CV/Resume

Social Media Consultant/Marketing Strategist/SEO Copywriting: Clients shared upon request. (Freelance. Jan/08-Present).

Non-fiction book reviews: Zocalo Public Square (Freelance. Oct/09-Present).

Editor in Chief: AVN Europe (Contract. Sept/08-Aug/09).

Senior Editor: AVN Novelty Business (Staff. May/08-Sept/08).

Lifestyle and Culture Reviews - Contributing Editor – Los Angeles and London: InTheMo.com (Freelance. Spring 2008).

Managing Editor (Maternity Cover): Adult Video News (Contract. Oct/07-May/08).

Copy Editor: Yogi Times Los Angeles (Freelance. Feb/08-Sept/08); SWINDLE magazine (Freelance. Dec/06-Jan/07).

B2B Writer: AVN Adult Novelty Business (Freelance. 2007-May/08); Intimate Apparel Business (Freelance. 2005-Apr/08); The Produce News (Freelance. 2003-2008); JQ International (Freelance. 2008-Present).

Business and Technical Writing: Southern California Grantmakers (fiscal sponsorship report), Marvimon House (marketing presentation), Tavilla Sales Company (website); Restore: A Renewal Center for Women (EHAP grant).

Arts and Culture Reporter: L.A. Downtown News (Freelance. Summer 2007-Spring 2008); Citizen L.A. (Regular Contributor. May/07-Sept/08).

Editor: American Historical Press (Contract. Jul/06-Oct/06).

Assistant Poetry Editor: Southern California Anthology (Staff. Sep/04-Jun/06).

Writing Consultant: The Writing Center at the University of Southern California (Staff. Oct/05-May/06).

Editorial Assistant: Erotic Print Society (Summer 2005).

Education:

2008-2009: MA Comparative Literature, University College London

Dissertation: Porn and Reform: How Josephine Mutzenbacher (Anonymous, 1906) and The Sacred Scarab (Else Jerusalem, 1909) explore cultural narratives of sex, shame, and innocence in fin de siècle Vienna

2004-2006: MFA Professional Writing (Nonfiction), University of Southern California

Final Project: Casa de Sin: A Sexual Utopia in Los Angeles (Narrative Nonfiction)

BA (First Class Joint Honours) English and Film Studies, Brunel University, London

Dissertation: Post-war American Masculinity: An exploration of the identity of the corporate male in American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis, 1991), Rabbit, Run (John Updike, 1960), and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Sloan Wilson, 1955)