Ph.D., English Language and Literature, GeneralPurdue University, 2005
MA, English Language and Literature, GeneralUniversity of New Hampshire, 1998
BA, PhilosophyUniversity of California, SanD, 1993
Awards & Honors
PPIF awardPamplin College, 2023
PPIF awardPamplin College, 2023
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
ENGL 1102
College Composition II
ENGL 2132
American Lit II
ENGL 4200
Studies in Genre
ENGL 3250
Intro to Theory and Method
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
"Review of Climate Crisis and the 21st Century British Novel by Astrid Bracke", 2023 Book Review
"The Flight of the Junky: Existential Posthumanism and Immanent Life in Early Burroughs", 2022 Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal
Productive Desires: Materialist Psychoanalysis and the Hollywood Dream Factory in Nathanael West's _The Day of the Locust_", 2018 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Of Paul Ardoin, ed Understanding Deleuze, Understanding Modernism , 2018 Book Review
Of Richard Gursin ed. _The Nonhuman Turn_, 2018 Book Review
Department Service
Collegiality Committee2022 - 2024
Role:Committee Member
Literature Concentration Committee2022 - 2024
Role:Committee Member
Scholarship and Awards Committee2022 - 2024
Role:Committee Member
Scholarships and Awards Committee2016 - 2021
Role:Committee Chair
Study abroad committee2007 - 2020
Role:Committee Member
College Service
Faculty Council2015 - 2017
Role:Committee Member
University Service
Board of Regents Academic Advisory Council for English2013 - 2021
University Senate2019 - 2021
Role:Committee Member
Ombuds2020 - 2021
Ombuds Office Task Force2020 - 2021
Role:Administrative Assignment, Associate Dean
University Tenure and Promotion Senator Liaison2020 - 2021