PhD, English, Louisiana State University; MA English, SUNY Albany; BA English and BA American History, SUNY Albany

Areas of Specialization: Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Studies, Myth, Epic, Tolkien, Oral Tradition

Selected Publications: Almost Shakespeare: Appropriations of Shakespeare in Film and Television co-edited with James R. Keller, ​“The Middle English Romance and the Alliterative Tradition” Approaches to Teaching Oral Traditions, and ​“The Battle With the Monster: Traditional Pattern and ​‘The Dream of the Rood.” Oral Tradition 12