CV Sections
Teaching Experience
Professor, Austin Community College, Department of English, 2001-present
Instructor, Louisiana State University, Department of English, 1997-2000
Instructor, University of Arkansas, Department of English, 1995-1997
REPRESENTATIVE COURSES TAUGHT
ENGL 1301 English Composition I
ENGL 1302 English Composition II
ENGL 1302H Honors English Composition II: "Science Fiction: Classic and Contemporary"
ENGL 2323 British Literature: 18th century to the present
ENGL 2327 American Literature: Beginnings through Civil War
ENGL 2328 American Literature: Civil War to the present
ENGL 2333 World Literature: 18th century to the present
ENGL 2342 Introduction to Literature
ENGL 2328H Honors American Literature, "American Apocalypse: Wrecking and Rebuilding"
Professional Publications
The Science Fiction Handbook. Co-authored with M. Keith Booker. Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
“To Devour and Transform: Viral Metaphors in Science Fiction by Women.” Extrapolation 41.2 (2000): 143-160.