Degrees

B.A., Carnegie Mellon University

M.F.A., Brooklyn College

M.A., University of Maryland College Park

Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park

Specializations

• Literacy Narratives
• Multicultural issues surrounding literacy
• African American rhetorical traditions
• Writing pedagogy

Interests

Chester Himes, David Mamet

University/Program Connections

• President's Commission on Cultural Diversity

Community and Club Connections

Passions & Distractions

Theatre, Basketball

Courses Taught

• English 010: Fundamentals of Writing
• English 110: English Composition
• English 312: Technical Writing
• English 333: African American Literature I
• English 334: African American Literature II
• English 379: Defining the Color Line

Sample Publication

"New Negroes, Clean Names: How 19th Century African American Women Changed Their Reputations from Strumpets to Straightlaced." The Middle-Atlantic Writers Association Review . June/December 2002.

"Literacy Narratives and Confidence Building in the Writing Classroom." Journal of Basic Writing . Spring 2005.

"Shaping American Literary Traditions from African Stories: A Rhetorical Case Study of Sundiata." Sankofa: A Journal of African Children’s and Young Adult Literature . November 2005.