• Graduate degree(s) and institutions:  M.A. in English, University of South Florida; Ph.D. in English, in progress (A.B.D.), University of South Carolina

• Based:  Main Campus

 • TTC courses:  ENG 101, 102, 202, 205, 206 (online, televised, and regular lecture formats) 
 
• Area(s) of Specialization:  19th Century British lit (specialty: John Keats, Joanna Baillie); 20th Century British lit (specialty: William Butler Yeats); 20th Century American lit (specialty: Amy Lowell); Celtic Folklore

• Selected publications, awards, honors, or other recognitions:  Master’s Thesis:  Influence of Visual Art on the Poetry of John Keats; Fulbright recipient:  teaching assignment in Denmark; Language Certification:  the Sorbonne; Yeats Scholarship Certification:  Yeats International School
 
• Service to the College:  Chair, Academic Complaint Review Committee (ACRC); contribute materials to adjunct training modules; share course materials with colleagues; extensively involved in animal rescue and placement projects in the community
 
• Teaching philosophy:   No recognized philosophy, just a few truisms:  (1) It’s never too late to learn (2) Education is primarily about the journey, not the destination (3) Writing is therapeutic (4) Writing is not fun, but to have written something well is rewarding (5) I always learn things from my students