New Roots

As my bio indicates, I have had some updates, with the most prominent being that I moved institutions to Loyola University Chicago. With the decision being rather late in the academic job market calendar (learn more about that here), the past three months have been a whirlwind with making this really tough decision, packing up and saying goodye to southwest Ohio, to moving across states and establishing myself in a new city and to a new institution.

In making this change, the newness extends not only to the space and place-making but also my orientation to self. With a year having recovered from shingles and a couple health concerns, I've been remapping or arguably mapping anew how I'm approaching work and myself to the work. A stronger sense of self and in that a stronger understanding of boundaries and that the work will be there. Cheers to the new roots and perhaps a new me.