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"If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work."

– William Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV, I. ii. 159-60

Education

• Ph.D., Baylor University
• M.A., Clemson University
• B.A., Baylor University

Books

• The Preaching Fox: Festive Subversion in the Plays of the Wakefield Master. Routledge, 2005.

Highlighted Publications

• "Fairies and Feminism: Recurrent Patterns in Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and Brontë's Jane Eyre." The Victorian Newsletter (Fall 2003). Reprinted in Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Ed. Harold Bloom. Chelsea House, New York: 2007.
• "Punning and Political Parody in The Second Shepherds' Play." English Language Notes (June 2003).
• "Foolish Shepherds and Priestly Folly: Festive Influence in Prima Pastorum." Medieval Perspectives (2000)

Courses Taught

• ENG 150 Honors Rhetoric, Composition and Research
• ENG 309 History of the English Language
• ENG 330/606 Special Topics (Chaucer)
• ENG 427 Medieval Literature
• HON 251 Honors Seminar in Literature and Philosophy
• HUM 211 Topics in Literature and Philosophy

Areas of Specialization

• Medieval Literature
• Professional and Technical Writing

Awards and Distinctions

• Best First Book Award, Southeastern Medieval Association, 2008
• Excellence in Service Award, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, 2005 

Leadership and Service

• Director, University Honors Program

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• International Congress on Medieval Studies
• Southeastern Medieval Association