Education
- Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in Medieval Literature, University of Oregon, 2013
- M.A. in English, California State University at Sacramento, 2004
- B.A. in Linguistics, University of California at Davis, 2000
Research and Teaching Interests
- Medieval Literature and Culture
- Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature
- Church History
- Monasticism
- Myth
- Genre
- Parody & Satire
- Apocalypticism
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Superheroes
- Metaphor
- Theories of Space
Teaching Experience
- Hastings College, Professor of English, 2020-
- Hastings College, Associate Professor of English, 2015-2020
- Hastings College, Assistant Professor of English, 2008-2015
- Hastings College, Visiting Instructor of English, 2007-2008
- English 100: Composition
- English 110: Introduction to Literature
- English 111: Science Fiction
- English 117: Sports Literature: Baseball (including one online section)
- English 118: Diversity and Representation in Comics
- English 200/201: Literature of the Western World
- English 203/301: Survey of British Literature, 731-1700
- English 212: Medieval/Renaissance Literature: Romance
- English 217: SuperPsychology: Heroes, Villains and Their Fans
- English 221: J. R. R. Tolkien
- English 301: Survey of British Literature, 731-1700
- English 246/356: Comics and the Graphic Novel
- English 252: Literature and Film: Alan Moore
- English 344: Writing Literary Criticism
- English 345: Harry Potter 24/7
- English 356: Comics and the Graphic Novel
- English 360: The English Language
- English 361: English Grammar
- English 366: Introduction to Old English
- English 370: Directed Study in the Graphic Novel
- English 400: Senior Seminar: Arthurian Literature
- University of Oregon, Graduate Teaching Fellow, 2005-2007
- Writing 121: College Composition I
- Writing 122: College Composition II
- English 221: Introduction to the English Major II: Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries (discussion leader)
College Service
- Chair: Curriculum Committee, Hastings College Faculty Senate, January 2020-
- Chair: Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Fall 2015-
- Chair: Search Committee: Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Fall 2016-Spring 2017; Fall 2017-Spring 2018
- Chair: Humanities Division, Hastings College, Fall 2014-Spring 2015
- Secretary: Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Fall 2010-Spring 2015
- Division Secretary: Humanities Division, Hastings College, Fall 2009-Spring 2014
- Department Secretary: English Department, Hastings College, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
- Committee Secretary: Committee for Human Subjects Research, Hastings College, Fall 2009-Spring 2012
- Student Group Sponsor: Roleplaying Club, Hastings College, Spring 2017-
- Student Group Sponsor: Geek Club, Hastings College, January 2013-Spring 2014
- Student Group Co-Sponsor: Sigma Tau Delta, Hastings College, Fall 2009-Spring 2016
- Committee Member: Curriculum Committee, Hastings College Faculty Senate, May 2019-
- Committee Member: Teacher Education Policies Committee and Graduate Council, August 2018-
- Committee Member: Faculty Search, Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Spring 2012, Spring 2019
- Committee Member: Pathways Pilot Program Committee, Hastings College, Fall 2011
- Committee Member: Walter Scott Scholarship Selection Committee, Hastings College, Spring 2010
- Committee Member: Faculty Search, Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Fall 2009
- Committee Member: Faculty Search, Department of English, Hastings College, Fall 2007
- Student Advisor: Department of Languages and Literatures, Hastings College, Fall 2010-
- Student Advisor: First-Year Student Experience, Hastings College, Fall 2010-Spring 2011, Fall 2013-Spring 2014
- Mentor: Katy Gerwig, Langvardt lecture, Hastings College, Fall 2011
- Beth Hartman, Langvardt lecture, Hastings College, Fall 2010
- Mentor: Victor Short, Langvardt lecture, Hastings College, Fall 2009
- Mentor: Katrina Larsen, Langvardt lecture, Hastings College, Spring 2008
- Directed Study Instructor: English Grammar, Hastings College, Spring 2018
- Directed Study Instructor: Science Fiction, Hastings College, Spring 2018
- Directed Study Instructor: The Graphic Novel, Hastings College, Fall 2007
Professional Affiliations
- International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England
- Medieval Academy of America
- Modern Language Association
- American Association of University Professors
- Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary Society
Professional Activities
- Guest Instructor: Nebraska Young Scholars, July 2009
- Invited Lecture: “Wandering the Self: Personal Spaces in the Old English Wanderer,” English Forum, Hastings College, April 2009
- Assistant Editor: Free Speech: A Casebook for Writers, University of Oregon, 2008
- Paper Presentation: “Parody and the Apocalypse: A Generic Analysis of the Apocalypsis Goliae,” 42nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2007
- Panel Speaker: “Student Conferences,” Fall 2006 Composition Conference, University of Oregon
- Research Assistant: University Archives at the University of Oregon Special Collections Library, 2004-05
Grants and Awards
- Invited Faculty Lecture, Hastings College, Spring 2012
- SAA Polished Apple Award, Hastings College, 2010
- Graduate School Research Award, University of Oregon, 2006
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon, 2005-07
- Dominic J. Bazzanella Literary Awards, CSUS, 2003, second place in critical analysis: “In Possession of Ashes: Byatt’s Romance and the Ygdrassil Myth”
Languages
- Old English
- Middle English
- French
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
