Welcome to my web page. 

I am a teacher and a scholar of English Composition, and I am currently completing my doctoral dissertation. Writing and teaching writing are my passions, and all of my scholarly interests stem from those passions.  I believe that all students are writers, whether or not they acknowledge and embrace that identity, and my job is to help them see that, to encourage them, nurture them when needed, sometimes prod them, coach them, provide them with a thoughtful reader, listen to them, and give them what they need, as best as I can, to achieve success in their writing and in their lives.  I believe I have the best job in the world. 

This space is a mix of the personal and the professional; my personal and professional identities are closely intertwined.  Here you may contact me, view my curriculum vitae, and browse my blog, a work in progress for sure, dedicated to engaging the issues of my field as well as offering interested readers a peek into my dissertation process.  

Thank you for stopping by.