Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Germanic Languages and Literatures, 1995.
• M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Germanic Languages and Literatures, 1988.
• A. B., Washington University in St. Louis, Germanic Languages and Literatures, 1986.
• A. B., Washington University in St. Louis, History, 1986.

Specialties

• Late-Medieval German literature and culture
• Late medieval codicology and paleography
• Early print culture
• Medieval Magic
• Late-medieval culture

Teaching and Research Interests

• Beginning, intermediate and advanced German language
• Medieval, renaissance and baroque German literature and culture
• German fairy tales
• Historical linguistics

Courses

• Introduction to German I & II (German 110 & 111)
• Intermediate Structure and Expression I & II (German 203 & 204)
• Intermediate Conversation I & II (German 207 & 208)
• Advanced Composition & Conversation I (German 301)
• Introduction to German Literature (German 308)
• German Phonetics (German 314)
• Medieval and Early Modern German Literature (German 315)
• Multicultural Germany (German 323)
• The German Fairy Tale Tradition (German 327)
• German Civilization (German 330)
• Independent Study (German 446)

Non-Academic Interests

• Reading non-fictional works on Old World archaeology
• Theology
• Philosophy
• Ancient and medieval culture and history, politics
• Cooking
• Gardening

Curriculum Vitae