About

Ovidiu fled communist Romania with his family. He received his master’s degree from DePaul university, where he also teaches. When not teaching or writing, he functions as an amateur arborist.

Degrees

• BA, DePaul University
• MA, DePaul University

Research Interests

• Prison Reform
• Mass Incarceration
• Modernist Fiction and Poetry
• The Rhetoric of Snake Oil and Pseudoscience

Presentations

• Co-Presenter. “Cultures of Collectivity.” Midwest Modern Language Association. Milwaukee, WI. Nov. 2021.
• Co-Presenter. “Creating Common Ground: Crosstalk and Community in the Writing Center.” Midwest Writing Centers Association. Cedar Rapids, IA. Feb. 2021.