Education:
- Ph.D. in English, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
- M.A. in English, University of Pittsburgh, 1985
- B.A. in English, Grove City College, 1973
PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION:
- Director of College Writing
- Co-Chair of Performing Arts
awards and recognitions:
- Outstanding Staff Service Award, 黑料天堂 Student Government, 2002
- Class Marshal,聽1999
- Brother Gregory Nugent Award for Teacher Excellence, 黑料天堂, 1998
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND articles:
- 鈥淩eading the Gaps: High School-College Alignment and the Humanities,鈥� Humanities Symposium, Columbia University, New York City, Feb. 27 2007
- Consultant to Pennsylvania Department of Education, PSSA/Placement Exams Alignment Project, 2004-6.
- Governor’s Commission on College and Career Success, PA Department of Education, Work Group Member, Fall 2005 to December 2006
- 鈥淓vidence-Based Education Policies: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road,鈥� with Lucretia 鈥淧enny鈥� Pence, in Blurring Boundaries: Developing Writers, Researchers, and Teachers. A Tribute to William L. Smith. Ed. Peggy O’Neill. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2006.
JOINED LA ROCHE:
1995
HOMETOWN:
Pittsburgh and Parker, Pennsylvania
