
AS
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of English
Office location and address
106 Bryan Hall
201 Cabell Dr
Charlottesville,
Virginia
22904
Education
Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1998
M.A. University of Virginia, 1992
B.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1990
M.A. University of Virginia, 1992
B.A. University of Pennsylvania, 1990
Publications
Sponsored Awards
AS-ENGL NINES Workshops
Source: U.S. Nfah - Nat'L Endowment For The Humanities
June 01, 2011 – May 31, 2013
Courses
Credits: 1–3
With sponsorship and supervision by a faculty member and approval of the Dean's Office, acting for the Committee on Educational Programs and the Curriculum, students may initiate a course in which they provide the instruction. The grade is determined by the faculty member. These courses count as "outside the College." Students in the College may offer no more than 3.0 credits for the B.A. or B.S. Consult the INST course web page at http://www.uvastudentcouncil.com/student-services/initiatives/cavalier-education-program/ (copy and paste Web address into browser) for specific descriptions.
Credits: 3
Introduces students to some fundamental skills in critical thinking and critical writing about literary texts. Readings include various examples of poetry, fiction, and drama. The course is organized along interactive and participatory lines. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Studies major works in American literature before 1900. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Examines the poetic techniques and conventions of imagery and verse that poets have used across the centuries. Exercises in scansion, close reading, and framing arguments about poetry. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Examines the poetic techniques and conventions of imagery and verse that poets have used across the centuries. Exercises in scansion, close reading, and framing arguments about poetry. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Usually an introduction to non-traditional or specialized topics in literary studies, (e.g., native American literature, gay and lesbian studies, techno-literacy, Arthurian romance, Grub Street in eighteenth-century England, and American exceptionalism). For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Analyzes the principal works of three or more Romantic authors. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 1–4
For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: third year, fourth year, English major or minor, AAS major or minor.
Credits: 3
Introduces UVa's research resources and the needs and opportunities for their use. The library and its holdings are explored through a series of practical problems drawn from a wide range of literary subjects and periods. Required of all degree candidates in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
The poetry and prose of the Romantic period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.
Credits: 3
Introduces UVa's research resources and the needs and opportunities for their use. The library and its holdings are explored through a series of practical problems drawn from a wide range of literary subjects and periods. Required of all degree candidates in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.