About

Amy is both a creative writer and a researcher in the field of thanatology. Her scholarly interests include death and photography, end-of-life ritual practices, and she was named a Visiting Academic Fellow at University of Oxford in England to research identity issues in facial injury and transplant patients during World War I. She has published two collections of poetry, and her literary awards include artist fellowships from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as nominations for the Pushcart Prize. She is also a practicing End-of-Life Doula. 

Education

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

Courses Taught

• UNIV 111
• UNIV 112
• UNIV 200
• UNIV 299
• AMST/GSWS 391-701: Introduction to Health Humanities
• ENGL 370:  Medicine and Literature