Position Title
Graduate Student in Comparative Literature
Position Title
Graduate Student in Comparative Literature
422 Sproul
Bio
Danny's recent research explores intersections of faith, trauma, and critical theory. Before coming to Davis, he taught college composition, Literature, and ESL in the US and China. His background as a first-generation college student fosters a passion for teaching and a desire to work with underprivileged students.
Education and Degree(s)
- PhD Comparative Literature, University of California Davis (ongoing) MFA Poetry, University of Alaska Fairbanks MA English, University of Alaska Fairbanks BA English, California State University Sacramento AA English, American River College Cambridge CELT
Honors and Awards
- Wenzhou-Kean Excellence Award in Teaching, 2022 Wenzhou-Kean Most Popular Professor, 2020 & 2021 First Place Harold McCracken Poetry Prize, 2013 UC Davis Tomales Bay Creative Writing Fellowship, 2012 BA Summa Cum Laude, CSU Sacramento, 2012 American Ri
Research Interests & Expertise
- Psychoanalysis and Trauma; Faith and Asceticism; Poetics; Modernism; Scandinavian Literature; Film; Composition Pedagogy; ESL Pedagogy
Publications
- “William Cowper’s Wokeness,” South Central Review, 2023 “Review: This Intimate War by Robyn Rowland,” Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/New Zealand Literature, 2016 “Review: The Colonial Hotel by Jonathan Bennett,” Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian/New Zealand Literature, 2014