Degrees

• Ph.D., Linguistics, Penn State University
• M.A., Linguistics, Penn State University
• B.A., summa cum laude, Penn State University

Specializations

• Historical Linguistics
• American Dialects
• Medieval English Literature

University/Program Connections

• Honors Program Faculty
• ACE Program Faculty

Courses Taught

• English 220: Introduction to Language Study
• English 321: Transformational Grammar
• English 322: History of English
• English 401/601: Old English Language and Literature
• English 462/662: Dialects of American English
• English 463/663: Applied Linguistics
• EDW 594: Grammar Update for Secondary Teachers

Sample Publications

• A History of Indo-European Verb Morphology. Amsterdam: John Benjamin's, 1992.
• Indo-European Noun Inflection: A Developmental History. University Park: Penn State Press, 1982.
• "On Tocharian Genitives in A-(y)a:p, B-epi." Tocharian and Indo-European Studies 10 (2003): 97-103.