Academic Research

As a PhD candidate at the Europa-Universität Flensburg, my research revolves around the efficacy of Creative Writing and the workshop model in language learning.

Presentations/Speaking

  • June, 2026: Sprachlehrtag, HAW Kiel – The Writer’s Workshop in the English Language Classroom
  • December, 2025: IATEFL Literature Special Interest Group Online Roundtable: The Role of Literature in Initial Teacher Education 
  • November, 2025: Europa-Universität Flensburg Interdisziplinären Forschungskolloquiums ‘Sprache’ – Memoir and Life Writing in the English Language Classroom
  • September, 2025: IATEFL Literature Special Interest Group Conference: Global Voices in Literature ‘Stories without Borders’ – Building Bridges: How Memoir Fosters Empathy, Bolsters Confidence and Helps Shape Second Language Identity
  • September, 2025: German Association of Sprachpraxis Professionals, Leipzig – Murder Is Not the Plan: Discourse Analysis of a Creative Writing Workshop
  • June, 2025: Europa-Universität Flensburg Interdisziplinären Forschungskolloquiums ‘Sprache’ – Insert Something Pithy: Discourse Analysis of a Creative Writing Workshop
  • April, 2025: International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), Edinburgh – ‘What if you …’ Rethinking Writing Pedagogy with the Creative Writing Workshop
  • November, 2024: Europa-Universität Flensburg Interdisziplinären Forschungskolloquiums ‘Sprache’ – Collaborative Evolution
  • September, 2023: German Association of Sprachpraxis Professionals, Saarbrücken – Welcome to the Playground: Creative Writing in Sprachpraxis
  • June, 2023: Europa-Universität Flensburg Interdisziplinären Forschungskolloquiums ‘Sprache’ – Creative Writing in Sprachpraxis

Posters

Publications & Writing

  • IATEFL Conference Selections 2024 Creative Writing in the TEFL Classroom
  • IATEFL Literature Special Interest Group Newsletter, LitSIGNALS Issue #54, 2025 Rethinking Writing Pedagogy with the Creative Writing Workshop