hat einen Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature von der SUNY at Buffalo, war bis 2018 Associate Professor of American Studies und English an der University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA, und ist seit 2018 Associate Professor Emerita of English and American Studies dort.

Forschungsinteressen

• 20th-century American Literature and Culture
• Literary and Cultural Theory
• William Faulkner

Mitgliedschaften

• American Studies Association
• Mid-America American Studies Association (President 2004-05; Vice President 2003-04; Board Member 2000-08)
• Faulkner Society (Board member, 2015-18; 1994-97)
• Modern Language Association

• Editorial Board Member, American Studies Journal, 1997 to present.

Auszeichnungen, Förderungen (Auswahl)

• 2016-2019: Conger-Gabel Teaching Professor, English Department, U of Kansas
• 2013: K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Award, Honorable Mention, U of Kansas
• 2013: Haines Faculty Research Fellowship, English Department, U of Kansas
• 2012: Big XII Faculty Fellowship, U of Kansas
• 2011: Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Scholarship, Kansas Campus Contact
• 2011: Center for Teaching Excellence Travel Grant