I work in the areas of creative writing, environmental humanities, health humanities, and arts in health. The books I've published in recent years are primarily meant to support the teaching of creative writing: Writing Intersectional Identities: Keywords for Creative Writers (co-author with Renée Byrd, 2019); Critical Creative Writing: Essential Readings on the Writer's Craft (edited collection, 2018); Toward an Inclusive Creative Writing: Threshold Concepts to Guide the Literary Writing Curriculum (2017). I most recently published a book on mindfulness and contemplative practice, epistemic justice, and the environmental humanities. I also write poetry; books include Unremitting Entrance, which is a meditation on grief in relation to place and environment.

I conduct writing workshops for community members, particularly in healthcare settings. I've facilitated writing workshops at Hospice of Humboldt with local artist Julie Doerner.