Research

My research focuses on the intersection of theater and learning disabilities. I specifically explore accessible directing practices for actors with learning disabilities. My additional research interests include auto-ethnographic performances of motherhood and new devising methodologies.

Current Projects

“Seeking Justice in Mary Poppins Jr.” Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism.

Publications

“‘Was That Ok?’ Consent and Conflict Resolution in Drunk Shakespeare.” Co-author Dane Futrell. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism. Vol. 39.2.

“Developing Accessible Practices for Directors Working with Actors with Specific Learning Disabilities: Anthropocene Case Study.” Theatre/Practice. Vol. 14.

“Pregnancy, Postpartum, and OnlyFans: Missing and Absented Performances of Motherhood.” In The Missing Mother. Co-editors Marina Mullaney and Andrea O’Reilly. Demeter Press.

“Maternity Photography Beyond the Gender Binary.” In Wild with Child, Outlaw Mother: Feminist Representations of Maternal Power. Co-editors Elana Finestone and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich. Demeter Press.

“Directing Actors with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Past and Current Practices.” Youth Theatre Journal. Vol. 36. 1-2.

Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation. Theatre Annual. Book Review. Vol. 77.1.

“Not Finding Neutral: Adapting Lecoq Technique for the Inclusive Movement Classroom.” ElevAATE: Perspectives in Theatre & Education.

“Non-Actor as Performer: Creating Distance Between Performance and Reality.” PARtake: The Journal of Performance as Research. Vol. 5.1.

“Graduate Student Parent Advocacy Group White Paper & Self-Advocacy Guide.” Co-authored by the ATHE Graduate Student Parent Advocacy Committee.