Joined the faculty in 2005
Ph.D. student, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
MA in American History, Michigan State University, 1999
B.A. in English, SUNY Buffalo, 1987
Current scholarly interests:
Native American history/literature
Black History/literature
Film
19th C. America
Women's History
Oral History
Previous teaching experience:
SUNY Buffalo Diocesan schools, Buffalo, N.Y.
Michigan State University
State University of N.Y. College at Geneseo
DePaul University School for New Learning
Rochester Institute of Technology
Previous research:
Freelance writer and contributor to Magill's Cinema Annual, OUP"s African American Biography Project, numerous encyclopedia publications (film, literature, popular culture).
Monthly presenter at George Eastman House's Dryden Theater film repertory series.
Courses Routinely Taught:
AMST 100
AMST 101
Recent Publications:
(forthcoming) five biographical essays in the African American Biography Project
Professional Affiliations:
Organization of American Historians
Modern Language Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Personal Statement:
My research in American Studies has allowed me the freedom to knit together the many strands of my interests in a way that I believe enriches my teaching. I am particularly enthusiastic about the possibilities for using oral history, and I am pleased to say HWS students have responded wholeheartedly and brought a very professional attitude to their work.