Education
Ph.D. Literature, The Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas, (2012)
M. English, University of Dallas, 2008
B.A. History, Covenant College, 2004
Research Areas
· Shakespeare
· The English Sonnet Tradition
· The Rhetorical Tradition
Scholarship
“A Merry War: Shakespeare’s Revision of Bandello.” Selected Papers of the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference 1 (2009): 43-57.
“Cosmos and Kosmos in Donne’s ‘Death be not Proud’”; The Association for Core Texts and Courses, April 2009
“Perdita: The Fulcrum of The Winter’s Tale”; Symposium of The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture, February 2008
“Love’s Resilience: Shakespeare’s Linguistic Alternative to Bandello”; Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference, October 2007
Awards
M. Rick Smith Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize — 2007
Disney Hands Creative Teacher Nominee — 2006
Braniff Scholarship Recipient, University of Dallas — 2005-present
Ministry Grant Recipient, Covenant College — 2004
Presidential Scholarship Recipient, Covenant College —2000-2004
Teaching Experience
Writing Tutor, University of Dallas; Irving, TX — 2008-present
Adjunct Faculty, Northlake College; Irving, TX — 2008-present
Rhetoric School Teacher, Covenant Christian Academy; Colleyville, TX — 2004-2007
