• B.A., English major and Spanish minor, Wisconsin Lutheran College
• M.A., English, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.A., Comparative Literature and Spanish, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Ph.D., English, Marquette University

Background

I value the liberal arts education I received as an undergraduate at WLC. I see my career as a teacher and researcher to be a continuation of that traditional pursuit of learning, and I enjoy having discussions with students about literature, language, and culture.

Teaching and Scholarly Interests

I have taught a range of courses based on my interests, coursework, and research in these areas:

• Medieval European literature
• American literature
• Crosscurrents in twentieth-century literature
• Magical realism
• Linguistics
• Dramatic literature
• Rhetoric

In addition, I have occasionally guided students in independent studies on topics including translation studies and Old English.

Scholarly Works

• Scholarly conference papers delivered on the work of late-medieval authors including Chaucer, Gower, and the Pearl-poet
• Biographical article published in Journal of the Lutheran Historical Conference on an enigmatic couple, a nineteenth-century German-American pastor and his wife

Service

• Several years of service on WLC’s Academic Co-Curricular Committee, which promotes scholarly programming including the Campus Read and the Undergraduate Research Symposium
• Assistance at church in roles ranging from outreach to audiovisual support
• Board member, Dodge-Jefferson Counties Genealogical Society

Professional Memberships

• Modern Language Association
• Medieval Academy of America
• American Translators Association