Ph.D. - Humanities--Literature
The University of Texas at Dallas
Professional Preparation
M.A. - Humanities--Literature
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas
J.D. - Law
Texas Tech University School of Law
Texas Tech University School of Law
B.A. - English
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Research Areas
Law, Literature, Gender Studies, Rhetoric, Criminal Justice, PsychologyPublications
Law, Literature, and Violence Against Women 2024 - Book
Awards
The Worsfold Award for Teaching Excellence in the Category of Excellence in Creating a New Innovative Course - The University of Texas at Dallas [2025]
Outstanding Woman of Today, Builder of Tomorrow Award - Altrusa International [2024]
Faculty Fellow Award - Dallas College. Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar, Salzburg, Austria [2022]
Developing Learning Power Teaching Award - Dallas College [2017]
Presentations
“How Law Stigmatizes Rape Victims.”
2019/02 TEDx Talk"It’s All the Same: Victim Blame in Different Forms of Violence Against Women."
2026/05 Conference Presentation. The Conference on Crimes Against Women. Dallas, Texas."Stalking Portrayed in Law and Literature: Gendered Violence and Victim Blame."
2024/05 Conference presentation. The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities. “Senses of Law.” University of British Columbia School of Law, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada."Law, Literature, & Domestic Violence: Victim Blame Through DARVO."
2023/05 Conference presentation. The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities. “Absence, the Present and the Past.” University of Toronto School of Law, Toronto, Ontario Canada."Acquaintance Rape: A Victim’s ‘Freeze Response’ Mistaken for Consent in American Law & Thirteen Reasons Why (2007)."
2022/05 Conference presentation. The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities. “Unsettling Law.” Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia.Additional Information
"IRAC: Applying Law to Facts."
Presentation. Communication & Media Law Course. The University of Texas at Dallas. April 9, 2026.“How to Craft the Best Personal Statement for Law School.”
Presentation. The University of Texas at Dallas. February 18, 2026.“Author Talk: Law, Literature, and Violence Against Women: Ending the Victim Blame Game.”
Presentation. UTD Pre-Law Conference. The University of Texas at Dallas. May 2,2025.