About
After living on St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands for five years, Brianna relocated to the Pacific Northwest in February 2015. In the spirit of civilization and maturity, Brianna then rejoined the corporate world as a proposal and marketing writer for a technology solutions company until late 2015. She left the corporate world after realizing it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, focusing her time and energy on completing her doctoral work and relaunching her business.
Brianna graduated with her PhD in Creative Writing in July 2017. She currently offers writing, editing, and marketing services through her marketing and communications consulting company, BJG Consulting, LLC full-time.
Brianna also reads and reviews books for new and established authors. She typically specializes in Young Adult (YA) fiction, science fiction, fantasy, female-centric and feminist literature, family themes, and academic pieces, but is open to all queries.
Brianna’s research interests include feminist theory in literature, teaching Standard English composition to English-dialect speakers, bridging culture gaps between texts and students, bridging the communication divide between professors and students, teaching composition using novels, and effective pedagogy for teaching English compo
sition.Education
Brianna completed her PhD in English and Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her doctoral focus is an exploration of writing about women, particularly their anger, its roots and its expression. She holds her M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College (Annapolis)and her B.A. in Communication Studies from Florida Gulf Coast University, where she also minored in Spanish, Philosophy, and Interdisciplinary Studies, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.Memberships
Academic Memberships
Modern Language Association (MLA), Member (2012 to Present)
Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA), Member, (2013 to 2014)
American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Member (2012 to 2014)
Organization & Publication Involvement
Member, 2018-Present, Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA)
Member, 2017-Present, Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA)
Member, 2016-Present, International Association of Professional Writers and Editors (IAPWE)
Member, 2016-2017, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Communications Committee Convener & Board Member, 2015-2017,
Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)
Member/Proofreader and Editor/Film and Book Reviewer, 2014-Present,
Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)
Member, 2014-Present, Graduate Women International (GWI, formerly International Federation of University Women)
Review Board Member, 2013-Present,
Birmingham Journal of Language and Literature (
BJLL)
