These are some of the courses I have taken since starting my Ph.D. at Western Michigan University. Feel free to take a look at some of the work I have done, and feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

ENGL 583 - MULTI-CULTURAL LIT ADOLESCENT
A course designed to develop an understanding of the cultural diversity of the American experience through multi-cultural oral and written literature for young people. Attention will be paid to developing criteria for selecting and evaluating literature which reflects diversity within the American heritage. Prerequisites: 16 hrs. of English course work, including ENGL 282.

ENGL 630 - INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES
This course is intended to provide graduate students with an introduction to the theory and practice of literary criticism at the professional level. The goal of course readings and discussion generally will be to aid students in the completion of a substantial research project of a kind suitable for publication.

ENGL 640 - THE NATURE OF POETRY
A study of styles, techniques, forms, and conceptions of poetry, involving practice in explication, both oral and written, of individual poems.

ENGL 672 - LANGUAGE, DIALECTS, & SOCIOLINGUISTICS
A course focusing on specific varieties of American English studied from historical, linguistic, literary, and/or social perspectives as the basis for application of sociolinguistic theory and research to a variety of topics. These may include the study of America culture and literature, educational implications of dialect diversity in monolingual and multilingual settings. The links between language and social identity , and gender/ethnic differences in language. Issues such a language change, attitudes toward language, and implications for teaching English will be explore in detail.

ENGL 610 - 20TH CENTURY WOMEN'S WRITERS

ENGL 622 - THOREAU'S WALDEN

ENGL 680 - ADV METHDS-TCHNG LIT
A study of theories and methods of teaching literature.

ENGL 555 - ABSURDIST DRAMA
Study of the works of absurdist playwrights.