Much of my work as a content developer has recently been devoted to training authors and developing lessons for K-12 online blended learning courses in social studies, ELA, middle- and high-school math, and physics. An emphasis in this work has been ensuring that the content meets the goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly in the social studies and math curricula.

Before joining Ohlinger Studios, I was a tenured English professor at Belmont University in Nashville, TN, for 23 years. I hold an MA and a PhD in English from The Ohio State University. I graduated summa cum laude from the Honors program at Ohio Dominican College.

At Belmont, I taught courses in composition (writing) at the developmental, introductory, intermediate, advanced, and graduate levels. I also taught upper-level courses in business and technical communication and in folklore studies, focusing on traditional narratives and on ethnography. I directed the Writing program, the Writing Center, and the Writing internship program. I piloted a Student Success course, helped to establish a developmental “bridge” program for entering at-risk students, and was a member of the First-Year Seminar faculty.

I consider my 2011 presentation at the Bruce Springsteen Symposium in West Long Branch, NJ, the highlight of my academic career.