Jennifer is currently seeking representation for her first novel, Graft, which features four women—a con woman, a card sharp, a spiritualist, and a ghost named Captain Jane—fighting for their lives and financial independence in 1890s Oregon.

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Jennifer holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Chicago and was a Tin House 2020 novel workshop recipient. She has worked in academics and finance, and her work has appeared in Litbreak Magazine, Sundial Magazine, and The Copperfield Review.

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 She lives in Portland with her partner and children and draws one-panel cartoons to relax.