EDUCATION
The Arc of Maryland Partners in Policymaking Program, 2020
Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, MFA 2007, poetry
Columbia University, PhD 1994, English, Renaissance literature
Middlebury College, BA 1986, English/creative writing, magna cum laude
AWARDS
GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing, Access for Students Who Are Caregivers to People Living with a Disability Merit Award, 2020
MacDowell Fellow, April/May 2012, nonfiction
Millay Colony Fellow, September 2012, Wallace Foundation Fellow, nonfiction
White House Champions of Change nomination, 2015, in Precision Medicine
Pushcart Prize nominations, 2016, 2014, 2007, 2020
Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, 1987-88, 1988-89; Dissertation Fellowship, 1992
ACTIVITIES: ADVOCACY & ARTS
Montgomery County Commission on People with Disabilities, commissioner, September 2021—present
Little Lobbyists, Blog Manager and member, 2018 — present
Rare Action Network (RAN), Maryland Community Ambassador, 2021 — present; Community Engagement Liaison, 2019 -- 2021
Montgomery County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council, volunteer, 2019 — present
Self-Directed Advocacy Network, member, 2019 — present
Bethesda Teen Writers Group, co-leader, a program of the Maryland Writers Association and the Montgomery County Public Libraries; assistant editor for teen anthology, Emerging Voices, 2016—2018
CAREGIFTED, curator for The Giver is Gifted blog, 2016 — 2018
Pentimento: A Journal of All Things Disability, contributing editor, 2015 – 2016
Tupelo Press 30/30 Project, February 2014
Alice James Books, Volunteer Fundraiser and Public Relations Volunteer, 2003 — 2008
Juror, Moving Words Poetry Competition, Arlington VA, 2008