Education

M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield (in progress with 32 hours completed)

C.A.S., Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 08/1999

M.S., Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 05/1997

B.A., English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 05/1995

A.S., Lincoln Land Community College: 05/1993

Professional Experience

Professor / Librarian
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
08/2000 - Present

Editorial Assistant
Between the Lines
05/2002 - Present

Interim Assistant Public Services Librarian
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
08/1999 - 06/2000

English Library Graduate Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
08/1997 - 08/1999

Fellowships & Awards

Research Fellowship, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (Austin, Texas), 2003-2004.

Publications & Web Design

(Editor) Conversations with Ian McEwan. University Press of Mississippi [forthcoming in 2009].

(Co-editor with Vanessa Guignery) Conversations with Julian Barnes. University Press of Mississippi [forthcoming in 2008].

(Contributor). "Barnes, Julian." The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story. Ed. Andrew Maunder. New York: Facts on File, 2007. pp. 27-28.

(Contributor). "Evermore." The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story. Ed. Andrew Maunder. New York: Facts on File, 2007. p. 146.

(Compiler of bibliography). Three Poets in Conversation: Dick Davis, Rachel Hadas, Timothy Steele. London: Between the Lines, 2006.

(Contributor). Kruger, Betsy and Cathy Lawson, eds. On Account of Sex: An Annotated Bibliography on the Status of Women in Librarianship 1998-2002. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2006.

(Editorial Assistant). Peter Dale in Conversation with Cynthia Haven. London: Between the Lines, 2005.

(Editorial Assistant). John Ashbery in Conversation with Mark Ford. London: Between the Lines, 2003.

(Co-compiler of bibliography with Philip Hoy). Charles Simic in Conversation with Michael Hulse. London: Between the Lines, 2002.

(Co-compiler of bibliography with Philip Hoy). Ian Hamilton in Conversation with Dan Jacobson. London: Between the Lines, 2002.

(Contributor). Kruger, Betsy and Cathy Lawson, eds. On Account of Sex: An Annotated Bibliography on the Status of Women in Librarianship 1993-1997. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.

"Bloody golden eggs again!" Authors Review of Books no. 10 (Summer/Fall 1999).

"Letter to the Editor: England, England." Times Literary Supplement, September 18, 1998, p. 19.

Julian Barnes Website: www.julianbarnes.com (1996 - Present)

Ian McEwan Website: www.ianmcewan.com (2002 - Present)

James Fenton Website: www.jamesfenton.com (2005 - Present)

Hermione Lee Website: www.hermionelee.com (2006 - Present)

Carl Sandburg Research Website: www.carlsandburg.net (2007 - Present)

Luna Argentum (Hand-crafted Sterling Silver Jewelry by Tricia Hardway): www.lunaargentum.com

Organizations

Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Science Honor Society (1997)


American Library Association (1996 - present)

Phi Beta Kappa (1995)

Golden Key National Honor Society (1995)

Phi Theta Kappa (1993)