She studied poetry at Naropa University and completed her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. Scholarly and creative works have appeared in Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S., The Poetry Project Newsletter, and Monday Night. She has served as a Poet in the Schools in Philadelphia, PA and Austin, TX and has led gender and sexuality writing workshops at the Queer Texas Conference, the International Drag King Extravaganza, and OutYouth, Austin’s center for LGBTQ youth.