Academic History

M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University
B.A., Aquinas College
At St. Thomas since 1990

Expertise/Specialties

18th- and 19th-Century and Modern American Literature

Selected Publications

Current bibliographer for The Hemingway Review; bibliography published biannually.

"Surviving the Taint of Plagiarism:  Nella Larsen's 'Sanctuary' and Sheila Kaye-Smith's 'Mrs. Adis.'" Journal of Modern Literature, September 2007

"Lies,Damned Lie, and Hemingway Criticism," in A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway, ed. Linda Wagner-Martin, Oxford University Press, 2000.

"Ambrose Bierce's 'Chickamauga': A Lesson in History," in Midwestern Miscellany, 1999.

Guide to the Poetry of William Carlos Williams. New York: G.K. Hall & Company, 1995.

Ernest Hemingway: A Reference Guide, New York: O.K. Hall & Company, 1990.

Selected Presentations

"Surviving the Taint of Plagiarism: Nella Larsen's 'Sanctuary' and Sheila Kaye-Smith's 'Mrs. Adis,'" Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, 2005.

Professional Memberships

Hemingway Society
Midwest Modem Language Association (MMLA)
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature