- I've read each Harry Potter book 10 times. (I kept count to ensure I didn't read one more than the others.) My favorite is Deathly Hallows, followed by Order of the Phoenix, and Prisoner of Azkaban. And in case you're curious... I'm a Hufflepuff.
- I became inspired to pursue publication after reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I picked it up at the start of my junior year of college, and I knew that if my writing could ever make another human feel even a fraction of the emotions that that book made me feel, then I'd be doing okay.
- When I was in college, I worked as a background extra in multiple films shot in Pittsburgh. If you have eyes like a hawk, then you can find the back of my head in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Fault in Our Stars. Even cooler, you can find the front of my head in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Love the Coopers, and an episode of the ABC show Downward Dog.
- I became a massive Disney parks fan after visiting Walt Disney World following my college graduation. I've unfortunately never worked for the mouse, but if I could I would love to be a VIP tour guide or a Jungle Cruise skipper. (I'm a lover of puns and dad jokes!)
- My favorite places to travel to are: Disney/Universal, New York City, San Diego, and New Orleans. I've been to each multiple times and can give pretty good recommendations on things to do, eat, etc.
- My useless party trick is that I can recite every element in the periodic table in under 45 seconds. Don't ask me to do it if you don't want to get a headache after.
- One of my favorite movies of all time is Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). I like to joke that Michael Keaton is my unofficial uncle because we're from the same town and also because my dad grew up in the house that Michael Keaton's parents once owned. Obviously I'm not related to him and I've never met him, but if he's reading this... HI, MICHAEL!
- I'm a huge theatre nerd, as evidenced by all the theatre references included in my debut novel The Supervillain and Me. In fact, I combined two of my favorite shows that I've performed in (Once on This Island and Little Shop of Horrors) to create a fictional musical called Hall of Horrors in the book.
- I. LOVE. SPIDER-MAN. My best friend convinced the Spider-Man at Universal's Islands of Adventure to propose to me for an Instagram picture. Also, The Amazing Spider-Man movies were the inspiration for The Supervillain and Me, and as far as I'm concerned, there is only one way to rank the actors: Tom Holland. Andrew Garfield. Tobey Maguire.
- I'm a dog lover. (Nothing against cats, but I'm allergic.) I had a Shih Tzu growing up, and now I have a Cavapoo named Cooper. He's my little buddy and literally the best boy ever.