
BFA in Modern Dance, 2007
Belhaven University (formerly Belhaven College), Jackson, Mississippi
Honors College Fellow, Summa Cum Laude
Select Additional Training:
Butoh
Lani Weissbach, Feverhead, Columbus, Ohio
2015
Butoh
Marianne Kim, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2009
Anusara Yoga
Butterfly Yoga, Jackson, MS
Instructors: Scotta Brady (E-RYT 500, Certified Anusara Instructor), Edy McConnell (RYT), Bruce Bowditch (Certified Anusara Instructor)
2007-2008
Butoh-fusion technique
Yuko Kaseki, New York Butoh Festival, New York City, NY
2007
Japanese Butoh
Yoshito Ohno, Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio, Yokohama, Japan
2006
Butoh Improvisation
Tammy Metz Starr, American College Dance Festival, Bowling Green State University
2005