About

Amy joined the Department of Focused Inquiry in 2022. Her research interests include death and photography, end-of-life ritual practices, and identity issues in facial injury and transplant patients. Among her literary awards are Individual Artist Fellowships from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as nominations for the Pushcart Prize. She is the author of two collections of poetry – A Book of Birds (2008) and Studies in Extinction (2016) – and is also a published essayist, short story writer, and lyricist.

Education

• Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, University of Louisville
• M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Virginia Commonwealth University

Courses Taught

• UNIV 111
• UNIV 112