About Me

​Academic/ Writer / PhD Student

I am a current academic and PhD researcher at Wolverhampton University where I am researching the diverse representations of women in the works of Dolly Parton. I have written extensively on Parton, and will be included in the upcoming academic book DIVA: FEMINISM AND FIERCENESS FROM POP TO HIP-HOP from Bloomsbury Press.

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, I have always had a deep love and admiration for Dolly Parton, and aim to approach her and her works from a new and ground-breaking perspective. My other research interests include the music of Michael Jackson, Southern American feminism, and the history of Witchcraft.

I have extensive experience teaching university both in the United States and China, and currently work in library sciences at ​Wolverhampton University.

Dreams Don't Just Come True Because You Want Them, That's A Wish or A Fantasy. You've Got to Work for them.”- Dolly Parton