Education

BA Indiana University 1990

MA Indiana University 2000

Academic interests

• Composition and Literature
• Contemporary American Literature - especially Walker Percy

Teaching

• W 131 - Elementary Composition I
• W 132 - Elementary Composition II
• L 115 - Introduction to Literature
• L 204 - Introduction to Fiction
• W 313 - The Art of Fact
• L 495 - Independent Study in Literature

Awards

• IUPUI Favorite Professor Award (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013)
• The Society of Professional Journalists Awardest Criminal Justice Story (2007)
• The Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Sports Reporting (2003 and 2005)
• Liberal Arts Faculty Medal for Academic Distinction 1990-1991
• Rebecca Pitts Short Story Award 1988
• Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society