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Education

2025 — PhD, Arts Practice (Dance), University of Limerick, Irish World Academy
Dissertation: Intimate Violence: Feeling Impact in Irish Step Dance (accepted without corrections)
2015 — MA, Irish & Irish American Studies, New York University
Coursework in founding Dept. of Performance Studies
2004 — BA, Music (Business minor), Baldwin-Wallace University Conservatory
2003 — Certificate, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Univ. of Maryland / Institute for Jaques-Dalcroze Education

2015–2018 — Half-tuition Scholarship Award, University of Limerick (PhD)
2018 — Full Facebook Scholarship, Flatiron School (Full-Stack Web Development)
2017 (Jan–May) — Dance Artist in Residence, UCD School of English, Drama and Film
2017 — Shortlisted, UCD Parity Studios Artist Residency (College of Business; 7 finalists of 120+)
2013–2015 — Half-tuition Scholarship Award, New York University (MA)

2027 (Forthcoming) — "American Bohemianism: A Century of Moving Through Enclosure" in Romani Realities in the Americas. Routledge.
2026 — Gypsy Fires (Substack newsletter). https://newsletter.gypsyfires.com
2025 — Intimate Violence: Feeling Impact in Irish Step Dance. PhD, University of Limerick. Self-published.
2022 — “This Little Wooden World: Choreo-Navigating Maritime Dance.” In Celebrating Flamenco’s Tangled Roots: The Body Questions, edited by K. Meira Goldberg and Antoni Pizà. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2022 — Celebrate & Recalibrate Flamenco Project — Coventry University.

2026 — Citizens Abroad and the International Order: Past and Present — National University of Ireland, Maynooth
2025 — Dance Studies Association Annual Conference — Washington, DC
2024 — Early Dance Symposium — University of Pennsylvania
2023 — Dance Studies Association Symposium — The Place, London
2022 — Critical Romani Studies Conference — Stockholm
2020 — Growing Up Roma — Columbia University SIPA, New York
2019 — Growing Up Roma — Flemish Consulate, New York City

2025 — who is allowed to fall — Teach Cheoil, Ennistymon. Podcast workshop performance-conversation (harp + step dance; hybrid)
2023 — AngelAI — Irish World Academy, Theatre 1 (University of Limerick). Improvised harp + step dance with AI visuals.
2022 — Lunasa Ritual — County Clare, Ireland. Solo performance and ritual practice.
2021 — Steps in the Street — New York City. Street performance series.
2020 — Digital Rituals — Online streaming series. Harp and step dance.

2019–2022 — Guest Lecturer, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick
2018–2020 — Dance Instructor, New York Irish Center, New York City
2017–2019 — Workshop Facilitator, various venues in Ireland and the United States