Faculty
English Department

Expertise

• Journalism
• Folklore
• Media Law
• Media Ethics
• Gender, Race, and Class in Media
• Media Theory

Education

• Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, 1992
• M.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, 1986
• B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1983

Areas of expertise

• Fiction
• Poetry
• Creative Nonfiction
• History of the Novel
• Correctional Education

Education

• Ph.D., Literature and Creative Writing, Fiction, University of Houston
• MFA, Creative Writing, Fiction, University of Arkansas
• BFA, Writing, Literature, Publishing, Emerson College

Areas of expertise:

• Journalism
• Magazine editing
• Long-form journalism
• Community reporting
• Accountability journalism

Education:

• University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism, M.A. 2015
• Fort Lewis College, B.A. Journalism and Media Studies, 2011