Education:
Ph.D., English and Comparative Literature, University of Cincinnati, June 2009
Areas of Concentration:
- Contemporary American Fiction, Nineteenth Century American Fiction, and Rhetoric and Composition
- M.A., English Literature, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2002
- B.A., Philosophy and Religion and English Literature, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1999
Academic Appointments:
- Graduate Instructor and Lecturer, University of Cincinnati, 2002-2008
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2000-2002
Publication:
The Modern American Road Novel: A Case for Not Fade Away by Jim Dodge. Journal of American and Comparative Cultures 25 (2002): 19-24.
Professional Activities:
- "Overlooking the Homestead: An Examination of the Gardens and Fields of Cather's O Pioneers! and My Ántonia,"presented at the Seventh Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, June 16, 2007, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
- "Production and Reproduction in Literature of Globalized Agriculture: Norman Rush's Mating and Austin Clarke's The Polished Hoe," presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, June 22, 2005, in Eugene, Oregon
- "Making Connections Among Classrooms: Exploring our Voices, Developing our Community," presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, June 2003, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Eco-Pedagogies Panel)
- "Exploring our Environment, Developing our Voices: An Interdisciplinary Approach to College Writing," presented at the University of Cincinnati Graduate Poster Forum, March 2003
- "The Modern American Road Trip," presented at the Annual National Conference of the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association, March, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario
Honors and Awards:
- Taft Graduate Enhancement Award, University of Cincinnati, 2002-2006
- Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2002
- University Honors and Departmental Honors, 1999